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AND what I really enjoyed was the great use of the OST's and sound effects. I'm a sucker for sound effects used to accentuate funny moments and this drama does a great job doing that! I also totally bought into the love story of the 2 MCs. They were so cute together and they're innocence was adorable to watch. And the trope throughout the whole drama - how the male MC thought with a scientific mind while the female MC thought with a more laymen's mind - was realistically funny to see from both sides when they misunderstood each other and came to understand one another.
The drama is easily binge-watched over a long weekend with how fast-paced and fun this drama is. Nothing got draggy thankfully. And I also think that the female MC's high school crush was handled well; honestly, I thought he was a pretty big loser, but they concluded his side of the story well. The only reason this drama didn't score higher for me was just because I truly disliked the story of the high school crush - even though he was handled well in the end, I didn't care for his character or his romance/story (I came close to skipping their scenes). If I were to ever watch this again, I'd definitely skip his scenes.
Overall, very fun, light-hearted, romantic comedy. I liked it so much that I'm willing to give more C-dramas a chance in the future. Recommend for sure.
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Only for the Main OTP
If you are looking for a light show with a great main couple, this is worth checking out. Cohabitation is one of my favorite tropes, and this show definitely made full use of it. Don't expect a plot-driven show though. This show is slice of life; it's all about the (main) characters and their daily lives. Also, make sure to watch the special episode on YouTube for more cute couple moments.First of all, I skipped everything with the second couple. If I had watched their scenes too, I think my overall ratings would be much lower. I hated Fu Pei from episode 1, and never looked back. I did check out a few of his last few scenes, and yeah I think I made the right decision to skip him.
The progression of the main characters' relationship from nobody -> friend -> lover makes sense, and their chemistry grows along with it. I understand why they end up together, which adds to how much I love them as a couple. There are no annoying obstacles or stupid misunderstandings in their way, and if there is a problem, it's resolved pretty quickly. Their relationship isn't perfect, but they work through their issues, and are there for each other 110%. Also, the show does a good job of making it believable that they are each others' firsts (albeit I do wish they didn't do that haha I don't mind when characters are super pro in relationships right off the bat ;))
The high rating for Acting/Cast is purely because I adored the main couple. Su Ti Mo is adorably spunky, but not annoying. She is pretty much a normal college student with goals, and she works hard to figure out what she wants in life. Also, I loved how straightforward she was about her thoughts and feelings. I really grew to love the actress, so will see if there are any other watchable shows with her.
Gu Wei Yi is an awkward dork genius, who doesn't have the best social skills, but is an honest and good person. The actor is stiffer, but he does show some improvements. To be honest, his face is not my type, but he's super tall with wide shoulders, so that evened things out for me.
There were scenes I enjoyed that were not just main lead focused such as lab team scenes (esp when Wei Yi is still trying to pursue Su Ti Mo LOL I had a soft spot for Senior Xiu as well) and the beach getaway. The beach getaway is a key episode for the main OTP as well, and is one of my favorites.
The music is okay. The sound effects were a tad overused, but when used well, it worked and I found myself laughing. For the most part, nothing stood out in a bad way.
*SPOILER ENDING*
The ending did have a bit of a rushed feel to it. I did not really like that he surprised her with a wedding. A small wedding totally makes sense for the couple. But surprise wedding in Germany where they don't have any memories together? Meh. Also, the unnecessary foreign actors who sucked? SO VERY UNNECESSARY!! Wasted scenes that could have been used on the main leads. I did appreciate the closure for Senior Xiu though. I liked her as a character, and wish her all the happiness. If it were another drama, I would be rooting for her and Wei Yi.
*SPOILER ENDING*
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Si Tu Mo's mom is the level of parenthood I strive for ;)
First of all, the situation FL and ML are in is very unrealistic, but I love it. And how a Chinese mom forced her daughter to live with a man - I just don't even know lol. I grow up with Chinese parents and they're screaming with judgements, it's actually entertaining seeing them like that lol.But aside from all the unrealisticness, this drama is actually very good and relaxing to watch. Some people choose to watch heavy melodrama dramas to relieve their stress, but not me. Thus if you want to watch a light-hearted drama that isn't boring, this drama should entertain you. I love how ML is introverted but very warm hearted and very much in love with FL. FL too has a very likeable character, not too loud and not too cringey-aegyo-cutesy either.
If I have one thing to complain about this drama is how toxic Fu Pei is, and he still gets his happy ending. But I don't really get bothered by it because his character isn't necessarily important in the series. Oh and he too gets a character development, so I guess it's just me being overly fuzzy.
Oh and that ML's cunning senior too and how she tries to put FL in her place is just unbearable to watch.
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Not great, but pretty good
I’m fresh out of finishing this drama right now, and unfortunately I think I went in with too high of expectations. PYHOMS is pretty darn popular, and after seeing it around a ton a finally decided to give it a shot.I finished the drama in about a week, and while I did enjoy it, it was a bit lacking too. There isn’t much going on plot wise, which I don’t always think is a bad thing, sometimes I enjoy a brainless fluff romance. And this show was definitely that.
While there is a bit of story going on with both the ML and FL’s careers and college, the story is really just about their romance. Which by the way, takes quite a while to kick off.
Overall, I liked Situ Mo and Gu Weiyi together, they were adorably awkward and I enjoyed most of their scenes together. Compared to the romances in a lot of C-Dramas, this one seems a little more real, they’re awkward and unsure about their relationship for most of the show, and I did enjoy slowly seeing them get more comfortable together. I did however find Gu Weiyi and how his character was being played maybe even a little too awkward.
There’s tons of cute fluff moments once they get together and plenty of fun banter before they do, so there was usually something going on that I liked.
There aren’t many conflicts throughout the show, and those that arise tend to be delt with quickly, so if you want a really low stress watch, this is perfect for that. You’re not going to find anything plot heavy of thought provoking though.
The OST, while not my favorite, served its purpose well, and there were one or two songs that I liked pretty well.
I found myself pretty uninterested in the secondary romance plot line, though some people really did like them, so it’s a bit of a gamble I think.
The ending of the show did leave me with a little more to be desired, even after watching the thirteen-minute special episode after it. The story ends pretty abruptly, and I would have liked several parts of the story to have been wrapped up a little cleaner.
Overall, PYHOMS was just pretty good. Though it didn’t stick out as a masterpiece, I enjoyed it well enough and would recommend it for a pretty short brainless romance story if you’re into that.
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This Cdrama started well but, unfortunately, quickly disappointed.
I was so excited to start this Cdrama as I usually love a slow burn romance. Unfortunately, this series was quite disappointing.It started well: good acting, good premise, good pace.
Certainly cute at the beginning, the constant misunderstandings between the 2 MLs became excessive. This mainly ruined the overall pace of the show as the episodes started to get quite repetitive, overly slow and, sadly, uninteresting. And when the 2 MLs finally get together, they keep failing at communicating properly (I don't remember them once really talking honestly to each other). Regrettably, from then on, the unnecessary subplots didn't add any value to the rest of their story.
This series could have been smartly wrap up in 12 episodes which would have been way better.
For some reason, as the show progressed, I also started to appreciate the endearing ML more and the FL (a lot) less. She had the most unnerving attitude towards the ML during the whole drama.
Am I the only one who thought they had barely anything in common ? At some point, I even found the SECOND main couple much more interesting and emotionally connected as their characters developped.
By the way, the FL's mother kept getting on my nerves until the very end. Such an overbearing and borderline inappropriate character !
Despite the good performance of the cast (against such a weak plot), I personally thought this series lacked the charm of other similar Cdramas like "Hidden Love", "When I Fly Towards You", "My Secret" and "Wait, My Youth".
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At first I don’t plan to watch cos I’ve watched enough school/uni type of drama. But then my friend highly recommend me so why not, watch a quick light love story I thought. The drama start off with female lead introduce second male lead if I’m not wrong - I thought....huh? This is second male lead....? =.= I honestly don’t like second male lead....And always listen how they portray he is handsome guy, and seeing all the girls woo-ing him kind....I skipped. Ew. However I did watched finished all with lots of skipping on second couple. And in the mid of the drama, I realised the female lead actually had done lots of same genre school/uni love......so I watched other while this drama have yet to finish. Gosh the more I watch her on other roles....I can honestly tell you guys that u felt vomit seeing her too much....so all drama of hers - watched up to 2 episodes I done and I completed this only. Enufff. And now her work in “Your Highness” Same...school love story.
So yeah. Additionally, really poor character of the second male lead -
And very boring after couple together already....
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The plot was great! The romance was not rushed or anything and there were many cute moments between Si Tu Mo and Gu Wei Yi. The height difference was so cute! I liked how Gu Wei Yi realized his feelings for Si Tu Mo before she did! The scenes at the laboratory were really funny. The laboratory turned into Give Gu Wei Yi Dating Tips. I liked how you could sometimes see the scenes from different point of views. The ending was not very satisfying though. It skips a few years to where you could see their kid, but that was only about 5 minutes. Other than that, the plot was very well developed.
A C T I N G _
Fair Xing did a great job at acting the role of Si Tu Mo. She is one of my favorite actresses. Lin Yi is actually 5 years younger than her, but their acting was great! There was actually chemistry between the leads. In the beginning, Fu Pei was a really annoying character, but as the drama went on, he became really likable. He and Wang Shan really deserve each other. I felt bad for the Senior at the lab. She liked Gu Wei Yi, but didn't try to sabotage his relationship. She really deserves someone.
M U S I C _
The animal sounds effects were adorable.
R E W A T C H _
I probably couldn't rewatch the whole thing, but I would rewatch the cute scenes.
O V E R A L L _
I gave this drama 9 out of 10! It's a really nice drama, I didn't need to skip any scenes! Definitely would rewatch this!
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Have to say that I didn’t have SLS on this one but Fu Pei deserves a mention. He lost Mo Mo because he assumed she would always be there even though he pretty much let her down all the time by doing whatever he wanted. Was glad to see that he took her words to heart before he hurt Shan Shan too.
Good casting and storyline with this one and I will definitely be watching this again.
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This drama surprised me... It was not what I was expecting... But... So much better in so many ways...
The main leads were so good and had such great chemistry, you can't help but smile and laugh... The cat and dog sounds were a killer, the characters development was gradual and well done, hands up for the writer... This was well written and directed... Kind of refreshing for a Chinese Drama...
I do believe it was the cutest drama I watched this year...
So give it a try I promise you won't regret it...
Have fun
Xoxo
Uni
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A drama you can watch over and over again (and I do!)
I rewatched this drama for the second time. I love Xing Fei, I forgot how tiny she is! And of course Lin Yi grew on me eventually. Probably the best thing about this drama is the chemistry between the leads. This drama basically launched their careers and I’m glad it did. I love the easy and angst free drama. It always puts a smile on my face and you just need that one drama you can watch over and over again because of all of it’s cuteness. I do find it adorable, that Xing Fei and Tang Xiao Tian (second male lead) do end up in a drama together eventually and it was very successful too. What great casting!Was this review helpful to you?
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Okey. So when I watched the trailer, i thought this was gonna be a full on story about a very handsome, stingy and clean guy who falls in love with a cute girl. NOPE! I was totally wrong. It was actually a very REALISTIC couple story (i think >_<)
Its basically a story about a nerd and a girl going out! hahahah......yea! That's honestly what it's about. The nerd, Gu wei yi, who knows nothing except for physics falls in love with a really cute and bubbly girl, Si Tu mo and they both start dating!
What I like about this drama was that it was that it wasn't dramatic. Which i think was what was attractive about this drama. Just a SIMPLE love story that many couples and people can relate to.
There were many things the NERD didn't know to do when their relationship started - How to make the other person happy, why the other person was unhappy and just lots of small stuff. The funny thing is he would just search online and ask his mates questions all the time which is TOTALLY RELATABLE. Right????? (Tell me I'm not the only one who does this) There were also times where they're so used to being themselves and not telling each other whats happening, which hurt the other person, they learnt from that and started changing from then on. Which is what most couples do. Learn from each other and become stronger!
The beginning of this drama SURPRISINGLY isn't about a girl who was head over heals for the main lead but about her liking a man since high school and they've always been close but never confessed their feelings to each other. But because of the relationship the boy had with her, she (Si tu Mo) was sometimes left neglected and left with the question "does he like me or not?" Then the NERD, Gu wei yi comes along. They didnt like each other to start off with but after getting to know each other a little more, what she was wanting from a man which the other boy couldnt give her was in him so they slowly started falling in love :) The start was really memorable to me. It was just simple and realistic. Hahahah..........I guess there just arent many dramas like this?
A character I really liked about this drama was the supporting role Xie Yu jin (Gu wei Yi's senior) because EVERYBODY can relate to her. EVERYONE. I honestly feel like everyone in the entire world has experienced what she has experience. Liking someone secretly without confessing. Trying to find many ways to see and talk to them but then the man she likes eventually gets a girlfriend and she no longer has a chance. She didn't hate anyone, possibly felt a little sad and still liked him a little but at the very end, she was happy for the couple and moved on. Which is what happens in life. Just gotta learn to move on!
**Nonsense stuff I want to talk about** - SKIP IF U WANT
So there's a character in the story i just wanna mention. Jie Er (Si Tu Mo) colleague, who was a high school classmate of hers and fought with her when she was young over the guy they both liked. At the start I honestly thought she was gonna snatch and be jealous and be a typical support role that is the "bitch" as there always is. Throughout the whole drama of expecting that......NO! Omg! For the first time! Hahaha......a realistic supporting role that has MATURED and GROWN up. WOWW. Never i my life have I seen a drama like this yet its so realistic so I wonder why not? hahaha........ All the dramatic scenes removed which leaves this drama so unique and a pleasure to watch.
However, I have to say.......this drama is interesting boring? HAHAHAHAH..........that doesnt really make sense however if i would explain what i mean it would be.........there werent DRAMATIC scenes so.........it was a little boring BUT you keep on watching because its unique which is what makes it interesting. Hhahaha..........i dont know if that makes sense but just thought I would share that with you guys.
Thanks for reading. PEACE :)
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