When I Fly Towards You

Cute love story

Drama is very cute! One would feel like smiling all the time while watching the drama. The leads look good together. Their pairing looks natural. It doesn’t look like they are acting. Some good messages are conveyed through drama related to stress due to comparison between students and how love always comes first and can resolve all conflicts. Brotherly love is shown beautifully.
The female lead character is shown as strong person who can take care of herself and handle all the problems thrown at her. Her perspective is fresh and pure and she stands up for her beliefs. Her character remains cheerful in all episodes except for 1 where there was 1 misunderstanding that put her down. Otherwise in all other episodes, her character remains uplifted and full of joy.
The male lead character is silent but takes proper action when needed. His character is reliable and cute. So they both look really cute together.

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MY FINEST COMFORT C DRAMA!

As a high schooler myself, this hit so hard, especially since I was also on my way to my future with my friends. The actor's acting is not forced; it's so natural, and the cinematography is a breath of fresh air! There's no trope; it just makes you feel, in some way, comforted that some scenes make you tear up a little, especially the scenes of friendship between the five of them, which is so precious! I love how the drama balances the side stories of the characters, from how they started as high school students who joke around and have fun to achieving their dreams at the end and still being in contact with each other. This is such a healthy drama of family-orientedness and friendship. Over all, I really recommend this; you won't regret watching it.

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Balanced, Beautiful, and Real.

This drama is such a refreshing, lighthearted watch. It actually reminded me of Forever Love, since both start with the couple’s wedding and follow their journey from high school to college, work, and eventually marriage. The difference is that this one focuses more on the high school phase, with only a few episodes dedicated to their college and working life. But unlike Forever Love, it avoids the usual frustrating tropes—no love triangles or constant misunderstandings. It’s simply a feel-good, well-paced story.

I now understand why this has a 9.0 rating—it truly deserves it.

Su Zai Zai is such a charming character—bubbly and bright, yet not naive. I love that she stands her ground and knows when to set boundaries, even with her cheerful personality. Zhang Lu Rang took a little while for me to warm up to, but once I understood his background—especially the pressure from being constantly compared to his younger brother—his character really hit home. His growth from being cold and distant to warm and emotionally open was so satisfying to watch.

What really stands out is how healthy their relationship is. They communicate well, support each other, and there’s a real sense of balance between them. Rang Rang may be in Class 1 and seen as the top student, but he struggles in English—meanwhile, Su Zai Zai from Class 9 excels at it. I loved how they helped each other out, tutoring one another and growing together.

The music also adds to the overall charm—fitting perfectly with the warm, easygoing vibe. I’d definitely recommend this as a first C-drama for anyone new to the genre. It’s wholesome, heartwarming, and well worth the watch.

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very simple and light drama on youth

I have seen so many good reviews on this drama and I must say that it’s not really my cup of tea. Firstly, the actress(zhang miao yi) acting was cringe at times and i have to pause whenever she speaks in that high pitched voice. The actor( zhou yi ran ) portrays a cold guy and his acting wasn’t superb either. There are quite a few of sweet moments between the two and I must give them some credit for that, but other than that, I don’t really have much to say about this drama. Everything was just cute and fluffy, typical high school romance where the girl falls for a cold quiet shy guy at first site. Honestly a little disappointing. But i can see why many people really like this drama, because of its sort of nostalgic feeling of their youth days. If you are going for a very simple and light drama this is the one for you.

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a show well deserving of its fame (a shot of serotonin in the form of a tv show)

This was so cute. A shot of serotonin in the form of a tv show. I love that we get to follow Su Zai Zai and Zhang Lu Rang‘s romantic journey. Zai Zai’s crush from the start was never a question, but she throughly enjoys befriending him and his two friends. Her personality is sunshine and bubbly cuteness. What I loved about her character is even though she was super bubbly she didn’t read as cliche or “manic pixie”. When she’s bullied by others, she stands up for herself accordingly. When she sees someone being bullied, she stands up for them. Those moments of fierceness were refreshing and satisfying to watch.

Zhang Lu Rang was shy and timid due to his parent’s ridiculous behavior. His growth was beautiful. Quite literally like watching a flower bloom from bud to blossom. He is silent and brooding but the actor did such a good job with nonverbal communication that you can tell how much he enjoyed Zai Zai’s company even as words fail him.

The show is mostly of their first three years of friendship in high school but we do have time jumps and get to see them in college and adulthood. The show is not full of stressful climaxes for the sake of plot, but rather very slice of life with the rollercoasters of joy and sadness as the characters navigate youth and adulthood. It was so satisfying to see Zhang Lu Rang go from a boy that says three words at a time to a man that says what’s on his mind unabashedly to the woman he loves 😭.

My only “complaints” are:
- I’d have liked more of Zhang Lu Rang‘a family life after his brother called out their parents.
- More for technical reasons but why was Zhang Lu Rang able to make Zai Zai’s high school and college graduation? Why didn’t she go to one of his? Did he finish before her both times?
- Because we get from 10th grade to them become full grown adults and parents, the timeline jumps a decent amount after high school. I don’t think this is wrong but I would have liked an episode more covering college and work, but I get why it was kept brief. I will say I like that the time jumps were seamlessly interwoven into the show rather than just a scene change and the words “2 years later” showing on screen.

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It pains me to say that this drama would’ve received a far higher rating...

from me if it wasn’t for the FL...Like genuinely the FL was what stood in the way between the rating I gave vs a rating that was 1-2 stars higher. I simply couldn’t stand her weird dialogue and acting since the very start of this drama. Although the drama itself kind of grew on me toward the end (not enough tbh), I consistently rolled my eyes at her and cringed at least once every episode. There’s a night and day difference between Su Zaizai and Jiang Jia (and I LOVED Jiang Jia) and I genuinely think they could’ve allowed Zaizai to keep her bubbly personality without turning her into a 5 year-old in a 25 year-old woman’s body. The plot here should theoretically be my cup of tea, actually, but for some reason I ran into the same issue I run into with some youth cdramas where for some reason I’m just kind of bored the whole time. I don’t think the drama did anything wrong per se, I might just not be one to enjoy youth cdramas as much as I think. However, I really enjoyed the fact that there was quick and easy conflict resolution and nothing super dramatic that happened. It made the watch very enjoyable and positive and is why I say that it’s technically “my type” of drama. Funny enough, as much as I complain about unresolved misunderstandings, I would’ve been okay with some of them being resolved a little later (the not annoying ones ahah) since they added some entertainment in the sea of “no problems whatsoever the couples are together and happy as can be” eutopia in romcoms that gets boring QUICK if you overdo it. Anywho, I personally don’t really think the drama deserves a 9.0 rating since there were personally quite a few issues I encountered that I’m sure other people have as well, and I felt like there was just little to no emotional impact with the characters for me personally (I’m comparing to how I felt watching dramas like Hidden Love or Someday or One Day who did great in this department). But if you don’t mind an incredibly cringey FL (gahh) and enjoy the youth genre, I would still recommend you watch this one as you’re likely to really enjoy it.

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I'm a mess

I waited 3 weeks to let this drama settle and I can honestly say that this drama left me a wreck. I can not stress the happy emptiness I felt after completing the final episode. What I loved most was how fulfilled I felt at the end. I felt like it was properly resolved, there were no loose ends that needed to be tied, and I felt that everything was as it needed to be.

Unlike other slice-of-life dramas, I felt that the five of them truly were friends and could've existed as friends outside of the relationships. I love how we got to see a little bit of their stories and their struggles without it needing to be an elaborate plot. It was still as poignant and relatable. All five of them sincerely hold a soft spot in my heart and honestly, in the last few weeks I've rewatched it multiple times. It's super light and easy to follow, and i watched it following the mess of The legend of Anle

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So sweet and cute

I loved loved loved this one. Here's why:

The FL was so cute without being cringe at all! I've watched a few dramas where the FL is like over the top sweet, and it just seems so weird, but Zhang Miao Yi played the part of Su Zai Zai perfectly. Zhou Yi Ran was also so handsome in this drama... I think it's his best drama.

As far as the plot goes... the first few episodes were harder to get through because of the military setting. I almost gave up on this show, but I'm glad I didn't! Once they got back to school, I was completely hooked.

I loved how supportive the characters all are of each other, as well as Guan Fang's relationship with his grandma!

The OST -- wow. I've listening to this on repeat for so many days, I don't think I can get over it 💖

I would definitely recommend this drama, especially if you've watched Hidden Love and enjoyed it. They're really similar -- they both are sweet, no jealous or cheating drams, although When I Fly Towards You is a bit more nostalgic in feel.

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A lovely teenage drama.

It’s my third drama that was written by Zhu Yi and her dramas never disappoint. First, “Hidden love” and then “The first frost”. Now, it’s “When I fly towards you”.
I didn’t want to believe the hype but I should have and earlier. I watched it after finishing “The first frost” since I love loved it and found out they were written by the same author. I didn’t think it would make my heart melt. I thought that it was just a regular high school drama but it was so much better.
The friendships, the relationships – they are all well written. The story is not complicated yet beautiful. I have no words to describe how much I loved the friendship of the lovely quintet. I don’t remember the last time I laughed or smiled so much in another drama I have watched. It made me feel so much happy. It’s certainly because of the cutest banters they had between. The digital dairy that Su Zai Zai had is what I want to have as well. It contains so much lovely memories. I haven’t finished high school yet it makes me miss it already. Having friends like them in real life might as well be the best thing!
RangRang and ZaiZai are the cutest couple possible. It started from a little high school crush. It was lovely to see how they went through separations but ended up together in the end. Their confession and the embarrassment ZaiZai had to go through gave me second hand embarrassment but it was quite adorable on its own. Besides, this is the reason why the novel is called “She is a little crazy”
Jiang Jia and Gu Ran were also a cute couple. The way they didn’t admit their feelings but the way they cared so much about one another was like a silent confession. I adored them so much.
Guan Fang, another well written character. The fact that he changed for his grandma gave him the best character arc possible and he is surely the best 5th wheel among the two couple!
Overall, it was the best mix of high school, growing up and friendship drama. It is so sad that it ended quickly but I understand that it was to make the drama less draggy. The drama ended in the best way possible and the proposal, I don’t even want to explain how lovable and unique it was. I regret how I finished this quickly but grateful for watching it at the same time. Simply the sweetest masterpiece!

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YAY TO FLUFFY DRAMAS MAKING YOUR HEART HAPPY + HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS (!!!)

Title says it all! I'm a bit late to watching this drama, but after a year of a huge drama drought where it was hard to find anything genuinely worth watching from beginning to end, THIS WAS SUCH A BREATH OF FRESH AIR! I wish I could've recorded myself watching this drama because I smiled the entire time. It was that wholesome and good. <3

This drama is from the POV of Su Zai Zai, our protagonist and FL. As many others have pointed out, the actress, Zhang Miao Yi, did a great job pulling off the cutesy-but-not-annoying-or-cringey character. It was the type of cute where you're like "if I was a guy, I would totally have a crush on her. She's so adorable." And OMG OUR RANG RANG <3333333 Honestly Zhou Yiran's dimples WERE SO CUTE BC EVERYTIME HE SMILED I WAS LIKE AHHHHHHHHHH SO CUTE!!! I absolutely LOVED how Zhang Lurang was not your typical cold, genius, super good at everything ML. He seemed like a real person, who despite seeming "cold" at first, is actually super warm and def a man that loves HARD. The relationship between SZZ and ZLR was so healthy to see, which I really think we need to see more of in C-dramas. The relationship between the second leads, Gu Ran and Jiang Jia was also absolutely endearing to see. As many others have pointed out, I would watch a drama based off of their relationship as well :) And Guan Fang + his relationship with his grandma was soooo sweet. I just lost my grandmother recently, so seeing how much grandma + grandson cared for each other meant a lot to me.

The first 19 or so episodes are about their high school life, from how the group of 5 met in 10th grade (LOL) to graduation in 12th grade. It then follows their life in university and beyond. If you look at some of the other dramas I've watched, I absolutely love dramas that follow the characters over a long period of time. I always love seeing how characters have changed, since we clearly aren't the same people from high school to college, much less from high school to our working life.

I only write reviews for SUPER SUPER GOOD DRAMAS, so please DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND WATCH THIS RIGHT NOW!!!!! Do it for the most endearing friendships, romantic relationships, DRAMA FREE PLOT, and heart + head-soothing story. Seriously. Do yourself a favor, stop scrolling on MDL, and go watch this drama. There's a reason it's rated so highly.

And to all my ladies out there, LOLOLOLOL I like how our standards have collectively been risen.

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WATCH IT!! U WILL NOT REGRET I PROMISE

SO SO AMAZING. I finished this drama in like 2 days best time spent. icl, in the beginning, I didn't have the greatest expectations however it sooo lives up to its hype. I kept seeing this on my tiktok so I thought why not give it a go? BEST DECISION. I was legit kicking my feet and shi EVERY EPISODE and this NEVER happens for me. Not a single dull moment, the episodes and moments are timed sooo perfectly that before a boring second can even arrive it's already moved on to the next scene. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND if u want to be happy and feel soo nostalgic (even tho I'm still in hs lol). ANDDD,, I didn't even skip a single scene for the second couple which is a rarity, as I usually do for other dramas bc second couple usually boring as, buttt not this couple! OK, enough said, u MUST WATCH IT!!!!

p.s. I want a rang rang so soo bad :((((((

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