When I Fly Towards You (2023)

Typically I don't like watching high school cdramas, because censorship makes it near impossible to portray a reasonable romantic story in them and also they often have content involving parents & teachers that I abhor.
This drama is a standout in in this genre in the sense, that they've shown innocent but very sweet high school dating. At times I was wondering how this passed censorship. Then later on ML's momster came and forced a 1 year separation, so everyone could focus on their studies & then I thought "okay, so that's how". There were also various moments in the drama, when the leads were vehemently denying their romantic involvement with each other, but it was never in doubt. It was very strongly implied that they knew each other's feelings and they did everything dating teens would do, other than skinship that is.
(This is the second crama I've seen that is like this, the other one was 'Meeting You')

Basically the show can be split into three parts.
1) The kids getting to know each other. (first 5-9 ep)
2) The friend group of 5 enjoying their best life. (this is very close to 10/10 amazing)
3) College, young adult life (last 6-7 ep)

I would say 1) is not great, initially I found the show to be the most typical Chinese high school drama I have ever seen. I was fully prepared to drop it, but I did not really have anything else better lined up & I needed something to watch during my late night workout sessions.. Upon reaching 2) I was very surprised, suddenly everything started working for me and it felt like I'm watching a different show, where EVERYTHING is better, including the acting, the editing and even the background music inserts. In fact episode 10 is one of the best cdrama episodes I have ever seen, it was absolutely magical.
After the forced separation we quickly transitioned to college life & adult dating. While I tend to enjoy a simple, fluffy and complication-free happy ending, I felt 3) to be lackluster in many ways. I really liked the second couple & they barely had scenes there. Much of the non romantic plot earlier was involving ML's brother & momster. FL did not meet ML's mom during the adult part of the show, at least other than us seeing the mom sitting there at their wedding there has not been anything else. The brother also only had like one line during the wedding, would have been nice to see what happened to the genius. Also there were at least two occasions when I felt the writer set up some big cathartic faceslap moments and the then things just fizzled out, not cool! Give me my loud slap! To sum it up, in 3) we just went through the motions without enough emotional impact. (well there was a little of that in the finale, maybe)

Anyway despite the negative points this one is absolutely worth watching, perhaps even just for the bromances, but to me 'A Love So Beautiful' -despite that annoying Wu Busong and the breakup- is a much better cdrama that is largely similar to this one, but feels far better overall. It's better acted, has several really epic moments, the final episodes are very satisfying and it's amazing from episode 1 onward etc etc.
Of course if I started to compare it to the best university/young adult cdramas then it would just fall short.

TLDR: It's the second best high school cdrama I've seen, but usually high school cdramas suck, so 8/10.

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it’s a master piece fav drama of all time

it was on my first dramas ever and I think my first c drama I watched it like 7 times I don’t even know what to say about this c drama because it was all just perfect the music the series colors vibe the history it was just perfect he is such a green flag and she is just such a cutie I love all the c dramas with her in it the first and the second couple had a lot of chemistry and the story just made sense watching it made my day even when I had depression it makes you want to study I don’t know what else can I say about this masterpiece except run and watch it RIGHT NOW

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Sweet like sugar

I would say that this drama is like the embodiment of youth. It's so bright and heartwarming, really makes you want to go back to high school. It's fun, romantic and just chill, you mostly get to see the daily lives of four students. I think that their school days are what I always wanted and thought high school would be like (it's not), so it makes the audience really happy. Overall it's pretty light and there aren't any big obstacles, but I still think there are some important messages in this drama that will stay in your heart. This is probably the most heart-fluttering drama I've ever seen, just because it's so fresh and they're so young and naive. I also loved the cute qoutes they put at the end of every episode.

If you think this drama sounds interesting, definitely give it a try, I'm sure you'll like it a lot too! <3

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SO GOOD

WHAT THE EFFF… JUST FINISHED THIS. omg this drama is such a light hearted (FR LIGHTHEARTED. LIKE NO NAD PARTS) and sooooo sooo freaking sweet. lurang and guran MANN THEYRE SO CUTE. UGH I NEED ONE OF THEM IN MY LIFE. SO FREAKING SWEET. theyre both such green flags i’m actually sobbing. also this dramas like FILMING quality was SOO good like. literally straight out of my pinterest board. OH MAN I WISH I COULD HAVE A RELATIONSJIP LIKE RANGRANG AND ZAIZAI. UGHHH SUCH A FEEL GOOD DRAMA. ONE OF MY FAVS. screamed. squealed. THE WAY THE BOYS LOOK AT THIER GIRLS… LIKE WTFFFF. I NEEEEEED THIS IN MY LIFE. SO GOOD. SLOW BURN. SO GOOD.

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Again, Miao Yi is incredibly funny. If you want a funny, smart, and kind character that doesn't feel forced or even stupid, she's the right fit.

And the male lead, oof, I've been obsessed with Zhou Yiran since FIYS for absolutely no reason. His acting skills are amazing and his character here is so cool and serious that is heart-melting when he starts falling for Su Zaizai. I'm looking forward to his next work.

The storytelling in this drama is great, the writers were able to capture their growth through time very subtly, it's just like watching them grow and mature in front of our eyes, especially romantically.

The second leads have some amazing stories. Normally, I find it very hard to get involved in SLs stories, but not in this drama. The writers didn't only give them a relationship out of nowhere just to say they did it (something like this happened in Exclusive Fairytale, Miao Yi's new drama), all of the supporting characters have depth and we get to know them well.

Honestly, Friends to Lovers isn't my trope, but this C-drama flew fast to my top 3 favorites of all time.

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The fairytale of fairytales...

*minor spoilers*

I really wanted to give this drama an 8 but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that this drama had noticeable flaws and maybe that's because the Reply (kdrama) series that it resembles, did so well.

The biggest detriment for me was that this presented as the fairytale of all fairytales and for me being older, wiser and more jaded, know that these situations aren't always going to come up smelling roses. There are inevitable struggles in life, unexpected hurdles that everyone has to face and in this, there weren't any big challenges. Everything just happened, quite quickly. Time changes didn't do anything except give secondary characters less screentime. I wished they did more with them because it became apparent that no one else had a story other than the main leads.

And I compare it to the Reply series because they tackled the issues of growing up head on, they didn't sugarcoat anything. Reality set in and in WIFTY, it never happpened, the fairytale just continued. It never came back down.

But if you want a nice, easy to follow, no worries drama to watch. This is perfect. But if you want something more realistic and a bit funnier, the Reply series is the way to go.

7.5/10

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A relentless pursuit that only works out in dramas...

Just started this. I don't typically gravitate towards school dramas but this one is highly recommended and I absolutely loved Zhang Maioyi in TFF.
It's very watchable so far, light and sweet. No useless scenes or characters. Fast pace. Hoping to see Rangrang perk up the more Zaizai warms up his cold exterior. She's really the main reason I'm engaged so far. Rangrang is cute and noble, but I'm typically not a fan of the dull, quiet leads. I can't really tell if it's good acting because it just seems easy to deliver a dry performance. But I can see what Zaizai sees...handsome face, velvety voice, silent do-gooder. The one thing that bothered me so far with the story was on the bus when she calls out the pervert and no one believes her or the victim until Rangrang speaks up. I took it as basically a woman's word is worthless until a man speaks up? Maybe I'm overthinking it but no one supported her until he said something...
What I do like so far was obviously when he backed her up on the bus first. Then, backing her up when she was accused of stealing was amazing of him. Finally, when Rangrang, Gu Ran and Guan Fang all showed up to have the girls backs on the basketball court, it was very charming! They were like 3 white knights coming to the rescue. I also like that the scene wasn't overplayed or overacted with them trying to act too tough or out of character either. I also love how only Zaizai can make Rangrang smile his biggest dimpliest smile.

Other than that, I'm enjoying the drama. The 2CP is hilarious and Guan Fang somehow fits into the chaos perfectly as well. But Zaizai is the one who really has my heart so far. She is the definition of a ray of sunshine but she is so much more than just a cute sunny presence. She is clever, generous and optimistic. Yet, even though she is sweet, she isn't a doormat either. She is confident in herself in a lot of ways and when she's accused of stealing she doesn't cower or cry but fights for herself. Love that. Very excited for the rest of this drama because I've read great reviews on it.

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harus banget di coba!

awalnya maju mundur mau nonton karena baru aja selesai hidden love. ternyata waktu diterusin, lucu juga.

cerita nya ringan, gak banyak konflik. hubungan ML & FL juga bagus. gak perlu muter2 karena salah paham blablabla. waktu ada masalah, mereka langsung ngomongin. dan itu emang penting dalam hubungan.

ost opening nya bagus! biasa sering ku lompati karena tmi bgt kan ya... udah kayak rangkuman drama itu sendiri. tp op drama ini terlalu enak buat di skip.

durasi episode singkat.
nah, ini kelebihan tp juga kekurangannya. lebih, karena gak perlu bertele-tele ceritanya. tapi kurang, karena 1 episode cuma sekitar 30 menitan...hiks.

kesimpulan, coba dulu tonton 3 episode. kalau belum juga cocok, ini emang bukan drama seleramu.

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Uma obra de arte muito doce e confortável!

Gente, Quando Vou em Sua Direção é simplesmente perfeito! Eu conheci esse dorama esse ano, e já virou o meu conforto absoluto. Ele é aquele tipo de história que te faz sentir bem, que te abraça, que te deixa com um sorriso no rosto do início ao fim. É um dorama sobre amizade, insegurança, medo do futuro… e tudo isso com aquele toque nostálgico da adolescência, do primeiro amor, das descobertas da vida. É impossível não sentir aquela saudade gostosa assistindo!

Cada episódio é um presente. Acompanhar o casal principal e o desenvolvimento da amizade deles é muito especial. Nossa, como é lindo ver o jeito que ela nunca desistiu dele! Ela sabia da dificuldade que ele tinha para se expressar, mas continuou sendo ela mesma, sem mudar nada, sem se forçar a ser outra pessoa. E ele… ele simplesmente se apaixonou por ela exatamente do jeito que ela era. Isso é tão bonito!

E não é só romance, não. Tem muitas lições ao longo da história. Tem uma cena que fala sobre comparação, e nossa… que tapa na cara, que coisa linda de se ver! É aquele tipo de dorama que toca o coração de verdade.

Agora, sobre pontos negativos? Nenhum! Zero defeitos! Quando Vou em Sua Direção é perfeito em tudo. Eu assisti cada episódio com o coração quentinho e chorei muito nas declarações. É o tipo de história que te faz bem, que te deixa feliz. Eu amo demais, amo demais!

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Simplesmente doce!

Eu amei esse cdrama! Sério, quando eu percebi que estava me apaixonando pela história da mesma maneira que Hidden Love eu desacelerei nos episódios para não cometer o mesmo erro, de assistir tudo de uma vez e depois ficar com uma ressaca dele pelo resto dos tempos.
Também assim como Hidden Love, que eu me pego pensando na história e desejando ver novamente, eu sei que me sentirei assim com When I Fly Towards You. O desenrolar da história, o início do afeto, amizade, vida adulta, tudo é bem abordado, sejam nos momentos de alegria quanto nos de tristeza, quando ela é assediada pelo cliente. Os cinco personagens são realmente mágicos e nos fazem torcer para que sempre se reencontrem e construam novas memórias.
Por mais que Rang Rang tenha dificuldade em se expressar e ser claro em seus sentimentos, ele demonstra todo o seu amor e dedicação com ações, muitas vezes discretas, mas bonitas. Adorei que a personagem da Zai Zai seja uma menina determinada desde o início e não aquela típica protagonista vítima de algo.
Sem dúvidas voarei de volta para este cdrama em minhas memórias.

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