When I Fly Towards You

Boring...It's just really boring and so-so.

I don't get why there are so many high reviews. But I also don't think I'm the target audience for this despite also being a teen.

I think this drama is just extremely slow-paced and boring. Even the parts that are supposed to be comedic feel like they go on for a bit too long, such as with line delivery or even editing, idk. Meet Yourself was also extremely slow-paced but I didn't struggle with the episodes at all like I have for this. I've fought sleep just to get through the first 2 episodes, and finally gave up at ep 3 XD

The ML is boring.

I get that he's supposed to have some kind of trauma from his overachieving younger brother, but he's not very inspirational or charismatic, and he's a ML formula I've seen countless times in other cdramas and reading other danmei. He's only desirable (and the show constantly repeats that to us) because he is handsome, gets good grades, and despite being a man of few words, the FL absolutely adores him and chases him down, so we must also like him and cheer them on, right? Her crush starts because she sees him in the rain at the convenience store right? I get that you're in high school, crushes start from silly things. But nothing about his cardboard personality is appealing.

Maybe she just likes handsome, boring guys. It's the same formula as A Love so beautiful and countless other dramas with a cold, perfect ML and a normal FL. Maybe he's not as perfect because of his younger brother, but how am I supposed to get there when the episodes leading up to that are SO BORING? Yawn. When will we ever get something new..??

The Second lead couple is more interesting.

I often mistook them as the actual First lead couple because the SML has more charisma and is more entertaining to watch, and so is the SFL. It's just that the Second Male leads acting wasn't that good consistently (sometimes I can tell too easily that he is acting, or conscious of himself or a camera while acting, other times I'm able to crack a smile), and it breaks the immersion, for comedy especially. He's trying his best but it doesn't come as naturally as say, more experienced supporting role performances from An Ge, or Yu Cheng En or Marcus Li in Go Go Squid).

For the whole drama I think I laughed like two or three times, but it was more of a chuckle XD Idk, his acting needs some more practice. He's young, and I felt awkwardness from his scenes with the SFL, also partly due to the SFL too, so that's why even though their story line is slightly better, I felt too aware of the camera/uncomfortable watching them.

Anyways, even if the acting was better, I don't think it would rescue the extremely boring and slow pace that was putting me to sleep. If you want to do a slow-paced, slice-of-life style drama, you can still do it without making my eyes glaze over. Meet Yourself is one such drama that is slow paced and slice-of-life, and I absolutely loved it.

I don't get why there are so many good reviews hailing this as an amazing show, I think it's really just regular, and maybe it has corrected some errors from dramas with the same formula. But I also think the rating might be inflated because Summer 2023's Cdramas so far have been...not so stellar to say the least.. A show that would normally get an 8.5 gets shot up to 9.0 because the other dramas this season were disappointing (aiya...)

I don't think this is a bad show at all tho, and I can see why some people might like it. I just don't think this is a groundbreaking show to warrant a 9.0 rating. Besides the vintage camera thing that they use for the FL's diary, I cannot see myself realistically sitting down for another 21 episodes of this stuff. This is one that just missed the mark, both with the comedic breaks that are supposed to break up the banality, and the acting.

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Little to no plot whatsoever

No plot so dragged on. Lacklustre. No story line that can get me hooked. The second lead couple (Gu ran and Jiang Jia) was better for me than the first.. if u want a show with drama lore misunderstandings click off and don’t watch this. I watched this because every time I get recommendations of Chinese drama this has to be in someone’s list. If u just want something to keep you afloat with tackling your brain or thinking to much be my guest and watch this show. But yes for this has no replay value at all. The two brother Zhang Lurang and Zhang Li should’ve gotten deeper lore. It was super cute when they re bonded. Should’ve given deeper family lore. The scene where Zhang Lu rang gives a lollipop and the forgotten admission ticket to his brother was so so cute. But yes such a forgettable series. Dropped xoxo.

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Light hearted and comfort drama!!

my comfort drama of 2023!!!
there is literally so many heart-fluttering scenes that warm my heart!

zai zai and rang rang lives rent-free in my mind. i am literally squealing and kicking my legs in the air whenever they are together. despite many people saying about zaizai having a really annoying character, ngl sometimes i believe her actions were a bit overboard, but our drop-dead gorgeous rangrang made it all better.

their friend group is literally precious and perfect. its one that everyone would die for to get it.

i love evey single song of this drama. the songs fit the vibes and the scene of the drama making it an especially romantic and warmth feeling.

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Pinterest coded story!??

This is my fvrt and pinterest coded drama. You can find this kind of drama in china as far i know. Firstly when i was watching this drama i was manifesting that i hope this kind of love finds me!😭 I was blushing all the time while watching this and this is so cute and romantic drama everrr LITERALLYYYY when i watching this drama around that time i started to watch drama and i first started with cdramas this has been my fvrt FR!

ACTING: Acting of every crew member was just so amazing!! Everyone has done their best regarding acting i have no demands like acting would've been like this that blah blah. It was just soo amazingggg!

OST: Actually i have nothing to say about OST fr because i usually don't notice much OSTs i just skip them and move forward. But according to me as far i have noticed and listened to it, it was a 7/10!✨️

STORYLINE: Omg i am so exciteddd to tell you guys the storyline like this kind of story everyone manifestated in their life once and want a love story/life like this.
This starts with a boy who is an introvert but has two of his bsfs and then their is a girl who is a extrovert and about this boy she has heard about and want to meet him she has also heard that he is very handsome and all they fell in love with each other at first sight. Boy is not that much expressive but he is a good listener he listens to her very carefully he take care of her very well. On the other hand girl is a yapper and take care of him very well. After that this story continue with their college and job. This was the story of the main leads.

Second leads story is also very cute and Second male lead set a standard of every girl he likes the second female lead but he confess her after 12 yrs and she also like him, she fell in love with him at first sight there is a SHE FELL FIRST HE FELL HARDER case in their story but the boy confess his feelings for him.

Overall this is 10/10 drama for me and you must watch this cdrama because when it comes to talk about cdrama this one is on the top of the list of cdramas. I would like to give a few words to this drama like:-

•Aesthetic
•Pinterest coded
•Cute
•Very romantic
•Best school life drama

You should watch it for sureeee😭🫶🏻

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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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triangles or misunderstandings that drag too long... look elsewhere.

If I had to use three words to describe this drama they would be soft, fluffy and heartwarming. It falls into a very well known category, which is Coming Of Age School Drama, but unlike so many others before it, it does not care to create unnecessary plots where our leads suffer too much in their relationship (by breaking up out of nowhere, for example) or act stupidly for the sake of creating conflict; one of its greatest strengths is that characters trust each other and as a result, they won't blindly believe what outside forces try to convince them of when it comes to one another, which is something that happens way too often in dramas like this one.

Are there misunderstandings? Of course, but misunderstandings *are* a part of life and having them in small quantities in dramas and done realistically adds to them, and When I Fly Towards you manages to sprinkle them in a way that feels organic enough that you believe it could easily happen in real life.

This drama is something to watch when you need something cute and uplifting with the certainty that good things will keep happening as you watch and problems will be solved. It's comforting and wholesome, and manages to be those things without its characters leaning too much into being cheesy, corny or cringeworthy. An amazing feat, without a doubt.

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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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