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Very unpopular opinion
Looking at the ratings of this drama mine is going to be an extremely unpopular opinion, sorry.This drama felt like a big advertisement for teenagers on how their lives need to play out.
If you're a teen in high school you can have a crush, but don't go further!! focus on your studies and wait. Oh, you're 18 now? it's ok then, you can have a relationship. You finished your degree? you need to get the best job ever immediately and be super successful very young, be able to afford a house and not long after marry and start a family. It's almost fuel for depression.
The timings on when the characters were allowed or not to do something were super on the face, and they tried very hard to make the main two characters flawless in their upbringing, studies and manners.
In fact only Guan Fang has a more nunanced life, but it's put there as an example of what someone that gets into trouble needs to do, but they don't even dwell on how he did it, he just did because he looked at his grandma one day. It's very superficial.
I found the main female character quite annoying at times (some others I enjoyed her sassyness) and overall there is really no character progression for any of them, so as a result even when in the end they're in the wedding they look like 16 year olds getting married, I found it super weird. You also don't get to know them individually, not even the main characters (only Su Zai Zai and Guan Fang a bit more maybe), so you don't really know anything about them, only that they're friends and they're all ok successful people. Their specific traits are quite superficial so they're not that distinguishable ones of the others really, they work mostly as quirks since they don't impact much on how they act or what they do. Even when Jiang Jia didn't know what she wanted to study is solved quickly with very little hesitation. Zhang Lurang tells me in the end he has changed so much, but other than the fact they told the actor he could now smile more, I don't see any other change. He says he had low self-esteem, and while it's shown him not being treated very well as a teen by his mother I didn't see at any point him seeming to have low self esteem, I only saw him being serious and quiet and it's not the same.
As it happens many times I found the friends romantic relationship more interesting, that is until they decided to completely push it to the side and only resolve it quickly after the time jump. Time jumps also mean nothing here anyway, none of them change at all and whoever else they meet they only stay in their lives for like 5 seconds anyway. Very choppy.
Plot was boring at times (and I like slice of life) and most of the dialogue was very superficial, what is not necessarily terrible but then you had more poetic lines in specific crafted moments that were taking me again to the feeling of massive advert.
Many side characters appear only at weird moments and then in others when you would expect them to appear they don't.
Points go for the cute moments here and there, but overall this was a big miss for me.
I've watched chinese movies before but this was my first chinese series, and considering the high rating of this compared with my opinion of it I'm not sure I should try any other series maybe :/
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‘When I Fly Toward You’ Chinese drama is flying high for me.
‘When I Fly Towards You’ is a Chinese Drama about a young girl who has a mad crush on this boy. Why? No particular reason. Sometimes teen girls are just attracted to someone. He is very smart and in Advance Class. She is in average class. He runs, but she persists. Will she win? The drama is uncomplicated and delightful, a simple read. I love the chemistry between the male and female leads. Cuteness overload. ‘When I Fly Towards You’ is a Chinese Drama to add to your complicated list of dramas. Use it to decompress. The drama has 24 episodes at about 35 minutes each and is on Netflix. I am totally loving this Teen Crush School Life Drama. Like with the Chinese Drama ‘Hidden Love’, ‘When I Fly Towards You’ takes this relationship from teen years to adulthood. This is a very romance centered drama with a stellar posse of actors.More attention is being paid to the Chinese School Life Romance Drama Hidden Love and deservedly so. Nevertheless, ‘When I Fly Towards You’ is an excellent drama too. Great OST or original soundtrack and great posse of actors. ‘When I Fly Towards You’ has the vibe of the Korean Drama ‘King, The Land’ because of the truculent male and the smiley female, with a splash of the Chinese Drama Hidden Love which transverses time.
PS-The voice of the Male Lead is ever heavenly, resonating in the lower register. I could listen to this voice for days and never get tired. And by the time you get to the end, you will miss this drama Big Time.
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IT'S A 10 A 10 A 10 A TEN!!
It's a such a wholesome drama. like it's soooo good. I loved every aspect of this drama, the story, the music, the cast, the cinematography, the screenplay, EVERYTHING. It has a great insight on growing up and it's really heartwarming. The story felt very real. And I loved how natural it was. It felt soo nice to watch them grow up and change buty still love each other the same without having any misunderstandings and fights. The music was mind blowingly amazing! The acting too was fabulous! And the cast had great chemistry! Truly truly enjoyed watching this drama! Never been a fan of high school draams or coming of age dramas but I think this was it. This drama was ULTIMATE! I might watch more coming of age dramas just because of this drama. And I must say I would 100% def watch this drama all over again. It was sooooooo good omg I cannot emphasise this enough. IT WAS SOO GOOD. Overall, just go watch it already. 🏫👦🏻👧🏻👦🏻👧🏻👦🏻💫✈️🧑🏻🔧🇬🇧👩🏻🎓🏥🧑🏻⚕️📰👩🏻💼🏫🤵🏻Was this review helpful to you?
perfect from start to finish
It actually breaks my heart for the series to end because I just wanted to keep going. It was cute and wholesome and nostalgic of high school life. It had enough conflict to push the story forward but not so much that it was stressful and overwhelming. Though set in high school, I’m grateful there weren’t many (if at all) stupid decisions and misunderstandings rooted in teenage angst and hormones. I could turn off my brain and just have fun watching how their life progressed through the different stages of growth. It’s the type of show I’ll pick up any day simply because it was just full of sunshine. Would recommend and would reward, for sure!PS: I can’t believe that Zhang Lurang here is Ai Jia from Falling Into Your Smile! His range is surprisingly amazing. 10/10 fr
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Best adorable and lovable drama highly recommend
What a lovely drama I enjoyed a lot from first to last episode so cute so sweet so lovable so admirable woah I want to go back to my youth again anyway I loved this drama a lot hopefully I want to see such dramas where female lead actors are not dummy and cold hearted male leads and female leads follows male lead but this drama wasn’t like that both were strong and cute personalities and second couple also had a great love story and chemistry and they waited for each other for so many years and yet finally they ended up together it’s good to marry a person who is best friend and other guy a friend was also done his role awesome way this story had a great friendship , love story, comedy, cuteness overloaded, dreams, achievements, marriage, students life, college life, work life hope they make more such dramas ❤all the best to the teamWas this review helpful to you?
For those who seek comfort! ୨ৎ
I watched this because my friend recommended it to me. It had been a long time since the last time I watched a series, let alone a chinese one, but since she said it was her comfort drama, I gave it a shot. I ended up enjoying it a lot even though I had no expectations whatosever.I loved the cast. At first, I thought Zai would be your typical soft-hearted, weak, and pick me lead, and Lurang was a typical cold, arrogant male lead. But, despite Zai's soft character, I absolutely loved how she's assertive and she knows how to stand up for herself. She had her fair shares of embarrassing moments but not up to the point where you'll cringe hard. Lurang also turned out to be just a shy guy who doesn't know how to express himself, given that he came from a non-affectionate family. I love how their relationship started as well as the way it progressed. I love how there were no unecessary love triangle and how their arguments and misunderstandings were easily solved. It was realistic.
The supporting characters also did a great job! I love how they weren't one-dimensional characters who were just there for the plot. They were also given their own story worth watching and listeningto. The second couple was also lovable, in fact, I actually liked their trope more. They also had a strong chemistry. The relationship between the characters were well presented and I couldn't help but wish I had a friend group as strong as theirs.
Their story may not be that remarkable but personally, each episode made me crave for more. The only downhill for me here was the seemingly rushed ending because I still had questions — I wish we got to see a glimpse of the closure between Rang and his annoying mother, how they told their parents about their engagement, and their child! I wanted to see their child! I loved how we got to see their story that began in highschool until their work / married lives. This was a good balance between realistic and too-good-to-be-true of events.
Overall, this drama felt like a escape from reality, a breath of fresh air, and a reminder that there is a hope for tomorrow. I will forever love Rang's dialogue in the last episode!
Also, there's a rumor that the main leads would have an upcoming series again, I hope it's true! ^___^
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Comfort ?
The tears I have cried while watching this drama… I’m lowkey in shambles, this was such a nice and heartwarming story about friendship, your first love, growing up and maturing😭😭 It brings a similar comfort like “Hidden Love” (same author I think), I had such a good time with the characters. The friendship between ZaiZai and co was so adorable and sweet, they supported each other unconditionally – those are friends of a lifetime🥹🥹. And Zhang Lu Rang… that man breathes acts of service as his love language. It was never not obvious that he liked Su ZaiZai – his eyes spoke more than a thousand words. She really brought him comfort and love and light and I just really loved them together as friends and then lovers. The fact that we got to see a little from Gu Ran and Guan Fang and their families was also a nice touch! And the fact that we got such a nice happy ending – just pure bliss to be honest, what a comfort show 🥹😭🌸Was this review helpful to you?
100% Heart-Warming!
If I could give you three words to describe this drama: Fluffy, Nostalgic and Heart-warming.From the outset, this drama adeptly embraces the nostalgia of youthful love and friendship while addressing the universal challenges of high school, resonating with the relatable emotions any teenager can understand. This drama is by far the best of it's kind - it offers a beautiful love story between the two leads ZaiZai and Lurang as well as a beautiful friendship between 5 friends who transition from high school to the complexities of adult life.
This drama offers no toxicity, break-ups or unnecessary fighting. It allows you to understand how beautiful young love is as well as how that love has to survive the harsh reality of growing up.
If fluffiness and incredible heart-warming moments is your kind of drama, then this is a 100% must watch!
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This particular drama teaches you a multitude of valuable lessons.
OMG, I absolutely loved the movie! Its my first time to watch a romance and watch a c drama and I just finished watching it last night, and I'm still in awe! I wish I had known about it earlier, because I can't stop thinking about it! I dream about it all the time because it affected me so deeply. There are so many important lessons that I've learned from it. The most important one is: If something is meant for you, it will come at the right time. I hope the actor continues to work on more dramas like this! Every time I think about it, I can't stop smiling, and I also cry during the episode- part also it gives me butterflies in my stomach. This movie really affects me on an emotional level.😭😭❤️Was this review helpful to you?
the perfect love story
one of the sweetest love story ever seen , the main actress so cute and her smile is so sweetno triangle love, no break up , no misunderstanding , no evil 2nd role , no annoying sml
simply a pure love with super happy ending !
and also the second couple love story is too sweet and cute .
this drama is wonderfull .... a masterpiece
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comfort show.
This was the first chinese drama I watched, and it really set the bar high for the next shows on my list.If you're reading this thinking if you should watch it or not... please just do it. Everything about this show is amazing.
I particularly love that is focused not just on the main couple, but also on the whole friend group. You will literally love all of them. Hope you watch it and enjoy it as much as I did!
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Felt nostalgic to the bones
Left me with a sense of fulfillment. When I Fly Towards You is by far the second most peaceful drama (the first being Hidden Love). ZaiZai is the cutest and the most beautiful character ever. Even when she's head over heels for a boy, she always stood her ground, boldly confronted the bullies and worked hard to develop a sense of individuality and independence within. Zhang Lurang.... damn that guy is one charming man. Quiet and aloof yet has a sense of responsibility and loyal to death. The way he was persistent on resolving every misunderstanding that came his way regarding his love life, it was a green flag right there! Every problems were resolved quickly within one episode and it wasn't dragged on much. ZaiZai's best friend Jiang Jia was the best depiction of how a friend is supposed to be. All in all, I loved the drama and it deserves the 9 rating through and through.Was this review helpful to you?
