Exclusive Fairytale

A STORY FIT FOR A ROMANCE LOVER

This drama is like any other, but the casting made it more exciting and enjoy full. Just like other dramas— it depicts the story of youth and the building of romantic feelings between the leads and side characters. I totally recommend this to those who love romance dramas despite the cliches'.

FIRST THE STORY:
As I said before, the story is just like any other. It starts from childhood bestfriends to adult sweethearts.

THE ACTING AND CASTING:
The casting is very good since it has very professional actors who portrayed their characters very well.

THE MUSIC:
I wasn't really interesting for me. But I guess it's because I didn't give it a try.

THE REWATCH VALUE:
I wouldn't probably rewatch it since it isn't quite my cup of tea, although I like romance dramas— I would likely prefer ones with twisted plots and exciting things, and also it would be lovely to have an emotional rollercoaster...

AND LASTLY:
I could recommend you to watch this if you are a drama starter, it would be a nice start for your drama journey. It is great looking all in all.

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Awesome Chemistry

I loved this drama. The ML and FL did their job right. Surprised this is the ML's first adult role. Great job. I liked how they seemed very comfortable around each other as they realistically portrayed people who grew up together. The FL did it a little too convincingly sometimes with that and her tomboyishness. LOL, Plus she was very slow to realize her feelings for the ML, even with all the hints. Anyway, the slow realization of them falling in love, feeling each other out, and actually being in a relationship, I liked it. When they were in college was even better. It is GREAT that the director/writer realistically portrays the " liking/love" that college kids show. The hand-holding, hugging and even tastefully kissing/making out. Some of these dramas I've seen act like these college kids don't have these urges and don't even show entwined hands, hugs, or at least kisses on the cheeks. Rate 9/10.
Side Note: Please dress the FL in more adult clothing in college. I know she is supposed to be tomboyish but they could have put her in stylish nice pants and tops occasionally and not jumpsuits.

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Totally heart warming drama

Tbh I started this drama because of Jun, but the more I watched it the more I got hooked. I liked how this drama was able to develop the supporting characters without it becoming boring or less interesting. I was so invested that I wanted to know what was going on in their lives. The stylist also deserves credit because I really liked most of the characters’ outfits. There was nothing like love triangles, breaking up and heart breaking scenes by the main leads. Their relationship was so healthy and it kept on developing gradually which I also loved. I loved the glow up of Jia siwen and how he managed to handle his relationship till the very end. I liked seeing them although they had some misunderstandings but I loved them. the way the parents were shipping the kids’ relationship also was so exciting to watch 😭😭😭. like they planned a whole trip just to let them have time for themselves…??!!!!! I liked the way Linglong (childhood friend) didn’t fixate so much on Ling chao after he dumped her. she literally accepted her fate and life went on and became friends with xiao Tu.

this drama is definitely worth the hype ❤️

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I watched this drama for junhui and the actress from when i fly towards you. She had similar role in this one too. But i found reviews exaggerated. Their avting is good but story is bad. Mothers obsessing over marrying their kids was so cringe. And then there were everywhere posters of junhui who was actor in the drama. 2nd female lead obsessing over the same person was turn off for me. I completed watching it only for both actors. Other than there was also so much focus on 2nd leads there proposal was so grand and all. Ling chao's father came after he grew and bevame rich. If he bevame rich why didnt he come back that was worst part. Its fine of one time watch but i wont suggest it to anyone. They both are great actors but their chemistry was lacking.

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Exclusive Fairytale: 6/29/2025 - 1/7/2026

This show was really cute and really did justice to the friends to lovers trope. It didn’t feel forced in any way but was something you got see naturally developing throughout the series. I would also like to say that it didn’t take forever for them to actually get together, as will it was still later in the series it wasn’t to late. My only complaint is that after they got together it did feel like the show was dragging, especially in the last 2-3 episodes which I enjoyed. Though I did honestly think they could have been like 2 epos-ides at most maybe even 1 if we being honest. Besides all of that it was a really cute show and I highly recommend. (I would also like to clarify that I watched the first few episodes then stopped because of college and then binged watched during break)

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Decent drama to breeze through

I'm a Carat, so I watched this for Jun. Considering it's been years since his last role, I'd say his acting was pretty solid. (ik his eyes are droopy/sleepy but why do they do look extra sleepy here lmfao) His dubbed (?) voice bothered me the entire drama though. It sounds so monotonous and unnatural (not like jun) to me and I've seen better from other 'cold' and 'emotionless' male leads, but eh. Special mention to the FL Miao Yi though. Really loved her performance in WIFTY and she did great here as well, very natural and cute. (btw the kiss scenes were rlly good holy hell god damn jun)
Story was fine..nothing memorable to me..nothing bad to say either lol. I just breezed through everything basically. The main couple was pretty cute as well though I felt their development of realising they like e/o especially Ling Chao's was a bit ehhh???? but oh well, Some scenes were funny too. Also Yin Zihan the 2nd ML who disappeared halfway was a great character. He and the beauty queen classmate who everyone (me) thought was a bully were my fav characters. they had great personalities and were fun. The story got more engaging in the second half when they went to university for sure. Xiao tu getting 3 guys on her back to back lmfao.
Music, nothing memorable either, I didn't particularly like any, Jun singing the ost was nice tho.
LASTLY I WANNA RANT. I'm so sorry to any lovers of juanjuan and that guy I can't remember the name of, the 2nd lead couple. THEY ANNOYED ME SO MUCH HJSFBHJC. THEIR SCENES AND BREAKUP WAS SO POINTLESS IM SO. I hated it so much and they were worthless and so unnecessary I didn't care about them AT ALL.

Seems like I trash it a lot lmao oops but it's a decent drama, a good watch I think. I binged this in days, played it in the background basically lol. Enjoyed it, not as much as other dramas but still alright.

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Sugar and sweets

Aug. 4, 2023

Another CDRAMA I have finished this week, Exclusive Fairytale hits the sweet spots for me.

It definitely is a simple plot show. But the way the story progressed was pretty smooth in my opinion. I did have some troubles with the sub plots of the secondary characters. I must say that they are definitely skippable as it was giving me anything. Especially in the latter half of the series.

As for the main characters and their families, I genuinely loved them all. It is just so cute and having been childhood friends to lovers, is just that one plot troupe that I eat up so much like enemies to lovers.

The epilogue is so adorable like the way we had the child's pov was just uniquely amazing.

I must say that Chinese dramas have been eating up the others for this half of the year. Like I had to pause all my other shows for Exclusive Fairytale and Hidden Love.

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i ccsntttt wathchhh thjs pls stoppp 

i’ve only seen one other zhang miao yi drama which was “when i fly towards you” and that was one of if not my fav romance drama of all time. something about miao yi is so comforting and she just makes you immediately more happy when watching her dramas. her acting is so brilliant and she pulls off the coming of age romance genre like no one else can!!!! i genuinely don’t know how to put into words how talented she is, i think i’m in love! she’s cutie pie #1!!! 

and for this being juns first acting gig in a while he ACTED. he’s an ACTOR. knowing how he acts with svt and how he is with fans compared to how he is in this drama threw me for a loop. i think i was just so used to him being goofy and silly that seeing him be this serious “i hate everyone but you” guy was crazy. but i really do think he pulled it off. it was so worth it waiting for like 500 years for this drama to come out. and as the show went on you could genuinely feel the progression and development of his character. him and miao yi together is genuinely one of the best pairings that could have happened. their chemistry was insane and felt so natural. 
the only thing i would say was that there was a bit of an abrupt change between like complete childhood friends to like dating and in love but i guess it makes sense with the progression of juns feelings, so it like didn’t ruin things for me obviously i just wish we got to see more of the in between on friends to lovers…almost like “flirting” or like tension ig. 
but the build up was absolutely perfect and everything about the romance was so so cute and sweet, and im glad we got a bunch of episodes of them like actually being a couple couple cause sometimes the leads will like get into a relationship, have like one cute scene, and then it’ll end, but we were spoiled with them in this!!! 

and the “i’ll remember your temperature” line from juan juan in ep
18….bitch if that isn’t the most romantic thing i’ve ever heard like i got heat flashes that was the craziest thing ever said. i’ve never heard something so romantic before…and it was such a quick line they just kinda moved on…I CANT MOVE ON. ILL REMEMBER YOUR TEMPERATURE??? BITCH WHO SAYS THAT??!!? let’s make out rn.

i also don’t really cry while watching shows that often but something about cdramas showing graduations and having nostalgic school montage with the voice over saying “hmmm i’m really gonna miss this place” makes me cry so hard that somehow i end up on the floor.

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BORING BORING

I only watched this drama because I am an svt stan. this drama was so boring, the pacing was bad as well. The acting was okay, I didn't care for any of the characters, the fl was okay but the ml was something else, it was so boring to watching him. The second couple was also so boringgggg to watch, the reason they even broke up was so stupid. which brings me to the next point the fl best friend is soooooo annoying and adds nothing to the story/plot. I felt no excitement when the main couple or the second couple got together or when they had major moments. There is basically no character development, all characters are the same from ep 1 to ep 21. It is not even a calm drama about youth, it was lacking in everything (romance, drama, etc). Why does drama even have a high rating it is so misleading, if you consider watching this drama.... don't!

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Not really worth the time..

I want to start off by complimenting the editing/directing style of this show in general. It stands out from all the other chinese dramas I’ve seen in a creative and stylish way (visually).

Now. So sorry to Ling Chao but he is my biggest negative to speak about here. He was dreadfully boring. Anytime we were focused on him I lost complete interest in what was going on.
The other characters however were wonderfully interesting. Xiao Tu(FL), Yin Zi Han(SML), Jiang Juan Juan, and Jia Si Wen all had such unique (and differing from one another’s) characteristics and personalities. They certainly carry the story as it’s pretty drawn out and flat (to be honest). The four of them make it enjoyable- to a point.

I definitely don’t think it should have been 24 episodes. Not enough happens to warrant that much time to tell the story they have laid out. Makes it a mostly boring watch. I rarely drop dramas, but by episode 18 I decided I had had enough.

And I can’t not say it: once the leads start dating (episodes 16&17) they are soooooo awkward- but rightfully so! They’ve viewed eachother as siblings for 20 years!

Overall it was decent enough but I wouldn’t recommend. There’s far better youth-romance cdramas out there [ watch Wait My Youth(2019) or A River Runs Through It(2021) instead of this please ].

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