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The acting of these actors is very harmonious and I enjoyed watching this drama because the storyline is unique from others. I'm too lazy to write a long story because this story is really goodThe acting of these actors is very harmonious and I enjoyed watching this drama because the storyline is unique from others. I'm too lazy to write a long story because this story is really good
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What a Beautiful Portrayal of True Love
High school desk mates (& first loves) are reunited when a reporter goes to a bar, Overtime, not knowing it’s owned by the man she’s never forgotten. And she’ll come to know that he’s never forgotten her either…Oh to be loved how Sang Yan loves his Yi Fan!🔥🫠 This drama is absolutely beautiful. These two are the definition of soulmates & despite the tragedy that caused their 6yr (8? Subtitles unclear) separation after graduation, their hearts were never absent from one another.
I love everything about this. The past flashbacks, the present low-key tension, the slow-burn romance, the solid friendships, & the sleepwalking encounters. Every intense look, accidentally-on-purpose touch, & heartfelt word had me hooked.
They’re both amazing people who show incredible growth, courage, emotion, & devotion throughout their story. The FL especially - she has endured some horrific circumstances (‼️TRIGGER WARNING‼️) & been at the mercy of evil people BUT she doesn’t allow it to break her. Scare her, bruise her, influence her, & hurt her - yes. But break her? Never! And I LOVE that she cut ties with all the toxic people who never deserved her.👏🏻
If he’s her sun ☀️, then she’s his guiding star 🌟 - forever leading him to her. Apart, they’re merely going through the motions. But together? They’re truly living 🫶🏻
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-⬇️ S P O I L E R S 🚫 B E L O W ⬇️-
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The things I always want to know 😏😉…
- First(real)Kiss : ep.20💋
- Together : ep.18 👩🏻❤️👨🏻
- BreakUp: ep.24💔 (separation, not BU)
- BackTogether : ep.26❤️🩹
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A slow healing drama
I really enjoyed this show overall. I think that the cast was well casted and that they fit their roles very well. I honestly think this role fit Zhang Ruonan so perfectly like while watching I was like thats Wen Yifan, never did I think I was watching Zhang Ruonan.I think my one plot critisism is the transition between Hong Kong and their relationship restarting. I feel like it should've been more clear as to why she just decided to stop being afraid of her hometown and abuser again. My best guess is that time helped her think more clearly? I dont know I just think the transition could've been cleaner.
Anyways I am quite satisfied with the pacing of their relationship. A lot of shows get the pacing off leading the show to be boring but I think this show does that well. I also really liked the plot with her abuser and the results of that plot.
I kind of wish they made the female lead express her love a bit more because it feels like he is so much more captivated by her or I wish that they had a storyline of the male lead being upset with her so that she would have to take the initiative first. I feel like something like that could've balanced the dynamic a bit better.
Overall, I had a very good time watching it but I think its not a perfect show for me because at times I found the main characters decisions abit irritating like she was dragging her sadness which just mad the show extra depressing at times. But I can overlook it.
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A slow-burning healing tale of unconditional love—If that bores you, move on silently.
It unfolds quietly and thoughtfully, asking for patience—but those who stay are met with a deeply felt emotional resonance. Viewers drawn to gradual romance, inward journeys, and stories of healing will find it rewarding. Those seeking brisk storytelling or breezy entertainment, however, may find it dense and unhurried.Direction & production quality is another level. Director literally blended past and present & kept a leeway for the future. I read the novel, only shortcoming I felt is that, when it comes to the drama, the female lead become little bit more dependent on male lead.
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Slowburn at it's finest
I am a huge fan of the webtoon so obviously i wanted to watched the adaptation. I feel this was done beautifully. Although the webtoon is still ongoing i think i like how they took things in the drama. Sang Yan has been my crush since secret love webtoon. Yes we have Duan Jia Shu but Sang Yan was my bias. When i read the novel and got to know more about him. I was in love.The entire drama is just beautiful. I don't think my words can express how deep, beautiful and peaceful their love is. It's like this soft warm hug. I cried a lot but I'm happy everyone is happy. Do watch it don't miss out on this.
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To be loved is to be known
I loved this story.From the first meeting to his last breath ML craved FL's attention / time / love. He enjoys and supports her for who she is, accepts her rights and wrongs, never strays. Oh, to be loved like that is a dream. I wish there were more men like this one, with similar values.
FL is a hurt girl who gets better and stronger as the story progresses. I feel like all her hardships are rewarded with our ML. You lose some, you get some, that's life, yeah?
Great slow burn romance 💖
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Amazing Drama
This drama is incredibly captivating. Both lead actors portray their characters in a way that feels so real and true to life. The male lead is an exceptionally well-written character, and Bai Jingting brings him to life perfectly with his outstanding performance.As for Zhang Ruonan, she never fails to amaze me. She portrays Wen Yifan's sadness with such depth and authenticity that I found myself crying through many episodes because of her emotional acting.
The two leads are a perfect match for this drama. Their on-screen chemistry is natural, heartfelt, and one of the biggest reasons the story is so enjoyable to watch.
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I cried so much in the end
This drama touched my heart in the quietest, most beautiful way. It’s all about unspoken feelings, timing, and emotional maturity. The kind of love that never really disappears, even after years apart.The slow burn here is perfect. No rush, no forced drama — just two people slowly finding their way back to each other. The male lead’s quiet devotion and the emotional vulnerability of the female lead made the romance feel incredibly real.
It’s gentle, warm, and deeply comforting — the kind of drama that makes you feel calm and emotional at the same time.
Love Love love the ML
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Truly unconditional love.
I was really hesitant on starting this drama. Especially cause before this, i saw a video saying that “Sang Yan would be considered a stalker if he wasn’t this attractive.”I hate stalker tropes. But boy was i proven wrong.
From my pov, ill clear some of the main problems people have with this drama.
They say the FL was too dull and cold. I think that’s a part of her character, and what she HAD to me. You’ll see eventually that when she opens up, she’s a softie.
Somewhere in the end of this drama, there was a line: Wen Yifen seems gentle but she’s tough, Sang Yan seems tough, but he’s gentle.
And i think it explains the whole drama. I love it, a breather from ‘Rich CEO poor FL’.
Truly unconditional love.
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oh to love and be loved like theirs
have you ever cried witnessing someone love so deeply it made you question that oh,someone could love like that? love like that exists?Maybe not in our everyday lives, but somewhere—in stories, in fleeting moments, in the hearts of people who dare to love fully. oh to love and be loved like that, isn't wonderful to know that that kind of love they both shared exists maybe not on real life but somewhere...somehow. It’s comforting to think that love so pure and enduring has a place in the world. Sangyan and Wen Yifen, too good to be true but enough to make me believe in love a little more.Was this review helpful to you?
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Like 500 days of summer, except ML gets the girl in the end
This is the best modern-day romance CDRAMA so far that I've seen, although I think the title should have been 白月光 （The One that Got Away). The acting, the visual appeal of the leads, the sound/music, cinematography and production quality is at a whole other level entirely compared to other cdramas (especially compared to Hidden Love, the prequel to this story and from the same universe).Heavily influenced by Taiwanese filmmaking and directed by a veteran Taiwanese director, this series uses an ingenious set of flashbacks as a plot device to tell the childhood love story of the two main leads, Sang Yan and Wen Yifan (WYF) from the female lead's perspective: when they first met, how their relationship develops throughout high school and college, followed by the present when they meet again 6 years later. The end scenes of each episode also show flashbacks from the present and sometimes include the same scene from the ML's perspective. It's from his perspective that the audience realizes early on how much he's been secretly pining for her all along and how he hopes she will come back to him. Even as he acts brusque and aloof to the FL, he secretly yearns for her and does everything he can to stay within her orbit and protect her even as he waits for her to come around to him (he even set up his bar to wait for her).
My favorite arc was the first 10 episodes when they meet each other after being apart for 6 years and become roommates. Their awkwardness as they hide their feelings for each other is both heartwarming and heartbreaking as they inch towards a reconciliation and then more. Her sleepwalking becomes the catalyst that brings them closer together as it reveals her true feelings for him, something she doesn't have the courage to express to him initially (when in truth she had moved back for him). (Sang Yan's sister asks WYF if she ever loved him in high school and she confesses to her that she did, something that must have given Sang Yan further hope that reconciliation was possible).
Eventually they get back together, and my favorite scene (besides the finale with the tender proposal scene and final flashback) is in episode 31 when Wen Yifan tearfully confesses to Sang Yan that she regrets leaving him alone for 6 years and wants to make it up to him by living for 6 more years without him so she can live through the pain he experienced. Rarely do you see FLs apologizing for their actions in a relationship, and her opening up and confiding in him was really a sign of growth and maturity for her character. Sang Yan is very moved by what she says and suggests that she can pay him back in their next lives.
In episode 31, the first flashback of when they first met is repeated, this time from the ML's perspective, and the audience realizes that Sang Yan fell in love with WYF from the moment he laid eyes on her (WYF doesn't know this) and that his aloofness and cockiness had always just been an act. (As his best friend, Su Haoan says, Sang Yan may seem tough on the outside but is actually very vulnerable and easily hurt, while WYF seems vulnerable on the outside but is actually very strong and resilient. )
The soundtrack was released before the cdrama and it has some incredible songs on it, including my favorite from the Taiwanese band, Crispy Band: 雨滴中有你 (There Is You Amidst Raindrops). Other standouts include: 任性 (Willful) by Taiwanese band: 五月天 (Mayday) - Sang Yan's theme song, 像晴天像雨天 (Like A Sunny Day, Like A Rainy Day) by 汪苏泷 (Silence Wang), 看着我 (Look At Me) by 严艺丹, 只在今夜 (Serenade) by 毛不易, My Dear by 张洢豪, 倔强 (Stubborn) by 陈珊妮
Overall rating: 9.5/10 - I deducted for the boring side plots like the annoying news intern and grandpa Su and 2ML/2FL romance that weren't really interesting or relevant to the main storyline and for 32 episodes that could easily have been cut in to half that number had the series focused solely on the story of the two main leads.
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