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This is kinda my happy place haha

Eh I see where you’re coming from. But I think if Mumu found her own happiness, she prob wouldn’t return to Nanjing since her mom is in Canada, she went to college in Canada, and her dad is in Thailand. So the way I interpreted is, JZ set up a life in Nanjing for Mumu to “fall back” on, if she didn’t find happiness elsewhere, he’ll always be here for her. And then once she came back to nanjing, he continued to pull away from her cuz he was insecure. But he still sent mixed signals (in your words “leading her on”) cuz he loves her haha. But I see where you’re coming from and I hope no one comes after you for voicing your opinions based on a pretty reasonable interpretation

Are you done? 👀

I have a feeling they'll reveal why he forgot her. If you rewatch the scene after she leaves the soccer field steps, he's dozing off. If the script actually had him forget her... that's a bad sign for what's to come in terms of plot logic lol

There are some scenes where KHY is showing a darker side, but then she goes back to being quirky again. Hopefully there's more to reveal later on vs. inconsistencies

Was anyone else reminded of Byeon Woo Seok irl when they saw all the ML's ads in Seoul haha

Solid start so far. Storyline seems linear, which I appreciate. Not the most exciting first two eps given it's setting up for future eps, but I don't mind it. Way too many dramas these days have a great first couple eps to reel you in, then crash and burn later on. Hopefully this stays steady & plot + chemistry continues to progress. I have a good feeling but fingers crossed!

Omg I saw the same thing last night 😂

Hehe

It leans into it, but I don’t think it’s done well… lmk what you think after you finish watching haha

Yeah I had such high hopes for this one :(

Someone said “for every 1 step back the FL takes, the ML takes 10” 😅

Agree, she started out as a charming but flawed individual when they met in Japan

Then she just got more and more shy & awkward around the ML, which is tough to watch

Agree. It just feels like they were trying to pack in too many concepts into 12 episodes so the romance didn’t have room to breathe. They should’ve done 14-16 episodes if they wanted to flesh out all their ideas; or cut out all the underdeveloped concepts and make a 8-10 episode show.

8.0/10

Not memorable, but not terrible. A decent watch with plot that gets lost in the middle

I feel like part of the reason people in the comments are so angry (myself included) is that we all had really high hopes for this drama given the fluffy trailer and the leads. I personally thought it was gonna be my kdrama of the year! But one of the key premises of the show (FL trauma) isn’t even mentioned in the synopsis nor trailer, so when i watched the middle episodes, I felt bait and switched. Maybe it’s just me, but I also think the romance between the leads feels underdeveloped. While the cinematography for the scenic shots is amazing, I feel like the direction (by the director) between the leads is a bit lacking after the first few eps? Not sure why

And I wish they spent just a fraction of their budget on OSTs lol

To me, the first few eps knocked it out of the park. The rest of the show felt emotionally sterile, for some reason.

Ok I finished watching. I gave it an 8/10. It’s worth watching but just manage your expectations 😅

Early eps were the best parts; nothing really hit me in the feels. Not to contribute to the kdrama vs cdrama argument, but I think cdramas these days do tension / yearning much better.

That said, it’s a treat to see the leads act together on screen. If it weren’t for the leads, I’d prob give the show a 6/10

So far I still think the first few eps were the best

Solid like it’s back on track but missing the magic of the first few eps, if that makes sense.

This show is taking me on a wild ride LOL

Eps 1-4: love
Eps 5-6: like
Eps 7-mid of 9: what the fffff?????
Mid of 9- mid of 10 (where I’m at): solid

It’s the approximate eps, since I’ve been binging and don’t exactly remember

I’ll update you after I finish tonight 😅

I went to sleep after watching up to ep 5 and was super giddy to wake up and watch the rest.

My face after I woke up and read the comments: 🥲

My face after I thought the comments were exaggerating and continued to watch the second half: 🥲🥲🥲

I like push / pull dynamics but here it feels like punting and yanking

This metaphor is a much better description for the emotional whiplash I’m experiencing

This show is giving me emotional whiplash… nevermind the plot, but the after the first few eps, the tone is changing every two minutes or something. One minute they’re angsty, then comedic music starts playing and it turns into a light funny scene. I don’t mind tropes / misunderstandings / angst, but I wish they could let the leads’ emotions sit a little longer.

And then a little bit after the midway of the show, they literally add a whole different personality to the FL. Everything just feels so surface level — a lot of different sceneries, plot lines, “arcs” — but nothing is quite hitting emotionally since it just feels like a hodgepodge of high production elements vs. a cohesive romance storyline

Maybe I’d be less annoyed if the trailers marketed the show accurately.

It’s such a pity because you can see how well the leads CAN perform romcom scenes in the first few episodes.