He has a sweet tongue , So sometimes it does seem like he has feelings. But he hasn't (:
I loved Long Ballad, never checked out YAMG (maybe some day soon) and dropped Female Student and Rebirth for you. Will check out Dear Diary for WRC if nothing else. I will say ARRTI is miles ahead of Female Student. It is just an overall better drama story, production quality, characters and acting wise. The acting and chemistry especially is stellar in ARRTI whereas in Female Student , it was just so so I guess (i dropped after the first 2 episodes). ARRTI has spoiled me in terms of chemistry between the leads. Their hugs , eye contact, piggyback rides, bicycle rides , etc. Small things like that (which don't really sound romantic per se) are shot so well, with such lovely background music, that it creates a very romantic atmosphere. So you should definitely watch out for the camera work, lighting, bgm qnd production quality too in ARRTI.
He has a sweet tongue , So sometimes it does seem like he has feelings. But he hasn't (:
Yeah this one also falls in the category of great but not perfect. I think a lot of us were disappointed because it had the potential to be perfect. Addition of just one or two scenes, one or two real conversations would've made it perfect. The slow burn aspect is only ever successful if the big moment that it is setting up and leading up to is explosive enough. In this case, the outcome is exactly the one we all wanted, but the process of getting there could've been better. I don't find the drama draggy, myself. All the small details, all the interactions mean a lot to me. So I wouldn't trade any of them. But other people might find it draggy if the ending doesn't pay off for them. In fact, this drama was cut short from 40 episodes to 36 episodes, which might explain the rushed ending. I think 40 would've been too long, 36 is already long enough. But I really wanted more of my TuJu CP (TuJu is their ship name) I can't get enough of this couple, i still think about them. Since this is a character driven story, the characters are really good and you'll still root for them even when the writers fudge them up.
He has a sweet tongue , So sometimes it does seem like he has feelings. But he hasn't (:
Yes, me too. The friendship aspect is amazingly handled by the drama. You'll also like the friendship between XXJ, LSY and CL towards the end, they have cute interactions and CL basically becomes their agony aunt. What KingC said is right, the ending is rushed but I still liked the romance between the leads because throughout the drama they're inseparable and they seem like they belong together. It could've been executed better, with better character development, but I'm still not (too!)salty about the end.
Hehehe it's part of the drama but it doesn't happen for real. You must've noticed till now how Xiaoju is given to daydream and fantasize, right? That's one of her dream sequence lol. That is continued throughout the drama as her characteristic feature and some of them are very funny too, especially the ones she imagines with Shiyi. I relate to that aspect because I'm always daydreaming too lol. However, in the special clip which is an epilogue and shows their married life, that scene from the beach is hung on the wall, so maybe they went back and recreated her dream for their anniversary or some such, who knows lol
Yayyy!! HYX has a love interest?!! Man, i am really looking forward to her next CP.
Oh lol okay. I hope they keep those scenes then. I am still salty over the fact that her role has been shifted from Support to Guest. I was going to watch this drama for only for HYX primarily. Fingers crossed that I'm not too disappointed
My comments have so many typos and sometimes I forget important words in my hurry to type out everything in the middle of work. I am surprised you even understand anything lol yes, cdramas have an innate love for misunderstandings. They are bearable in this drama since they're resolved quickly, except for the last one which I feel was kind of needed at that point, from shiyi's perspective.
He has a sweet tongue , So sometimes it does seem like he has feelings. But he hasn't (:
They sometimes have meals together but yeah, mostly in the university they all meet together verg rarely. Mostly for a few meals here and there or in the basketball court
Yes, as Arunima pointed out the moment their grown up life starts is where the writing takes a dive. Before that they do an excellent job setting up conflicts and resolving them. For the last one, even ardent admirers and loyal lovers of the drama can say that the resolution of the last misunderstanding is not executed properly. You have to be ready though, both our beloved leads can be a little frustrating at times . But what i love about them is that they both have startling moments of self awareness (as in they admit what they're doing/about to do is stupid) which shows maturity well beyond their. And sometimes, they do act as immaturely as their age would suggest
He has a sweet tongue , So sometimes it does seem like he has feelings. But he hasn't (:
Haha that or they are the writers of typical chinese dramas. What's refreshing about this drama that it doesn't have those typical cdrama cliches and tropes that we find in abundance in other cdramas (even youth dramas) . It's a slice of life kind of drama, till ep 34. But ep 35 and 36 are written in a typical cdrama style. So they pale in comparison to the rest of the drama which is *chef's kiss*. As i said, i still like the ending. And the critical and discerning viewers also liked the ending. But the process of getting there, in ep 35 and 36 , leaves much to be desired.
Hehehe yeah I do. I am the complete opposite, spoilers are sacrilege to me and i was spoiled for this drama so many times because i watched it as it aired 🥲 I want to twll you but that particular misunderstanding involves props with a specific symbolism, the connotations of that misunderstanding are such that they involve multiple scenes and conversations. So i think you wouldn't understand even if I attempt to explain it to you now. It calls back to several previous episodes and scenes. It's a jumbled mess of a misunderstanding lol. And very trivial in hindsight but the ML doesn't know that so it's a big deal for him and hurts him a lot.
He has a sweet tongue , So sometimes it does seem like he has feelings. But he hasn't (:
No, this misunderstanding happens in ep 34. So they had 2 more episodes to patch it up, but the writinf takes a completely weird turn and it's kind of (?) resolved by the end but not really lol. Many viewers believe that the misunderstanding is never resolved in a satisfactory manner before the HEA.
He has a sweet tongue , So sometimes it does seem like he has feelings. But he hasn't (:
No, she starts developing feelings for him sometime around ep 30. But she hesitates a looot because he is her best friend and she doesn't wish to hamper their friendship. She also second guesses her feelings a lot, because she doesn't have the same butterflies-in-the-stomach inducing, nervous kind of romantic feelings for the ML. It's more solid dependence and can't-live-without/never-leave-me kind of feelings. So when compared to her teenage crush, she doesn't realise what is true love in this case. And that costs her in the end. She realises too late.
He gets with the ballerina girl but their love story arc is filled with twists and turns. And that directly affects the FL, and in relation the ML. I wouldn't say after 30 , it's starts to get even more interesting then in fact. The drama follows the novel very closely till ep 34 . Ep 35 and 36 are rushed, that is when the plot and character development wobble. There are plotholes and unanswered questions in the last 2 episodes, but till then the writing, plot, characters and acting remains pretty solid (the acting remains solid throughout for the way they're written). But if you like slow burn stories, till ep 33 you'll enjoy it. There are a few misunderstandings but they're resolved quickly, till the very end when one misunderstanding kind of becomes the plot device
He has a sweet tongue , So sometimes it does seem like he has feelings. But he hasn't (:
She never gets the chance to confess her love. But she decides to give up on SML in ep 27 because of the love story arc of SML. Ep 14,15,16,18,19, 23,25, 28,29,30, 32, 33 are my favorite. Lots of development in the plot, character and acting in these episodes.
Hence, TuJu is their couple ship name.
ARRTI has spoiled me in terms of chemistry between the leads. Their hugs , eye contact, piggyback rides, bicycle rides , etc. Small things like that (which don't really sound romantic per se) are shot so well, with such lovely background music, that it creates a very romantic atmosphere. So you should definitely watch out for the camera work, lighting, bgm qnd production quality too in ARRTI.
I want to twll you but that particular misunderstanding involves props with a specific symbolism, the connotations of that misunderstanding are such that they involve multiple scenes and conversations. So i think you wouldn't understand even if I attempt to explain it to you now. It calls back to several previous episodes and scenes. It's a jumbled mess of a misunderstanding lol. And very trivial in hindsight but the ML doesn't know that so it's a big deal for him and hurts him a lot.
I wouldn't say after 30 , it's starts to get even more interesting then in fact. The drama follows the novel very closely till ep 34 . Ep 35 and 36 are rushed, that is when the plot and character development wobble. There are plotholes and unanswered questions in the last 2 episodes, but till then the writing, plot, characters and acting remains pretty solid (the acting remains solid throughout for the way they're written). But if you like slow burn stories, till ep 33 you'll enjoy it. There are a few misunderstandings but they're resolved quickly, till the very end when one misunderstanding kind of becomes the plot device