Cho Na

You won't be able to stop, it's great for binge-watching ;D

To be honest I cannot tell you about The King's Avatar. When I wrote this article, people recommended me TKA. Also, when I wrote another article on Friendship. I have tried watched TKA twice, after those recommendations. But I dropped it twice, too. Though I watch CF and love it forever, I still can't make gaming dramas my favorite. Like now I will proceed carefully with Dt Appledog, another gaming drama coming this year. Prior to CF, I haven't watch Leo Wu neither Lu Han before. But they delivered their characters so well. I fell for Lu Han's character at the first episode while he's biking down the road, lol. And Leo Wu nailed it as someone on a wheelchair! All friendship along this drama actually is to die for. The inside gaming scenes are also very hilarious. You won't disappointed ;D

I appreciate your first comment ever on a post, that tells me that you love this drama very much <3. Since my article actually is not a review, I can say your 4 points are 4 reasons why people should watch this drama ;D

Thanks for your recommendation! Some are already in my PTW, will check out the others.

Honestly this is not a review, since I only wrote about one aspect. But I think this is the main feature, it's enough to make you go thru the whole drama ;D

Third wheeling... yeah you're right!!! I usually have a conscience that I'm watching a drama so I don't invest much feeling. But I felt like I was there. Like Duan Ning when they were receiving the competition award (the first GIF clip)... awkward, lol!

You're welcome... you'll love it.

Yeah, I think I have the Chinese Boss and Me in my PTW.

I only watched Put Your Head on My Shoulders. I put Bhuppae Sunniwat and Father is Strange in my PTW a while ago but don't have a chance to watch it yet. Which Boss and Me? The Chinese or Thai one?

Please do tell me what dramas are those if you remember them ;D

Honestly I haven't watched Le Coup de Foudre, yet. Do you know that Janice Wu and Zhang Yu Jian (the leads in LCdF) are actually married and have a baby girl?

As you wrote that I just realized I actually put a spoiler warning on the title when I submitted the article, but somehow it disappears during the editing process, lol.
I'm not sure which over-the-top TV confession scene you watched, but I can assure you 100% is NOT what you thought before ;D

tik tok... I'm your alarm clock ;D

You're welcome... probably you and I were the same... seeing the drama title, cover, and subgenre... not interested... pass! ;D But like someone commented here, this drama has a story depth. Not a melodrama, not boring as I thought before ;D

No you won't, the main protagonist also starts with not knowing a lot of things, you can type in the drama title in the google search that give you fandom website to explain things about characters, etc. But it can be considered spoiler

Yeah, like someone since they're young (unrequited love ) theme is a staple in romantic Cdramas whether it's a youth or adult setting, cos the fact they can't date while in high school. So basically the feeling of liking someone goes nowhere in highschool.

I know, right? I even watched a Chinese drama before (in high school setting but the romance is between the teachers), in which in the student handbook stated a rule of "no puppy love" or they will get punishment, lol

Just for clarification: the drama doesn't show no sex/abstain until they got married. While writing this article I did a bit research on the sex component in dating in China. Sex is considered a serious matter comparing to Western practice. There are two things that I found:
1. In general, many Chinese men say they would prefer to marry a woman who hasn’t had premarital sex
2. In cosmo cities many Chinese women see sex as a sign that a relationship is headed towards marriage.
If you have watched this drama, you noticed that the GIF I made is limited, due to the technical restriction for how many Mbps to upload in the article. In the real scene, he said something I didn't put in GIF. Though she actually doesn't refuse but he can tell from her facial expression that she is not ready, so he doesn't proceed further. The point is: respect your partner in sex matter ;D

I didn't... cos it definitely will need another GIF put in this article... I don't want to make this article too heavy with GIFs that people may have hard time to read or comment. But I agree that one is super sweet scene ;D
Yeah, creating GIFs is an art by itself... I enjoy making them!

That what is called as "playing with fire" lol! I have seen the romanticized unhealthy relationship in dramas, for example using some components I listed:
- intensity: "I know you're not ready... but I'm sooo in love with you I can't help it!" lol
- possessiveness: not sure if there is anything romantic with the term "you are mine"
- manipulation: one drama comes into my mind though I haven't watched it yet: Well Intended Love season 1... tricking someone to be with you, is it really 'well' intended?

As you said about staying in healthy relationship... hopefully it's not too late! Sadly, in real life that can be the fact. Just for your info: the healthy versus unhealthy components I use in this article actually comes from a non-profit organization that was founded by a mom whose daughter was murdered by her boyfriend, They were in unhealthy relationship. The organization now teaches young people on the signs of an unhealthy relationship and how to have healthy love.