Divine Aria

Battle through the Heavens...Crossfire...and I also agree with Our Times(2021) as well as Upcoming Summer. Loved him in Upcoming Summer. Nothing but You also has him in a more down to earth, extroverted, passionate, and youthful ML role.

He's def in his most serious, introverted, and mature roles with The Long Ballad, Love Like the Galaxy, and this one(AASOL).

I'm not really attracted to him...but I do really love his character's relationship with LYY and MXD.

That was my thought about Wu Lei back in 2020/2021 with The Long Ballad. He was , like, 20/21 and playing the most serious/mature character in the drama.

Some of LeiLei's roles that are a little closer to his personality in RL can be found in: Fights Break Sphere, Tomb of the Sea, Nothing But You, Crossfire, Upcoming Summer. None of his roles can ever be as playful as him in RL, but the characters from what I mentioned above are far more extroverted than characters like Lin Yiyang, Ling Buyi, and Ashile Sun. Actually, many of his projects when he was quite young had him in extroverted, sassy, funny roles.

I honestly haven't cared too much about the other characters' love lives. Bringing those things into the equation would have extended this drama by a few more episodes, but it would not have made me personally like this drama any better. I actually like how focused it felt. Also, the pace of the drama was fine, perfectly typical of Slice of Life dramas. If those dramas aren't your cup of tea, then they're simply not your cup of tea. Also, I didn't find the interactions between the leads cringey. It was a bit awkward at first, but that's how it should be...a bit uncomfortable, yet, heart-racing and tons of butterflies.

The two most flawless, green flag ML characters for me are both played by Wu Lei: Lin Yiyang in modern dramas and Ashile Sun in costume dramas. In both dramas, I'm just like...where in the universe can I find a dude like this???

Dang. Don't roll your eyes. I'm like her in RL. She actually stays put. I would run at the idea of intimacy even if I'm really into someone.

It doesn't really matter too much to me how long or short dramas are. I haven't finished this series yet, so I was just wondering if the pacing stays consistent the rest of it until the end. My experiences with dramas getting cut down so much is that its typical for the pacing and plot to feel rushed towards the end and not entirely make sense.

I see your point though, of course. I'm actually not one who normally even watches modern dramas. I have to feel invested in them to sit through them and, honestly, I haven't been invested in too many.

For those who have finished all 30 episodes, did the pace and plot of the drama feel like it suffered because the drama had been cut down several episodes? I hate how cutting a drama down will sometimes make the drama feel inconsistent...as if it was going at a good, steady pace and then it's suddenly being badly rushed just to get to the end. The plot tends to not make much sense either when that happens.

Pace of the drama doesn't change. If you aren't enjoying the first few episodes, then it's probably just not your cup of tea. It's a slice of life type drama. Everything is slower-paced with more attention to detail and no crazy drama. These kinds of dramas feel more real and relatable, but if you like fast-paced and high drama then this prob isn't for you.

That makes sense. Thanks.

Thank you. Love LeiLei's effort. He's kind of shy about singing. I remember all those variety shows where he had to do some singing. He's always trying to run away, haha.

Because athletes should never fall in love and can never have romantic relationships, right? The idea that sports dramas can never have romance or that romance dramas can never be about sports too is so silly.

"In LOng Ballad, he is kind of the SML, I like his style there and his scenes with Dilreba, but we all know who she ends up with." - I'm so confused. Feel like clarifying? Did I miss secret episodes somewhere of my favorite drama?

It's fine. You can just say my name. Yes, she def came back and tried to work things out. I don't recall claiming that she didn't. I'm pretty sure we were discussing just the conflict itself and how/why it happened. The reason why it even became such a major point of discussion was because, I dunno, instead of just acknowledging that she didn't handle the situation well, some were searching for all kinds of excuses, pointing the finger the other way, and even pulling the gender/misogyny card on anyone who was bothered by how she reacted to the situation.

Who's hating on the actress and what are they saying? Totally agree that it has nothing to do with the actress. It's the character. Jinmai is just doing her job, and she's doing an incredible job with her acting.

I get that communication is important, but it's unrealistic that people are always going to be able to communicate properly. Sometimes, you have to rely on being able to properly analyze a situation and reacting reasonably. And I feel like YG just completely flew off the handle here with her immaturity. I wasn't expecting that from her since, even at the start of the drama, I thought she was demonstrating a lot of maturity and ability to be rational.

So did she forget that her boyfriend is someone who has a difficult time communicating with words because he suffered a traumatic past? Did she not just see what took place? Can't she be smart enough to put two and two together? Can't she be mature enough to just show a little understanding that he would be upset since he just got his self worth flattened, or be reasonable enough to realize that he's going to need a little bit of time to collect himself? Can't she at least be ONE of these things?

And the jealousy isn't the real issue here. Yes, he was jealous, but that was because his self esteem had just taken a beating. His self worth is the core issue. And pls save the misogyny speech. I'm actually quite ticked off that female characters are so often written to be this childishly stupid and annoying. They act like our species has to have everything spelled out to us through perfect communication and that we have to be led by the hand or we just won't get it. The majority of us aren't like this in RL, not at 22. And we're more than smart enough to figure things out for ourselves. I'm not expecting anyone to be flawless, nor does this mean that I hate her. I wasn't bothered by her until this specific situation. I really wish they'd written their disagreement/fight differently. I just want to see more growth out of characters, not regression. She actually seemed more mature to me in the earliest episodes. LYY's character has received a lot of growth, but I don't know what's happening to YG's character.

It shouldn't be about whether one is male or female. It's simply about whether one is being reasonable or not in situations. If the roles had been reversed, I'd be calling LYY out in this situation. I'm not going to side with a female just because I'm female. Don't blame those of us who are annoyed. I'm actually kind of ticked that female characters are so often written in such poor manners when facing situations. Most of us would not behave like that in RL.

I feel like this situation should have been about LYY because he's the one getting attacked and having to deal with crappy people. Yet, YG made it all about herself. Why? And I disagree with the idea that LYY's mood had nothing to do with the interaction between himself and YG's mother. It started off with the mother's attitude in not being receptive to his apology, bringing down his self esteem. Seeing what LQY did merely compounded the issue of his low self worth.

"She needed to know that he was still in it with her" ...I find it pretty selfish that she prioritized that. Like, I think that could have waited. Dude just got his self esteem shredded. That's psychologically and emotionally traumatizing. She should have shown more understanding toward him. Really, the focus should have been on just helping him pick himself back up first.