Divine Aria

Well, it IS love at first sight, but it wasn't merely a shallow, physical attraction thing. There's a little bit more to it than that, and it was def the fact that he noticed their connection with Billiards. As for him paying for her and all of that, read my post above regarding his psychological state/traumatic past. He pampers her, but it's not just her. He treats and does a lot of things for others as well...like teaching people things for free, or tutoring them and looking over their homework, lending money out to all kinds of people, etc, etc. It's simply his need to take care of others so that they don't have to worry. Maybe he'll relax on that more once he's able to face his past, but we're not there yet.

First off, it's a Slice of Life type drama. Maybe you simply do not enjoy that type of drama. While high drama can be entertaining, I personally think Slice of Life stories are more relaxing, realistic, and more relatable. I also think it's incredibly realistic for people to still be awkward with each other, even after they've started dating. I mean, they haven't even known each other very long...and neither are actually experienced in relationships. They've maybe just known each other a few weeks? It's not like they've been married for years. And I don't think it's harassment to her because she's actually romantically interested in him too. She's just shy and inexperienced about expressing her interest. I don't quite understand your issue though. You say that they shouldn't be awkward with each other anymore since they're already dating, yet, you're saying you don't like the ML doing things any normal lover would do, like having his shirt off in front of her, or reaching towards her on the bed. Your complaints are kind of contradicting.

As for him spending money to pamper her even though he's broke...it's not really one of those thoughtless, immaturity thing. It's a mentality he has developed over the years due to painful events from his past. It's a psychological thing where he feels the need to take care of everyone else because he feels he has abandoned people from before. He especially loves to pamper the female lead because he obviously loves her, but he does it with other people as well. He just really wants the best for everyone else, and will take the initiative to do things for others rather than let them worry, even if it's just things like paying a tab. And even though he's doing that, he's still managing life just fine. It's not like he's harming anyone else by doing those things. And I'm sure his warm relationship with the FL will start changing him in ways...starting with being willing to face his past. But, yeah, if you don't like it, then you don't like it. We can't all like the same things.

He is attracted to her when he first sees her, but it is def the fact that she plays billiards too that attracted him. If you didn't notice, when he first walked into the bar, he noticed her bag of cue sticks. People do not travel with that kind of thing unless they play professionally. That caught his attention. Then, in EP2, after they've added each other on WeChat, he was checking out pictures of her playing billiard.

Then maybe it all just comes down to personal tastes and preferences. I've watched the same dramas that you have, but specifically for Wu Lei and his leading ladies. Well, we can't all like the same kind of acting. You can give it a shot and if you don't like it, then you just don't. I'm sure there are plenty of other dramas that would interest you.

I dunno about his mouth rarely moving as if he was afraid of opening it. Maybe that's just the way he talks, and if you don't like it then you don't like it, but he's supposed to be giving off a stranger-danger vibe in that scene. Also, I personally didn't see a blank or flat look on his face. Just by the eyes alone, I thought it was plenty obvious that he was very interested in her.

That's his character. Lin Yiyang is the brooding, stoic, introverted type who doesn't express much, unless it's through action. He's not the really talkative type either. The actor himself is doing a fantastic job with what he's limited to, which are his eyes. IMO, he's really one of the few actors who can truly express with just his eyes. He's done a ton of other dramas where he's extroverted, funny, super natural, and incredibly down to earth. If you're not into introverted and more stoic characters, you might not like Lin Yiyang.

If you just want to check out dramas where Wu Lei is in more natural and down to earth roles, you can look at clips from dramas and films like:

Nothing But You
Fights Break Sphere
Tomb of the Sea
My Country, My Parents
Upcoming Summer
Crossfire

...just 'cos, right? :)

The dry peck kisses in LLTG felt good to watch, but the stronger kisses here in AASOL didn't? Know what that's called? Personal bias, whether that be towards your favored pairing or whatever, but it's personal bias. Fact is, a better kiss is a better kiss. Saying that LLTG had better kisses is just a complete joke. It was just literally two people leaning in for dry pecks. There were no proper movements with arms, hands, body, no proper touching, etc, etc. The kiss scenes here go beyond that. And while there wasn't tongue action, they were def not the dry pecks of LLTG either. Maybe rewatch.

Ahh...I love LeiLei's vlogs and being able to see different places through him. He's so adventurous and such a lover of nature. And when he's recording his adventures, he gets to just be himself: so free and down to earth.

He has a bunch of vlogs on other places that he's visited...like New York city...and some incredibly cold, remote places where he traveled to for his b-day to stargaze and the such. Should def check out his other vlogs too if you're a lover of nature.

For about the past two years, Wu Lei has been my reason for why I even care about C-dramas. I went back and have watched pretty much all his films and dramas that he's worked on since 2018.

If it's such a drag then drop it. I don't understand how people can keep trying to force themselves to watch stuff that they don't find interesting and then whine and complain about it. I honestly drop dramas left and right. If it doesn't interest me, I just move on. This one, of course, I'm personally loving the heck out of so I'm here to stay. Slice of life romance done beautifully, IMO.

Wu Lei did better kissing in LLTG? Heck no. Not sure how anyone could say that. There were just a few kissing scenes in LLTG(maybe 3 or 4), and it was truly dry pecking there. He's actually a few notches better here in AASOL.

I feel the same exact way. I don't think you're wrong at all. Shao Shang was incredibly self-centered and unlikable to me. And the way she punished people for their errors or flaws but wanted to be accepted for hers made me roll my eyes. I mean, I get why she is that way, but I was waiting and waiting for her to get over herself, to want to change, and to grow up...but..meh, never really happened. Even at the end of the drama, I wasn't really convinced their relationship would work out in the future since she never really even acknowledged her issues. Guess she was just an innocent victim the entire time. I keep imagining that things would just go back to hell whenever another problem would arise. Like, if LBY hadn't shouldered all the blame for what happened, she prob would have continued pouting the rest of her life. But yeah, just my personal thoughts. Her character is not my cup of tea.

Maybe, but not necessarily. I've just been spotting comments here and there whining about how everything is about skinship and kissing in this drama or how they(the creators) must think that that's the only way to create a love story.

Awww...the two are too cute. Wu Lei is so expressive, animated, and funny in RL. I wonder if it's hard for him to restrain himself when he's filming characters like Lin Yiyang, lol.

The answer is yes. LeiLei went from people complaining why he doesn't do kissing scenes/romance to some now complaining that there's too much skinship and kissing in this drama. I find this completely amusing.

LLTG was okay. There were things I did enjoy about it, but I really didn't like the relationship of the leads or the love story at all. It left me feeling cold with how one-sided and punishing it was. Personally, I enjoy good relationships where the characters can be unselfishly supportive, understanding, and pick each other up when the going gets tough. I felt like LLTG did the opposite. Shao Shang seemed to be only good to LBY as long as things were good and going well. Whenever things got bad, there was too much finger pointing, self-victimizing, and punishing. I mean, honestly, if you were angry enough to cut off ties for 5 whole years, might as well have just moved on from each other permanently. It was difficult to feel any true sense of mutual love in the story. I'm glad Wu Lei was able to do back to back dramas after that where he was in healthy, positive, understanding relationships with his female leads(Nothing But You, and now AASOL). He needed that after LLTG, haha.

Incredibly touching. Thanks for sharing :)

Well, I've never played it before...and now I want to try! :)

The reason I don't see it as controlling is that I think LYY is a complete softie and would totally give in to YG if she would insist or refuse. I feel like, for him, it's not about the issue of control but about wanting the best for everyone else so he's always jumping the gun and taking the initiative to do things for others so that they don't have to worry. It's not just with YG(though he especially pampers her), but he does that with everyone else too. It's prob a part of his personality because I think it has something to do with his unresolved past issues. Still trying to figure out if he feels some deep, deep sense of sorrow and guilt for having walked away/abandoned the people in his past or something and now feels the need to take care of others. Of course, this kind of thing can lead to other issues. I think communication is important and he should prob communicate with others first to make sure it's not too much before just going and taking care of everything...but I think a huge part of it has to do with him needing to overcome his past demons.