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A 19 year old woman is not a child.

These are some actions by Ling Xiao that were problematic and annoyed me.

1.) Ling Xiao kissing Li Jian Jian while she slept, and before they were a couple was inappropriate and creepy.

2.) Ling Xiao continually pressuring Li Jian Jian to start dating him, when she clearly indicated that she needed time to consider his confession was disrespectful and selfish. He simply ignores her feelings and only concerns himself with what HE wants.

3.) Ling Xiao's non-consensual kiss on Li Jian Jian's mouth, again BEFORE they are a couple, as he held onto her face to prevent her from moving was NOT OK. This again showed disrespect towards Li Jian Jian, completely ignoring her feelings and focussing only on what he wants. His little smirk as she ran out of the apartment embarrassed, clearly indicates that he doesn't believe he did anything wrong.

4.) Ling Xiao forcefully grabs Li Jian Jian's face, and clamps it firmly with his hands to restrain her, and then aggressively kisses her mouth in front of his mother. Even though they were a couple by this time, this AGAIN demonstrates flagrant disrespect for Li Nian Nian. She was obviously extremely uncomfortable in this situation, but Ling Xiao AGAIN didn't care about her feelings. He only cared about performing in front of his mother.

For me, these red flag actions significantly diminish Ling Xiao as a character.

A really good drama. Well acted and very thought provoking. I really liked Tu Song Yan as Li Hai Chao - he stole the show for me. I enjoyed the story, and I thought it realistically showed the complexity of people's lives. I liked the characters' relationships that we saw develop over time, and the growth that individuals experienced. There were a LOT of evil mothers in this drama, but I appreciated the fact that most of them (eventually) recognised the error of their ways and made at least some effort to redeem themselves.
There were a few things I didn't quite like. Personally I would have liked to have seen more episodes while they were still in school. For me, there were too many episodes when they were adults, and I found it sometimes got a bit draggy in some of those episodes. I also think they could have wrapped up some of the side plots better, and I would have enjoyed a bigger payoff when the plagiarist was outed. Lastly, I thought the chemistry between Li Jian Jian and Ling Xiao was quite bland. They seemed more like brother and sister than two lovers.
I do want to have one whinge about one more thing that I really didn't like at all. It is in the spoiler.
Overall an excellent drama.
9/10
I'm going to watch the Korean remake now and compare the two.
EDIT: I've just finished the Korean remake, and I actually enjoyed it more than this, even though I scored both dramas as 9/10. The Korean version "fixed" some of the problems with the Chinese version, such as reducing the length of the drama so it never got draggy, and it also removed the creepy, non-concensual behaviours of Ling Xiao.

Young ADULTS aren't kids - they're young ADULTS. ADULTS with little life experience aren't kids, they are ADULTS with little life experience. Even immature ADULTS aren't kids, they are immature ADULTS. Your obsession with redefining an ADULT as a kid by some arbitary set of criterai that you just make up is weird. ADULTS are ADULTS irrespective of their life experience, maturity, intelligence, appearance etc. etc.
Also, how have you concluded I'm "fat". I'm genuinely curious. But my point is that if the age gap bothers you, which it very clearly does, then why would you choose to watch the show that bothers you? Obviously you can watch it if you want to, but why would you choose to if you get annoyed by it?

She supposively was 19 at the time of filming. Obviously I have no way of confirming this, but for the sake of argument, I'll assume it is true. A 19 year old woman is an ADULT. I understand that some people have problems with age gaps in relationships. You only need to read through the comments on the MDL page of age gap romance dramas to find criticisms.
But I disagree with these people. In my opinion, if two ADULTS want to date, then that is their business. The housemates guessed her age to be about 23-24 years, and although I've only seen the first two episodes (as I type this), from her interactions in conversations, Han Gyul seems more thoughtful that most of the others, and at the very least, as mature as them. Young adults are NOT children. An age gap does NOT mean a relationship must be abusive or exploitative. But if anyone finds it uncomforatable watching two ADULTS who have an age gap from interacting with each other, then just don't watch this show.

He was 20 when he filmed this. If you don't like age gap romance dramas, then why do you watch them? Surely you can see how stupid that is - sitting through 41 episodes of a drama you know you won't like due to the age gap, and then give it a low score and comment about how "creepy" the age gap was ... but YOU CHOSE to watch it knowing it had an age gap that you don't like. No one is forcing you to watch dramas that conflict with your personal tastes and preferences.

It really is a very good drama. Why not start watching it, and if after a handful of episodes you aren't feeling it, then just drop it and watch something else. That MDL score of (currently) 8.7 is there for a reason.

Quite entertaining. Funny in places and good action scenes. However, I don't think it is quite deserving of its (current) MDL score of 8.9 in my opinion. I'm giving it an 8/10.

Nope - none at all.

But you gave the movie "Air Doll" a perfect score.
So ...

It's on Viki, which is incredibly cheap. It's about one third the cost of Netflix.

I've binged the first 27 episodes of this drama (Part 1) and have enjoyed it. It's not without its flaws, but overall it is an enjoyable drama. I really do like Zhao Lu Si's character, and I appreciate her acting style. It's subtle when it needs to be, and over-the-top when it needs to be. She can also be quite funny. I'm looking forward to seeing how her character grows in Part 2.
This will probably get me some hate, but I just find Leo Wu's acting to be very average. He seems to always have the same facial expression in every single scene. He'd probably be really good at poker. But he's extremely popular, so he's obviously doing something right.
Lastly, I'm going to express my disappointment that yet another Chinese drama tries to romanticise a non-consensual kiss by a man on a woman.
My score is 8.5/10.

It barely warrents the LGBTQ+ tag in my view, because the nothing "gay" happened, except Woo Seul Gi dreamt that she was in the bath with Yoo Je I and they kissed. Other than that, they just seemed like friends. If anyone is watching this hoping it is going to be a lesbian romance drama, they will be very disappointed. I suspect that dream scene only existed so it could beput in the trailer.

I think this drama started off much better than it finished. Personally I found the ending to be messy and a bit confusing. For me, it just ended up an as "average" drama.
7.5/10

In "Blank" season 2, Nueng bites Anueng's neck and back while they are having sex. Anueng asks her to do this btw. Also, in "Gap" they bite each other on the lips and nose when they kiss - so its probably one of these two.

Nope - you are simply wrong. You obviously struggled with middle school science as well.
While it is true that in cold weather, people can be more susceptible to respiratory viruses, it is the air temperature that a person inhales that matters, not whether water is falling from the sky. That is ONE of the reasons why colds and flus are more common in winter. But having rain contact your skin itself does NOT increase your risk of developing a viral infection.
Dumbass.

Based on the currently MLD score of 9.4, thousands of KDrama fans (myself included) disagree with you. In my opinion, the writing, direction, production and acting were simply sublime. It is a masterpiece, and this will be reflected in the awards it wins.

It really is excellent. A drama doesn't score 9.4 after 17,500 votes for no reason.

So ... Yoo Je I's father, who is a medical doctor, thinks that if someone gets wet, they may catch a cold and develop a fever. This tells me that the writer/director of this drama failed middle school science. There are these things called viruses ...

I'm only 4 episodes in and I'm enjoying this a lot. But I'll say that Shao Shang's grandmother is the most insufferable whiney character I think I've ever seen in a drama. She makes me want to rip my ears off every time she throws one of her tantrums.
EDIT: After finishing the 27 episodes of Part 1, my opinion of her hasn't changed. She is a selfish, insufferable, entitled pig.