Nelly

Why Is He Still Single? 2026
Rating: 8.65

I will make this very short and sweet.

I hadn’t seen Wallace Huo his 2015's "Love Me If You Dare", and honestly? The wait was absolutely worth it.,He still convinces you that he is not acting. And don’t even get me started on Zhu Zhu, my brand-new favorite FL, no debate..She oozes such aura of grace and class.. (cute dimples alert)..hats off Dr Gu

It feels like we’ve officially stepped into a new era of writing.No more living on a steady diet of fantasy romances and Cinderella tropes. This drama says, “Wake up, we’re adulting now.” Relationships and marriage aren’t social checklist items anymore, and the shift is right there in the writer’s notes. It’s refreshing, it’s real, and it works.

And the OST, phewww someone said that the music director on spectrum with the background music..symphony opera add a classical makjang and Chinglish ballads..it was well curated.

It's no secret, I rarely skip a drama with a Shanghai backdrop. It's Art Deco and colonial architecture makes any drama feel like it’s breathing history and glamour at the same time.
It was the right location for this story, it adds instant atmosphere, turning every scene into something cinematic, stylish, and emotionally loaded. The old-world and the Bund's new skyscrapers are a perfect representation of the by-gone days and the new age of decisions.

With the production quality and the performances, this drama easily deserves an 8.6/10. It could have been an easy 8.8 because its short length really worked in its favor, but the side characters just didn’t bring anything memorable to the table. The script was clearly ML-centered, and honestly, I’m not mad about it because his storyline (and his acting) carried the whole drama beautifully.