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Oh great another fake angle kiss. I see passion with ML but the FL looks wooden. I mean if she's just acting and not kissing, can't she just move from the back of head to make it a little more convincing smh.

Chemistry is certainly off in some instances where it seems choppy. We see his expressive sad eyes staring at her while she is all smiley or expressionless like nothing is going on. Not sure if they are in alternative universe sometimes.

I can't wait for that one, I think that spring banquet might be his break out role too.

That will be spicy, I don't mind a love triangle in this case since Qianluo had to fight so hard to get XS attention. I'd be nice to see him put some effort to strengthen their relationship. Thanks for sharing!

The novel definitely made her as a daring character, she was the only one who usually initiates any intimacy, the ML is much more traditional and reserved. LHC can't be doing this type of project if she can't portray the very essence of the character, it's really doing her character and a disservice to herself as a rising actress.

If you read below, you probably know the FL has a no-kiss clause so that's why you are seeing the funny camera angles with the wall and the sun. If you haven't already, read the novel cause it captures that passion.

I do think that her appearance wasn't that good in S1, its just the styling though which can be easily corrected since she's really beautiful in modern clothes. So hopefully they change that to accentuate her features. Acting wise, I didn't find her character annoying at all. She had very few scenes to work with his the main focus was on the guys only. Hopefully that all changes, please keep us updated with her S2 scenes too! Thank you.

Yup it's actually adapted from a Korean webtoon which I find better.

She really has a bubbly personality. I loved her character in the first season but she was getting a lot of hate there. I still remember me trying to defend for the poor girl. Some people were attacking not only her character, but personally.

Cause it's the japanese adaptation of it.

Interesting take on it. I think it could be possible that her agency is trying to get her international fame and popularity through this drama, it has a similar taste to TBT which also surged the popularity of their stars. This storyline seems to hit the right notes and both leads are visually appealing. LHC has her own values and that's fine if she doesn't want to compromise it but that conflicts with how the storyline is suppose to go. The audience has a right to voice their criticisms. They can't possibly know that if she signed up for this project and doesn't deliver, everyone will turn a blind eye to it. They can't even hide the problem, it's just that glaring on screen. The fact she or her agency accepted this script knowing what it entails, were they thinking that they could either skirt around those type of scenes or that force her into doing things she's uncomfortable with? As a public figure, she and her agency will have to deal with those consequences.

To be honest, I feel as though he is carrying this show in the romance aspect. His expressive eyes definitely exuded passion. LHC is a good actress too but not for this type of romance and passion, or lack of. They covered only high school so I think I'll able to give it a pass, but as adults and getting back together after separation, I'd expect some "passion" there but I'm not sure if she can deliver it. It's a huge question mark now. But I am extremely doubtful now. If they do another fake camera angle, this comment section is gonna lose it again, that I'm sure of.

Understandable. Fool me once, shame on them, fool me twice, shame on me. I cannot contemplate how they thought it was going to work. It almost feels like another level of deception. If you haven't already, I recommend The Best Thing, it hits all the right notes.

I also wonder about what the intention is if they full well-known that this project requires intimacy. Fame and popularity for sure but if they already know LHC has some sort of no-kiss clause, do they, and I mean director and agency, think they can use fake camera angles and a flimsy take on it to serve as a pass? It's not one-for all scene, it literally has multiple instances if they even read the novel. Or maybe the director is wiling to take the risk of taking her in as FL to portray a passionate daring character. If that is the case, what they are doing is sabotaging the actress' career.

FR, don't even read the novel cause you'd be like what the flip...lol

It's definitely a thin line where they are playing with fire. Whether it's her choice to accept the script or her agency with the power over her, the end result is that she being the public figure will have to take on the blame. To be accepted as a rising actress, she has to choose projects that will help her career and it comes with expectations to deliver it, in this case being a romantic drama. It's an unfortunate situation if she really has no say and the agency took this one on to boost international clout and fame. The audience has a right to feel disappointed. To the point where people are saying it's her parent who forbids it even though she's 25. Who knows? Maybe the shady agency of hers just wanted any publicity, good or bad as long as it's trending?

Be warned that you'll feel disappointed with the show too once you compare it to the novel. They totally botched up the passion aspect of it.

I mean the show is not all that terrible but I get where you are at. Its not yet a train wreck but it's a bummer they mishandled it like that. I feel like they are deviating from the novel in some ways to cater towards FL no-kiss clause. Still boggles me why the director would choose an actress who cannot deliver a passionate romance. I think it's missing a crucial element to the storyline yet downplaying it's importance for this particular plot. I stress this point cause you don't need kisses in all dramas, this one just calls for it but has none of it. It's definitely a major let down. I'll still watch this but I'm gonna level my expectations and feel somewhat indifferent about what this passionate love is all about. They should actually rename the title as "Cute puppy in love" and don't even say it's adapted from a novel.

Fair enough. But I actually think XRH would suit a high-schooler, it's all about the styling. She's around the same age as WAY too and she's very charismatic in TBT. I can't help it after just getting off that show :-) Eventually, there's a time-jump too so I'm not worried about the focus on that aspect.

For sure, if you have noticed already, the big trending topic is that FL can't do kiss scenes. It sucks that I had expectations after finishing the novel. But the problem is that it feels essential because it's adapted straight from the novel which goes into every detail of how intimate they are and how they start as inexperienced lovers to slowly becoming more comfortable with their intimacies. The show cannot capture that type of passion cause the FL seems to have a no-kiss clause so that itself is holding back its potential. I hate to say it but I feel that perhaps XRH from TBT would be a better choice-LHC is a tad stoic but has simple chemistry with WAY (who has expressive eyes for her), however, she cannot seem to portray that passion for him from what I see, unless anyone thinks cheek pecks and cute smiley faces is it then I'm outta words lol. I honestly dislike that fact that it feels like this issue is overweighing the rest of the drama. But the crew also sold us an image of some sort of passionate love. Even the trailers had them almost kissing but all we're getting is fake camera angles. Double-whammy indeed.