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this show is so good, it’s really funny and has an interesting plot, so many puns and sarcastic comments really kept me entertained. and ancy deng’s acting over here is phenomenal, I refuse to believe she was 19 years old when she played this character.

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what! i was fully expecting his appearance to be a plot twist, your comment has left me speechless. it would actually be quite funny if the truth turns out to be what you said, because i found that theme park scene so sudden and random and was attempting to find 101 reasons to explain it…

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i found a behind the scenes video filmed at the theme park that confirms the guy with zhou ye was zhai xiaowen.

your theory is definitely possible, but it got me thinking, why is the female lead unable to recognise him when she first meets him? they share the same face, like in someday or one day, where the female lead was shocked to see her boyfriend’s face after time travelling. if she knew him previously, surely he would have reminded her of someone she once knew… but in this timeline, she only recognises her boss, which i do not really understand.

unless both timelines are happening concurrently, and she accidentally ended up in a different one where they still meet but with different identities and under different circumstances. maybe they appear with different faces in universe, but for the audience, they use the same actor to play both versions? honestly i might be overthinking this a bit 😭

i think cantonese culture was particularly influential and mainstream in the 1980s and 1990s. it is so common to see mentions of hk celebrities or posters of theirs in the background of shows set in that era. i vaguely remember mentions of hk culture in reopen my journals as well. it was not just in mainland china, but i believe it had a strong influence in taiwan too. i was surprised to see the female lead of our times being into andy lau.

i was thinking the same! it is so unusual for them to film a flashback scene like that, they could have easily cast an actor to play that character, so not showing his face is definitely intentional. but i wonder how they are going to explain the plot afterwards though. why is she able to meet him again in her original timeline? unless they go for a someday or one day kind of setting, which would make the plot super complex.

loving everything about this show so far! but i think they should stop including cantonese. it is probably there for a more authentic experience, but it sounds quite out of place when the actors are not native speakers 😭 especially bai zhen zhu, her cantonese is quite distracting. it is kind of funny hearing actors with a northern accent suddenly switching into cantonese sentences

can’t believe i teared up while watching episode 7! when the teacher was checking for the highest scorer in the province, it gave me goosebumps, and the moment the principal ran over to tell the female lead she got 616 points was when i started tearing up… such a touching scene. funny because i barely cry while watching shows, i am usually quite cold blooded

me too, i genuinely like the vibes and pacing of this drama… having watched a couple of transmigration or reincarnation dramas, i am now scared of their endings. making the leads wake up and realise everything was just a dream, that everything they experienced did not happen and everyone they met did not exist, is honestly so tragic and cruel.

i feel you! i watched summit of our youth and the ending really ruined the story for me… even though both leads remembered what happened, that ending still felt cruel. and i am honestly scared of getting a romance in the farm type of ending too, like what do you mean we do not even get to see the male lead’s face and they only show his back??

i have seen tons of complaints about scent of time’s ending as well, so let’s just hope the scriptwriter does this show justice… 🤞

yes! it didn’t even feel like he was acting in that show, i really loved his performance there and i am loving him here so far as well. he is pretty talented in acting, especially considering he debuted as an idol and never formally studied at a performance academy. i feel like he is one of those idol turned actors with strong career potential. hope he continues choosing good scripts

2 episodes in and i am enjoying it so far! they really cast the right actors, i love seeing zhou ye play this “i won’t let anyone bully me” kind of character, and zhai xiaowen was the right choice for a gentle and respectful young man.

i am so happy to see familiar faces from other shows. jiang zi xin and lawrence wong from 2018’s story of yanxi palace, what a classic and my first cdrama, are appearing in the same show again. i am really hoping to see scenes with both of them! then we have tu ling, who played xia feng hua’s mum in northward, and kevin who played xue ying in young blood.

i am really praying the ending is good, please do not give me another “everything is a dream” ending anymore

i agree! i felt the same when I was watching episode 1 of this show. the plot is different but the female leads both came from awful/horrible/complex/ sad backgrounds. and they were lucky they got to meet people that loved and supported them in this new world (of course there are people that dislike them and cause trouble too). i am hoping we don’t get the romance in the farm kinda open ending though ….

i think so too! either one of them dies, or the minion’s family member or love interest might die tragically for character growth and to set up a redemption arc. then perhaps after their loved one dies, they become fixated on becoming good, but not long after they finally change, they die as well. dramas really like arranging this kind of trope.

just binge watched 5 episodes and i am loving it so far! the cinematography is great, some of the shots made me go woahhhhh! the visuals are amazing and the leads look really good together. the supporting characters are good looking and generally likeable as well.

this show has the potential to be a really good historical romcom. some scenes gave me a good laugh and made me go “aww so cuteeee!” like when the female lead was saying the lines of the poem wrongly. the trailers are looking good too, hope this show keeps the same standard and does not disappoint!

really enjoying this show! a cute fluffy lighthearted romance! i shall grant it early access to my comfort shows list 💗 (I typically wait until I end the show…) the friendships are pretty cute too, the drama watching experience has been amazing.

i don’t typically like shows where all the friends of fl end up with friends of ml/ people she knows end up with people he knows, but in this show, I’m surprisingly okay with the supporting characters and their romantic interest, probably because chemistry is there and visuals are great 😌

really enjoyed the ending, episode 34 was the peak for me. i loved how everyone got closure. in many shows, only the main characters get proper endings while the supporting characters are left untouched, and the audience never finds out what happens to them. but in this show, we got to see characters from earlier episodes appear again in the finale. i honestly got goosebumps watching this episode.

nah, i will not be hopeful about getting a sequel. i have watched cdramas since 2018, and i can count on one hand the number of shows that actually got a sequel. it rarely happens. the investors, production crew, cast and platform all have to be interested, and it is hard to get so many parties aligned.

besides, youku did not treat this show well. there were zero promotional companies working on it, while other dramas airing at the same time had at least 2 to 3 companies handling marketing and promotions. (how dare you etc.) bai lu has been working extremely hard promoting the show everywhere she goes, at award ceremonies, through social media content, even giving out red packets. her fans have also been putting in a lot of effort, promoting the show online, rewarding creators who made edits, buying over 100k seats for audiences to grab, etc. yet the production team has barely done anything.

recently, it was even discovered that the official social media account for the show rated their own drama one star out of five. that says a lot about their attitude. most of the time, they use ai to generate plot summary videos or focus on editing romance clips, when we all know how much romance there actually is in this show.

with the way bai lu is being treated, even if a sequel were to happen, i doubt fans would want her to return. and if she does not return, i am pretty sure the show will not do as well, considering many viewers are watching because of her, and a lot of the advertisements are placed due to her popularity as well. realistically speaking, the rest of the cast are not at the same level of popularity. there is a stark difference even just looking at their weibo follower counts. without her, it would be difficult for the show to maintain the same level of attention, so i am not sure whether investors would be willing to take the risk on a sequel.

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thank you for your comment lol, I had zero idea there was a post credits scene and went back after seeing your comment!

all 24 episodes available on YouTube! posted by GF全球热映, or you can just search using the Chinese title 其实不是初恋

English subs are available but I’m not sure if it’s accurate cuz I watched it in Chinese :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSFf6M_d-hY&list=PLtoW4yqvbT_jX0YdeS48mOD9XwwLsI8Yd&index=1