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When fate gives you a second chance
Summit of Our Youth is a light, addictive and fun drama that will keep you up for nights!
The story starts off with Gu Xuejiao (played by Sun Zhenni) being transported back 10 years ago, back to the years she regretted the most in the future. Given a second chance in life, she decides let go of her love obsession and focus on studying and a healthy mindset. During her time as a student again, she meets Lin Zhihua (played by Chen Jingke), who in her previous life was her “ruthless boss” that she once despised, but now was her only option to climb up the ranks at school. After begging him for a long time, he finally agrees to tutor her after seeing her determined spirit.
In terms of chemistry, I was honestly speechless. They were the best thing about this show! Just put them in the same room, and I would rewatch that scene a million times, it was THAT good. You have to trust me on that. If you like leads with excellent chemistry, this show is 100% made for you, I promise.
Their relationship was satisfying to watch and just so sweet! It was kinda a slow burn (at least for us, who had to wait for just 1 episode everyday for a while T_T), but that was the best part! It made the confession and their relationship much more valuable. I loved how in the start, we could already see them slowly started falling for each other with realizing, just to be spoiled by Gu Xuejiao in the most hilarious way possible (don’t worry, they have a proper confession scene).
Now, let’s talk about the characters:
Starting with our main character and female lead, Gu Xuejiao played by actress Sun Zhenni. First of all, I’d like to point out how pretty she looked throughout the entire show, she was absolutely gorgeous, I was too busy staring at her then to read the subtitles lol. Now, moving on to the actual character; Gu Xuejiao is not just a pretty face, but a kind, intelligent, determined and fun character. Thanks to her, the show was funnier and more enjoyable. She properly uses her transportation from the future as her strength to support her and her family, but never as a shortcut in life. Everything she has now is because of her hard work and determination. Overall, she is a lovable character, a worthy female lead and one of the best parts of the show!
On the other hand, we have our male lead, Lin Zhihua played by actor Chen Jingke. He is literally a walking green flag, always understanding and caring and yes, fine as hell. I don’t know how anyone wouldn’t fall for this guy. He cares a lot about all his loved ones, one of the best example of was when Gao Rui was in a coma, in the hospital. During that time, Lin Zhihua took over all of Gao Rui’s part time jobs and spent all his days in regret, knowing that all this was easily preventable. I loved his character very much and especially his relationship with Gu Xuejiao, they complimented each other perfectly.
Supporting roles:
Gao Rui played by actor Ge Qiu Gu:
First of all, he was a real homie. He kept the leads’ relationship as a secret for 2 years, I’m genuinely impressed. He understood the meaning and importance of a real friend, and is close to both Lin Zhihua and Gu Xuejiao, so he easily understands both of the leads more than anyone else. Other than that, he was one of the really likeable characters and this show would probably would not have been this fantastic without him.
Zhou Shiyun played by actress Tu Zhi Ying:
By now, I sure everyone has heard of her, right? Now, lemme address this issue, her character is straight up HATE-ABLE, like no one and nothing can save her. She has done bad things and is still doing bad things. Gu Ming Ze is an absolute fool for loving her.
HOWEVER, we have to blame her mom for the monster she has become. In fact it’s not her fault at all. If her mom hadn’t put so much pressure on her own daughter like that, she wouldn’t have become the person she is today. Although she did have some character development after the high school arc. She gets more bearable to watch afterwards. Moving on, it feels weird defending her like that.
Gu Mingze played by actor Wu Chong Xuan:
He was such a wholesome brother. The way he covered for Gu Xuejiao was really nice (especially an older brother lol). Loved the siblings-relationship so much. But as I said earlier, HE IS AN ABSOLUTE FOOL FOR LOVING ZHOU SHIYUN. Like what did girl do to deserve a person like him?? The way he can’t tell how Shiyun’s mean personality is just straight up stupid. Anyways, he’s just a good character with bad, no, extremely poor taste.
There were also many other characters like Yi Tianyu, Sun Tian Tian, Lin Zhiyue, etc.. who all played their parts well. But if we were to talk about everyone, we would be here all day, right?
Now it’s time for the REAL question:
Does Summit of Out Youth really deserve the 9 stars I gave it?
Probably not in terms of many aspects, but do I care? ABSOLUTELY NOT. I adore this drama and it brought so much joy to my life temporarily. Even if even if the story wasn’t interesting enough, the chemistry alone is enough to deserve the 9 stars.
In conclusion, Summit of Our Youth was a great show that certainly kept me entertained (and definitely waiting too) for the time being. This is such an underrated drama. There were many aspects to love about it and you’ll know once you start watching it too. It’s worth every second of watching, I promise. Give it a try.
Although I would like to remind everyone to look at the bigger picture when watching not only this drama, but every drama out there.
Without considering the smaller details, ask yourself if you liked it or not, only then you’ll know if you truly enjoyed the drama or not.
Well, unless the small details are so bad that they become major problem and throws you off.
Anyways, thanks for making it this far. If you have any questions on the drama or opinions to share, feel free to comment.
Now, let’s all hope for a happy and satisfying ending. Enjoy your watch everyone!
The story starts off with Gu Xuejiao (played by Sun Zhenni) being transported back 10 years ago, back to the years she regretted the most in the future. Given a second chance in life, she decides let go of her love obsession and focus on studying and a healthy mindset. During her time as a student again, she meets Lin Zhihua (played by Chen Jingke), who in her previous life was her “ruthless boss” that she once despised, but now was her only option to climb up the ranks at school. After begging him for a long time, he finally agrees to tutor her after seeing her determined spirit.
In terms of chemistry, I was honestly speechless. They were the best thing about this show! Just put them in the same room, and I would rewatch that scene a million times, it was THAT good. You have to trust me on that. If you like leads with excellent chemistry, this show is 100% made for you, I promise.
Their relationship was satisfying to watch and just so sweet! It was kinda a slow burn (at least for us, who had to wait for just 1 episode everyday for a while T_T), but that was the best part! It made the confession and their relationship much more valuable. I loved how in the start, we could already see them slowly started falling for each other with realizing, just to be spoiled by Gu Xuejiao in the most hilarious way possible (don’t worry, they have a proper confession scene).
Now, let’s talk about the characters:
Starting with our main character and female lead, Gu Xuejiao played by actress Sun Zhenni. First of all, I’d like to point out how pretty she looked throughout the entire show, she was absolutely gorgeous, I was too busy staring at her then to read the subtitles lol. Now, moving on to the actual character; Gu Xuejiao is not just a pretty face, but a kind, intelligent, determined and fun character. Thanks to her, the show was funnier and more enjoyable. She properly uses her transportation from the future as her strength to support her and her family, but never as a shortcut in life. Everything she has now is because of her hard work and determination. Overall, she is a lovable character, a worthy female lead and one of the best parts of the show!
On the other hand, we have our male lead, Lin Zhihua played by actor Chen Jingke. He is literally a walking green flag, always understanding and caring and yes, fine as hell. I don’t know how anyone wouldn’t fall for this guy. He cares a lot about all his loved ones, one of the best example of was when Gao Rui was in a coma, in the hospital. During that time, Lin Zhihua took over all of Gao Rui’s part time jobs and spent all his days in regret, knowing that all this was easily preventable. I loved his character very much and especially his relationship with Gu Xuejiao, they complimented each other perfectly.
Supporting roles:
Gao Rui played by actor Ge Qiu Gu:
First of all, he was a real homie. He kept the leads’ relationship as a secret for 2 years, I’m genuinely impressed. He understood the meaning and importance of a real friend, and is close to both Lin Zhihua and Gu Xuejiao, so he easily understands both of the leads more than anyone else. Other than that, he was one of the really likeable characters and this show would probably would not have been this fantastic without him.
Zhou Shiyun played by actress Tu Zhi Ying:
By now, I sure everyone has heard of her, right? Now, lemme address this issue, her character is straight up HATE-ABLE, like no one and nothing can save her. She has done bad things and is still doing bad things. Gu Ming Ze is an absolute fool for loving her.
HOWEVER, we have to blame her mom for the monster she has become. In fact it’s not her fault at all. If her mom hadn’t put so much pressure on her own daughter like that, she wouldn’t have become the person she is today. Although she did have some character development after the high school arc. She gets more bearable to watch afterwards. Moving on, it feels weird defending her like that.
Gu Mingze played by actor Wu Chong Xuan:
He was such a wholesome brother. The way he covered for Gu Xuejiao was really nice (especially an older brother lol). Loved the siblings-relationship so much. But as I said earlier, HE IS AN ABSOLUTE FOOL FOR LOVING ZHOU SHIYUN. Like what did girl do to deserve a person like him?? The way he can’t tell how Shiyun’s mean personality is just straight up stupid. Anyways, he’s just a good character with bad, no, extremely poor taste.
There were also many other characters like Yi Tianyu, Sun Tian Tian, Lin Zhiyue, etc.. who all played their parts well. But if we were to talk about everyone, we would be here all day, right?
Now it’s time for the REAL question:
Does Summit of Out Youth really deserve the 9 stars I gave it?
Probably not in terms of many aspects, but do I care? ABSOLUTELY NOT. I adore this drama and it brought so much joy to my life temporarily. Even if even if the story wasn’t interesting enough, the chemistry alone is enough to deserve the 9 stars.
In conclusion, Summit of Our Youth was a great show that certainly kept me entertained (and definitely waiting too) for the time being. This is such an underrated drama. There were many aspects to love about it and you’ll know once you start watching it too. It’s worth every second of watching, I promise. Give it a try.
Although I would like to remind everyone to look at the bigger picture when watching not only this drama, but every drama out there.
Without considering the smaller details, ask yourself if you liked it or not, only then you’ll know if you truly enjoyed the drama or not.
Well, unless the small details are so bad that they become major problem and throws you off.
Anyways, thanks for making it this far. If you have any questions on the drama or opinions to share, feel free to comment.
Now, let’s all hope for a happy and satisfying ending. Enjoy your watch everyone!
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