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i'm late to the party, but better late than never
I just got into SVT recently so it’s funny that the ML is a SVT (ex-)member. Jun’s acting is not bad at all, and in fact, while I don’t find him super attractive personally, his acting was the perfect level of swoony that I can say by the end of the show I found him extremely cute haha. Ling Chao is textbook “falls hard & first” male lead which I EAT UP EVERY TIME.
Xiao Tu was cute. I just love Zhang Miao Yi as an actress. The roles she’s been in that I’ve watched are *similar but she plays them each so well.* This show is ~similar~ to When I Fly Towards You, but she has a slightly different dorky quirk to her in this one that you don’t feel like it is the same actress. She also has a great face for playing a “youth” drama, but without the overdone “baby acting” that other actresses seems stuck in. I liked that Xiao Tu was last in her class, but then Ling Chao helps her figure out her passion and direction. I also love how seamless their relationship is. Though she sees him as a “brother”, it’s clear he hasn’t seen her as such for much of their lives. It was also nice to have their occasional voice narration that balances out the storytelling and helps shape their friendship to romance. I am a sucker for (childhood) friends to lovers and this one was the cream of the crop.
Something that I appreciated as well was Yin Zi Han. He’s the “SML” but GOOD. He’s a bit obnoxious, but he’s kind and good hearted. He falls for Xiao Tu the five-seconds after she asks him if he likes her and he says no. Truly tragic for him. But instead of being petty or mean or conniving, he recognizes the reality of his crush and chooses to maintain their friendship. Ling Chao also knows how Yin Zi Han feels but lets them stay friends (with some rules hahah). 10/10 the way it plays out.
Jia Si Wen and Jiang Juan Juan were a cute couple. I like the dynamic and realistic issues they faced. I also just liked Jiang Juan Juan as a best friend character. Xu Ling Long was a funny frienemy character and I actually liked how they were basically friends but not? It was different but still entertaining.
I could have done without the motorcycle guy – I get how he played a role in “pushing” Ling Chao to be a better boyfriend, but I would have loved to see them be creative outside of a SML that is really just an annoyance for two episodes.
Xiao Tu was cute. I just love Zhang Miao Yi as an actress. The roles she’s been in that I’ve watched are *similar but she plays them each so well.* This show is ~similar~ to When I Fly Towards You, but she has a slightly different dorky quirk to her in this one that you don’t feel like it is the same actress. She also has a great face for playing a “youth” drama, but without the overdone “baby acting” that other actresses seems stuck in. I liked that Xiao Tu was last in her class, but then Ling Chao helps her figure out her passion and direction. I also love how seamless their relationship is. Though she sees him as a “brother”, it’s clear he hasn’t seen her as such for much of their lives. It was also nice to have their occasional voice narration that balances out the storytelling and helps shape their friendship to romance. I am a sucker for (childhood) friends to lovers and this one was the cream of the crop.
Something that I appreciated as well was Yin Zi Han. He’s the “SML” but GOOD. He’s a bit obnoxious, but he’s kind and good hearted. He falls for Xiao Tu the five-seconds after she asks him if he likes her and he says no. Truly tragic for him. But instead of being petty or mean or conniving, he recognizes the reality of his crush and chooses to maintain their friendship. Ling Chao also knows how Yin Zi Han feels but lets them stay friends (with some rules hahah). 10/10 the way it plays out.
Jia Si Wen and Jiang Juan Juan were a cute couple. I like the dynamic and realistic issues they faced. I also just liked Jiang Juan Juan as a best friend character. Xu Ling Long was a funny frienemy character and I actually liked how they were basically friends but not? It was different but still entertaining.
I could have done without the motorcycle guy – I get how he played a role in “pushing” Ling Chao to be a better boyfriend, but I would have loved to see them be creative outside of a SML that is really just an annoyance for two episodes.
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