young jiwons were perfect
this has been said many, many times before but the teenage jiwons??? absolutely amazing. i adore them so so much. the drama is 12 episodes long but i wish we had 4 episodes more just dedicated to the younger versions and their high school days and after. the flashbacks we got were not enough and the young actors really deserved more screen time. i would have preferred them over the weird dynamic with the second couple. it’s such a shame because i spent most of the drama skipping their scenes and hoping to get more flashbacks to the younger jiwons.the older versions were not bad perse and while the actor playing the ML was okay, the actress for FL was a questionable choice for me. it could be because of the chemistry or the simple fact that the older versions were not interesting enough compared to the younger ones. the reunion i liked well enough and i did love the moments when you could see how much the ML still adored the FL but the storyline in present day was just bland. their past was a lot more fun to explore and i honestly just loved the hospital scenes. i wanted to stay in that time and get to know the characters there. present jiwons did not hold a candle to it and i was always disappointed when the flashbacks ended.
the nurse story was interesting enough i suppose but not something i cared overly about in the end because there just wasn’t enough information about it. the second couple were mostly dull and stole screen time that could have been used better - the same for the best friend with the love triangle and how that conclusion came??? well at least she came to her senses and was helpful i suppose.
the present students or i guess “the next gen” were not very necessary in my eyes?? i can see they were trying to recreate the jiwon teenage dynamic with two of the students and i can both appreciate and hate it because again??? could have used that time to show more flashbacks instead. i’m very bitter about this.
so. rating this 8/10 simply because the young actors who played both jiwons deserve this number and overall it was not a bad drama, but if we had those extra episodes or at least more flashbacks, i might have enjoyed this a lot more. blame it on the casting or writing, i just want to see the young jiwons again.
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✨️ 2025 and still going strong
I watched this drama two years ago and I still think it's one of my favourites. The female lead is a walking green flag and deserves all the love and respect in the world.So, this is my appreciation review for Qiao Jing Jing.
There's this mindset where the FL has to "not be like the other girls" and that's why the ML falls for them — and while I'm not hating on this troop because quite frankly, they're my favourite ones, it is also overdone.
But Jing Jing is literally one of those "other" girls and it doesn't take anything from her. It doesn't take away her kindness or her emotional intelligence or just how freaking awesome she is. It doesn't stop her from finding love with Yu Tu. She can be supportive and not booksmart, and she can have a walk-in closet with too many clothes and not do well in school — and gasp! A man still loves her!
It's that idea that sold me to this drama. The way the writers were willing to make Yu Tu realise his mistakes and that Jing Jing's only mistake was falling for a arrogant teenager and still managing to fall more in love with him after they meet (I say this lovingly).
This is just such a mature drama and I love it so much.
Yu Tu has his own personal growth with his job and family, but his growth with Jing Jing was simply wonderful. He didn't develop feelings overnight. He got to know her, saw her schemes and found amusment in them. He saw the person she was as his classmate, and then the person she became after.
This drama has a beautiful love story and ya'll should watch it or at least give it a try. Though -sigh- Dilraba's makeup is awful and I don't understand why they wanted to white wash her so much 😕
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