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Well said. It's their experience that glues you to the screen. You can't look away. There is an inner monologue within them that is not present in many of their younger counterparts. I always look for that. You can literally see the wheels turning. I was an acting major in college and our professors called that inner monologue being truly alive in your role. Mind you, I have seen a few very talented younger actors pull this off, but it's uncommon. The younger ones just need to learn their craft better. This is why I can see a stark difference in the ML of The General's Lady and a seasoned actor like Chen Kun. There is no comparison in terms of experience and depth. TROP was my first foray into Asian dramas. It is still my favorite. Excellent script and talented actors made it a joy to watch. Who could not love NiNi? Then 3L3WTMPB came along and I fell in love with Mark Chao and Yang Mi as Yehua and Bai Qian. Two actors also in their 30s playing teenaged characters, so to speak. When they are that good, they are completely believable and can make you forget they are older actors and only see the character. To answer the question of why they take these roles, naturally they are drawn to a good script with well developed roles to play.

I agree. It's this kind of sloppy writing that makes my blood boil, and the reason why many of us didn't like it so much. That was not a nice thing to do to the audience or the characters. I actually skipped further and didn't see the light coming above them, so I was a little confused and figured they'd gotten rescued.

Erp, episode 17 and 18 were not my favorites. I like it when the drama revolves around our main leads. These felt like fillers.

I couldn’t even finish the first episode because it felt disjointed, the humor was moronic and the ML was too arrogant to root for.

Just finished the last episode today. I loved this drama and appreciated the talent of the cast, crew and writers. It’s a joy to watch something so beautifully crafted. Thank you!

Plot definitely is meandering. It’s just not very interesting even though it’s still watchable. I can’t shake the impression that our main couple like each other only as friends. They are just not convincing as a romantic couple. They are cute but more like siblings than in love.

I like this show. I like it’s youthfulness and the depiction of family life and struggles among young people trying to make their dreams a reality. It also has a well rounded cast of talent and well written roles. Looking forward to completing this drama.

I loved the first episode but I am reading that he will suffer much. Not sure I want to invest that kind of time right now.

So, I have watched the first episode already and came here to read a synopsis and see the reviews. The synopsis had huge spoilers. I also read that it’s like Ruyi’s Love in the Palace, which I watched, and don’t ever want to go through again because it was so sad. Do you think I should bother or give this one a try?

What does Aigoo and Ahjussi mean? It was used so often without a translation, that I wondered.

IKR? He looks like someone I’ve already seen in a drama, so I was surprised to learn he just debuted this year.

I’m almost finished with this drama and I have to say that I have enjoyed the character growth the most. The FL is a hard character to like at first, but you can see her begin to warm up as she falls in love. The performances are well done. I’m watching this on Netflix and am surprised at the MA rating as I see nothing offensive in it. Some may be offended by the foul language but it’s limited. I have definitely seen far worse and this is pretty tame by comparison.

I’m almost finished with this drama and I have to say that I have enjoyed the character growth the most. The FL is a hard character to like at first, but you can see her begin to warm up as she falls in love. The performances are well done. I’m watching this on Netflix and am surprised at the MA rating as I see nothing offensive in it. Some may be offended by the foul language but it’s limited. I have definitely seen far worse and this is pretty tame by comparison.

Agreed. She seemed like a nice lady at first and then spent full on rabid Mommie Dearest. I had to laugh when she calls herself reasonable. She was anything but! I could never understand her reasons for being so unkind to her son’s GF. She came off as immature and controlling.

I am watching this on Viki and they only have about 21 episodes uploaded. It does get better. Even though things are sad at the moment, they are both trying to handle their relationship like adults. If you can get past the blatant advertising of brands, it gets decent. So, far I might give it a 3 out of 5 star review, but their is about half still left to watch.

Lol! Very true, but perhaps they are pandering to their makeup advertisers? Seems like brands is what this show is heavy on. ?

I’m sure the cast might even wear certain brands. Look at Johnny Huang, for example, here wears a variety of clothing, even casual stuff to the office. Being the a president obviously grants you some freedom to dress as you please, but there is always the example to be set for looking professional. He strikes me as that so when he wears graphic sweatshirts and sneakers to the office, I wonder whether he is sporting yet another brand for the advertisers. They should really try to do less advertising and focusing on the integrity of the programming. Shows should be about entertaining through telling a story and not pandering brands to an audience that wants to watch their favorite actors. If I want to shop, I’ll go to the store or visit the internet, I don’t need it inside a show. It’s too distracting.

I suppose the way TV dramas are sponsored in China is very different than in the USA. Here, companies buy advertising time during commercial breaks so advertising during the drama is not allowed. All props with brand logos are covered so only the paying advertising is showcased n during commercial breaks. That keeps the advertisers out of the show so as not to distract the audience.

I think she likes to hold grudges and has had Song Lin on her crap list since he sued Zhou Fang. It's tiresome hearing her talk trash about him because he is doing his best.

That ringtone is killing me! It's all about the dang brand! It interrupts the flow of the drama just long enough to remind you that you're watching a TV drama.