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24 episodes for part 2 is totally unnecessary. They should have wrapped it all up within the 40 episode quota an get a single release and we would have been done and dusted with it. Part 1 was soo good, compared to that part 2 hasn't added much, or not yet and we are half way through...

oh I think i judged early, i still have one episode to go, but after the awkward middle part of the drama, the last few episodes are actually quite decent. chemistry appeared (or came back i think right at the beginning when there was no romance, the banter was good between leads). I think as the pressure of kisses were off, the last few episodes are playing nicely, everyone seems to be getting on, comfortable around each other and.the main couple clearly living a couple life as theyre interacting, no intimacy but i dont think it's missing really. so I'd say the last quarter of this drama took me by surprise, overall was not that bad at all.

I think for me it was not clear, it is not going to cause sleepless nights for me, to be fair I mostly even forgot as it was just not a story to stick for me... if you enjoyed, they reached the right audience..I do prefer clean story telling where you dont have to second guess what the earth was going on that is all.

I know I mistyped football just as I read it now, I realised... it was all about basketball... but anyway, I think it was a very confusing ending, horrible story telling in the last few episodes. Makes sense if you interpret that way, I just don't understand, why would they have an imaginary end, especially that the whole plot was quite realistic.

I've not finished yet, waiting for Viki to release the express episodes. my take on the drama though. I generally don't mind if there is kissing, kisses in Cdramas are mostly pecks anyway (mostly, there are some more heated dramas, which this was not ). What i think most viewers are expecting is the build up and the tension but apart from ep 19 scenes, I just didn't feel that at all in the lead couple. much more chemistry shown in the second couple and I practically been watching it for them. FL is very pretty and I think she is genuinely a good actress as long as the script doesn't involve romance. Like she is good with her dad, second ML, her friend, etc, even with ML at the beginning when there is not supposed to be much romantic elements. And it might be the writing, she's a cold and clever character and she brings that. ML was very good, but unfortunately him alone could not carry the supposedly passionate scenes where FL looked like a bunny that the tiger was going to eat.
I will finish it now, but I don't think I'll ever rematch this.

Did ZZW not die? What was he doing in the final episode? It was very bad story telling at the end, so we jumped 4 years to the future, with a weird bridesmaid dress fitting, ML is back. Then we have a flashback explaining why ML decided to go abroad with bully girl and with flashback done she digs out her prom outfit and they gather all telling her stuff including the football team members who were not even close with her. Then the end. Wha? Did they cut 2-3 episodes at the end? never mind, second couple was worth it, wish they had more screen time.

OK, so what has just happened?

I really like it so far. Pleasantly surprised as this is something different, not the usual plot of historical dramas.

I kind of didn't care much about the SMM -Qin couple that much as that dude had very similar unlikely doormat attitude than ML, waiting around 6 years for someone who walked out on him? also, the acceptance by her daughter was a but strange, whatever her father did, a little girl would not just switch sides. but overall better couple than the main, I agree.

It was not the worse, but quite a painful watch, dead boring. Beginning was ok, started off similar vibe to Lighter and Princess, majority of the story playing in the past, but way worse than that. Present times are total mess, way too much misunderstanding, non communicating to my liking. Then the final few episodes everything just gets wrapped up, but really no reason why then? it could have all happened way before. I dont see why FL is so desirable by all these guys, though seems ML just fell in love first sight and Mr Wang maybe liked her brain? who knows... anyway I'd give a 6 maybe as I liked the Chen Xi couple. Rewatch value is practically zero.

I understand that, but that was not my question. I am purely wondering if she ever did a drama with her natural voice and not a voice that sounds like anime. and i get this is her voice too, but when she's just naturally talking it sounds like a normal person (and I'm not talking necessary interviews she's doing as promotions, I suppose she then would keep up this cutesy act).

This drama lacked common sense and it might be due to the cut out episodes and weirdly placed together story line. Shen Shen and Dai Duo's relationship was way more mature and believable than the main leads'. I don't see how any adult male could fall for a woman acting and talking like a 5 year old (this was my first and probably last Esther Yu drama, so took a while to get used to her mannerism ). Her parents' 180 turn is also not likely. Unfortunately the second part was unbearably boring, only Dai Duo and Shen Shen and the OST managed to save it. It was weird though that her legs arrived in the post? and no adjustment, nothing just jump right into them and walk? hmm, I thought you'd have rehabilitation for months...

Is there any Esther Yu drama with her actual voice? I've seen some youtube clips and her voice is totally different when not putting on this cutesy act.

Started watching as a result of a tiktok video and took me by surprise how much I actually liked it. as others said before, good character development, healthy relationships, no nasties apart from the bully. I would have liked one or two more episodes to just see their day to day life after him being famous and maybe a meet up between the parents, etc as I felt the end was just wrapping things up quickly without much details. all.in all, for me it was worth to watch but I like light hearted, easy to watch series ☺️

That made me chuckle. Don't we all hope that 🤭

I've just dived into the older k dramas, they do have a different feel for sure than the current ones. I did really like this, however I do agree with the comments of it being a bit draggy. I loved the parents story, the whole set up, the 3 second love, the music, it was a drama on its own. I liked the new set up as well, very different, fast paced start that was maintained for a few episodes then it turned to melodrama, which was beuatifully executed, leaving us crying most of the time. It was not too reasonable if i want to be honest, like would people not just talk and tell whats on their minds? on the other hand we wouldnt bave had a drama if they did :)). Hye-Jung, huh she was a serious case of mental issues. no way in hell she would turn 180 within a year even with the best therapist in the world, that was very unexpected. I didn't particularly like the end, after all that dragging of sadness, it was just quickly wrapping up most of the story lines giving a wedding to the main young couple. they could have spent a little more time on the parents, and really they could have at least built in some therapies to Yoons mums life. I also appreciated how the parents and the older generation stayed in the character they were when they were younger, for me it was totally believable that it was the coupld from.the 70s just older. Definity worth to watch.

I just finished watching this at the end of 2024. I totally loved it, binged it in 2 days! it's cringe, it's old style, feels like a low budget drama compared to the current ones but it just draws you in and you want more. I had laugh out loud moments, feet kicking moments. No 2nd ML syndrome for me, i quite liked the first ML, i really liked the dynamics in the group. plenty of overplaying, but for some reason it's not bothersome at all. I am quite a new k drama watcher, only started about 2 years ago and the oldest one I've seen was Cinderella and thr 4 knights. I will definitely watch more older ones, any suggestions, similar to this?

oh, I couldn't agree more with the both of you! I find annoying that everyone is now associating California Dreaming with what I could call pure boredom. i just cannot get to like it, I was so looking forward to this given the hype around it, but I'm still working through episode 8 and to be honest, I'd much rather just watch pretty much anything else. I find the FL annoying, if ML visuals were not there I doubt this drama could spark any interest 😅 So far it's confusing, annoying and boring. i don't drop dramas often, but it's looking like that. might come back to it at some point, but feels like a waste of 3 hours....