It takes a while to get into...I too dropped it for a long time. Does get better!
I am with you on this - I had to come back several times and multiple convos with my sister to keep convincing me it was worth watching. I really only found the last story arc ok. I am glad I persevered, as it led me to the books - which I am looking forward to reading.
What is this obsession in asian dramas with the huge age gap? Especially the super-young women with the older man - this wouldn't have bothered me nearly as much if she were later in her 20's - but this 18-21 range with someone in their mid-to-late 30's is just kind of creepy. And why I find creepy about it, is not so much the physical age difference, but the gap in maturity and life experience that occurs at this age range - it was the most apparent in the last few episodes and the storyline with the younger brother - deal lord - she was like a post-pubescent teenager and why a man in his 30's would be attracted to this is beyond me. And it wasn't so much the photo as that she lied to him (repeatedly) because apparently, helping the younger brother, who she had just met, was more important than being honest with her fiancé. That being said - they also made it sooo tropey - the clueless, naive, kind of ditsy young woman and the stoic, older, loner businessman who's never been 'in-love'; the childhood friend who is in-love with her, but never says anything; the coworker/longtime friend who thinks they should be together; and this stupid idea that just because you have known someone longer or been around them longer - you should be the one to be with them, completely discounting how the person actually feels. She also has THE WORST friends and the side-stories are just kind of pointless.
if you want something silly, short and light to watch - this is a good drama for you. Nothing spectacular about it and as long as you go with the silly - it can be kind of fun. Am laughing more at the comments here - especially about the 1st episode and that somehow cheating is 'western' thing or that Netflix is 'westernizing' dramas because of that episode - yeah, like that doesn't happen anywhere else except in the west - lol!! And, of course, completely missing the point of it 1. this is some random hookup - this was a guy who she had dated for quite a long time, 2. the new BF knows she has stayed out all night and slept with someone and doesn't really seem to care and breaks up with her all at that time (clearly something he was planning to to ahead of time) - all of which is speaking to how they don't really have a relationship. And, it shows the connection that these two still had with each other - cause, my god, you don't have sex like that with someone you don't still have a connection with.
Just finished tis and overall it was a good watch - paved well, interesting story and the leads had good chemistry (for the most part, until they actually were intimate and then FL kind became a wet fish - that horrible, I am just going to stand here and not move while my partner kisses me - its just weird. She got a little better over time - but not much) The last few episodes went a bit off the rails - trying to hard and too many loose ends to tie up Was grateful to read through the comments to understand the ending and why (due to censorship rules in China - so that helped a bit)
It takes a while to get into...I too dropped it for a long time. Does get better!
I finally finished - it was ok - not particularly blown away by it. However, it did inspire me to go get the books, as apparently that is the way better story anyway
This is one of those dramas that is the victim of lazy/sloppy writing which leads to bad character development and stupid storylines. This is nether the worst xianxia, not very good either. And while many commenters likes the second couple better - I found the female character just annoying - its the ‘best friend’ who is super-ditsy and just talks ALL THE TIME! This is another prime example of the lead female characters all being, mostly, portrayed with child-like behavior - can we PLEASE make some of these where it is full-grown women and not a just-out-of-puberty girl The highlight of the show is Deng Wei
I started this and had high hopes - but am finding it hard to continue. 1. Mostly because I ABHOR 'reality tv' - especially dating/bachelor/bachelorrette type shows - they are really mostly about humiliating people and I find them incredibly painful to watch. They are also horribly misogynistic, which I also find offensive. And lets not forget that their is nothing 'real' about them - the whole concept just makes me angry thinking about it - much less to watch it. 2. I don't really care for this actress 3. Hating how they are portraying this female character - seriously, put her in some outfits that fit (especially those damn baggy jeans she constantly wears), she is a professional 37 year old woman and they are dressing her like 20 something. And I don't need to be able to see your hip bones and clavicle bones - this extreme thinness on actresses is gross. And, please, stop with the overly-white skin tone - her nose practically disappears from her face sometimes. This is not a natural skin tone and its not attractive 4. and while many of the commentators were rooting for Ji Yun character - I disliked her from the beginning - after the first blind date - she goes on to constantly manipulated her way around Jae Hoon. She is that typical female character that likes the boy who doesn't like her and she can't take the rejection and just keeps persisting with this idea that if I just keep persisting he will eventually notice/like me - I find this mentality very disturbing
If you want a show about how to have a completely unhealthy relationship combined with what working in a completely toxic work environment is like - this show is for you! This FL is so incredibly toxic - the longer I watched, the less I liked her - she was just mean - she's that girl that just likes to fight all the time, has to be right all the time and can't stand losing around anything Now, granted, the ML had some serious communications issues - but he wasn't mean, spite or vengeful like the FL And, what may be due to bad editing, writing and subtitling - I hated that the FL was then portrayed as the victim in the relationship and the ML was completely gaslighted into thinking he had done horrible things and was the selfish one - when it was completely he opposite The Feng Wei character is just stupid - I get he is supposed to be the poor, young kid from the wrong side of the tracks, trying to make his way character - but he isn't very smart/clever, clearly doesn't handle pressure very well - seriously, just wanted to slap him most of the time. And maybe this was an editing issue - but does he completely change around episode 35/36 - gets promoted after one big sale and becomes a total asshole Most of the side-characters - also not very interesting and way too much time is spent on them Overall - Would say, you really only watch this if you are are Chen Kun fan and that's about it
The absolute highlights of this drama are #1 Kang Hyundai Suk and then #2 Kim Jae Young - the rest of this was just kind of - meh! I dont often root for the second ML - but, seriously - there was no contest on this one. And, Park Min Young looked waaayyy to thin in this - like gaunt. Not one of her best looks or characters. It’s never a good sign of a good drama when, by the end, you could really care less about what happens to the two lead characters.
I stumbled across this drama last week and just finished it - am in love with the two main leads and am happy to see they are slated to do another drama together soon. I don't have anything to add as most commenters have nailed what is good and bad about this drama. I was just curious if anyone knew where to find the book translated in English - the book sounds waaayyy more interesting
On episode 25 and still not liking it that much beyond the two main characters - so far, the rest of the characters are just annoying. I’ll see it to the end - but man, this is a slog so far.
Working my way through this one and its a bit of a slog - talk about super-slow burn. Things I am enjoying - I like the ML - good character and the actor is doing a great job Sooooo happy that they didn’t give the FL a baby voice - they still have the character behaving like an idiot most of the time, but at least not talking with that horrible baby voice - so more tolerable - probably would have dropped this otherwise. Will see it through to the end and waiting for the FL to be stronger and for the two leads to get back together - but its a slog at this point.
Just finished this up and have to say - kind of conflicted. I am always intrigued to watch something that I kind of like, but has lots of issues to them come here and read the comments and everyone is raving about it- and I am like, ‘did we watch the same thing??” Overall, the story is not too bad and I do like the two main leads actors - but did not feel too much connection/chemistry between the two of them - so this piece didn’t work for me. They spent waaaayyyy too much time on the Mimi character and storyline - to the point of annoyance. Too many subplots and side-stories. And while I was originally annoyed by the Princess Li Yan storyline -it grew on me. I would add that this is another one of the c-drama’s with a weird, choppy ending Mostly I would say - this is an ok watch
Especially the super-young women with the older man - this wouldn't have bothered me nearly as much if she were later in her 20's - but this 18-21 range with someone in their mid-to-late 30's is just kind of creepy. And why I find creepy about it, is not so much the physical age difference, but the gap in maturity and life experience that occurs at this age range - it was the most apparent in the last few episodes and the storyline with the younger brother - deal lord - she was like a post-pubescent teenager and why a man in his 30's would be attracted to this is beyond me. And it wasn't so much the photo as that she lied to him (repeatedly) because apparently, helping the younger brother, who she had just met, was more important than being honest with her fiancé.
That being said - they also made it sooo tropey - the clueless, naive, kind of ditsy young woman and the stoic, older, loner businessman who's never been 'in-love'; the childhood friend who is in-love with her, but never says anything; the coworker/longtime friend who thinks they should be together; and this stupid idea that just because you have known someone longer or been around them longer - you should be the one to be with them, completely discounting how the person actually feels.
She also has THE WORST friends and the side-stories are just kind of pointless.
Am laughing more at the comments here - especially about the 1st episode and that somehow cheating is 'western' thing or that Netflix is 'westernizing' dramas because of that episode - yeah, like that doesn't happen anywhere else except in the west - lol!!
And, of course, completely missing the point of it 1. this is some random hookup - this was a guy who she had dated for quite a long time, 2. the new BF knows she has stayed out all night and slept with someone and doesn't really seem to care and breaks up with her all at that time (clearly something he was planning to to ahead of time) - all of which is speaking to how they don't really have a relationship.
And, it shows the connection that these two still had with each other - cause, my god, you don't have sex like that with someone you don't still have a connection with.
The last few episodes went a bit off the rails - trying to hard and too many loose ends to tie up
Was grateful to read through the comments to understand the ending and why (due to censorship rules in China - so that helped a bit)
And while many commenters likes the second couple better - I found the female character just annoying - its the ‘best friend’ who is super-ditsy and just talks ALL THE TIME!
This is another prime example of the lead female characters all being, mostly, portrayed with child-like behavior - can we PLEASE make some of these where it is full-grown women and not a just-out-of-puberty girl
The highlight of the show is Deng Wei
1. Mostly because I ABHOR 'reality tv' - especially dating/bachelor/bachelorrette type shows - they are really mostly about humiliating people and I find them incredibly painful to watch. They are also horribly misogynistic, which I also find offensive. And lets not forget that their is nothing 'real' about them - the whole concept just makes me angry thinking about it - much less to watch it.
2. I don't really care for this actress
3. Hating how they are portraying this female character - seriously, put her in some outfits that fit (especially those damn baggy jeans she constantly wears), she is a professional 37 year old woman and they are dressing her like 20 something. And I don't need to be able to see your hip bones and clavicle bones - this extreme thinness on actresses is gross. And, please, stop with the overly-white skin tone - her nose practically disappears from her face sometimes. This is not a natural skin tone and its not attractive
4. and while many of the commentators were rooting for Ji Yun character - I disliked her from the beginning - after the first blind date - she goes on to constantly manipulated her way around Jae Hoon. She is that typical female character that likes the boy who doesn't like her and she can't take the rejection and just keeps persisting with this idea that if I just keep persisting he will eventually notice/like me - I find this mentality very disturbing
This FL is so incredibly toxic - the longer I watched, the less I liked her - she was just mean - she's that girl that just likes to fight all the time, has to be right all the time and can't stand losing around anything
Now, granted, the ML had some serious communications issues - but he wasn't mean, spite or vengeful like the FL
And, what may be due to bad editing, writing and subtitling - I hated that the FL was then portrayed as the victim in the relationship and the ML was completely gaslighted into thinking he had done horrible things and was the selfish one - when it was completely he opposite
The Feng Wei character is just stupid - I get he is supposed to be the poor, young kid from the wrong side of the tracks, trying to make his way character - but he isn't very smart/clever, clearly doesn't handle pressure very well - seriously, just wanted to slap him most of the time. And maybe this was an editing issue - but does he completely change around episode 35/36 - gets promoted after one big sale and becomes a total asshole
Most of the side-characters - also not very interesting and way too much time is spent on them
Overall - Would say, you really only watch this if you are are Chen Kun fan and that's about it
I was just curious if anyone knew where to find the book translated in English - the book sounds waaayyy more interesting
Things I am enjoying - I like the ML - good character and the actor is doing a great job
Sooooo happy that they didn’t give the FL a baby voice - they still have the character behaving like an idiot most of the time, but at least not talking with that horrible baby voice - so more tolerable - probably would have dropped this otherwise. Will see it through to the end and waiting for the FL to be stronger and for the two leads to get back together - but its a slog at this point.
Overall, the story is not too bad and I do like the two main leads actors - but did not feel too much connection/chemistry between the two of them - so this piece didn’t work for me.
They spent waaaayyyy too much time on the Mimi character and storyline - to the point of annoyance. Too many subplots and side-stories. And while I was originally annoyed by the Princess Li Yan storyline -it grew on me.
I would add that this is another one of the c-drama’s with a weird, choppy ending
Mostly I would say - this is an ok watch