an absolute masterpiece, if it was korean or chinese it would've been rated 9.0+. the characters the setting, the stories, the dialogue, the absolute dialogue is second to none, its engaging its thoughtful its realistic, its fun, its absolute comedy and finished with a perfect ending. this dorama is second to none across all the countries in its genre and subjects it dealt with I come back to it every 8 months or so
I see Rain or Shine (2017) as the biggest recommendation for this drama, its funny and misleading, its like recommending muffins to someone because they like pasta, sure they are based on the same ingredients (eggs and wheat flour) in each of the two main leads suffered from past traumatic experiences, but its a completely different presentation and intended experience from both shows. what you feel as a viewer is completely different through both shows one is very much based on clash and negative energy because of traumas and one is based on the understanding and being related because of said traumas. one salty/spicy and one sweet, totally different experiences My personal recommendation for this drama Korean : When the weather is fine Chinese : Meet yourself
rewatched this after few years, still one of the best and most natural and heartwarming without being fluffy, its just realistic (maybe except the unnecessary scene at the end of ep8)
who controls the flow and the direction the story takes ? the writer ? NO the characters ? NO the outcome of the games they played since its esports based drama ? NO the side characters ? NO maybe The Chinese Communist Party ? absolutely NO
its the netizens, yep every single conflict is created written directed and produced by some random comments which 99% are "rumours" but creates that out of nowhere misunderstanding. you know a drama is very very very weak when the characters don't have any weight in the overall story, they are just there to be passive and reactive.
One of the very few kdrama that the viewer's age will be a big barrier to understand/enjoy it, I doubt anyone under 30yo can really get how that first career burnout syndrome feels in this show and relate to it. not saying it can't be understood if you're 30yo but I wouldn't count on it no matter how many stories you've experienced as a viewer.
this is why you should stick with japanese dramas when it comes to sport, cdrama are not bad but biased. in jdrama its sports that have specific type of drama in it that is centered about the specific sport, in kdramas its always heavy dramas thats flavoured by some sport. who doesn't want to spend the first 5 hours seeing the vice principal doing the same evil schemes over and over and over and over.
I think both versions are good in their own ways BUT koreans will bore you with 16 1h20mins episodes then only have like 3,6 seconds for the epilogue that should be the reward for all the drama and stress. while this 10 episodes had like 20-25mins for the epilogue.
what a beautifully crafted drama, straight to the point and no useless side plots or characters, Loved the two main leads A LOT, they carried the show together equally, no gender specific traits like ML keeps helping FL or something, even their romance was smooth and cute, they went through a lot together and only found each others everytime, reminds me a lot of kdrama my perfect stranger.
what a ride this was, worth every single episode.
The watermelon scene in ep7 hands down the most beautiful scene.
the characters the setting, the stories, the dialogue, the absolute dialogue is second to none, its engaging its thoughtful its realistic, its fun, its absolute comedy and finished with a perfect ending.
this dorama is second to none across all the countries in its genre and subjects it dealt with
I come back to it every 8 months or so
what you feel as a viewer is completely different through both shows one is very much based on clash and negative energy because of traumas and one is based on the understanding and being related because of said traumas. one salty/spicy and one sweet, totally different experiences
My personal recommendation for this drama
Korean : When the weather is fine
Chinese : Meet yourself
its sad and irresponsible to see comments like these
edit it to be spoiler
the writer ? NO
the characters ? NO
the outcome of the games they played since its esports based drama ? NO
the side characters ? NO
maybe The Chinese Communist Party ? absolutely NO
its the netizens, yep every single conflict is created written directed and produced by some random comments which 99% are "rumours" but creates that out of nowhere misunderstanding.
you know a drama is very very very weak when the characters don't have any weight in the overall story, they are just there to be passive and reactive.
not saying it can't be understood if you're 30yo but I wouldn't count on it no matter how many stories you've experienced as a viewer.
in jdrama its sports that have specific type of drama in it that is centered about the specific sport, in kdramas its always heavy dramas thats flavoured by some sport.
who doesn't want to spend the first 5 hours seeing the vice principal doing the same evil schemes over and over and over and over.
koreans will bore you with 16 1h20mins episodes then only have like 3,6 seconds for the epilogue that should be the reward for all the drama and stress. while this 10 episodes had like 20-25mins for the epilogue.
what a ride this was, worth every single episode.
The watermelon scene in ep7 hands down the most beautiful scene.