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When you get further, you will realize that SoKP has a better script and plot.

I, for one, hope that never happens. She plays the same character in every drama. He is better with more mature type of FLs.

It was adorable. No wonder she called him "gege" instead of dad lol. He's like another playmate.

Most likely due to Esther not having anyone else to accompany her if it’s BLxZLH. Dylan and she didn’t have a drama together this year so it would be odd to pair them together.

Yeah and based on the as you wish variety show, can cook as well. Even more bonus points.

That was so beautifully interpreted, makes me love the script even more. The part about his parents made me tear up 😢

Ahh you GET his character 👏 and only after 2 episodes, which means the rest of the drama will be a breeze for you. Many did not get him, unfortunately, which led to a lot of character bashing that seeped into actor bashing. People failed to differentiate a character from its actor. I've seen some claimed that someone else playing GZY better wouldn't have made him come across as stupid. It was also heightened due to the director's choice of cutting a couple of key scenes which caused many to label him as "stupidly love brain". These details were revealed in the novel version, which is written by the director himself, so it was odd that he chose to destroy his own ML's image on screen (fans suspected foul play due to behind the scenes drama and favoritism). His character is exactly as you perceived, "foolish in love and goes all in". A sheltered boy raised with a pure heart whose default mode is seeing the good in people, not the bad. Poor ZLH had to create multiple long posts of character analysis dedicated to explaining the character of GZY on his weibo account due to all the hate. It showed how much he loved and understood the character.

Fun fact of the day: He was an electrical engineering major with a super high IQ in mathematics before being scouted to become an actor. MJTY was also filmed after SoKP so his acting only improved there.

Also, enjoy this bts of ZLH's acting when XW stabbed his hand, if you haven't seen it already. https://www.douyin.com/user/MS4wLjABAAAA9Mm5D559ffut_b9uNVQTQ2Rs6JkSkS91NBTAmW8IZDA2V6OVjCm-JhlVneaRuLwx?modal_id=7306859241933999410

It's actually not as bad as they make it seem and I like the campus feel. Definitely less cringe than other dramas of that type.

I'm glad they showed a full bts of it. I was really curious how they filmed the knife piercing scene. It looked so realistic.

I might go back and finish OFL as I dropped it the first time due to all the novel changes. I'm watching sparkle love right now. I started all the zlh dramas back when they came out because of him, but never managed to finish any of them. I will go back and complete them now. Flourish in time was sweet from the eps that I saw. I've also been spending a lot of time in the comment sections of douyin videos because they're hilarious, but there are a bunch of dirty minded hooligans who love to draw attention to his "package". And since he's a swimmer in sparkle love, there are quite a few scenes of him wearing swimmer's trunks and now I can't watch those scenes without noticing things 😅

The writer joked that XW is too smart already to have the extra benefit of past memories. He'd probably claim JXN within the first episode and we'd have no drama 😂

I think the family scenes conveyed a lot of affections from JXN that was missing after she accepted XW. Like her hugging him when she got freaked by the nightmare of him committing suicide and also the soft looks they gave each other throughout those scenes. Do watch the wedding special if you haven't. It's very sweet.

I'm just glad they even paired YFY up with LX in the drama. In the novel, she married a different dude while LX harbored unrequited love for her, which she never knew about. YFY in the novel was also reborn with her memories in tact. When she said "I thought you'd look at me like I was that person", she meant her past self since they had a close relationship previously. The drama kind of failed in converting this into the drama in a more satisfying way when taking out the rebirth element.

Unfortunately, antis used it as fodder for their smear campaigns. It got really out of hand and fans had to step in.

Nothing, they just cut out the small part that showed his face as he hit the ground and then stitch to the next scene.

I just checked, it's gone now.

https://twitter.com/KentuckeyL/status/1729833999064023244?t=3HMeCcao3yV4C0wR706Okg&s=19

You can only register an account to vote with a local phone number from what I read.

Cnetz are shallow and ruthless. They made so many video comparisons that went viral on douyin, like this one, and his fans got really upset.
https://www.douyin.com/user/MS4wLjABAAAAiTYQETfD9ZKx4tsdT3j3nQaQ86Dx5AETSY5_a4EXJ18?modal_id=7305813132847484223

Guys, go back and watch episode 38, the scene when XW fell down. Fans complained so much about the "ugly rippling face" shot that they deleted it from the episode.

I do agree with your original sentiment though as I don't think it should hold so much importance from a modern pov.

Prepare yourself, you might not like him for a while.