Very strong start, lackluster ending.
The story started off so well and strong but alas towards the end it lacked a lot of the magic that it had in the beginning. The ending, like most cdramas, struggled to give its characters a proper send off. We don't even see the second leads towards the end of the last episode.. they just dissappear without any proper farewells.If I were to rate the show without the last 10 episodes it would have been a 10. Still a worthy watch but the whole entire "it's just a game" aspect of the show sort of dissappeared at the end. If you want a more satisfying ending with almost the exact same cast and enjoy the world of publishing I'd recommend "Moonlight" that came out a few years ago.
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Happy but unfulfilling ending.
This was your average F4 story with all the classic plotlines included, meaning lots of miscommunication and drama until the very end. I don't know if it's because I've watched too much F4 versions but this one's ending felt a lot more lackluster.The drama of the show remains until the very last episode which made it very unsatisfying to watch because we don't see much of the main leads actually being happy together. The ending was classic kdrama and not classic F4 no wedding scene just mediocre 5 minute proposal on the beach after leads have not seen each other for like 4 years and then it just ends.
The storylines stayed true to the original. Terrible Mother and shatty engagement which brought every old frustration back to the surface no matter how many times you've seen it happen and no new storyline. I did enjoy how they did not really redeem the mother's actions in this version like they did in the 2018 Chinese version as I feel the lady doesn't deserve forgiveness in this one lol. Rot in the hate of your enemies you biatch.
The other romance in the story between main girl's friend and other F4 member still felt unnecessary in this version like it did in every other F4 as every single time I fail to see the relevance their story beings except to fill in episodes. Really couldn't care less every single time.
Romance between main leads was fine but I felt their relationship was very stuff at times. There wasn't a lot of swooning for me then there was pitty and sadness that they can't be together. Not enough of them actually being in love was shown to viewers which was dissapointing.
Other than that it was fine. I feel like the story would have been better with a few more episodes to tie everything together but what do I know lol. Most of the ending of the other characters you mostly have to figure out for yourself.
A classic story with a lot of flaws but a lot of nostalgia, bye.
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Unexpected tears were shed
Did not expect this drama to turn into a bloody tearjerker but here we are (billions of tears later). A good story with happy ending and beautiful couple, as well as side characters that make the story fun when it was being to drmatic 🫸 so yayy to that 🤠. I would have liked to see a bigger conclusion to the story (maybe 1 more episode) but it managed to tie everything together just-just so it was fine. The show makes you bite your nails all the way to the last like 5 minutes so if you don't like pulling your hair out and crying... watch it anyway 😙😉 main couple is super cute 😙😼✌️Was this review helpful to you?
