See! How can a drama like this get 8.0 and a drama like Mystic Pop-up Bar get 8.7??? It’s crazy! To me, this is one of the most underrated dramas. The acting by the whole cast is great (I mean, shin min ah, lee joon gi, yoo seung ho??) but the story is fantastic! You have to watch it a couple of times to catch all the plot twists between the gods. Once you figure it out... trust me - mind blown. It’s like the story is a jig saw puzzle and to get the whole picture at the end you had to have collected all the small pieces throughout. Fantastic!! Of course, even if you don’t get all the twists the story itself is great enough to watch. It’s just so much more amazing when you get what the gods (or god I should say since it was just one of them) set up. ?
I will never understand these ratings. For me, this drama is just not great. AND the overacting by FL. I loved her in a lot of dramas but her overdramatized loud acting style is hard to digest in this drama. I love the cast independently! But this drama.... so disappointing. The scenes are poorly executed and the dialogue is cliche. I blame the writer and the director. I was looking for to the FL coming back to dramas after so long.... This drama is just hard to digest.
I can't finish the first episode and I've tried it 3 times. the story didn't captivate me enough to keep watching.…
You’re entitled to your opinion and appreciate you expressing them. These forums can’t all be only about raving good things about a drama - some people really want honest opinions. I do, that’s why I come here to check the opinions before I watch something. I agree, I thought the drama was boring. I like IU and the ML but the plot fell for me. If you didn’t like the main actors then yeah I wouldn’t be able to get past ep 1 either.
Another drama that is very pretty to watch with good actors.... but the plot and the dialogue bit so much. My fave part of this drama is all of IU’s outfits. So beautiful. And Yeo Jin Gu is always fun to watch as an actor. BUT... the Hong sisters need to come up with something newer, Kdramas are running out of ideas I think. It was a bit boring.
The best drama i've ever seenAnd the female lead i wish that she become more famous and has a lot of dramas she…
The FL is actually VERY famous. She started out making movies and she is more of a A-list movie actor in Korea and has been for a while. That’s why you don’t see her in dramas that often. She’s that big. She only just started doing dramas. Her status as a movie actor is why she’s paired with big names like Gong Yoo and Lee Minho.
I absolutely fail to understand this drama’s popularity. Completely boggles my mind. Love the cast individually irrespective of this drama and always have. But this drama....? I don’t get it.
I haven’t seen him in anything for so long I wondered what happened to him. He was so popular just a year or two ago and then he disappeared... I’ve liked him since his Chinatown days when he played support roles so I hope all is going well for him.
I just realized why Yan Ze has such messed up hair in this drama!!! She shaved her hair for the drama New Smiling Wanderer and it didn’t grow back fully! Of course, they could have styled it better but I’ve had shaved head before and the growing back phase is a B.
This was a very good school drama. The description is very misleading. There is a lot less romance and is more about personal growth, the thoughts, emotions and friendships we have when we were young and in high school. This is a true youth drams like the kind of School 2013. Most people will be able to relate to the FL and what she goes thru. The short flashback narrative was really good and added a nice summary of the feelings of the FL during that episode. If you’re looking for that same formulaic love triangle silly high school romance that’s been done 1000 times, this drama is not for you. If you want a thoughtful youth drama with realistic problems, friendship, and likable character I strongly recommend this. It’s available on YT with Eng subs.
Contrary to what some commenters think, I really liked the archery aspect of the drama. It was well done and I was excited to watch Xu Fang compète (despite being really skinny, Gala Zhang looks great as an archer). I also think they added the archery aspect because it shows both the FL and the ML’s development. He was there for her thru her tough times and she was there for him thru his. It was a balanced, good relationship. I love that about this drama. I’m surprised that the ratings aren’t higher. But then again, I think too many viewers are biased against Chinese dramas in favor of Kdramas.
To present a counter point to many of the comments here, I understand why the female lead seems selfish - what…
I couldn’t agree more. Also, I didn’t think Xi Chi was selfish. I think her emotional state and her reactions are really understandable and realistic. More importantly, those parts of her were part of her character development and not a plot device. So I appreciated that a lot. If you read the YouTube comments you’ll see many people relate to her saying they’ve been in her situation. Xu Fang is hands down one of the best ML characters in C-Dramas. Smart and understanding. No craziness or idiotic behavior. No unnecessary angst or drama purely to extend out episodes. Just can’t say enough about this drama. Frankly I could watch it forever - Xi Chi and Fang Fang’s story.
It’s highly recommended. I don’t know your taste but if you like well-written, well-acted, sweet and realistic drama this is it. I also love that the side characters are not just “fluff” characters but you actually enjoy each of their stories. Really well-made.
Definitely a drama worth raving about. Such a sweet, realistic, well-written and well-acted drama. Not your typical C-Drama fluff here. It was such a nice surprise that I binge-watched the entire series in two days and still can’t get over it. I also really enjoy watching Gala Wang. He had me just in the first few minutes of When We Were Young. I started this drama because he is the ML here while he is a SL in WWWY. He is definitely ML material. Great acting at such a young age. Despite his baby-face he was able to transition from high school, college to young adult easily and with the right amount of gravitas and maturity. I really hope he goes far and will be looking forward to his next projects.
Watched him in I’ve Fallen For You. A good actor. Look forward to his works. I feel like the actors who graduate from Shanghai Film Academy are always solid actors with great attention to detail and expression. I really like him, quite promising. ??
Why does this seem like the CDrama version of Sungkyunkwan Scandal? Well, doesn’t matter. Even if it’s a remake CDramas add their own nice flare that I like. And this one has Liu Yi Chang, the ML from I’ve Fallen For You. So, I’m sold. ?? Can’t wait.
Unexpectedly great! What a fun drama!! This is such a gem of a drama. Very under the radar. Thank goodness YouTube knows me so well to recommend it. ? I think the ML is new but man he is GOOD. He just nails the subtle expressions with his eyes, tone, gestures, all small details that really creates depth in each interval action with the FL. The dialogue is SO witty and funny (one of my big quips about Cdramas is the not so great dialogue but here it’s really good!). The chemistry between the FL and the ML is great. I want to watch it just bc of that!
But the underlying story is actually quite good. You know there is some main underlying mystery/story about our characters but it’s solved thru their solving murders that happen. It’s a great storytelling setup (a la “Signal” for those who’ve watched that drama).
I haven’t finished the drama yet but so far I’m half way through and it’s still great. I hope it continues and doesn’t take a crazy dark turn like many CDramas do. ??
But the underlying story is actually quite good. You know there is some main underlying mystery/story about our characters but it’s solved thru their solving murders that happen. It’s a great storytelling setup (a la “Signal” for those who’ve watched that drama).
I haven’t finished the drama yet but so far I’m half way through and it’s still great. I hope it continues and doesn’t take a crazy dark turn like many CDramas do. ??