Absurdist humour paired with an cliched plot but decent cast and acting. NGL the first few episodes are really hard to get past and I was beginning to think this type of humour is not for me. But it does get better and slowly you start to get interested in the characters (rather than the plot). I really like the FL in this- she brought her character to life. However ML was a little too stiff in his acting.
The writing was a bit all over the place in this. I think that was on purpose to make the comedy work. Overall the comedic aspect just made me smile but not roll over laughing. A lot of slapstick humour that personally doesn't always land with me. But it's not terrible either.
I wish there were more romantic scenes in this drama but as it is more comedic than romantic it had very few scenes that were seriously romantic before quickly dissolving back into absurd humour. Is it worth the watch? If you are in-between dramas and have nothing else and want something easy and realllly lighthearted to watch then yes. Not if you are looking for an epic story ala My Girlfriend is an Alien.
Couldn't agree more! I'm actually quite annoyed with this drama cause it had all the ingredients to be spectacular,…
100%!! I already feel like we had impossible beauty standards that we struggled with in every aspect of the media around us. But the generation dealing with insta and tiktok literally have an AI telling them this is what you would look like if your face was "perfect". And I remember a few years ago when beauty cam apps were first big on phones people were already going in for surgery to look like what an app told them they should look like!
Even I had to delete my beauty cam app when I started to get thoughts like "I wish I looked like this in real life" or "man, why isn't my skin super smooth like in this photo"- and it is insidious how these thoughts just crept into my mind without me realising.
There's having healthy standards for yourself physically and then there's wanting to look like what an AI tells you you should look like. I do find this and fat shaming to be one of the terrible things in dramaland that I wish better writers would tackle. I mean we all love our good looking "oppas/noonas" but at the same time lets not make them have health issues to look a certain way!
Couldn't agree more! I'm actually quite annoyed with this drama cause it had all the ingredients to be spectacular,…
Hahahah, or just let older actors look graceful on screen. It's OK to have wrinkles you know!
I hate beauty standards everywhere but esp in Asian dramas. I have seen how horribly it seeps into real life in the likes of SK/China. Off tangent but I have friends who will take these really terrible diet pills known to have terrible side effects to look thinner (when they are already thin!).
Dropped at ep 15. Tbh it's really draggy and keeps running in circles and the really interesting plot points are kind of treated as side tidbits instead of having good reveals. Feels like the director and editor didn't really know what they were doing.
And I swear one of the camera's had a broken lens cause I kept seeing something on the screen on certain angles. I even kept rubbing my screen thinking something had happened to my laptop! It was really lazily produced.
Also FL's acting was weak. She wasn't terrible, but she couldn't pull off the serious parts and obviously the writer has done little research into therapy. Side characters were so inconsistent too, I wasn't sure if I'm supposed to be disturbed by them or like them.
Wasted potential for the ML since it seems to be one of his few roles as a main lead.
Dropped at ep 15. Tbh it's really draggy and keeps running in circles and the really interesting plot points are kind of treated as side tidbits instead of having good reveals. Feels like the director and editor didn't really know what they were doing.
And I swear one of the camera's had a broken lens cause I kept seeing something on the screen on certain angles. I even kept rubbing my screen thinking something had happened to my laptop! It was really lazily produced.
Also FL's acting was weak. She wasn't terrible, but she couldn't pull off the serious parts and obviously the writer has done little research into therapy. Side characters were so inconsistent too, I wasn't sure if I'm supposed to be disturbed by them or like them.
Wasted potential for the ML since it seems to be one of his few roles as a main lead.
Terrible and the FL can't act to saver her life. Watched the first 5 eps and then skipped to the end and it was not worth it at all, nothing improved and the plot is so cliched but not in a fun way. Totally not worth the watch. There are better fluff pieces out there than this mess.
Yeapp... it's something that makes me so uncomfortable about asian celeb culture....that they can only ever belong…
Lol not to delve completely in to politics on a drama forum but yeah, the fact that megadonors can be anonymous (and in America with their superpacs) it's just no wonder that companies are getting away with murder, climate and people be damned!
Yeapp... it's something that makes me so uncomfortable about asian celeb culture....that they can only ever belong…
Thanks and yeah I completely agree with you.....you know what's a real scandal? Politicians spending tax money on themselves and companies lobbying said politicians for financial gain over human interests.
Not people dating. That's the most normal thing in the world.
Yeapp... it's something that makes me so uncomfortable about asian celeb culture....that they can only ever belong…
I'm not sure but it's definitely something that was purposely marketed to them by these idol making companies. Since the likes of SM see idols as money making products they sold it as such to fans- that this is a product that only belongs to you. I'm theorising that that's where the "oppa/noona only belongs to the fans" idea came from.
The entertainment business is creepy af, both internally and externally. I just want to enjoy dramas/music but not at the expense of human life.
Finally it's about time she pursued love and happiness instead of being loyal to fans by staying single. I hate…
Yeapp... it's something that makes me so uncomfortable about asian celeb culture....that they can only ever belong to the fans and never...you know...be human?
What really got to me in this drama was all the fat shaming of Xinxin's character. 1) can we get past using "fat shaming" as comedic relief and 2) that actress isn't even a little fat. I wouldn't even call her normal sized, she's actually on the skinnier side except by Cdrama standards. She's also seriously gorgeous and whenever she was on screen she stole the show. Honestly she was prettier than the main FL (cause they styled the FL like a kid). It really disgusted me that they kept putting her down in terms of her looks in this drama for jokes.
It's really ridiculous that in 2022 writers still think of this as humour.
But that's not surprising since the writer did nothing for this cast.
Ok the best thing about this drama are the roommates of both main leads. They were really the saving grace of an otherwise super bland show. It's not cause of the actors, the main leads had a lot of chemistry that was not utilised at all. The script and plot is so bland that literally nothing happens till the last 3 episodes. And by that time I don't even care. I skipped most scenes except when the funny room mates were on screen and the few romantic scenes we get.
Honestly I don't think the ML was that toxic given the history of toxic male leads in drama land. He really seemed to care about all the small things of the FL, although I agree his jealousy went too far (but if you think about it, it was only ever to the 2ML who was actively pursuing the same girl he was in love with).
There are faaaaar better college romance dramas than this. They had all the right ingredients for this apart from a plot that was interesting enough to watch. I would skip this and just watch a youtube compilation if you want a run down of the show. Not worth the 24 eps.
God the first one was such a mess, like it was terrible. If they do this I hope they get new writers who don't write problematic scripts like the first one.
The writer of this drama threw everything but the kitchen sink in here. From a million guys falling in love with the FL to "traumatized" bossy ML to annoying 2FL. I did feel bad for the 2ML esp since him and the FL get so much screen time you start to think that they are the main leads. The main leads in contrast get very few actual love scenes, most of them are of him bullying her. And be prepared (at the start) for extreme close ups of very wooden kisses. They get better towards the end but man I was like....director...I can see his pores, zoom out.
Also as handsome as the ML is he really really needs more acting lessons. I have seen him in other dramas and he's more or less the same. Not really good. I can see the potential but he needs to work on his emotions more. As for the FL thank god for whoever gave her notes to turn it down cause she was annoying af in the first few eps. Luckily she can act and once she stopped being so OTT she was much better. She made the first half of this drama really fun to watch.
I agree with the comment below where someone said they tried to do too much at once in this drama. There was so much happening with so many characters, none of which were fleshed out or thought out well. They crammed so much into 24 eps and yet I still thought the third act was dragging and FF through it.
If you want to watch this, prepare for whiplash and to really really really shut down your brain. Like. Don't even have thoughts watching this and maybe you can enjoy the first half at least.
The writer of this drama threw everything but the kitchen sink in here. From a million guys falling in love with the FL to "traumatized" bossy ML to annoying 2FL. I did feel bad for the 2ML esp since him and the FL get so much screen time you start to think that they are the main leads. The main leads in contrast get very few actual love scenes, most of them are of him bullying her. And be prepared (at the start) for extreme close ups of very wooden kisses. They get better towards the end but man I was like....director...I can see his pores, zoom out.
Also as handsome as the ML is he really really needs more acting lessons. I have seen him in other dramas and he's more or less the same. Not really good. I can see the potential but he needs to work on his emotions more. As for the FL thank god for whoever gave her notes to turn it down cause she was annoying af in the first few eps. Luckily she can act and once she stopped being so OTT she was much better. She made the first half of this drama really fun to watch.
I agree with the comment below where someone said they tried to do too much at once in this drama. There was so much happening with so many characters, none of which were fleshed out or thought out well. They crammed so much into 24 eps and yet I still thought the third act was dragging and FF through it.
If you want to watch this, prepare for whiplash and to really really really shut down your brain. Like. Don't even have thoughts watching this and maybe you can enjoy the first half at least.
The writing was a bit all over the place in this. I think that was on purpose to make the comedy work. Overall the comedic aspect just made me smile but not roll over laughing. A lot of slapstick humour that personally doesn't always land with me. But it's not terrible either.
I wish there were more romantic scenes in this drama but as it is more comedic than romantic it had very few scenes that were seriously romantic before quickly dissolving back into absurd humour. Is it worth the watch? If you are in-between dramas and have nothing else and want something easy and realllly lighthearted to watch then yes. Not if you are looking for an epic story ala My Girlfriend is an Alien.
6.5/10
"decided to be in a 100-year commitment based on deep trust and affection.".
So cute! XD
Even I had to delete my beauty cam app when I started to get thoughts like "I wish I looked like this in real life" or "man, why isn't my skin super smooth like in this photo"- and it is insidious how these thoughts just crept into my mind without me realising.
There's having healthy standards for yourself physically and then there's wanting to look like what an AI tells you you should look like. I do find this and fat shaming to be one of the terrible things in dramaland that I wish better writers would tackle. I mean we all love our good looking "oppas/noonas" but at the same time lets not make them have health issues to look a certain way!
I hate beauty standards everywhere but esp in Asian dramas. I have seen how horribly it seeps into real life in the likes of SK/China. Off tangent but I have friends who will take these really terrible diet pills known to have terrible side effects to look thinner (when they are already thin!).
And I swear one of the camera's had a broken lens cause I kept seeing something on the screen on certain angles. I even kept rubbing my screen thinking something had happened to my laptop! It was really lazily produced.
Also FL's acting was weak. She wasn't terrible, but she couldn't pull off the serious parts and obviously the writer has done little research into therapy. Side characters were so inconsistent too, I wasn't sure if I'm supposed to be disturbed by them or like them.
Wasted potential for the ML since it seems to be one of his few roles as a main lead.
And I swear one of the camera's had a broken lens cause I kept seeing something on the screen on certain angles. I even kept rubbing my screen thinking something had happened to my laptop! It was really lazily produced.
Also FL's acting was weak. She wasn't terrible, but she couldn't pull off the serious parts and obviously the writer has done little research into therapy. Side characters were so inconsistent too, I wasn't sure if I'm supposed to be disturbed by them or like them.
Wasted potential for the ML since it seems to be one of his few roles as a main lead.
Not people dating. That's the most normal thing in the world.
The entertainment business is creepy af, both internally and externally. I just want to enjoy dramas/music but not at the expense of human life.
It's really ridiculous that in 2022 writers still think of this as humour.
But that's not surprising since the writer did nothing for this cast.
Honestly I don't think the ML was that toxic given the history of toxic male leads in drama land. He really seemed to care about all the small things of the FL, although I agree his jealousy went too far (but if you think about it, it was only ever to the 2ML who was actively pursuing the same girl he was in love with).
There are faaaaar better college romance dramas than this. They had all the right ingredients for this apart from a plot that was interesting enough to watch. I would skip this and just watch a youtube compilation if you want a run down of the show. Not worth the 24 eps.
Also as handsome as the ML is he really really needs more acting lessons. I have seen him in other dramas and he's more or less the same. Not really good. I can see the potential but he needs to work on his emotions more. As for the FL thank god for whoever gave her notes to turn it down cause she was annoying af in the first few eps. Luckily she can act and once she stopped being so OTT she was much better. She made the first half of this drama really fun to watch.
I agree with the comment below where someone said they tried to do too much at once in this drama. There was so much happening with so many characters, none of which were fleshed out or thought out well. They crammed so much into 24 eps and yet I still thought the third act was dragging and FF through it.
If you want to watch this, prepare for whiplash and to really really really shut down your brain. Like. Don't even have thoughts watching this and maybe you can enjoy the first half at least.
Also as handsome as the ML is he really really needs more acting lessons. I have seen him in other dramas and he's more or less the same. Not really good. I can see the potential but he needs to work on his emotions more. As for the FL thank god for whoever gave her notes to turn it down cause she was annoying af in the first few eps. Luckily she can act and once she stopped being so OTT she was much better. She made the first half of this drama really fun to watch.
I agree with the comment below where someone said they tried to do too much at once in this drama. There was so much happening with so many characters, none of which were fleshed out or thought out well. They crammed so much into 24 eps and yet I still thought the third act was dragging and FF through it.
If you want to watch this, prepare for whiplash and to really really really shut down your brain. Like. Don't even have thoughts watching this and maybe you can enjoy the first half at least.