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The Promise of Growing Up Together chinese drama review
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The Promise of Growing Up Together
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by redbiscus
Mar 6, 2025
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 7.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
This review may contain spoilers

A Refreshing High School Love Story

If you ever need a light drama to accompany you while you do your thing, I'd suggest this one. This was my playlist for about a week? Yas, I wasn't binge-watching 🫢🏻, but the story mostly revolves around a first love story in high school with a too-good-to-be-true boyfriend.

However, the interesting part is the SFL, who's veryyyyy 🐍, and at first, I tried to sympathize with her life story. Then, after some revelations and forgiveness from her friends, she was still 🐍 and definitely mentally sick. People were complaining on Tiktok because they gave the nice, attentive, and caring SML a bad ending since he ended up with her...while for me, it was okay because SML is more of a pushover and has a hero mentality, I guess.

Anyway, back to the ML and FL, they're so cute 🫢🏻, and their acting is good for newcomers. Especially the ML - you know, in usual idol dramas, the ML usually doesn't have vast expressions to show because they're the 😎 type. Well, here the ML is the bright, smart, friendly, and SOLUTIVE guy you can rely on. His life story took a turn when his family collapsed, and he had this pride to carry the burden alone. Then, he went into hiding while fighting hard to achieve his promise with the FL. The FL isn't a pushover; at first, she just thought she wanted to befriend anyone because she was bullied in her last school. But in the end, she stood up for herself, not being a damsel in distress πŸ₯³.

The story mostly revolves around high school, where it was refreshing to watch the love story. They were obviously in love, but because they were students, their encounters and relationship were blurry. There were no confessions or over-the-top skinship; they were so pure in evolving from friends to lovers.

For some aspects, I wish they would be executed better lyk in time lapse of 10 years...they still look the same. Also, some things indeed rushed out, perhaps, they could actually make better episodes staging rather than go swift only on 5 episodes.

Lastly, I just found out who Tian Hongjie is...and he's tall 🀌🏻 and an idol too? I guess he'll have more acting gigs after this.
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