Dannie

I started watching Dashing Youth mainly because of the two male leads, and even while rewatching, my feelings haven’t really changed. I tend to skip scenes in C-dramas and come back to them later when I have nothing else to watch, which is why I ended up watching this one again. One thing that really bothered me is the unnecessary romance. I don’t mind romance when it’s done well, but in this drama, even though it’s little to none, it still feels annoying because it’s handled so subtly that it ends up dragging down the story instead of adding to it. Ye Dingzhi’s character especially went downhill for me once he started prioritizing his childhood friend. There’s a lot to say about the other characters too. The drama started off really strong, but as I kept watching, it just got even worse. What irritated me the most was the timing, Baili Dongjun finding out about Ye Dingzhi at the same time Ye Dingzhi was dealing with his childhood friend, absoluetly annoying. At first, I feel like it was interesting, but then the romance started to take over, and that’s when I got annoyed. I knew what I was getting into though, but I was really hoping to see more of my fav trio, Baili Dongjun, Sikong Changfeng, and Ye Dingzhi.