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I'm usually not very critical but this mini drama was so very boring to me... characters are very 2D and storyline is so draggy, felt like 5 episodes passed by of irrelevant conversation.

It's still disappointing though :(
If I think about it the only webtoon to kdrama adaptation that wasn't disappointing to ME (personal opinion) was What's wrong with secretary Kim. I thought both webtoon and drama were equally great with no complaints. In comparison, A business proposal drama was super funny but lacking bc they rushed the ending and now I see such bad reviews for wedding impossible which I was looking forward to watching. Tbh I think cdrama does better job readapting stories into equally good dramas even if the plot changes a lot (in their case it's more novel adaptation). That's why I feel like kdrama could do better, like even if you have to change the script from the webtoon come up with something better 😭 For example cdrama The Long Ballad was completely different from the manhua (which is a masterpiece btw) but it was still so good!This one became so makjang near the end I was like what is going on anymore LOL.

omg xiao gui what are you doing here

Yea definitely. that one is a little different because both girls are equally important to storyline even as the story continues to play out. A lot of similar drama only emphasize the face swapping/face change at the beginning and the other face becomes irrelevant and forgotten. Maybe thats why like OP said Jun Jiu Ling is one of the easier ones to adapt to haha.

i feel like that's always the issue with face swap dramas. this other recent chinese webdrama (Broken the Heart) did the same thing where they introduced the 'other' actresses first before the FL and even though it was only for the first 5-10 minutes it made it hard for me to adjust lol. I ended up putting tht show aside to watch for later.. but it's mostly bc of my own preference not bc the show is bad or anything.

I'm honestly starting to find it hilarious everytime the uncle tries to pin blames on others and the king just nods his head along knowing this man is a certified yapper. Like shut your mouth fr LOL

i hope they retain the elements from the webtoon where the ML goes the extra mile to help the FL grow her confidence, I thought that part was really sweet. its been a few years since i read it but thts also one of the only parts that I remember from the webtoon so i feel like it was really rlly integral to the story and their relationship!!

did they go on any variety show together? I really wanted to watch them on hello saturday together I think their duo would be so funny 😩

omg i had no idea this webtoon was getting adapted!!

I'm only on ep 13 but it hasn't happened yet. Might take them a little longer since her friend isn't the proactive type.

I don't get why some people complained about how they styled Zhou Ye for Gu Sheng's character??
I'm actually liking most of her outfits because they're pretty cute and even incorporate traditional Chinese elements, which matches her character being in the ancient style music circle.

Haven't read the novel yet which probably mentions their ages but based on their occupations the guys are probably at least 29 and the girls should be 22 since they're seniors in college.

edit: just watched ep 13 and they say their ages, I guessed right hehe

I thought I was tripping and even went back to the manga to reaffirm that he does indeed have black hair lmaoo

I think it just inevitably happens when an actor has two dramas come out at the same time, someone usually finds one drama suits their tastes more than the other.
I also remember people comparing dramas for the two leads from When I Fly Towards You because BOTH of them were in other dramas tht aired at the same time 😅

ooh yay that's great to hear, I'll def start this out once a good amount of episodes are out!

Honestly from the clips I've seen My Boss does seem a little cringy (not what I was expecting). And for this one I don't really have anything against Victoria but I tend to avoid her dramas because she usually doesn't get good scripts and I'm not a big fan of her acting but I'll try this one out and hope my opinion of her will improve 🤞

why is his hair brown it was black in the manga 😭

Oh gosh now I'm worried because I've been waiting for more Cheng Xingxu's dramas to come out but I'm hearing bad stuff about them 😭. Haven't started yet but based on clips I also think he looks better in this one than My Boss, which is so disappointing bc he looks great in the promo poster!

Honestly I was a little disappointed when they casted Dylan (since I read the novel) but after getting used to it I'm glad the drama still lived up to my expectations as I had been looking forward to it since finding out the novel was getting a drama adaptation.
TBH I wonder how different it would have been if they chose someone more similar to the novel depiction of Shi Yan but o well! Dylan did a pretty good job adapting to Shi Yan's character so also glad to see he is able to take on a role like this and make it his own.

Even if the characters were not similar surely you should see potential in wyl's acting after I am Nobody? In fact I would love to see some role diversity in an acting career and seeing how she is near my age is impressing me.
And I think a lot of novel readers including myself see her potential to act out ting yan's unambitious salted fish personality.