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Must watch if you are in your late 20s, early 30s.
I haven't written a review in so long but I have to after rewatching this at 29 years old. I first watched this in my early 20s and I only remembered vaguely that it was good, but didn't remember much of the plot. I decided to watch this again after rewatching ISWAK & TKA with Ariel Lin. So glad that I rewatched it, because at 29 I can relate to the characters a lot more and I have a deeper understanding of the plot.
Like a lot of the comments here, if you are watching this at the right time in life (which is late 20s or early 30s) you will enjoy the drama a lot more.
Supporting characters: I believe that the actors and actresses portrayed their characters very well. You can't really hate them because these characters exist in real life and they helped the main characters realized that "maybe this is not the life I want". They were the reason why CYQ and LDR got together in the end. They are much needed for character development of the main leads.
Cheng You Qing: She is a true Leo hahaha and a girlboss. I love her character. Although, when she got back together with her ex, she was quite dumb. Of course you can't blame her, because at 30 you will feel like your time is running out and everyone around you is getting married. Going on dates with new people is tiresome. Like she mentioned in the drama when you go on a new date, you have to start again with the basics. So, it was understandable that she wanted to get back with her ex (can't help it when her ex is such a smooth talker). But then in real life, I don't think I would give someone a second chance after they cheated. In the last few episodes, she is "frustrating" to watch because as a viewer you knew that they would have a happy ending. But you can't blame her because LDR said that "It is impossible to love you." If I was in her shoes, I think I would hesitate as well. Because loosing a "bestfriend" is much harder than breaking up with a partner. Anyways, she is very lucky that she has LDR in her life and I love that she went on her solo trip at the end! Ariel Lin is one of my favorite Taiwanese actresses and she did an excellent job in this drama.
Li Da Ren: It was love for him since the very beginning and he was very patience. I love that he YEARNED for her. He was a total green forest but very dumb as well hahahaha. He only got together with Maggie because of his "people pleasing" tendency and he was lying to himself. He said that he can't love CYQ, but then Nic said something in that one episode after he watched the theater show with CYQ, "you can't say the wrong thing to the right person". But then again, if LDR had confessed so early on this wouldn't be a 13 episodes drama hahaha. LDR should be a little more shameless in love like Maggie said, he missed his chance so many times :( But I think that when you really love someone, you just want that person to be happy. Good for him that his hard work paid off at the end. I have known of Chen Bolin and only watched one of his movies, but I'm going to watch more of his works now. I love his dimple and smile!!!
Special mentions:
- I love her mom and her dad!!!
- the song that Ariel sang was perfect
- Chen Bolin is such a great actor, even when he was singing the song, he portrayed LDR's feeling so well
- I like the fact that CYQ is a Leo and the youngest child, it shows why she is "the center of the world." And I also like that LDR is the oldest child, he knows how to take good care of CYQ. Small details but really shows that the Writer and Director really paid attention to the script.
I just wish that they show us when the CYQ and LDR talk it out at the end, like the hard conversations. I want to see CYQ asks LDR when did he start liking her, vice versa. Also I want to see them going on dates as a couple not friends ðŸ˜
Overall, I would give this drama a 9/10. Highly recommend. Especially if you are looking for the "he falls first, but he also falls harder" trope.
Like a lot of the comments here, if you are watching this at the right time in life (which is late 20s or early 30s) you will enjoy the drama a lot more.
Supporting characters: I believe that the actors and actresses portrayed their characters very well. You can't really hate them because these characters exist in real life and they helped the main characters realized that "maybe this is not the life I want". They were the reason why CYQ and LDR got together in the end. They are much needed for character development of the main leads.
Cheng You Qing: She is a true Leo hahaha and a girlboss. I love her character. Although, when she got back together with her ex, she was quite dumb. Of course you can't blame her, because at 30 you will feel like your time is running out and everyone around you is getting married. Going on dates with new people is tiresome. Like she mentioned in the drama when you go on a new date, you have to start again with the basics. So, it was understandable that she wanted to get back with her ex (can't help it when her ex is such a smooth talker). But then in real life, I don't think I would give someone a second chance after they cheated. In the last few episodes, she is "frustrating" to watch because as a viewer you knew that they would have a happy ending. But you can't blame her because LDR said that "It is impossible to love you." If I was in her shoes, I think I would hesitate as well. Because loosing a "bestfriend" is much harder than breaking up with a partner. Anyways, she is very lucky that she has LDR in her life and I love that she went on her solo trip at the end! Ariel Lin is one of my favorite Taiwanese actresses and she did an excellent job in this drama.
Li Da Ren: It was love for him since the very beginning and he was very patience. I love that he YEARNED for her. He was a total green forest but very dumb as well hahahaha. He only got together with Maggie because of his "people pleasing" tendency and he was lying to himself. He said that he can't love CYQ, but then Nic said something in that one episode after he watched the theater show with CYQ, "you can't say the wrong thing to the right person". But then again, if LDR had confessed so early on this wouldn't be a 13 episodes drama hahaha. LDR should be a little more shameless in love like Maggie said, he missed his chance so many times :( But I think that when you really love someone, you just want that person to be happy. Good for him that his hard work paid off at the end. I have known of Chen Bolin and only watched one of his movies, but I'm going to watch more of his works now. I love his dimple and smile!!!
Special mentions:
- I love her mom and her dad!!!
- the song that Ariel sang was perfect
- Chen Bolin is such a great actor, even when he was singing the song, he portrayed LDR's feeling so well
- I like the fact that CYQ is a Leo and the youngest child, it shows why she is "the center of the world." And I also like that LDR is the oldest child, he knows how to take good care of CYQ. Small details but really shows that the Writer and Director really paid attention to the script.
I just wish that they show us when the CYQ and LDR talk it out at the end, like the hard conversations. I want to see CYQ asks LDR when did he start liking her, vice versa. Also I want to see them going on dates as a couple not friends ðŸ˜
Overall, I would give this drama a 9/10. Highly recommend. Especially if you are looking for the "he falls first, but he also falls harder" trope.
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