Nice to Meet You (2021)

lacking genuine character development but a cute watch

I would say this drama is pretty standard for a modern Chinese romcom. Although I found the "teachable moments" very shallow and unrealistic (the FL speaks and at the end of the speech the perpetrators admit their wrong? highly unlikely), they did introduce some more serious topics and I think these topics balanced out the fluffiness. For all of the "teachable moments" they put in, you would've expected some character development, but I didn't see as much. Also, I did notice some dialogue was put in specifically to make sure the watchers thought a certain way (instead of a more natural observing the actions and behaviors of the characters), which is a bit odd.
The cute scenes were nice (not overwhelming but still enough) and the chemistry of the actors were great. I also liked the time skip. And for once, the FL goes for the kind bad boy best friend instead of the all-rounder popular guy as a first choice. Overall likeable piece, not top-teir but not web-drama quality. I do have to warn, some of the subtitles that I saw were really funky (even the FL's name has a handful of translations for the same Chinese characters) and a few times the audio would sound like a tuned-down blast-the-speaker screaming (especially in emotional scenes) but post-production did the best they could with botched audio I guess.
Overall a nice youth drama that has all of the typical elements but still has a unique story.

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