It seems like I will be a dissenting voice on this drama! Whilst I agree that it is refreshing in that it doesnt employ the usual cliches and is a sweet romance, there are several parts I found boring - the gaming and the space tech - sorry neither appealed to me and i fast forwarded thru the majority! Secondly the FL - she was just irritatingly childish around the ML - acting all coy, shuffling her feet, swinging her arms and generally acting like she was still in high school with him - the power of love? Maybe but I found her vapid and it did not gel with the way she responded to the host of the games with his questions nor the wonderful way she put down her ex. She is a woman who is a successful actress is used to public attention so why portray her as someone who cannot cook, clean or even make a cup of coffee?!! Then they show her digging for bamboo shoots - the inconsistencies in her character are just too numerous. Lets not also overlook the fact that in the past and now she basically stalked him!!
Similarly I disliked the ML for his inarticulate way for the first part of the drama and then his sudden dominating way of wooing her - taking over the driving, blocking her opening the car and on the karaoke presuming she came for him then taking her out and wrapping her up like a child. Maybe this is showing his love and care but with her childish manner it just struck a wrong note. Also hes been a rather self obsesssed man for the majority of his life- even said of his first girlfriend her giving him love he didnt see he had to return it. So why did he tutor the FL from the get go when hes never shown any inclination of behaving like this before? This was never explained- even why he travelled an hour and a half to repair her air humidifier when he didnt even know her?
Maybe I'm just too old and from the wrong culture for this sort of soft romantic slush and in particular the Chinese way of infantising their female leads. How do these girly women turn into the natriachal mother and grandmothers we also see - maybe its their revenge for having to be so girly to attract a man!!!
I will watch the rest of the drama to see if it can redeem itself in any way! I dont actually believe it will!
Oh and the first teal kiss? He kissed and she kept her mouth shut! Come on- its the 21 st century!!!
UPDATE
Well thisxdrama did redeem itself! Once they startrd dating it became a more equal and mature relationship which was great to see. The love and respect the two characters had for each other was refreshing. The FL dropped the girly act and the drama was so much better for it! I still found the male lead a little stiff - facially emotive but his body seemed too tense.
I was amazed at how many sexual innuendos there were- wow!
Overall a fluffy drama that was more worth watching in the later episodes . I'm not so sure these two would have made it if she didnt have a successful solo career - thisxwas touched upon by other characters. I wouldnt watch this again - it didnt really engage strong emotions in me and lacked depth for my taste. But a nonstressful watch!