when was the last time i enjoyed a youth drama this much? i have no idea. the fact that i don't remember tells you how much this drama has made it so memorable for me to forget about other youth dramas. sure, this drama is cliche, as most youth dramas are, but the flow of this drama and its character development was such a beautiful journey to follow. it sort of hit close to home for me because it reminds me of my own school life, especially during the high school and university era —had me feeling super sentimental!

compared to other youth dramas, i love how this one is the most realistic of them all (as of 2019, i guess). the writer doesn't glorify things just to make viewers happy. our characters go through ups and downs and they behave in certain ways because of the expectations surrounding them; this was really relatable as a viewer because i'm sure most of us have gone/or are going through our teenage years feeling the same way such as pressure, stress and other complicated feelings hard to put into words. one other aspect i love about this drama is the friendship carried by our 6 characters. when there is a conflict between them, such as between our first and second male lead, they don't use violence to add tension to the drama (which most drama does because writers love the fight scenes haha). the way they solved their problem was rational and mature and it makes you realise how having communication is very important.

same for the way the writer portrayed love. there are so many types of love in this drama and each of them was shown beautifully through the characters' journey of growth, whether it was very subtle or very obvious. my heart felt for tingting a lot, but i also admired the way she handled her problem/one-sided love. i initially thought the writer was going to turn her into some sort of annoying and bitchy character, but i was so thankful that it didn't happen because it made it more realistic for a girl her age (when she first fell in love with you-know-who after you start watching) and that sense of hope that she was feeling when they met again in beijing was just too...real (?). sigh...when you're young and naive...

i also loved mei li's character very much, especially her as a best friend. mei li's friendship with cancan is too precious. my most memorable scene of her was when she gave cancan her hair clip to make cancan look prettier because cancan's crush was walking pass. she also said that she cannot have a crush/fall in love with the same person as cancan because they are best friends. how sweet is that?! :')

the actors are quite young and still very fresh in the acting scene so do not expect the acting to be 10/10. it's not cringy though, so that's good. i quite liked li jia qi when she was in meteor garden which was the reason why i decided to give this drama a try. no regrets at all.

watch this if:
- you want something light-hearted.
- you love a drama about friendship and love.
- you like watching a character's journey of growth from high school to uni to adulthood.
- you want to take a break from side bitches lmao.
- you're usually scared/don't want to watch annoying love-triangles (this one will keep you feeling neutral about both males because the writer gives proper/mature reasons for the man our fl end up choosing. in most other dramas, our leads tend to end up together just because they're leads or they usually turn our second male lead into some evil man because they need to make him look bad so he not be accepted by the fl lead...).
- you're sick of stupid, dense and no-brain female leads. su cancan is just an average girl like most of us viewers; she has things that she is good at and things that she is bad at and she's very rational when she encounters problems + knows how to solve them by acting rationally rather than making stupid decisions.
- you're searching for a short drama. this one has only 24 eps!