Their happiness whenever they're together literally radiates off the screen

Remakes and I have a bad history. I always ALWAYS end up comparing remakes with the original, and the more I love the original, the less I can stand their remakes. Considering In Time With You is one of my all-time faves, I was a little hesitant going in.

But I was pleasantly surprised from the get-go. I managed to glean a lot of the dynamics of their relationship from the opening theme itself, and I liked what I saw. I also appreciated some of the changes they made to the original storyline, which were pretty subtle, but thought were a nice touch nonetheless.

The fact that she desperately seeks out Ren whenever she has a thought on her mind, and resorts to leaving messages on his phone was SO CUTE. It's more 'direct' than Chen You Qing's inner conversations with Li Da Ren, because you actually see her pouring her heart out to him.

My favorite scene by far was her birthday dinner. While the leads in the original drama had a more mature relationship, our JP leads are adorable in their own right, with their infectious laughter and constant smiles in each others' presence. Unlike the originals' natural and lived-in relationship, our JP leads seem a tad shy around each other, which I may just attribute to Japanese politeness, or to the fact that these two don't see each other as friends 100% - which I think gives us a great base to build off of. Something tells me these two haven't completely cast the other off into the friendzone...

All in all, it was better than my expectations! I hope to fall in love with this for its own individual charm, because I definitely haven't minded the subtle changes from the original thus far.

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