Way Back into Love (2020)

Secret crush, Supportive romance, friendship, business issues

The review and sypnosis may be alittle misleading. It seems typical fluff C-romance drama BUT the plot isnt that.

1. It appears as one sided unrequited love.. but pleasantly its a secret crush too
2. Its pretty romantic FL falls for ML twice.. she just couldnt help herself :p
3. FL is pretty brave from love letters to confessing the 2nd time.
4. ML isnt cold or tsundere as you would expect. First 1/3 was his grudge. He's actually pretty accomodating and sweet.
5. The love triangle is there but does not get irritating or too long to resolve.
6. The drama highlights you are the best looking in the eye of the beholder.. for both ML and FL
7. ML and FL are a vy pleasing CP imo. Good chemistry and vy natural together. They support each other thru the company's struggles.
8. Daddi tang shows his sweeter and kind of goofy appeal. Sun Qian is pretty adorable and girl can pull off coquettish lines too.
9. Plot concentrates (especially last third of the drama) on all members of Voya company. They are both friends and comrades in a small business trying to accomplish their dreams and make it big in the app world
10. I like FL's dad and his story arc too.
11. I really like FL's outfit. Shes beautiful with good built and bodyshape too. ML's styling esp hair really suits him too.

My qualms
1. Trailer markets it as romantic fluff. So i was intially awaiting fluffy scenes.. except there werent much. Ofcourse im glad the "cringey, tripping, fall on your lips" dont exist in this drama.. BUT i felt there were a little stingy on ML-FL romantic moments. Dont expect Put your head on my shoulder type.. that spends alot of episodes purely on ML and FL interaction. Would have benefited with MORE cause Daddi Tang and Sun Qian are good actors with good rapport on screen.
2. The focus on their business struggle may not be for everyone. I respect this part of the story as well as the team spirit but again they probably could have done it better by balancing with more ML-FL solo interactions
3. The ending was good but again i was left wanting.. for a more personal scene between our main couple.

So although i really enjoyed it, i find they MISSED out on making this drama - something special, something much more memorable than what we have.

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An Easy Fun Cute Watch

There’s a good balance of romance, comedy and business. This drama reminds me of My Love Enlighten Me and Mr Honesty in terms of the work place environment. The acting is rlly good, at first I was a bit put off by the leads from their previous roles, but they played off their roles in this drama rlly well! Super cute and full of fluff, and most importantly no annoying/scheming SML or SFL! And even tho they started dating early on, they never broke up once! They did have a few misunderstandings from the past that needed to be cleared up (took 1-2eps max), and even so it was only a “Cold War”. Unfortunately the ending was a bit rushed and I wished we saw more scenes of the leads, but overall I highly recommend this drama! Definitely one of those dramas where the couple works together against the obstacles rather then fighting with each other!

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50% romance and 50% build a dream career.

First of all, I'm not an english native, so I'm sorry for my poor english.
I like the story, it's like 50% romance and 50% build a dream career.
The romance are sweet and sometimes it's cringey, but I can bear it. The couple have stable relationship which is good. There are no frustration break up or problem that sometimes makes me angry. Of course they have a couple problems but they can solve it in a very good way.
The team at Voya are solid. Their character fits perfectly. There is no member overshadowed the others. But they support each other to build their career and for Voya's success.
The ending was really nice.
I recommend you to watch this series.

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Fluff, love and kitties

When I started watching this I liked it immediately. It was sort of funny, light, the female lead isn't as dumb and useless as tons of fl characters I watched throughout the past months in Chinese dramas, the secondary couple is lovely as well (though I'm usually not much into the secondary characters) and there were quite a bunch of cute scenes as well. Still I felt like the drama lost its spice towards the end and the relationship got stuck at some point. The kisses felt a bit stiff to me as well unfortunately, therefore I agree with others that they could have certainly invested more time into the main couple and their romance.

I enjoyed the fact that we made it without a damn annoying female character on the side and that the relationship displayed was rather stable. Furthermore there was no weird family. A great plus for this. Something lots of dramas lack unfortunately. As a result there were no extremely unreasonable drama scenes either. Still I felt a bit disappointed that they found no good alternative. Instead they focused on business struggles, that's fine, but it wasn't as exciting in the first place. A different solution would've been great in my opinion.

To sum it up: If you're tired of slaps in the face, money-wielding mothers and sudden 3-year-separation-issues: watch this. It has its funny, entertaining and cute parts, but it might get a bit boring as well sometimes. Still, I didn't regret watching this and I hope we'll get dramas with a similar base in the future. Just with a tiny bit more... relationship development?!

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An Inviting Drama!!!!

This drama offers the promise of attractive and enjoyable experience. The writer was able to balance all the main elements, i.e., Comedy, Romance, Work Life and the Childishness in each character of the drama. The situation taken is almost near reality. I'd say it is a pure love story with a bit of up and downs faced by every individual. Though I have just watched 20 episodes and am waiting for rest but still i'd say it was quite engaging I finished watching 20 episodes in just 2 days. I'd like to say the story is light so it's good for swapping your intense stories for sometime cause you know change is good. Now let's talk about the cast for me the cast is perfectly fine. I have watch both the main leads as support roles this is the first time I am watching the in main lead and I'd say they are perfectly fit for the role. Though many of the viewers or reviewers have complaint about the less personal scenes or less interaction between main less but I'd say if writer would have focused on fitting more scenes then the story would've become a bit boring. And i'd like to add that ending was pretty good and personally I didn't find the show draggy at all. I wasn't bored for even one second
So all in all I found it pretty good!!

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This was the second drama I've seen with the leads. I've seen Daddi Tang in PYHOMS and Sun Qian in the Chinese remake of Meteor Garden. Compared to where I've seen Daddi Tang, I think he is better here than PYHOMS.

I heard that this is a Chinese remake of the Taiwanese drama with the same name. The plot wasn't entirely new though. It was the same romcom formula of the leads knowing each other since they were kids, the female lead like him, and the male lead kind of liking her but had misunderstood that kind of formula. What I liked is how the female lead's friends urged her that she haven't moved on from her high school crush yet. There were funny moments I really liked to so I guess even though it was cliché, I was a bit entertained.

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Watch this if you want to de-stress, relax, smile and even laugh out loud.

Quite honestly, I enjoyed this drama. I never actually get to watch all episodes of a C-Drama as I get bored mid-way but I found myself looking forward to the next episode.

It's a fun romance, unrequited love, we thought at first, but turns out it wasn't. I mean, like really....
I enjoyed the fact that there was no second lead syndrome, I enjoyed how Xu Jia Xiu was protective of Lu Jia, and of course how he would always kiss her forehead.

Programmers also add flavor to any drama. I mean, they're in their own world, right from how they look to how they dress. They portrayed their roles really well.

In my opinion, this drama was not predictable and it was fun to see each character play their role.

The ending was rushed though, I mean, it's okay if there was like 2 additional episodes to avoid rushing the last episode but all in all, it was a good ending.

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If you need a show where you just shut your mind off, it's a quick watch, really fluffy and sweet and filled with positivity; this is the show for you! First it seems like it's going to be your average unrequited office romance relationship but it's really not like that at all! You have 2 people that have a past, that's not even anything too bad, but they we're fated to meet each other again and the chemistry the main leads had was so sweet and nice. Like an average small business, they go through their trials and tribulations but I LOVED the friends, I love that they all got along, everyone clicked, it was sweet and wonderful. I liked that there was no HUGE complications, when there was miscommunication, they worked it through and apologized. They had hard times, good times, but they always got through it, they always stuck together. I really enjoyed everything about this. It was so fast and easy and it didn't even feel like I struggled to watch it or anything. Main leads made it worth it, the friends, the family, average modern drama that was just sweet.

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This drama tells about the first love, which has been separated for several years and is reunited. interesting story plot. the girl who when she finds out she starts to like him again starts to become aggressive and rely on all means to get him. The guy who is stiff, ignorant and seems fierce but has a good heart, the boss is a kind, caring girlfriend who always helps friends of his profession I really like the atmosphere of the office where there are only 8 people but it's like family. lots of scenes that can make us laugh. there are not many scenes that make you feel angry. light stories messages that can be taken, sweet treats that make hearts tremble. a ridiculous stir that makes you laugh.

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Feel good watch

I liked the romance of the ML and FL. It was very natural, they were sweet, they bicker, they had fights but they communicate. There was none of that "lying for your own good" parts. They were very supportive of each other and nothing could come in their way.

I've only seen Daddi Tang in one other drama and I didn't really like his character in that therefore I wasn't sure if I wanted to watch this drama. He looks so good here :-) totally different from his other role. I'm looking forward to his upcoming drama.

Wang You Jun also looked good here. His acting was good, his expressions switching from being dorky to serious now makes gives me a different impression of him. He is no longer that blank faced guy from his other dramas that I've watched. Looking forward to more dramas from him.

I liked Sun Qian in this drama. It was good to see her portray different emotions: cutesy in the high school scenes but a different cutesy when they matured, serious, mad, sad.

The supporting cast was great too. Aside from the evil plotters, all characters were likeable. Even Zhou Yun Bo became likeable.

All in all a feel good light watch. Very little angst towards the end, if you can even call it that cause they stuck together and overcame hurdles as a team.

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Its a good show. Uplifting and fun

This is a good show nothing serious or extraordinary about it but solid cast and fun chemistry among all the actors

The ML and FL lead shows their differences from their previous works and they work well together and look good together

The 2nd leads are great counterpoints and wish they had a bit more development but it was fun and quick

The story was ok nothing special and most of the problems went away in a few episodes... it felt like they would have a hidden secret forthe first 3rd of the series but they unexpectedly wrote it out... weird..

Overall the show is good and a nice short watch to cleanse your pallete for something heavier or just as a weekend distraction

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Worth watchin but with a taste of Hallmark....

This is a good drama, with a good plot and a good execution of the challenges of releasing an app in this ultracompetitive world, but after watching it I'm left asking myself if I've just watched a Hallmark Drama or not as the feels and the everything surrounding the FL story screams Hallmark....

The SL/SM story is completely ignorable, only picking up in the 2nd half...
And sadly, the FL Ex Boss/Hinted EX Boyfriend had so much potential, wasted in a smoothed out and... Hallmark, innocent conclusion, just like the Classmate that wanted to be more than just that...

The FL and ML acting and the story are good just as is the story, and the depiction of the growth of their relation does not feel forced and we can actually feel, at times that they were childhood friends with romantic feelings for one another.

In conclusion, this drama is not bad, and in one of those days you just want to pass the time it is absolutely rewatchable...

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