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The original promotions for this drama made it seem like a typical low budget MGTV production, especially the terrible hair on Yuan Zhongxin; however, it ended up being one of the biggest (pleasant) surprises of 2019!
The success of the drama, whcih aired under rather unfortunate circumstances and couldn't promote properly at first (the cast didn't even know the drama had aired until it was already showing on TV), is largely due to the scripterwriter Wang Juan and the performances of the young cast.
Wang Juan, who is coming off of the huge success of Joy of Life, is quickly becoming one of the most recognizable names among Chinese drama scriptwriters. He has a very distinctive style, and is great at injecting sharp humor as well as unexpected surprises, with a lot of wit and intelligence, into his scripts. That's what grabbed me from the get go for Young Blood - despite the issues I had with the styling, it was clear from Episode 1 that where the drama would shine would be the writing.
It's not that this is necessarily an original story and plot, but it's written in a way where you're constantlying going, "What just happened?!". The characters are immensely interesting and the team that they form, the way the characters grow, and the relationships that form...it was all very well done.
Huge props to the relatively young cast, who all did a phenomenal job with their roles. The acting was solid across the whole group, and Zhang Xincheng and Zhou Yutong in particular really shined in their performances. However, the star of the show for me was Wang Kuan (played by Wang Youshuo), who is probably one of my favorite SMLs ever (if not my favorite). And his dynamic with Su Xiaotong's Jing Jing was just the cutest thing ever.
Super excited for a possible S2 (which we will hopefully get - Wang Juan and the cast have all openly said that they are onboard. However, with Wang Juan being in high demand now, we'll see where it goes). One of the best things when it comes to watching dramas is when you discover a hidden gem, and this is exactly what the show was.
The success of the drama, whcih aired under rather unfortunate circumstances and couldn't promote properly at first (the cast didn't even know the drama had aired until it was already showing on TV), is largely due to the scripterwriter Wang Juan and the performances of the young cast.
Wang Juan, who is coming off of the huge success of Joy of Life, is quickly becoming one of the most recognizable names among Chinese drama scriptwriters. He has a very distinctive style, and is great at injecting sharp humor as well as unexpected surprises, with a lot of wit and intelligence, into his scripts. That's what grabbed me from the get go for Young Blood - despite the issues I had with the styling, it was clear from Episode 1 that where the drama would shine would be the writing.
It's not that this is necessarily an original story and plot, but it's written in a way where you're constantlying going, "What just happened?!". The characters are immensely interesting and the team that they form, the way the characters grow, and the relationships that form...it was all very well done.
Huge props to the relatively young cast, who all did a phenomenal job with their roles. The acting was solid across the whole group, and Zhang Xincheng and Zhou Yutong in particular really shined in their performances. However, the star of the show for me was Wang Kuan (played by Wang Youshuo), who is probably one of my favorite SMLs ever (if not my favorite). And his dynamic with Su Xiaotong's Jing Jing was just the cutest thing ever.
Super excited for a possible S2 (which we will hopefully get - Wang Juan and the cast have all openly said that they are onboard. However, with Wang Juan being in high demand now, we'll see where it goes). One of the best things when it comes to watching dramas is when you discover a hidden gem, and this is exactly what the show was.
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