I watched thinking this was going to be similar to A Love So Beautiful, but nope! It is more Reply 1988 with school mixed in.

The main lead is surprisingly what you would expect a second lead to be like. He is sweet, filial, and always so bubbly. The second lead is more of your cold main lead. It's like they were switched! The main lead is the one coming into the life of the female lead when she already has history with her best friend second lead.

The pace of the drama is so so slow. I pretty much skipped episodes to quickly reach the last 2 episodes, and yet I still understand the general gist of what was going on. Maybe if I had the time to really soak in the scenes of the China way of life among best friends going through the same tests and studying over and over again, I would enjoy this drama more. The acting is phenomenal, the chemistry is there, and the nostalgia kicks in with how accurate the set designs are.

If you're looking for a lighthearted drama to stall time and reminisce in the friendship and family dynamics in an adolescent life, this is it. But don't watch for the romance.