A boy falls in love with his idol.
Notable Actors/Actresses
[Ep1] Wu Bai’s team enters! At his side are Ling Shan (9-7) and Zhou Yi (One). It’s the same team and names! Wu Bai has waited seven years to compete against his idol: Ai Qing (Appledog). It’s pouring rain and their competitor is late. Immediately, Wu Bai heads out to look for her. Meanwhile, it’s the first time Ai Qing has met Wu Bai.
Shen Zhe has an interview in the room that Ai Jing is currently changing in. She's naked behind a screen. Shen Zhe notices someone is changing and thus rejects the interviewer's request to record. During the interview, Shen Zhe stealthily throws Ai Jing her shirt and kicks her sneakers towards her. Before he leaves, he sees Ai Qing and recognizes her. He then invites the sisters to karaoke with the rest of the staff.
Hu Yi Tian: Wu Bai (DT)
Li Yi Tong: Ai Qing (Appledog)
Wang An Yu: Shen Zhe (Grunt)
Li Ming De: Ling Shan (9-7)
My Generation, Your Generation
Mini Recaps
Wu Bai wins over Ai Qing and will represent China in the Singaporean competition. He knew her every move all too well. He recalls Han Shang Yan Gun God! reminding him Ai Qing is Solo’s girlfriend. His name, DT, also arose from "Appledog". Currently ex-girlfriend, though.
Ai Qing asks her buddy about Wu Bai. He’s a newbie. He established this temporary team during his summer vacation (he’s still studying abroad in Norway). Ai Qing isn’t ready to give up. She manages to enter the Singaporean competition another way.
Wu Bai’s dream is to win the World Competition for Ai Qing who is quite the patriotic one. But...didn’t Wu Bai beat her? Lol. He’s risking his vision for this competition. He needs an operation asap but he’s stressing his eyes to win this match for Ai Qing’s dream.
[Ep2] Wang Hao (Solo) shows up at the competition. He’s working at SP and is here at the competition to look for talents to sign. Seeing him with Ai Qing, Wu Bai immediately loses appetite.
Before the competition, Wu Bai gives Ai Qing his cap. When he wins, he wants her to put it back on him. During the competition, the other team cheats but the judges don’t penalize it. But it’s okay. Wu Bai is a genius. He still wins (even with poor vision). Ai Qing congratulates Wu Bai and returns him his hat.
Wu Bai and Ai Qing were supposed to celebrate at a mini concert but his vision is failing. He wants to properly like her so he immediately takes the plane back to be admitted for surgery. Han Shang Yang was waiting for him.
Ai Qing receives her repaired remote from Wu Bai’s teammate. She had dropped it that day during the rain at their competition. Wu Bai had given her his spare remote for the competition. Oddly, the way the switches are configured is similar to hers. He’s been your fan for seven years, girl.
Wu Bai wakes up from his surgery. It wasn’t successful (but he’s not blind). A second surgery will have a greater risk of blindness. Still, he can continue competing. Han Shang Yang is still his mentor and gives him the right to come up with the team name. Wu Bai reminisces his conversation with Ai Qing. She wants to be the King. She doesn’t want to be the Queen because that’s dependent on the King. Wu Bai wants to be a King alongside her. Thus, the name of the team is K&K. Han Shan Yang smugly thinks Wu Bai wanted to be King next to him.
Ai Qing has decided to retire. She’s going to work and buy a new home for her father who’s been sleeping on the couch all these years. Wu Bai watches her return home and trip because the street lights are out again. He retrains himself from helping her. Instead he draws a painting on her wall to accompany her.
[Ep3] Three years later. Ai Qing is at work. Part of her work is to oversee young talents (in robots competition). She meets Luo Huai. She’s the kid who was hospitalized with Wu Bai three years ago. Wu Bai had told her about his idol (aka Ai Qing) and now he has become Luo Huai's idol to enter this sport.
Wu Bai graduated from his degree. He also had a successful eye surgery two years ago. However, with his current self, he doesn’t think he’s good enough for Ai Qing. He wants to win at least 300 competitions first.
Wu Bai and Ai Qing meet again at a competition. She's a staff and he's a competitor. They have yet to see each other. A buddy of Wu Bai's and the sister Ai Qing meet first...
Ai Jing is so thirsty, she drops everything to buy a drink at a vending machine. The guy behind her is even thirstier and takes her drink. Not only that, he sexily gulps it down right in front of her with water trickling down his throat. He's Shen Zhe (Grunt). The next hot thing in the world of Robots competition. & the next hot thing in dramaland.
During karaoke, Shen Zhe brings up Ai Qing's past glory and that he remembers her (Shen Zhe is a Wang Hao fan so he knows Solo's team). The Go Go Squid OST is in the background!! He calls up Wu Bai and asks him for a present. Wu Bai doesn't have one but Shen Zhe says he has one for him. He puts Wu Bai on speaker to let him hear that Ai Qing is with him. Phew. My Shen Zhe is a good guy and a cupid! Wu Bai is at a hospital (gastroenteritis) but he rips out his IV and runs back to see Ai Qing. What is pain when there is love? Dramas.
[Ep4] Wu Bai has Shen Zhe's name saved as Frigg. Lol. That's English as I know it, right?
Wu Bai arrives just in time to see Ai Qing. They bump into each other at the elevators. Does he just let her leave? No. He chases her back down the elevator (forget the fact hat he needed IV a few minutes ago). However, he misses when she enters her hotel room. Does he give up? Nope. He calls her and tells her he wants to see her. When she opens the door, he's in the corridor waiting for her. Through the phone he asks if she's hungry. A date it is.
Ai Jing gets up to look for her sister. Shen Zhe stops her. He says her sister will be very grateful of her in the future for her decision today. Instead, he asks her if there's anything she wants to know about him. There is. With their faces mere inches apart, she asks him if he likes her.
After dinner, Ai Qing and Wu Bai visit a candy shop. She tells him to try this candy that has these Wish slips inside. Wish slips = fortune telling but it reads your heart instead.
Ai Qing's: I see all beings as grass (and flat). Only you are like the green mountain. Basic English: "Everything is boring; only you catch my eye."Wu Bai's: I see all life as meaningless. Only you move me.
Back to Ai Jing and Shen Zhe. They're drunk (but sober enough). He asks her if she's still interested in the answer of her question before. Well, here's the answer: he kisses her.
The reason why Wu Bai has set his record for 300 competitions is because the record holder for winning the most amount of competition is Wang Hao at 299.
There's always these light bulb scenes in the episodes. I won't translate all of them unless I find them meaningful. Are they wearing white finally because they've properly reunited?
Ai Qing: Are there really chance encounters? I'd rather believe in destiny (destined to meet).Wu Bai: There is no chance encounters. Everything was deliberate (on my part).
[Ep5] Shen Zhe asks Ai Jing what she thinks about dating younger men. For her, depends on the age of the guy. He quickly replies three years. She smiles that three years is acceptable.
Wu Bai forces his way into a dinner with Ai Qing and Wang Hao when he already had dinner. His stomach has just recovered and Wang Hao has ordered everything super spicy. Wu Bai wants to impress and agrees with the selection. He stresses that he doesn't eat vinegar because eating vinegar is Chinese way of saying one is jealous. Wang Hao considerately reminds the waiter and the waiter loudly declares that "guy in table number three doesn't eat vinegar!" LOL. When Wang Hao temporarily leaves, Wu Bai non-stealthily pulls Wang Hao's chair closer to him and therefore farther from Ai Qing. Totally not jealous. When Wang Hao is back, he casually slides the chair closer to Ai Qing. The waiter comes back with a sour dish and apologizes for his mistake. Wu Bai stops him. He suddenly wants to eat vinegar. Heh heh.
The team is out at the amusement park. Li Ming De and Wang An Yu act like real buddies. All the guys (minus Zhou Yi) know Wu Bai is in love with Ai Qing.
Being the cupid, Shen Zhe also grabs a few pictures for Ai Qing and Wu Bai. Ai Jing compliments Wu Bai for being handsome. Instantly, Shen Zhe turns jealous so when Wu Bai asks him for the pictures he charges him $100 RMB per picture. There's three in total and he gives him a discount of $250 RMB. 250 in Chinese means idiot. Wu Bai gives him double the amount, $500 RMB total. Therefore, our Wu Bai is no idiot, lol.
Love matters aside, Wu Bai still has business to handle with Shen Zhe. Shen Zhe is a free agent. SP wants him. K&K wants him. Shen Zhe will go to wherever the money is. There’s not much in K&K because it’s a new team but Wu Bai is willing to give half his salary to him. He also reminds Shen Zhe his biggest dream is to beat Wang Hao. If he enters SP, he will always be in Wang Hao’s shadows, he'll never be able to beat him. Well...he’s retired. Even being in the opposite team of Wang Has doesn’t mean they can beat him...
Shen Zhe takes a whole night to ponder on this offer. He barely makes it in time to catch Wu Bai before he leaves the hotel for his flight. He's willing to drop his conditions on the money and the team leader position. In exchange, the contract must only be for a year. If in a year they don't win, then he's out. Yay, Wu Bai and Shen Zhe staying together sounds fun!
Ending. Wu Bai: "From fifteen years old I knew she belongs here, she belongs in the world of robotics competition. She was destined to brilliantly shine. I used ten years time to arrive next to her. I gave my all to achieve a title that is worthy of loving her. Only then do I have the right to tell her 'I fell in love at first sight with you.'"
[Ep7] After the team sleeps over at Ai Jing's home (because they're all too drunk to get home themselves), they leave and thank her in the morning. All of a sudden, Shen Zhe pulls Ai Jing to him and asks "Does your heart have me?" Ai Jing smiles that she does, but just a tiny, tiny bit. A tiny bit is better than nothing for Shen Zhe. Yikes, Wang An Yu is making this second love line too lovable.
Wu Bai visits his little fan, Luo Huai.
Extra: There's a cute robot that leads Shen Zhe to K&K. 9-7 introduces the robot as Wu Bai's son, Wu Liu (無聊). "Liu” means “chat”; according to 9-7, Wu Bai wishes he can chat more in the future. LOL. Funny because "無聊" = Boring but if they break apart the characters like that, it makes sense too, haha. Shen Zhe tries to change his name to Liu Liu (without the Wu) but Wu Liu says the name needs to be approved by his father first. Wu Liu is definitely not wu liu.
Shen Zhe officially signs with K&K. Wu Bai really gave half his salary to Shen Zhe. It was supposed to be a secret. Now, Shen Zhe wants the accountant to covertly reallocate the money to K&K's expenses.
Ai Qing is on a trip with the kids (the young talents of robotics). Luo Huai is there too and she invites Wu Bai over for dinner since his training camp is near them. Luo Huai accidentally releases the chicks and ducks and goose in this farm. Ai Qing is cleaning up the mess and in that state of disaster (feather, mud, and hay), Wu Bai sees her.
[Ep8] No matter what Ai Qing’s face looks like, Wu Bai is still in love with her. Wu Bai also solves dinner for Ai Qing. She was going to cook a meal of potatoes for the children. One call to Shen Zhe, Wu Bai’s entire gang brings everything edible to the children. He also solves her attire. He gives her his shorts and shirt since hers are a complete mess. The shorts are too loose and he casually helps her tighten them. For once, she feels his proximity. She asks him why he returned from studying in Norway.
Wu Bai: There’s someone very important here. Someone I can’t forget. Someone I love here.
He’s about to confess that the person he loves is her but Zhou Yi interrupts and continues to ramble on and on. There’s a reason why he runs all the errands for the team, heh. Wu Bai finally gets rid of him by telling him to fetch water. The romantic mood we all thought was over is reignited when she almost falls but he catches her around the waist in time and her barefoot tippytoes on his shoes. They’re looking into each other’s eye but Zhou Yi is back with water! No one wants it. Ha.
Once separated, Ai Qing ruminates over the small encounters she had with Wu Bai. Luo Huai asks Ai Qing if she’s Wu Bai’s crush. She can tell it from the way Wu Bai stares at Ai Qing. Smart girl.
Some dancing time. How obvious is it that I’m a Wang An Yu fan?
The trip is over. Wu Bai doesn’t want another separation. He grabs onto Ai Qing's wrist before she boards the bus. However, he doesn’t say anything productive. This is right after he assured Shen Zhe this won’t be a separation. At least he texts her to ask her if she’s home.
Wang Hao is making a move on Ai Qing too. He still loves Ai Qing. Really? That’s not how I remembered him in Go Go Squid.
[Ep9] Shen Zhe fools Wu Bai into buying a car to see Ai Qing. I had thought Shen Zhe wanted to use the car to see Ai Jing but it’s the drama wanting to use it as an ad...
Wu Bai drives out at 4am to Ai Qing’s (because it takes that long to drive there). She’s surprised to see him and tells him to wait for her while she gets ready. When she meets him, she’s in a grey sweater just like him. She did that on purpose? Wu Bai glows not so conspicuously at their couple look. Ai Qing takes him to the breakfast place she frequents and introduces him to new food (which he surprisingly likes). Ai Qing asks why he’s here. Wu Bai: “To have breakfast with you.” He then picks up a wandering cat and says he likes the cat too. Ai Qing smiles and inaudibly mutters to him, “There’s sure a lot of things you like today.” Ai Qing included.
Wu Bai invites Ai Qing to his next competition. Why? Because he wants her there. Wu Bai is so straightforward this episode.
[Ep10] Thanks to 9-7, Wu Bai gets a chance to cover a soaked Ai Qing with his sweater. The classic manly move. When Wu Bai visits her at her hotel room, Ai Qing is accidentally exposing all sorts of skin. Wu Bai feels hot everywhere.
The relationship that barely started is already falling apart. Ai Qing learns Wu Bai is Han Shang Yan’s younger cousin. Han Shang Yan is part of her darkest memories, the time when Solo's team disbanded. Ai Qing had always felt guilty for disbanding the team and Han Shang Yan was the most emotional one.
Wang Hao invites Ai Qing to work with him at SP. He wants to bring two of their teammates (Ou Qiang and Xiao Mi) plus some new ones to the World Championship. Wang Hao wants her to be a team leader with him.
Ai Qing decides to work at SP. Once she made the decision, she hears the sound of her heart shattering. She’s going to stand against Wu Bai.
[Ep11] The SP team: Xiao Mi, Ou Qiang, Zhou Hua (Hua Ti), and two youngsters (Fu Yi Wen and Lin Yin).
Wu Bai learns Ai Qing is joining SP. He asks her if it’s for Wang Hao. It’s not. Wu Bai looks relieved but Ai Qing has more to say. It was because of her Solo’s team disbanded. She wants to bring this team back together. Ai Qing draws a line between her and Wu Bai because they’re rivals now. To her, Robotics Competition is more important than love. Ai Qing had to brace her heart to say these words to him. Wu Bai has tears in his eyes as he asks, “Do you like me?” Ai Qing can only apologize.
Han Shang Yan visits the team. 9-7 talks about their sister-in-law (Tong Nian!) and how it’s been a while since he’s seen her. When Han Shang Yan sees Wu Bai, he reminds the latter that Ai Qing is Wang Hao’s woman. Okay, geez, are those all the lines Drama is going to give Han Shang Yan?
[Ep12] Shen Zhe visits Wu Bai at his home but meets Grandpa Han instead. Shen Zhe updates grandpa that Wu Bai has a girl he likes and shows him a picture of Ai Qing. Wu Bai catches Shen Zhe running his mouth and so Shen Ze runs away. Grandpa Han entourages his grandson that his love (his "Ai Qing”) will prosper.
Shen Zhe’s ex (Xing Zhou Zhou) shows up uninvited at Ai Jing’s place. The ex cheated on him and now she wants him back. This girl seems like a psycho. Ai Jing sees through her but she’s still upset at Shen Zhe. The next day, Shen Zhe is at Ai Jing's place bright and early. Still angry at him, she says there’s no relationship between them. She doesn’t admit to ever loving him. Did she hug him? Did she kiss him? In the middle their argument, she accidentally rips his shirt to expose some delicious chest and pulls him down so that he’s perfectly hovering over her on the table. He stays there. She threatens to slap him if he doesn’t move. He dares her knowing she can’t. He pins down her floating hand and reminds her the thing she’d do if she loves someone (kiss). Shen Zhe teases the kiss. Ai Jing covers her lips with her other free hand. Shen Zhe won’t let her use the same trick and pins down that hand too.
[Ep13] The kiss is interrupted by Ai Qing but the fight is over. Ai Jing finally smiles at Shen Zhe.
Grandpa Han asks Han Shang Yan how he pursued Nian Nian. Grandpa Han is taking notes for Wu Bai. Han Shang Yang lists things he did with Tong Nian: some texts, grocery shopping, waiting for her in the middle of the night and pretending to be pitiful (is that how it was Han Shang Yan?? xD), play some computer games, etc.
Han Shang Yan is finally on his cousin’s side. He tells Wu Bai the way to win over Ai Qing is to accompany her over her difficulties. Grandpa Han also tells Wu Bai that loving someone requires one to be a bit shameless. Wu Bai stops his sulking and runs to a candy shop. He buys two jars of the Wish chocolate. He wants one specific line. The cashier helps him out. Then Wu Bai wanders to a concert (the same singer as three years ago?). Fate has it that Ai Qing is at this concert too, thinking of him.
Wu Bai tells Ai Qing he did arrive at the concert three years ago but his eyes were going blind. He had three operations. He spent a year in and out of blindness. He had also just spent one entire night looking for a specific line in the Wish chocolates but he couldn’t find it. He takes out the chocolate he just bought and gives it to her, hoping that this last one is the charm. Lies! Before Wu Bai leaves her on this New Years Eve, he assures her that Han Shang Yan is doing fine. In Wu Bai's voice-over: he has liked her since he was fifteen and he will continue to do so.
The note: I see all life as meaningless. Only you move me.
Wu Liu accompanies Grandpa Han to shop for presents for Ai Qing. Grandpa forgot his wallet but no worries, Wu Liu as the QR code to pay for everything. It’s all Wu Bai’s money, hahahaha. Btw, our Wu Liu is having a lot of screen time... Wu Bai locates his robot and finds out that it's on route to Ai Qing's. Wu Bai rushes over. Shen Zhe is also there. Ai Qing pulls Wu Bai aside to tell him there’s a man in their place right now that her father is introducing to both her and Ai Jing. Ai Qing wants Wu Bai to tells his buddy because she doesn’t know how to. Ai Qing has asked the wrong man. Wu Bai quickly tells Shen Zhe that Ai Jing is meeting a man (omitting the part that the man is here to see Ai Qing too).
Shen Zhe storms upstairs to throw Ai Jing over his shoulders. He’s kidnapping her. Meanwhile, Grandpa Han is finally here to see his future granddaughter-in-law. He brings everything he bought (with Wu Bai’s money) to meet Ai Qing’s father. The blinddate-man is still there. Grandpa laughs that the boys (Wu Bai and that man) can both matchmake with Ai Qing.
[Ep14] Grandpa Han comments that the man is ten years older than Wu Bai. Then Wu Bai discreetly makes Wu Liu report a stats: men over 35 have a higher possibility of being ill. Not impressed. We're judging age like this now, are we? It’s like he’ll never be 35 or something... Grandpa Han continues the petty battle against the man. Wu Bai gives his grandfather a thumbs up. Ai Qing’s father approves of Wu Bai but he adds that it still depends on the young ones. Well, Wu Bai desperately wants her. He wouldn’t even let go of her pinky.
Wu Bai takes Grandpa Han to visit KK headquarters. Grandpa is introduced to Wu Bai’s robot: Wu Ming Zhi Bei (Nameless Generation). Familiar? It’s the OST we all love from Go Go Squid!
Shen Zhe and Ai Jing drink together. They play the Never game. The person who did it, drinks. The game turns serious when Shen Zhe said he never confessed to someone this directly. He then says “I never loved someone as I love you.” He thinks he’s alone and drinks but Ai Jing stops him. She tells him to listen clearly. She too has never loved someone as she loves him. She kisses him and he kisses her back.
Shen Zhe and Ai Jing’s loveliness don’t last long. The psychotic-ex is back. Wu Bai doesn’t really care about Shen Zhe but it’s a chance for him to meet up with Ai Qing to pretend that he cares.
[Ep15] Hua Ti has something Wu Bai left behind last time. He returns it to Ai Qing instead. It’s Wu Bai's journal and out slips a picture. Ai Qing recognizes where the picture was taken. It’s the flowers painted on the wall of her old home. The flowers are called “Forget Me Not” (Wu Wang Wo). Another thing that starts with Wu. Ai Qing understands it all. He’s the one who fixed the lights. He’s the one who painted the flowers. His love for her runs deeper than she can ever imagine.
Ai Jing is still mad at Shen Zhe. When he shows up at her doorstep, she wants to breakup with him. Shen Zhe breezes by her that if she wants to breakup with him, she’ll have to speak to him inside her home. Once inside, he pins her to the wall (Bidong). Obviously, he had no intention of breaking up. He lets her choose her weapon to punish him and was ready for anything – not when he sees the cleaver. Shen Zhe quickly handles that dangerous thing for her and switches it out for a rolling pin. He explains to her there’s nothing with his ex. He shows her the texts to prove it. In one of the texts, he starts off with “Although there were good and bad times...” Ai Jing cuts him off, “Good times??” Okay, what relationship didn’t have good times....? She’s even angrier now. Shen Zhe kneels and calls her “Jie” (noona equivalent, I guess). Ai Jing’s anger melts.
Han Shang Yan rings up Ai Qing. He’s helping out Wu Bai to resolve the knot in Ai Qing’s heart for disbanding their team. And is that it to her guilt? That's it?
[Ep16] Ai Qing is drunk. She almost drunk kisses Wu Bai after he barely gets her to wear a sweater to cover her skin that's bothering him. Instead she asks him if he likes her. Duh. Before she gets his answer, she instantly dozes off.
It’s the Robotics competition. Shen Zhe loses to his rival. Wu Bai loses the first round to Lin Yi (part of SP) but grabs back the second round. Ai Qing playfully glares at Wu Bai motioning that she has her eyes on him. He has his eyes on you too, Ai Qing. The winner of the third round and therefore the battle is Wu Bai (and his Wu Min Zhi Bai). Robotics competition feels like a combo of Beyblade and Racecar matches where in the middle of the race, the mechanics will come and fix the car.
[Ep18] Kisses, kisses, kisses.
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[Ep20] Xiao Mi’s struggles.
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[Ep24] Even if Wang Hao wins Wu Bai in the robotics competition, the one girl he wants to win is already Wu Bai's.
Correction to Ep4: Frigg is Ai Qing's caller ID on Wu Bai's phone. Hmmm...what does that mean?
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Tong Nian meets Ai Qing and tells her about how she and Wu Bai were arranged on a date one time. Ai Qing bugs Wu Bai for more details. Wu Bai teases her back about her arranged date on New Years. I liked that back hug he gave her.
[Ep29] After Wu Bai and Ai Qing’s dating scandal, Ai Qing is in the spotlight again for ruining another sensational team in the history of Robotics Competition. However, her relationship with Wu Bai is still going strong. Nothing's going to break them.
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[Ep28] Tong Nian’s (Yang Zi) cameo! Tong Nian confides in Wu Bai that Han Shang Yan proposed to her. She wasn’t ready and accidentally rejected him. She also tells Wu Bai she recently learned how to create latte art.
Tong Nian meets Ai Qing and tells her about how she and Wu Bai were arranged on a date one time. Ai Qing bugs Wu Bai for more details. Wu Bai teases her back about her arranged date on New Years. I liked that back hug he gave her.
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[Ep31] Wu Bai’s K&K wins the competition. In his award speech, he reveals why his name is DT. It means Dog’s Time, or more specifically, Appledog’s time. Thus his name is DT. Wu Bai continues: "This is my generation; this is your generation." A nod to the Chinese title.
Also, Wu Bai is ready to propose!
[Ep32] Wu Bai chickens out of proposing. He's reminded of Tong Nian's words.
Grandpa Han and Ai Qing's father sit down for a formal dinner to talk about their grandson/daughter/s marriage. Grandpa Han wants to organize it with Han Shang Yan's marriage too! When Ai Qing is alone with Wu Bai she reminds him it'd be cheating if he skips the rest of the marriage process (hint: proposal).
[Ep33] Tong Nian shows up at the end of the episode to make coffee for our K&K team. We once again see the pig latte she made for Han Shang Yan (:
[Ep34] Wu Bai asks Tong Nian for proposal advices. She warns him to not copy Han Shang Yan's. He proposed after the final competition and at a busy train station. Wu Bai makes notes to NOT do anything Han Shang Yan did. Lol. Tong Nian adds that the proposal doesn't have to be flashy or anything like that. As long as it's sincere, it's fine. And that's exactly the type of proposal he gives Ai Qing. Forget all that chocolate.
[Ep36] They did it. I think.
I never thought I'd complain about there being too much romance, lol, but there is too much romance.
The marriage is next month which means Han Shang Yan and Tong Nian's marriage is also next week. Tong Nian is really surprised but Han Shang Yan reminds her they've already got their marriage license anyways. Ai Qing need not fret either. They're getting their marriage license too.
Ai Qing and Wu Bai are officially married on paper.
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[Ep38] It's the wedding day! Wu Bai is so happy he's handing out wedding candy to random strangers.
Han Shang Yan and Tong Nian finally have a scene TOGETHER.
It's time for the grooms to kiss his bride. Tong Nian kisses her groom first in a very Tong Nian-like-kiss. Meanwhile Ai Qing and Wu Bai share a very sweet kiss. Then Han Shang Yan pulls Tong Nian for a a proper wedding kiss. I love how sweet Tong Nian and Han Shang Yan are smiling at each other but that stupid lighting is ruining my picture.
Also, in the audience, Shen Zhe keeps asking Ai Jing if she wants to marry.
Shen Zhe accidentally gives Wu Bai and Han Shang Yan the wrong hotel key cards. When Wu Bai barges into Tong Nian's room, she was editing her paper on her wedding night. xD.
The end.
Remarks
[First Impression (Ep1-6)] I was totally going to watch this for Hu Yi Tian and Li Yi Tong but Wang An Yu, Wang An Yu, Wang An Yu!!! Such a scene stealer. Holy. Kay, let me go back to the drama in proper order now.
The story. I view this as a parallel story to Go Go Squid. While Tong Nian is crushing on Han Shang Yan somewhere else, Wu Bai is romancing his girl, Ai Qing, except we’re not in esports. It’s a robotics competition. I love it that we have the same boys (with the exception of Shen Zhe being played by Wang An Yu!!!) Wu Bai has trained himself into someone worthy of loving Ai Qing (Appledog). I loved Go Go Squid but I didn’t care that much about his love line and I had no idea his love ran that deep. (Personally, I’m not too into this type of love because what if the girl marries and has a child while he’s still “improving” himself.)
I love it that I can feel the sincerity of this drama. I kept imagining how awful this could have gone. The scriptwriters didn’t rely on the stardom of our main cast. The lines are thoughtful. The way this is filmed is pretty. At the end of the first six episodes are these extra moments of Wu Bai and Ai Qing in this dreamy place. It doesn’t add that much content to the drama but it solidifies the mood. These scenes tell me the drama cares.
As a fan of Go Go Squid!, I don’t think this is comparable. It’s a different story. Yes, there are the same people but Go Go Squid was all about Han Shang Yang and Tong Nian. This is not about them (although I do look forward to their cameos).
I like this so far. It’s a bit of a slow start for Wu Bai and Ai Qing. It’s also a very quick start for Shen Zhe and Ai Jing. I wished both couples compromised on the speed of their relationship. I definitely like my team of boys. There’s a lot to like in this drama but I don’t want my hopes too high for now. Currently, I am very relieved this is actually good.
P.S. This name is such a mouth full.
[Actors/Actresses] I’m going to be honest here and admit that Hu Yi Tian has lost his sparkly armour. I don’t see the dazzle to his looks anymore. He is still good looking! Ever since A Love so Beautiful, I have yet to see him in anything that truly made me love him again. He hasn’t been able to create any CP feelings for me. I get that it takes two for the chemistry to work but this is the third/fourth drama where I barely feel the chemistry (My Roommate is a Detective semi-counts). The chemistry here is the best out of the recent Hu Yi Tian dramas I’ve seen but most of it is because it’s enhanced by the lines and the lighting. There’s still untapped potential and I can’t help but think it’s because of Hu Yi Tian’s poor emotional conveyance. I am watching this hoping I’ll love them more. (Feel free to disagree while I grab my shield)
Wang An Yu is hot on Hu Yi Tian's tails. That entrance with him gulping down the drink was too sexy. I could not close my mouth. That’s all I want to say about him because I’m going to sound more like an idiot if I continue.
Wang Ke Ru (Ai Jing), who many of you might not know, was really pretty in Deep in My Heart. I'm not saying she's not pretty here but her beauty was stunning there, or that's how I remembered her. Also, she’s actually four years younger than Li Yi Tong.
[Behind the Scenes]
[Recap Updates (Ep16)] I'm putting a hard stop to recapping this. I lost interest in this as fast I posted my first impression. I am watching this for very shallow reasons (aka the boys or the boy). The story is dearly boring. I hate to have said that. I don't understand how there can be no chemistry between Hu Yi Tian and Li Yi Tong when the script tried to be thoughtful and the lighting tried to channel the romantic vibe. And. They look good. The second couple isn't saving the drama either. Wang An Yu's character has been putting his girl against 1) the vending machine, 2) the table, and 3) the wall. I'm done. Then there is the Robotics competition that I have no feelings for. What are 9-7 and One's purpose? Where is the passion? Make me care for their dream, Drama!
I'm not dropping the drama at the moment. Like I said I'm watching this for very shallow reasons. Also! I want to catch the GGS1 references. Maybe I'll pop in a line or two for the rest of the episodes.
[Ending] Happy.
Wu Bai and Ai Qing marry. GGS1 fans, look forward to a wedding between Tong Nian and Han Shang Yan too!
[No Review] For those who love the chemistry, this will be a treat for you all. It's a fan-service type of drama.
My biggest problem: there's no story to this other than Ai Qing and Wu Bai's love. Everyone revolves around them. Everyone! They've got nothing else to do. And it's 38 episodes of nothing-ness. It's great if I had loved the couple, but I didn't.
This is under “Dropped” in my Drama Ratings because I cannot rate this drama when I didn't actually "watch" half this drama. I cruised this at 2x the speed while listening to the audio (which was pretty nice because I got to hear pretty music all the time).
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