A Little Thing Called First Love

I personally enjoyed watching this. It had Kuanlin first of all, but besides that, this is one of those romcom dramas that leave you feeling positive nonetheless. A few times I felt that the acting was a bit cringe but other than that, I'd definitely recommend!

I chose to watch this recently despite the few reviews because it has the same writer as my favourite series Put your Head on my shoulder which in my opinion is the best Asian series I have watched. ALTCFL started slowly but with lots of promise. The chemistry between the two leads was amazing but the lack of physical affection they showed to each other let it down. I love Asian dramas because of their innocence but perhaps this one was a bit young for me. I'm thinking maybe it's because Jin Mai is under 18, but not sure. Despite that the series had such beautiful, emotional story lines and wonderful relationship development. Not just romantic, but friendship and family relationships too. The acting was superb and in my option the series got better and more exciting in the middle. The only let down was the ending. It's what we all wait for and we don't just want it to to be resolved in the last episode. Overall thoroughly enjoyed this series and highly recommend it.

My 1st Chinese series. I can't gush more about how much I liked this series😭 Such a well-written show with such fleshed out characters (except for Younian who is unrealistically perfect). If you see the story looks cliche' on the face of it (I mean, a geeky girl falling for a popular guy and then becomes beautiful), BUT the story's been told in such a fresh manner with subtle nuances that you fall in love with the characters. Thank God, no overnight fashion makeovers! The transformation happens at a slower pace, much like real life (I didn't like the equivalence of beauty with fair complexion though. Colourism is unacceptable) Personally, I found the student life more relatable than what is shown in the Western teen shows.

I really liked the drama, the characters were good and even the story has a nice plot but i was still expecting something meaningful at the end. The end was kind of incomplete as nothing was concluded. But still the story was good and entertaining with an element of irony.

A Little Thing Called First Love stars Lai Kuan Lin as Liang Younian, a handsome high-achieving most popular guy in school, and Zhao Jin Mai as Xia MiaoMiao, a sensible, plain new girl in town who falls for Younian at first sight. The drama follows the development of their relationship from high school through their university days and beyond. The metamorphosis of MiaoMiao from a timid plain girl with eyeglasses and bad teeth to a beautiful and confident young lady is fascinating to watch, underlining the power of love to transform a person to be the best he/she can be.

This story about first love is so heartwarming it feels like hot chocolate on a wintry night. Wang Bowen's mesmerizing song Can You Feel My Heart makes me feel like hugging those romantic scenes wherever it is played.