Modern Old-fashion drama mood? This is it!

Would like to start this review saying that is the first cdrama that I could complete after finishing I started and left so many after FIYS but finally found a cdrama I could follow until the end. With that said, I'll give my honest review. This drama was a half and half for me.

I got captivated by the first half of great scenery, background music was very suitable, love the OST (is included in my playlist already=D) and the way they build the love story of the leads made me sigh happily?

But the last half... specially the last few episodes, I found it unnecessary. Yes, I almost always complain that I want to see more of the couple, more couple-ly and trivial scenes from them but this drama was… I am still not sure if what I didn’t like was the amount of sweet scenes or the execution of those scenes. I am going to go with the latter. I felt the script and/or the scenes sequences from the last half wasn’t build up correctly! There were countless times I felt lost with the dialogue, and I found myself with a huge ‘?’ and saying ‘what the hell is happening?’ For instance: The friend/roommate story was kind of sudden and the wrap up was totally confusing, almost rushed. The little boy, I understood his scenes because of Wu Yan’s work but those last scene at the house were cute but very random. The little girl they were fond of at the beginning just disappeared? And the most confusing thing of all was the meeting of Wu Yan with Nian Qin’s parents… all the nervousness of the girl to meet the parents and she just went there to play the piano without talking with he father?? that one just turned my logic upside-down.

But... Overall is a nice romantic drama with the usual up and down, the misunderstandings was a bit cliche but, hey if you are up to a modern old-fashion romantic drama this one is it.

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Very recommended

Racket Boys: a heart warming, coming of age, sport-center and feel good drama fill with important life lessons and an impressive line of cameos (almost all from Prison Playbook?) I am sure I won't have space to cover all the reasons why I find this drama so worth watching, it'll probably take me more than an post to do so but I really recommend it if you are up to watching a drama with the genre I mentioned at the beginning. If you are not convinced... keep reading.

“Why I am getting Prison Playbook vibe with this drama?!” Was my first reaction when I started Racket boys! And after investigating, I found it was from the same screenwriter! So no wonder why the resemblance in the screenplay techniques. (If you like PPL and love it as much as I do, that's a great reason to start) A little sneak peak? You’ll get closure for Looney's character in here.

If you are hesitating to start it because you think is going to be a boring, sport center drama and moreover about a bunch of teenagers. You are not entirely wrong but is it so much more than that.

I can’t vouch for the badminton-related scenes, for my nonathletic-eyes it was very legit, there where some exaggerated slam scenes but, come on, it was entertaining. Besides, that’s not entirely the point. The point is that this drama is a gem and is underrated. Wish people give it a chance and let these kids make you smile with their energy, motivation and innocence <3

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