#k:time and him are just right

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CW: Time and Him are Just Right

I'm always down for a youth drama. So, when I saw the poster of this drama in my iQiyi home page, I decided to check it out.

Time and Him are Just Right is a 25-episode Chinese drama. It follows the typical formula of youth dramas where we have two unlikely people: the male lead being cold, and straight-forward while the female lead is bright and enthusiastic, fall in love. This show follows their adventures as they go through their youth together.

Not going to lie, I disliked the first 4 episodes a lot. The antics of the female lead to befriend the male lead gave me secondhand embarrassment.

It made me cringe.

But I persevered and it paid off in the long run. 19 eps later, I learned to enjoy the chemistry between the leads.

Who could when they give us scenes like this.

Unlike a lot of youth dramas, the main couple here are actually both smart. There's no academic rivals tension going on between them, rather they help each other prosper in their own respective paths. I really like that.

This show doesn't really bring anything new to this genre, but it has everything I love in it: the friendships, finding your own directions, making mistakes and learning from them, the sweetness of first love. It literally takes me back to memory lane. It also portrays common problems young people often encounter which makes it very relatable. There are life lessons, and although shallow, I think any age group can appreciate it.