First Time Love You, Its Not Too Late (2022)

Could be good but....

The story starts at a good pace, it's interesting, fl is fun, funny, cute, beautiful and ml is cold, distant, but not rude, they have chemistry, a good relationship, but the story is too drawn out, there was no need of spending more than 5 eps winding up a love confession, I thought ml was a coward for not having said anything since he was the first to fall in love, and for having waited for fl to realize that she liked him and for her to say so only then would he say what felt. The secondary couple being ml's cousin is boring and uninteresting, as well as her best friend Qiao, already the best friend she was in love with, I hated his cynicism of only saying after two years that he was dating his best friend her, and I hated that the two didn't suffer any consequences, fl forgave them both easily without any kind of fight, even her ex best friend treating her rudely without her having done anything and still distanced her from her best friend on purpose. In the end, the story started out good but got lost along the way, a lot of fluff, little romanticism, and boring and dull secondary couples.

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Cute

At first I thought this is just another college story of two people meet in a strange way and have a contract just like the series To Fly with you, but it has its own twist of the story.

Both FL and ML act great. At first, I dont like the way the ML acts because he kinda weird like he walks weird, talked weird but in the process of the story I understand and realized that it is part of his character which somehow made me love him. The ML character portrayed well, the writer showed that not all nerd guys are weird and somehow showed that nerds also have the ability to show their way how to love. The character is good, not so cheesy, not so intimidating and a well writer for a guy which somehow hoping to have one in reality. Love the way the writer portrayed him as simple, intelligent and you won't hate him a bit because of his high IQ. Just like other series with High IQ ML, they sometimes kinda weird but loveable in a way.

While the FL portrayed a simple girl with a humble personality. Love the way the Actress act the character. she done a good job being a simple, jolly and humble character. Personally, I love how she act that didn't made me think otherwise. The writer also shows how a simple girl even not as intelligent as the ML but she was written as it should be in order to fit the personality of the ML. IN short, their characters are balance, and you won't hate them.

Mostly, I sometimes keep skipping some area, but in this series, I barely skip. even the character of the ML cousin, she was jolly and have a warm impact. I like her also in her other series. and the Fan Yi, I like him in the series, Falling into Smile as Rui. His character is different but still he is good.

The story is not boring. I 100% sure it is not boring. Love the way the story of the two lovebirds, starting as enemies, to friends and to lovers. Not like other series, this is not boring for sure. Some scenes maybe the same a reality goes like the scene when the ML got angry to the FL after she rescue and found her girl best friend and was attack by male bystanders. That shows the reality on how a real boyfriend should act, how concern and how frustrated he is in real life because he was scared. In addition, it is also good that no 3rd wheel involved. There's a jealousy but not to a point that makes the story mislead and showed that it is indeed a First love.

I think the writer done a great job. A story that somehow have a little bit of reality. For me, it is a great concept especially people nowadays love to watch series with a little bit of real life and not thinking that it is impossible. Somehow, it showed how life is and not an imaginary as always.

Watch and you will smile for sure and feel the real First Love. I don't know what others think, but this is mine.

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plain story~

i initially expect too high abt this drama.. unfortunately, i felt there's a plot hole in the middle until last part of it. pull and push scenes were too much and i dont think both FL and ML feel at ease w the skinships.
the story's very plain as it mainly tells FL's fear of her future ahead (in major she chose) aka not that complicated.
to be fair, i enjoy 1st few eps bcs its funny and i thought i would like it due to ML character (cool, kinda possessive, smart, good swimmer). i bear myself to binge watch it while waiting for their moments as a cp. oh my.... the kissing scenes were fish kisses (mostly FL opened her eyes wide during kissing scene) and reaaallly short to the point that i couldn't immerse in their feelings. just like the ost tho.
overall, 7.5/10 is a very nice of me to score this.

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nothing to see but simple and cute romance

if you kinda wanna go brainless and watch a mostly romance drama to kill some time, this is it.

doesn't really get you hooked, but also the pacing is okay i think (i watched most of it on 2x speed tho). the main girl is really cute imo and the kissing scenes are pretty good too although half of them happen in their daydreams....

there's a bit of the typical angst and miscommunication sprinkled it but it's bearable to watch and they usually solve the miscommunication fights within the same episode or start of the next. side characters are fine, not obsessed with them but none of them are too annoying either so that's great.

favourite thing about the drama is definitely the adorable, spirited female lead!

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Not often I hate the ending as much as I did in this drama.

This story had as a main theme the emotional development of the main character. They learn to overcome being timid as they gained confidence, experience and knowledge. They learned to stand up for themself. We watch Wanwan grow up and to stand up for herself. Meanwhile, Ren Chu learns how to be a thoughtful, caring person instead of an analytical, heartless robot.

But at the end, all that character development is thrown away. Ren Chu makes a heartless, hurtful decision. He does it while we are shown zero emotional struggle, zero difficulty, zero thought or concern for how much it will hurt Wanwan. And he does it behind her back, and hides it from her.

And how does she react when she eventually finds out without him telling her about it? All her character development is thrown away. She smiles a fake smile and pretends everything is fine to show support for Ren Chu. HOW DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?

Why was both of their character development thrown away for the sake a plot twist that was not needed. The only purposes it seems to serve is to tell us that:

1) Wanwan learned nothing and has not changed.
2) Ren Chu learned nothing and has not changed.
3) Every caring thing Ren Chu said, every confession of love, was all a lie. His decision at the end, him choosing to do it behind her back, to hide it after the decision was made tells the true story of how he feels. Someone who loves Wanwan could have never behaved the way he did. How can she see all that he has said to her as anything other than lies. Her memories with him should have been turned to poison.

All they needed to do was to have Ren Chu show emotions when he found out about the upcoming situation. They should have shown him being angry at the unfairness, worried about how it would hurt Wanwan. He should have gone to her immediately and lamented being forced into this situation. He should have pleaded with her for help overcoming this impossible decision. Ultimately, things could have gone on from there exactly as they did and it would have been fine. It would have been fine because having him address the situation with her, as partners, would have remained consistent with their character development. Instead their behavior is thrown back to the way it was at the start of the show.

Wanwan should have blown up at him. She should have told him that she will never believe his words again because his actions have shown them to be nothing but lies. She should have turned and walked away from him. And if he reached out to stop her, she should have screamed, "Don't Touch Me!" Then after he recoils in fear and horror as he realized the magnitude of his mistake, she should have said, "You gave up that right. Forever. You chose this. You chose to make your decision without me, without any concern for me. You chose to hide it and lie to me. You chose for us to be apart. Now you can go ahead and live your life without me getting in your way. You've made it perfectly clear that that is what matters to you."

And for a time skip final scene, lets have Ren Chu see Wanwan in a cafe over a year later. As he walks over she is getting up, turns and sees him. There's some awkward hellos exchanged. This we see someone suddenly move into frame, beside Wanwan. Ren Chu sees the man take her hand and that's when Ren Chu sees the engagement ring on her hand. The man asks who her friend is. Wanwan turns to her fiance and replies, "He's just a classmate. Lets go pick out my wedding dress."

That's the ending Ren Chu deserves after treating her so heartlessly.
This drama ranks right up there as having the worst ending I've ever seen.

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The Fist 5 Episode and after Episode 19 was good but In Between Was Terrible.

This drama had it's cuteness but also had many annoying and frustrated episode with some episodes had so much stupid scenes that it was actually funny. The first 5 episodes hook me into the drama but then it went down hill. The push and pull game that both leads were playing became more annoying as the episodes went on. Th question whether he like me or not or I am to afraid to ask him, seem to me like JR. High or High school age question. These characters were in college could had more maturity. You can be naïve about love but the stupid nonsense and over acting was terrible. the lead actress is a very good actress but this character made me mad and annoyed by her cold, stupid, and silliness that she played this character. I kept wondering what kind of direction she was being given. The male lead was so cold and with no chemistry that I kept wondering if he really liked her or was she just an experiment to him. Between both of them there was no chemistry. Not even as colleagues in school. He seem more of a teacher then a student himself. I could not believe her as a medical student. She liked to bake so I thought of her as a chef. It was not until the 19th episode that they started to show some Maturity as college kids and some chemistry for each other and and stop all the misunderstanding and be honest with themselves. I really did not like the ending but it was ok. I think the writer needed a better flow on the episode and understand college age level is much different then High School. The director also should have seen it better so he could have given better directions to the actors.

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Saí apaixonada

Gente que dorama mais lindo, fofo e maravilhoso. É uma comédia romântica chinesa bem clássica, do tipo de comedia que eles gostam mesmo, mais leve e boba e justamente do jeitinho que eu gosto!
É um dorama extremamente fofoo e leve de assistir. O casal principal é perfeito! Eles tem um relacionamento suuuper saudável e muito lindo. A protagonista é uma querida, adorei ela! O protagonista é um gado, apaixonado, carinhoso e romântico me apaixonei por ele, demonstra tanto amor pela protagonista q eu surtava junto.
Os casais secundários também são muito fofos, apesar de achar a prima do protagonista muito chata, no fim acabei gostando dela.
E só pra ressaltar que eu amei o final/ ultimo ep, foi muito lindo, acho que encerrou perfeitamente.

Por fim é um dorama bem fofo e leve, que não tem muito foco em alguma história, ótimo para passar o tempo. Recomendo muito.

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A cute series on birth, hesitations, the progression of the 1st romantic relationship.

Plot: meeting at university between a shy/withdrawn and insecure medical student (FL), and 1 little math genius (ML) with an EQ (emotional quotient) = 0.

The story follows their university life, the friendships, the loves, the rivalries, the growing-up of this band of young people.

Very well played (I really like the ML whom I'm waiting to see again on screen) but, in the 2nd part, the rhythm becomes slow. That's a shame !
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Série mignonne sur la naissance, les hésitations, la progression de la 1ere relation amoureuse.

Plot : rencontre à l'université entre 1 étudiante en médecine timide/effacée et en manque de confiance, et 1 petit génie des maths avec un EQ = 0.
La story retrace la vie universitaire, les amitiés, les amours, les rivalités, le growing-up de cette bande de jeunes.
Très bien joué (j'aime beaucoup le ML que j'attends de revoir) mais , en 2e partie, le rythme devient lent. Dommage !

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Plot & susunan cerita yang baik.

Ketika menonton drama ini saya merasa cukup hangat, chemistry kedua tokoh berjalan dengan baik. Tidak ada pun satu episode yang terkesan 'lemah' dalam alur. Hanya saja kepribadian tokoh sangat membosankan termasuk Lu wanwan yang terkesan bertele tele namun terlepas dari itu saya sangat menyukai karakter Renchu. Lelaki yang pintar dengan kesabaran yang amat tebal.

Sang penulis menceritakan kehidupan seorang remaja yang tengah di mabuk tugas kuliah sangat baik, mewakili para mahasiswa yang tengah kalut dalam skripsi dan tugas lain hoho?

Pada awalnya aku ragu untuk menonton nya, di takutkan akan berhenti pada pertengahan episode tapi percayalah pada akhirnya aku dapat menyelesaikan drama ini tanpa hambatan.

Bonus : Apresiasi kepada Wang Xingyue dan Tian Xiwei yang telah menyuguhkan hubungan Lu wanwan dan Renchu yang amat manis.

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Cute.. but skipped A LOT! ;)

First thing you shld know- the ML Ren Chu is very good looking ;) Lol..

The storyline starts off cute and quirky. Lu Wanwan is cute and bubbly, but lacks self confidence. She has liked her boy best friend for 5 years, who has secretly been dating her girl best friend for the past two years!! She obviously gets hurt and angry after learning this, and meets our ML. He’s the uni’s Straight As student who is the smartest and the most popular, but not the most sociable nor kindest. He’s cold and good looking! Haha, typical.

So they start off with rumours that they’re dating, they form an agreement to dispel those rumours, he then starts falling for her and we have a kiss in Epi 5! I then had hopes that this could be a good drama, but unfortunately .. the remaining episodes became a beat around the bush, repetitive and just dragging it out. She was unsure about his feelings, and didn’t want history to repeat itself.

Finally around Epi 18, there is a somewhat confession and after some (unnecessary) misunderstandings they get together as a couple. Love rivals yes, misunderstandings lots of it, side couples yes- but I honestly skipped most of it. The romance is rather innocent and cute- so don’t expect anything steamy lol.

To summarise- started off cute but became draggy and dull. Some episodes were interesting but most were just bearable.

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A little frustrating, but held out

The premise of First Love is a pretty typical C-drama rom-com romance. I like that it sets in college, although the plot and dynamics is more high school behavior.

I love Tian Xi Wei from New Life Begins. The big eyes and puffy cheeks is very trendy now with leading female actors in Chinese dramas. You can’t help but smile when you look at her. I also have to say, she did carry the show. As a lot of reviewers commented, the ML, Wang Xing Yue is good eye candy, plenty of shirt off scenes, but oh boy he’s a stiff actor. His dubbing also needs work, he delivers his lines, in a very dry monotone voice. I hope he improves over time, because his face is pretty to look at.

I liked the first half of the show because it was kind of cute banter. She pretends to go after the ML so people won’t think she still has a crush on her friend anymore. It’s totally cute and the ML doesn’t go against this which makes the show even cuter.

Of course, a simple storyline can’t carry throughout the show right? The FL is very adamant that she doesn’t want to be in a relationship and it’s the main focus of the storyline for a huge chunk of the drama. Over time you get a little frustrated and annoyed and just simply tired.

I did stuck with it because there was always that feeling… maybe in the next episode they get together finally? I did enjoy it again once the tension eased and the angst went away. I do enjoy the cute parts of the show. I didn’t really like watching everyone floundering on expressing his and her feelings because everyone did.

The second couple was cute, I enjoyed watching the out-going ballerina going after the nerdy doctor. I totally tuned out with the third couple, it wasn’t enough chemistry for me.

Overall, it’s an okay rom-com. Watch it for the actors or just background noise.

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