Cute!!

Loved it till 18th episode and then it felt like it was dragging on. Finished the last couple of episodes in 1.5x. The sibling dynamics were a treat to watch and the cast acted well. I just liked "When I Fly towards you" better because I was watching them parallelly and the general lack of misunderstanding and cliches in When I fly made it a better watch than Hidden Love. One thing that I did like about HL is that female lead was not a damsel in distress and could take a stand and not just for herself - but for the male lead as well. All the female characters written by this author are strong and know their mind - I truly appreciate the fact that these characters are unlike the naive/weak/gullible ones usually found in dramas,.

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Not bad, but could have been so much better

So, I was looking for something fluffy to watch and the first 19 episodes had a good pace with and great chemistry between the leads. There was suddenly a pot happening in the last 5 episodes which could have felt very cramped pace wise. The MLs character for most part of the show was upbeat and someone who would go after what they truly wanted. So, the shift in the later episodes felt sudden and not enough background to justify it. It does have a happy ending, which also felt very rushed. ML was a great fit for the school, but couldn't pull off looking older after the time jump. Just something they could have done better.

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Going on in circles

I feel like we are going in circles at this point. The same issues, same miscommunication, same over reaction and same angst. There has been very little growth in characters and it keeps going to pretty much square one every couple of episodes. Great acting by the ML and he actually looked food deprived for the large part of episodes that I have seen. I watched SOKP and this is such a disappointment. I started getting annoyed by 12th episode and continued to hate watch it. I cannot see why it is highly rated and it had so much potential which sadly was wasted.Someone wrote it their reviews that it has xianxia logic and they tie up every loop - This was very true.

The second leads have a much better arc. I don't think I will be coming back to this.

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Should have been a 24 episode drama

The drama started out well and if it would have ended on 2/3 of its length - it would have been such a better watch. The story had way too many tropes for sub-plots which it could have easily done without.
The good things were:
FL acted really well and had a great comic timing. She and the kid were the only characters who made the last 1/3 a little bearable.
ML is cute and definitely a treat to look at, but FL stole the show for sure.
The female friendship was a treat to watch. I kept expecting someone to backstab/plot and I was pleasantly surprised.

My issues with the drama:
I have a short attention span and the drama has to be really good to hold my attention. The last 10 episodes I had to see while fast forwarding. There was too much going on, a lot of open ends to be closed and there were some very unnecessary revenges, trauma and redemptions happening. I personally don't think that arc was required. All this unnecessary chaos took time away from showing growth of the characters. Second lead essentially woke up one day to realize he didn't treat the second FL right and got her back after minimal pursuing. There is also a 6 year leap which essentially solved all problems on its own without portraying any actual growth.

My recommendation
It's a decent watch with some fast forwading involved. However, it is definitely not rewatch worthy.

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Watch it while multitasking

Too much fluff!
The ML was decent and his chemistry with Pan Duo was much better than with the FL.
The FL had no expressions for most part and her character had one big whoop when she hit the other ML's nemesis with dictionary. After that it was a whole lot of nothing. It started out well and then fell flat. I dropped it after I realized that I kept forwarding it in the hope that something will happen. The FL is a damsel in constant state of distress with someone coming to rescue her every time. I wish there was some character growth to make this drama palatable.

You can watch this if you're multi tasking and need something going on in the background. If you are looking for something engaging then, it is not meant for you.

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Dropped.

I read the webtoon and I had major issues with how the FL character has very very slow character growth that tends to null. I expected this show to have a faster growth , but was disappointed. Cha Eun Woo' s Suho comes across as very petty in the drama. The Suho in webtoon was supportive of FL in general and definitely supportive. The Suho in the drama kept requiring reaffirmation and support. It was just not my cup of tea.
Shoutout to the actor playing Seo Jun, he did a great job with that role and his chemistry with the FL was so great. Their fun-bits made the drama better for sure.
The drama Seo Jun definitely deserved the girl way more than Suho.

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