I am going to be honest. When I saw the "7.9" in the rating I hesitated, maybe it would be a waste of my time. The only reason why I gave it a try was because Caesar Wu. OMG, he is so hot in the historical dramas, so could NOT miss one of them. Well, let me say that I LOVED THE SHOW. It was a plaesant surprise for me and I am going to tell you why.
1. The characters were so loveable
I fell in love with all of them. NO annoying characters, no USELESS characters, and that's a thing I am really gratetfull. Every character had a purpose and was essential for the story.
2. The TEAM
I love all the dramas that have a TEAM. You know what I mean, that group of boys and girls that meet by accident and then, as we go further in the drama, they build THE team of best friend that all of us wish to have. I mean, I really want to hang out with these 4 handsome boys and that sttunign girl.
3. The romance
Okay, Okay. I'm going to be really honest. YES, in this drama we have 3 adorable couples, BUT the romance is NOT the main topic here. "The Chang'an youth" focus more on friendship, family and dreams. In the 24 episodes that we have they gave us little interactions between our couples, BUT the few we got were enough, we got really adorable, cute and beautiful scenes.
4. The quality
When I was searching for reviews about this drama they said that it was a low budget one, and maybe it is NOT one with the best satages or stunning clothes, but I don't think it is a valid reason to skip this drama. I always judge the budget based on the CGI, but this drama doesn't have it so, if this is a low budget drama, they handle it very well. The clothes, the stages, the hairstyles and all those things were fine for me.
My veredict:
You can NOT skip "The chang'an youth" it's a really good drama, we have really deep thougths, the friendship between our protagonist IS GOLD, and it's totally worth it. Also, it's really short, it only have 24 episodes so it doesn't get boring and tedious.