Ah nostalgia ... this is the first drama I've ever watched. Is this drama cliché ? the answer is no, yes you may have watched those thropes a hundred times but it is simply because it is the blueprint, this little jewel was broadcast in the early 2000 it is not cliché it is what invented the clichés, simple.
The craze around this one was so strong as well because of the wonderful cast, the multitalented Rainie who sings a lot of this drama's OST and the most handsome face you will ever cross Mike, the chemistry of those two was so strong that everyone thought for years that they were dating, everyone wanted to see them together again and that led them to film another drama called Why Why Love starring the amazing Kingone Wang ( we don't change a winning team ).

Conclusion : it would be unfair to to judge this one by today's standard, for the early 2000's standard this is undoubtly a 10.