A River Runs Through It (上游)

A similar yet different story to Reply 1988 but with happy ending version (because who else was frustrated about who duk-seon ended up with). Drama review at the very end!

Synopses: Xiao Ju moves to a new neighborhood and has to attend a new high school in her senior year. There, she meets a group of friends and they experience both the happy and the sad times together. As much as it is a story about unrequited and unconfessed love, it is also about friendship, the struggles of finding your path and career, and most importantly growing up and saying good bye.

Cast: Wang Rui Chang (male lead), Hu Yi Xuan (female lead), Chen Bo Hao, Jiang Zhuo Jun, Judy Qi

Drama review

If Reply 1988 was 8/10 (missing that 2 ⭐️⭐️ because of the ending), then this drama is also a 8/10. Even though it was a happy ending, I wish there were more moments of the couple together. Richard Wang (male lead) did an awesome job of portraying his heartbreak and it breaks my heart every time I see him do things for the female lead unconditionally. As he says, “when can you turn around and see me, who has been behind you all this time”.