Watched this without expecting much, but it was a pleasant surprise. As someone who isn't a big fan of romance or love triangles being the main plot device, I was glad that romance wasn't a big part in this. Just hints of it here and there made it more fun to watch, to be honest.

The time-travel concepts that this drama used are fairly easy to follow. If you're used to watching time-travel dramas or movies, this should be a piece of cake. To me, what really impressed be was exactly how simple it was, yet it was mysterious enough to keep me interested. The fact that quite a huge portion of it took place in Sapporo really gave it a unique and mysterious vibe. Props to the director and his team for this. The snowy backdrop really gave the drama a mysterious and subtle romantic feeling. I also like that we got to hear a foreign language, because it makes the plot more interesting, like how Yeesa felt lost and helpless at first because she didn't know the language. It was easier to empathize with her because the Japanese language is a foreign language to most viewers too.

This drama is more about character growth, especially the three main leads--Yeesa, Ryan, Yu Ka Chung. The three of them have grown individually since the first episode and you feel attached to their characters. Yeesa and Ryan are more of an open book, while Yu Ka Chung's character still remained a little mysterious coz he doesn't talk much about himself. But that would be answered in the sequel "940920". Despite all that, each character is still pretty fun to watch because they all grow, and you feel for them easily, even the supporting characters, like Yeesa's father. I like that it focused more on family and the message behind it, as it gave the time-traveling some meaning which I thought was a brilliant touch. It wasn't just time-traveling for the sake of time-traveling (which was how I felt about "940920"--it lacked a clear and solid meaning and reason for the time-travel). For example, in Leap Day, the main goal was to find out the reason Yeesa can time-travel back to a specific time and why. The revelation in the end was moving and added meaning to it, which was really satisfying to watch. The ending might not be that pleasing to everyone though. But that's exactly the point, as it makes you crave for more, hence the sequel.

I used to watch HK dramas growing up and really enjoyed them. But I have ditched HK dramas for close to 10 years now because the plots kept getting repeated despite the genre and it gets cheesier the more you watch it. Leap Day broke all of that bad impression and I truly enjoyed it. I also liked that it only had 10 episodes because that meant less fillers and the story wasn't dragged out. As they stuck to a simpler time-travel concept, that also meant lesser plot holes. Instead of a complicated plot that ends up getting messing, I think going with less-is-more and nailing it is way better. And Leap Day did exactly that. They kept it simple and it might be a bit of a slow-burn, but it was beautiful, interesting, mysterious, and meaningful. It's a HK drama that I'd definitely recommend.