I have seen the taiwanese version of Meteor Garden when I was in high school. The time when it was aired. And it was a phenomenal no doubt about that. And it made my teenage heart confused on who to choose between Dao Ming Si and Hua Ze Lei. Lol like SC i go back and forth between DMS and HZL. For Boys Over Flower, Im sorry but I never liked LMH as the DMS, I had a major 2nd lead syndrome with Ji Hoo but i was nevee really drawn to the story of this version. It lacked humor. I tried watching HYD but im just not into jdramas.

When I heard that there will be a new chinese version of MG I wasnt at all that hyped since I knew the cast will be definitely younger/millenials but still wanted to check it out. When it came out i tried watching it without subs (coz i couldnt wait) lol and I found it boring. See?? so i wasnt directly drawn to dylan wang's visuals ? the first thing i actually noticed was Shan Cai's short hair!!!! i was afraid itd be so much like BOF!!! thank God its not!! Then i was gonna give it up but i gave it another try(already with subs) the BOOM!!!! DYLAN WANG as Dao Ming Si just made me soooo crazy!!! Being handsome is just a bonus ? its his ACTING!! His expressions ,especially his eyes!! It is filled with different emotions and you could actually feel the PAIN and HURT he's feeling bcoz of the girl he loves. I honestly didnt feel that from Jerry Yan (esp the break up in the rain). Dylan pulled it off!! All of the heartbreaking scenes!!! Same thing with expressing his love for SC!!! He is the sweetest DMS!!!! ❤
While being crazy over him I searched about him and his previous dramas, OMG to my surprise HE IS A ROOKIE!!! Lol I really thought he was an experienced actor. AND I GAVE 10 STARS FOR THE ACTING/CAST BECAUSE ITS ALL FOR DYLAN WANG lol

as for the chemistry of Dylan Wang and Shen Yue, it was great. It has to be, since thats a big factor for a romance drama. Dylan is definitely shippable to any actress.

As for the character of Shan Cai, shen yue's not bad tho she wasnt all that great either coz there were times she felt kinda annoying (maybe her version of SC is annoying haha) and its great that they dubbed her tho coz her voice is kinda deep it wouldnt suit SC's character especially the screaming lol. Barbie is still the best Shan Cai for me.

The only thing i hate about the drama is Meizuo and Caina!!!!! TOTALLY IRRELEVANT!!!!!!!!! So much episodes were wasted bcoz of their pointless story. And I dont really like Connor. His acting is AWKWARD and Unnatural.

Overall!! Its great!!!! And i still keep rewatching it ?