WARNING! This article may contain minor spoilers.
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SYNOPSIS
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Note: There are 2 characters named Xu Jing Jing that might confuse you, that’s why I identified Xu Jing Jing’s main role and supporting role.
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THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO |
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One of the reasons I want to watch this series is because of the main roles.
 Male Lead: Maybe some of you are not too familiar with Zhai Zi Lu, he is the one who makes this series more colorful. He brings the character of Kang Jia Wei into this drama very well. In my opinion, Zhai Zi Lu has a charisma that can make others enjoy watching the drama he is in. He has also played in the drama Be Yourself (2021) and Lucky’s First Love (2019). The dramas mentioned above have a fairly high rating on MyDramalist. |
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This drama has a comedy genre, and you can already notice that from episode 1. The comedy in this drama is delivered very well and does not seem excessive.
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 As we know most Chinese dramas with the theme ‘youth’ must have a friendship scene in them. This drama tells the story of the friendship that grows between Kang Jia Wei and Xu Jing Jing (Female Lead) after meeting in 2nd-grade high school and becoming classmates. Previously, she has been already friends with Wang Jia Yao and Lu Xiao Bai. Not only between them but friendships are also established with other classmates. Day after day they passed together, and friendships began to grow between each other. Kang Jia Wei and Xu Jing Jing (Female Lead) began to get closer to Wang Jia Yao, Lu Xiao Bai, Xu Jing Jing (Supporting Character), Gao Zhan, Ni Da Peng, and Xiong Shuai. Their presence added to the solidarity of the class and they always worked together to help improve each other’s grades.
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According to the genre written above, this drama also has romance scenes from several couples. As I expected, the romance does not appear quickly and feels rushed, but slowly and looks perfect.
 One of the reasons that make me love watching this series, even more, is the side couples! Although their scenes are very limited, they make the series more interesting, Ni Da Peng’s behavior of approaching Wang Jia Yao humorously is enough to make us smile to ourselves, hehe! |
Female lead: I’ve watched a lot of Dai Lu Wa’s works in the past, and I’m very impressed with her acting skills. Some of her dramas that I have watched are
In my opinion, comedy in a series or movie is very important to lighten the mood. A simple comedy scene is enough as long as it is played well. It is very difficult to find a comedy drama that matches what we expect because everyone’s comedy preferences are different.
This series has several characters that are always accompanied by comedy scenes such as Xu Jing Jing’s (Female Lead) parents Xu Bing (
Xu Jing Jing (Female Lead) has kept her feelings for Gao Zhan for over a year. She recorded all of Gao Zhan’s habits and favorites in detail in her diary. She always tried to get close to Gao Zhan even though she had many rivals because Gao Zhan was one of the popular students at school.
From the beginning of the school transfer, Kang Jia Wei has been fascinated by Xu Jing Jing’s (Supporting Character) beauty. He asked his seatmate Xu Jing Jing (Female Lead) for help in approaching Xu Jing Jing 
While Kang Jia Wei and Xu Jing Jing (Female Lead) made an alliance to help each other in their respective romantic relationships, without them knowing their feelings grew and became more attentive to each other, jealous, and always wanted to be close to each other.
CONCLUSIONI really want to recommend this drama to you guys. I started this drama with low expectations, but unexpectedly I really liked this drama. Some of the main cast playing in this series may have played in popular dramas before, and there is no doubt about their acting skills. But, casts that I haven’t seen before also surprised me with their acting skills. So far, this series has an interesting story, heartwarming, and filled with comedy that makes us laugh. In each episode, there is a story that makes us always look forward to the continuation. There may be some unexplained scenes in the last few episodes, but that doesn’t make my rating of this drama decrease. In my opinion, My Calorie Boy would still be the best school-themed Chinese drama this year!
Thank you for reading, and happy watching! |
BONUS
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Thank you to the editors who edited this article! Credits: All images (including Feature Image) are taken from the official posters and stills on MDL. First draft and GIFs (taken from drama screenshots) by LexyLexyy. Visual design, last GIF (link attached), and preliminary editing by Cho Na. |
Edited by: devitto (1st editor)
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