Out of all the dramas i've watched, this one is one of my top 3. Incredibly powerful and moving, it captures the true essence of what it means to be a family. Now, you may be thinking "oh another boring family blah blah drama" well give this a try.
This drama tells the story of 3 siblings -except they aren't actually blood related. 2 of them, the "brothers" were dumped at an early age by their mother and were left in the care of the main female character, Li JianJian and her father (the real mvp of the story). So her father is left to take care of 3 children and treasures them all equally regardless if they are his legitimate children. This drama really hit home for me. Although I am fortunate to be with my parents, it made me think of the struggles parents go through, the struggles parentless children go through and I realized how grateful and thankful I am to have parents and people who love me.
I think why this drama was so popular and such a masterpiece was because of how realistic it was. How realistic the parent-child relationships were, the fighting, the misunderstanding, the parent wanting the best for their children, just everything that happens in life with your family, siblings and parents. Also, something to note, the most hateful antagonist in this story the "villain" who made me hate her from the bottom of my stomach is actually realistic as well. If you watch, you'll see that her character is very common in society.
Also this drama touches on how parents besides being loving, there are parents who just suck and bring trauma to the kids. One of the siblings suffers from ptsd and depression (if im not mistaken) because of the parent. its super raw and emotional.
The conversations the siblings had with each other and their parents made me feel like I was in their position as well
The overarching theme of this drama a beautiful one was that family isnt a matter of blood relations or legal stuff, its who loves you, supports you and listens to you at all times.
The actors were A+. They all played their character super well delivering tears of happiness and sadness in my eyes. The ost was super beautiful as well (added to my playlist)
Anyways, i hope this convinced you to try this out. You won't regret it. message me if u have any questions or just wanna talk about this drama haha i could rave about this forever