I watched this for the first time ever just now (Dec 2022) and honestly I don't think it's a bad drama if you don't go into it holding super high expectations. I didn't expect much when starting Autumn's Concerto because it is a 2009 drama after all and honestly it was not as bad as some of the reviews are saying.

Yes it has cliche plot writing but I honestly didn'y it find it THAT bad of a drama considering that is from 2009. My only big annoyance with this show was that it took forever for the characters to tell Ren Guang Xi about what happened right before he got amnesia. The show could've gotten rid of so many scenes if they put this part earlier and I feel the audience could've gotten many more romance scenes between MC and GX towards the end of the show.

Overall, I wasn't mad at the drama nor do I think it was a waste of time. In the end, Autumn's Concerto was a cute watch to check off my list and if you're curious and have it on your list I'd recommend you do the same.