CHINESE FULL-LENGTH DRAMA REVIEW
Our Generation / 樱桃琥珀 (2025)
Chinese title樱桃琥珀
2025 · 24 episodes · Chinese Full-Length Drama · Coming-of-Age / Romance / Friendship / Family
Zhao Jinmai as Lin Qile / Cherry · Zhang Linghe as Jiang Qiaoxi
Main Couple: Cherry × Jiang Qiaoxi
THE ROMANCE CHECK
Quick Answers
Relationship spoilers below.
- Does Our Generation have a happy ending?
- Yes. Cherry and Jiang Qiaoxi marry in Episode 24 and end married, alive, together.
- Do Cherry and Jiang Qiaoxi break up?
- No formal breakup after they become an official couple. The major roughly two-year separation happens before they start dating.
- When do they officially become a couple?
- Episode 21. The first kiss is Episode 15; it is not their formal mutual confession or official relationship.
- How long are they separated?
- Roughly two years after Episode 15, before their Hong Kong reunion around Episodes 20–21. Later long-distance time does not end their relationship.
A PERSONAL VIEWING JOURNAL
🌸 My Review
💭 My Review
This one is just something. I’ve said enough. 😂
🌸 Plot
Lin Qile, nicknamed Cherry, grows up with a close group of childhood friends and forms a particularly important bond with Jiang Qiaoxi, a gifted but emotionally neglected boy whose parents treat him as a replacement for his deceased older brother.
Their connection follows them from childhood through high school and adulthood, but Jiang Qiaoxi’s family problems, repeated disappearances, and distance make the road to an actual relationship extremely long.
❤️ The Romance
This is childhood-friends-to-lovers, but the official relationship comes very late.
Cherry’s feelings are clearly romantic by the high-school years. She initiates their first kiss after the college entrance exam in Episode 15.
And then Jiang Qiaoxi disappears. 😭
Cherry spends roughly two years without him before finding him again in Hong Kong.
They finally stop circling each other in Episode 21, when Jiang Qiaoxi tells Cherry he wants to be her boyfriend and they officially become a couple.
After that there is no formal breakup. They do have later long-distance time, but they remain together.
💍 Happy Ending?
YES — Happy Ending.
Cherry and Jiang Qiaoxi eventually build a real adult relationship, live together, plan their wedding, and marry in Episode 24.
They end married, alive, and together. ❤️
RELATIONSHIP MILESTONES
❤️ Relationship Timeline — Cherry + Jiang Qiaoxi
First kiss Episode 15; roughly two-year pre-relationship separation; official couple Episode 21; married Episode 24.
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Attraction
develops from their childhood bond; Cherry’s romantic feelings are clearly acknowledged by around Episode 14.
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First major romantic moment
high-school period as their feelings become increasingly obvious.
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First kiss
Episode 15 — Cherry initiates it after the college entrance exam.
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Major separation
Jiang Qiaoxi disappears immediately afterward; roughly two years pass.
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Reunion
around Episodes 20–21 in Hong Kong.
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Formal confession / official relationship
Episode 21 — Jiang Qiaoxi asks to be Cherry’s boyfriend.
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Adult intimacy
Episode 23 contains a restrained but clearly adult intimate moment.
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Long-distance
later, but they stay together.
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Engagement / wedding planning
finale period.
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Marriage
Episode 24.
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Breakup
No formal breakup after becoming official.
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Final status
Married, alive, together.
Final Relationship Status
Happy Ending. Married, alive, together. No formal breakup after becoming official.
💗 Shen Zhiyi’s Drama Reality Check
Finished all 24 episodes. Full relationship and ending spoilers.
- 💕 Romance
- Present emotionally throughout, but the actual relationship starts very late.
- 🔥 Chemistry
- Good; the longtime bond helps sell the childhood-friends-to-lovers relationship.
- 💋 Kissing
- Moderate. First kiss in Episode 15 with later romantic affection.
- 🤗 Skinship
- Moderate — hugs, hand-holding, carrying, cuddling, shared-bed intimacy, and couple affection.
- 🌶️ Spiciness / Adult Intimacy
- Low–Moderate. Episode 23 strongly implies adult intimacy but stays restrained.
- 🚩 ML Red Flag
- Medium-High emotionally. Jiang Qiaoxi repeatedly hides things, withdraws, and disappears rather than communicating. His circumstances explain it; they do not make it less exhausting. 😭
- 👑 Female Lead Competence
- Good. Cherry is persistent, independent, emotionally brave, and actively pursues what she wants.
- ⏱️ Romance Timing
- Late. First kiss Episode 15; official couple Episode 21 of 24.
- ❤️🔥 Relationship Payoff
- Moderate. The marriage payoff is satisfying, but actual couple time is heavily back-loaded.
- 💔 Breakup
- No formal breakup after they become an established couple. Cherry briefly says she will stop loving him in Episode 21 before he asks her to be his girlfriend; that is not a breakup because they were not dating yet.
- ⏳ Separation / Conflict
- High. Repeated distance and disappearance, especially the roughly two-year separation after Episode 15.
- 💍 Final Relationship Status
- Married, alive, together.
- 📖 Plot
- Coming-of-age, friendship, family trauma, nostalgia, and romance with a lot of relationship interruption.
- 🐾 Animal Harm
- No verified dog/cat death or injury. A stray kitten is cared for safely; there is a dog-chase scene and a finale bird-strike incident involving a plane.
About these assessments
My impressions cover what I watched. Later research is labeled on dropped reviews. Kissing, affection and adult intimacy are separate; coercion does not count as romantic spice. Being apart does not automatically mean a breakup.
⭐ Final Rating
3/5 · Finished · Happy Ending
Cherry + Jiang Qiaoxi: married, alive, together.
“This one is just something. I’ve said enough.” 😂
U.S. Availability / Where to Watch
Viki — official licensed platform
Youku is the original platform. U.S. streaming: Viki with English subtitles.