Name: When We Were Young
Genre: Idol Drama, Romantic Comedy
Released: 2018-11-22
Rating: 9.3
Cast: Hou Ming Hao, Wan Peng, Zhang Yao, Dai Lu Wa, Pan Mei Ye

Hou Ming Hao

Wan Peng is a Chinese actress who was born on August 20, 1996. She graduated from Beijing Dance Academy, where she majored in Classical Dance and made her acting debut in the high school-themed drama series “When We Were Young” (2018). She had a busy 2019, appearing in the drama titles “Detective L” and “My Girlfriend Is an Alien.” She followed up with a part in “Dear Missy” (2020) and “First Romance” (2020).

Wan Peng

Yang Xi

Zhang Yao is an up-and-coming Chinese actor who was born on April 29, 1997, in Shenyang, China. He made his acting debut in the 2018 school-themed drama series “When We Were Young.” He has since followed up with roles in the series “Better Days” (2018) and “Love in Between” (2019) – as well as the more recent “The Best of You in My Mind” (2020).

Zhang Yao

Li Yu

Dai Lu Wa is a Chinese actress. She was born on April 29, 1997 and made her debut as an actress in 2018. Since then, she has appeared in several television dramas, including “When We Were Young” (2018) and “The Plough Department of Song Dynasty” (2019).

Dai Lu Wa

Huang Deng Deng

Pan Mei Ye is a Chinese actress. She was born on October 28, 1995, and made her acting debut in 2017. Since then, she has appeared in a handful of films and television dramas, including “When We Were Young” (2018), “Unrequited Love” (2019) and “Forever Love” (2020).

Pan Mei Ye

Li Ming De, or Marcus Li, as he's also known, is a Chinese actor. He was born on December 29, 1996 and made his acting debut in 2018. Since debut, he has appeared in various television dramas, including “When We Were Young” (2018) and “Go Go Squid!” (2019).

Li Ming De

Si Tu Er Tiao

Wang Sen, or Wilson Wang, as he’s also known, is a Chinese actor. He was born on August 3, 1989 in Beijing, China and made his debut as an actor in 2011. Since then, he has appeared in various films and television dramas, including “When We Were Young” (2018) and “Count Your Lucky Stars” (2020).

Wang Sen

Kong Xiao Jun

Chen Xi Jun is a Chinese actor. He was born on December 18, 1991 in Heilongjiang, China, and made his acting debut in 2015. Since then, he has appeared in several television dramas, including “When We Were Young” (2018), “Go Go Squid!” (2019), and “Mr. Fox and Miss Rose” (2020).

Chen Xi Jun

Wu Yan Shu, or Estelle Wu, as she’s also known, is an award-winning Chinese actress. She was born in 1938 and made her acting debut in 1959. Since then, she has appeared in a number of theater productions, films, and television dramas, including “When We Were Young” (2018), “My True Friend” (2019), and “Fagara” (2019).

Wu Yan Shu

Vinnie Yao

Deng Ke

Tencent

In 1996, Yang Xi (Wan Peng), a determined long-distance runner, has her athletic dreams shattered when a lab explosion during a bike chase leaves her injured. As the school year begins, she encounters Hua Xiao (Hou Ming Hao), an intelligent and hot-blooded transfer student who turns out to be the very person responsible for her accident. Their paths collide when Hua runs for class president, igniting a fierce rivalry between the tomboyish Yang Xi and the charismatic Hua Xiao. Their daily school interactions promise to be a tumultuous journey of competition, personal growth, and unexpected connections. This is a 2022 Chinese web drama adapted from the Yan Sheng web novel "When We Were Young."

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