Too Young to Grow Old


Too Young to Grow Old is a Chinese television series that premiered on iQIYI in China on 22 January 2025. It is set in Shenzhen primarily at the Shenzhen Foreign Languages School Longgang Branch. Too Young to Grow Old was supported by the Cultural Development Fund of Longgang District, Shenzhen. On January 12, 2026, the series was selected as an 'Excellent Work' by the National Radio and Television Administration in its list of outstanding online audio-visual works for the third quarter of 2025

Synopsis

Former delinquent Song Chen, inspired by his high school mentor, determined to become a teacher and change the fate of struggling students. However, during his internship, he is unexpectedly assigned as the teacher of Class 1, a class full of top students. Meanwhile, the mentor's daughter, Tan Shu Tong, a hot-tempered high achiever, who holds deep resentment toward teachers. After failing her job search, she unwillingly returns to high school and becomes the teacher of Class 18, a group of underachievers.

Cast

Music

Music producer Fansheng Gao is the main songwriter for the series. Gao, a former student of Shenzhen Foreign Languages School, had a live screening event in January 2025.