***Decided to re-post my own review from another forum I read.***
So far, the shows this year started out all right. Summer x Summer got my interest but then it just started to get annoying. I really had a blast with My Lucky Star, but it started to lose a little steam IMHO once it got to the later episodes. And Corner with Love is starting to get repetitive. Recently, I saw that 18 Jin Bu Jin's been getting a lot of views on YouTube. I didn't really want to start watching a new drama series when I hadn't finished watching the others, but curiosity got the best of me.
I was a bit hesitant at first because I thought it would be some gimmicky show that uses potty humor and American Pie-like jokes to attention whore itself. After seeing the first episode, I didn't realize how wrong I would be. The first three episodes blew me away in how much heart the characters showed, backed up by a touching soundtrack/score. By the fifth episode, the show actually keeps its awesome momentum (the last part of the fifth episode staked its claim as one of my favorite scenes in a Taiwanese drama). I'm not usually impressed by a Taiwanese drama series, but I now stand corrected.
What's there not to love about the show? The main character is a innocent guy that you want to root for as he deals with his peers through his year year in high school. His ensemble of guy friends are kooky in their own right with personalities that surprisingly mesh. The girls are a great counter to the guys and deal with them in their own clever methods. The main character's dad is an awesome addition to the cast that ranks up there to the dad from American Pie, while special guests Faye and Hei Ren add their own charm to an already charming show.
In all, 18JBJ is not just a great Taiwanese drama. It's a great show period. The humor doesn't try to be blatant like SxS, the acting isn't overly dramatic like in CWL, and the plot doesn't seem forced like in MLS. 18JBJ doesn't rely on overhyped star power or an overplayed pop soundtrack to drive the series. It doesn't have that. What it does rely on is excellent scriptwriting and great character chemistry to drive the series.
The only crime this show suffers is that it doesn't get the same attention as this year's other dramas. Don't get me wrong though. Those shows are good even in any other year, but 18JBJ is definitely a keeper that more Taiwanese high school dramas should follow.
Thanks SUBlimes for subbing this series!
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And of Hao Zi is an absolutely loveable character (and Ah Bi, too, from what was shown in the episode). Hopefully, it won't let me down. 
.. just finished the 8 eps hardsubbed by sublimes today and i wanna see the ep9 asap.