Zanilla Zhao's acting in this drama is outstanding!

It's a perfect 10.

This is one of the best C-costume dramas I've watched.

The main actress, Zanilla Zhao, is the best actor in this drama. She outshines all her co-stars and deserves an award for her performance.

The story is about a girl who falls in love with her master. Their relationship as master and disciple is tested when she turns evil. This part of the drama propels Zhao to be one of the best actresses in C-dramas.

I won't say much about this drama as reviews by others speak the volume.

Watch this drama when you need a drama to entertain you.

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An eerie relationship between a detective and his murder suspect

A dark romance between a detective and his murder suspect certainly captivates its audience. Me.

The story is about a detective helplessly falling in love with a murder suspect who was the main suspect of her husband's murder. As the movie takes us through the journey of the detective's romantic and emotional roller coaster, the woman was cleared of the murder simply because she had an alibi.

However, the detective discovered another piece of evidence that proved otherwise.

What did he do?

The story began from the moment he decided to deal with the evidence.

The last scene on the beach is cruelly heartbreaking.

Watch this movie.

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Same old plot! So. don't expect it to be as good as My Uncanny Destiny

Honestly, the storyplot is pretty standard but the FL's cutie acts make me frustrated throughout the series.

The story is pretty standard: a warrior prince has an arranged marriage with his enemy's illegitimate daughter and falls in love with her. He has to fight the court politics as the emperor and the Dowager Empress think he is a threat to the throne.

Not much I can say about this drama except the directing is poor and the dragging effect takes its toll on my mood to watch this drama patiently.

I skipped most of the time while watching it.

I would recommend other C-dramas with little known actors who did better than the two leads in this drama: My Uncanny Destiny.

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It's one of the best Chinese tv dramas in 2023

I am watching this series at the moment and love every episode of the series.

The story evolves around Bai Mo Xi mainly. She is an orphan who lives with her paternal uncle and his family and is poorly treated by him, his wife and son. The only person who treats Mo Xi well is her cousin sister, Bai Feng Yao. In the family, the girls are treated like a second class citizen in general.

As the story evolves, Mo Xi and Feng Yao are constantly used by their family as a pawn to safeguard the family during the turbulent period. Once the uncle and aunt pass away, the girls' life adventure begins following the collapse of the family fortune.

Overall, this story entices its viewers to remain with it. I find myself constantly craving for more episodes. Which is a good sign that this drama is interesting. No heavy investments like TTEOTM but with great acting from the casts.

Especially Sean Sun. I have seen his acting in The General and I and found his acting OK. But, in this drama, as Chen Wen De, Sun propels this drama into great excitement. Chen Wen De is probably the only character that makes the viewers wanting for more episodes. The scenes between CWD and MX are the best in this series so far.

Watch this drama.

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A good drama to watch

It's not a K-drama so don't expect to see any silly or comical act that makes you laugh until your stomach hurts.

I enjoyed this drama by binge watching the entire drama in one day.

One woman's determination to ensure her only daughter (Sunja) to survive life obstacles and a mother's (Sunja) determination to provide for her unborn child when she decided to decline Ko Hansu's offer to make her his concubine/ mistress shows how strong these females were during the time when Korea was colonised by Japan.

Sunja began her life journey from the moment she decided to take up Issac's offer of giving her unborn child a name for saving him.

It's a story about one should make the right decision that makes him/ her content and happy.

Watch it. It's a good drama.

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Cho Seung Woo as President Gu is every company's dream!

Wow. Cho Seung Woo as a ruthless businessman is totally mind blowing.

Although he is the second male lead, the audience of this drama is only interested to watch his next scene and actions. His acting skills simply dominate the entire drama. This is his stage,; the rest supporting cast.

The drama starts with a top executive, President Gu, takes over the management of a loss-making hospital outside Seoul. His mission is to make the hospital a profit-generating hospital. He is faced by so many incompetencies and mismanagement but issues are solved by his creativity.

Until he begins to discover the real motive of his company's real objective.

Audience will admit once they have seen this drama, they will be very unlikely to find another good drama to watch. They will find themselves a loyal fan of Cho Seung Woo.

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Love this K-drama

This drama is entertaining.

I love the queen who would do everything to protect her remaining four sons, the Grand Princes, and her deceased Crown Prince's family following the death of her eldest son, the Crown Prince.

The main protaganist, the Queen, who was happily married to her king, never bothered her four sons so the boys were let to do their own things which affected their studies. When her eldest son fell ill, she sought out help from the previous deposed Queen who was deposed from her position following the death of her eldest son. She also learnt from the deposed Queen that the latter's remaining three sons were murdered by the killer.

From that moment onwards, the current Queen decided to train her sons to be eligible for the position of the Crown Prince in order to safeguard her family.

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Be a master of our fate, not a victim

Master Of My Own is a C-drama that covers romance, comedy and tragedy.

It tells a story about a young personal assistant, Ning Meng, to a venture capitalist, Lu Ji Ming, who was given the job at her job interview out of urgency and was guaranteed a role with the investment team in the company.

When she realises that she is not going to achieve her dream by constant sabotage by her colleagues, NM quits her job and joins another investment company to pursue her dream.

From then onwards, she experiences the ups and downs of her role as an investment analyst while bumping into her former boss regularly and dealing with his tantrums.

This C-drama is entertaining for those who work in the corporate world.

Watch it.

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A sleeper hit! Female Lead is a badass!

I love this series. I thought it was going to be boring but I was surprised by the acting and the storyline.

The script was well written and the flow of the drama is surprisingly smooth. No silly or cutie acts from the female casts.

The story is about A Mai who searched for her adoptive brother/ fiance, Chen Qi, so that she could find out from him why he killed her parents and let her live. During this journey, she encountered the love of her life, Shang Yi Zhi and her battleground enemy, from the Beimo State, General Chang Yu Qing.

She joined the army after she had found out CQ had become the Marshall of the Beimo State so that she could kill him in the battle. She won admiration from her brothers in the army. She also helped SYZ to become an emperor.

This story is about a female's fearless determination to defend her country even though she had to sacrifice her love and her life.

An entertaining drama to watch. I don't know why some netizens prefer to see silly romantic dramas. This is the one for audience who enjoy good C-dramas.

Acting wise: Zhang Tian Ai as A Mai was a good choice. She was able to deliver the emotions that A Mai encountered throughout her search for Chen Qi and her romance and disappointment in Shang Yi Zhi.

Zhang Hao Wei as Shang Yi Zhi? Many commentators find this actor lack of experience playing the role but I personally think he was a good choice. I love SYZ's response to his ministers in Episode 34 where they threatened to boycott his court. He executed the ministers without hesitation to install fear in his court. A good emperor knows when and how to exert his authority.

Other supporting casts also deserve my praises especially the actress who played SYZ's mother/ aunt and the actor playing Chen Qi. The emotional flashbacks by Chen Qi hit the audience all the time.

I enjoyed this series. Therefore, it deserves a perfect 10.

Watch and rate it yourself.

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