It naturally made me want to watch.
After I started the first episode, I was dying over Prince Dingbei’s visuals. It’s so addictive. Every gown that Mingtan and her sister wear is really pretty.
The plot is actually pretty ordinary, but they executed every single piece really well.
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The Perfect Match
I followed this drama because of Song Wei Long as the ML. He is so handsome and really play well as the Prince. He is very kingly in appearance and in bearing. The FL is correct in describing him after he get up from bathtub: "His physique is great, his face like a chiseled jake, his every move is perfection..." Super handsome and manly actor and very good in subtle acting. Few words but he can express his mind and heart through looks and actions.I found the FL very beautiful and with refreshing beauty. They are really a perfect match. I love how they tried to tease and seduce each other as husband and wife with boundaries but growing in love for each other. They are both pure and chaste and hesitant to make the first move.
I love the main characters. The ML is a great prince and general but he is not obsessed by power and greed but really focusing on the welfare of the kingdom, eradicating corruption and serving faithfully the Emperor. Despite him having a ruthless reputation he is actually a good person who is loving and caring to his soldiers and to the people in general.
The FL character is so nice. She has innocent beauty which looks young but very intelligent and always reason out. Her love of her father is very deep and is managing the household property with efficiency. It is also noteworthy that she respects people including the maids and the servants with respect.
The love story is very beautiful. It is a match of two noble families and of a young man and woman with both goodness in their hearts. The interchange of politics with tensions due to corruption and power is also very nice. The sword actions by the ML is also excellent. Even the love story of the second leads are very beautiful and touching such as the funny love-hate relationship betweem Mimin and Lord Zhang as well as the touching love between YiYin and Lord Zhu.
The secondary actors too are excellent. The Marquis General father of the FL is so wonderful. The villain Prime Minister is subtle and looks nice but brilliantly cunning. The generals and adviser friends of the ML are great actors too. This is an excellent drama worthy of the status of Song Wei Long. The music is so beautiful and touching. The actions in battles are very good.
I feel sorry for the young and very talented deputy commander whose father was murdered and he died at the end. Glad that he got his justice though. The villain is so cunning and so evil. So happy for the happy ending.
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This drama is much better than Everlasting Longing
This drama in terms of plot and acting skills are much much better than Everlasting Longing despite the male lead's character is not as handsome. Both male and female lead are good in acting and looks good. The story plot makes sense too although kind of expected. Nevertheless it is much better than Everlasting Longing drama. The female lead of Everlasting Longing drama is simply hopeless.Was this review helpful to you?
My Thriller-Loving Soul Cried Through Episodes 1–9
Look, I’m dropping this one—not because I’m a hater, but because I’m just not built for full-on romance. Give me mystery, give me thriller, give me a little love on the side, and I’m in. But episodes 1 to 9? Just people talking about marriage like it’s a group project due next week. I couldn’t hang in there.I also have very high expectations for female leads, and unfortunately, this one didn’t hit for me. No offense, but her 3rd sister stole the show. Like… whipping people left and right with boss energy while the FL was still struggling to stand up straight in a light breeze? Yeah, no contest.
As for SWL, maybe it’s just this role, but the acting didn’t pull me in the way I hoped. I might give it another shot if I hear it picks up later—but for now, I’m out. No hard feelings, and no fan wars, okay? 😅
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Nice dramaaa
Loving this cdrama also!!! Now i cant wait for all his dramasvery light flufffy cdrama with less angst and more Happy moments,Everything,from the plot to the angst,to everything,this drama has kept me hooked!!!
Loving every bit of it🥰
pls lets promote more dramas like this,Perfect male lead,pretty female lead,everyone in this drama is so interesting.
Song weilong us a really good actor,i love running marathons on his dramass⚡⚡⚡
lets keep suppoting thm and everything they do.
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Sister is a nightmare and female lead is annoying, but I actually really enjoyed it
I’ve given this a 7, but it should’ve been much higher because it was actually a really good show from beginning to end. 30 episode approximately 45 minutes each.The male lead really carries the show and I’m sure he is a very popular actor.
The things that annoyed me were the spoilt and entitled female lead who the minute somebody said something about our male lead she immediately switched up on him and doubted him. I didn’t mind this in the beginning because she didn’t know him but halfway through the drama when the chancellor was filling her head with rubbish about the prince she once again doubted him and for me, she surely should’ve known his intentions by now to trust him.
The other annoying trait she had was immediately becoming spoilt and entitled. The moment he spoke to another woman when it seemed to be fine for her to be receiving the attention of several different men without any accountability.
The sister was too much and the fact that she was a willing accomplice in trying to get her sister RAPED made it ridiculous that they kept forgiving her and gave her this weird redemption arc after all of the demented schemes that she did.
Anyway, the story was excellent. The acting was really good. I even enjoyed the side characters and their couples,, including her annoying cousin.
There were a couple of unnecessary time jumps throughout the show, which really didn’t add anything.
The villains were good and we didn’t labour too much on our heroes having their necks stood on for the entirety of the drama. They had some successes and the demise of all the villains was generally satisfying and a good payoff.
I enjoyed the ending because the last episode was completely devoted to happy times after all the villains have been defeated so it wrapped up the drama quite beautifully I think.
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Fabulous Drama
I loved this drama was great to see for once the couple stayed together till the end and helped one anotherThe ml was excellent his acting skills are fab .
The drama story I loved for once there was no love rival In my opinion doesn’t need to happen in every drama fl is talented as well the cast was good together and the drama is enjoyable and good to watch . Well written story
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Excellent drama
I highly recommend this dramaIgnore the bad comments. It's extremely well presented. The story was good and it's very well edited such that there's no draggy moments
The lead actors and actresses performed really well and I feel both ML and FL have a great chemistry. Unlike many actresses who only have one dimension-same smile same stupid gaze this FL did really well despite her young age,also did Song Wei Long who express well with his eyes
I thoroughly enjoyed the drama. The script was well written and the story didn't try to be some epic-overly arty-trying too hard type drama that's draggy. This drama pitched it just right for 30episodes. Very enjoyable and I looked forward to every single episodes
Well done to the crew and the make up artist didn't slap on white paste good only for the dead. Only one negative is the song lyrics keep covering the subtitles of the conversation+-super annoying
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Watch this drama if you want to watch a fun and refreshing drama.
It’s really fun and relaxing watching this drama. The conflict is not really heavy. Bao Shangen and Song Weilong have a perfect chemistry, it’s really nice to watch them together. Also, I highly appreciate the supporting actors. They’re so playful and make the drama much better (especially the girls). For a drama whose budget is not really high, I rate it 9.5 out of 10. For me, the FL and ML acting can be improved a little bit more, because there are scenes that made me feel awkward (this is just a really minor issue, if you are thinking to watch this drama just go for it!! Don't drop it because of this :D). Lastly, I think if this drama has a higher production budget, it will be a hit! I recommend this drama if you want a cute and fun drama without needing to use your brain.Was this review helpful to you?
Terrible acting and Directing
I don't like rating dramas that i dropped before 30-50% but this was god awful and i give it a -10. between and the glory(C-drama) i don't know which is worse. The acting is bad , the chemistry is awful, the male lead looks so uncomfortably constipated and the Female lead does not make it better. It seems like they are reading their lines from a prompter and someone is telling them how to act. The cherry on top was The director/producer with those god awful zoom PLEASE GIVE IT A REST.Was this review helpful to you?
Rien d'original mais agréable à suivre
Ces derniers temps je suis assez lassée des historiques chinois qui se ressemblent tous, utilisent les mêmes recettes et les mêmes ingrédients simplement remis dans un autre ordre (nouvelle chance de renaître, casino et lancers de dés qu'on devine à l'avance, mine illégalement exploitée par les méchants, evil concubine qui manigance pour pourrir la vie de l'héroïne...) à tel point que j'ai fini par en abandonner plusieurs en cours de route, sans regrets. J'ai quand même refait une tentative avec ce drama et contre toute attente il m'a donné envie d'aller jusqu'à la fin.Pas parce qu'il est particulièrement original, bien au contraire : on nous sert comme d'habitude mariage arrangé qui débouche sur l'amour, complot contre l'empereur, enquête dans une autre ville pendant plusieurs épisodes... mais au moins les personnages sont vivants, expressifs (sauf le ML avec qui j'avais déjà un peu de mal dans In a class of her own) et attachants. On nous épargne la plupart des passages obligés énumérés dans mon 1er paragraphe et malgré la relative simplicité du scénario par rapport à d'autres plus alambiqués, il se dégage de cette série un sentiment agréable et confortable d'autant qu'on ne nous bassine pas avec des lourdeurs et qu'on va assez vite à l'essentiel. Y'a un complot simple, un grand méchant et quelques complices, 3 romances et ça ne va pas plus loin. Les scènes de combat, bien que visuellement très chouettes et dynamiques, sont parfois un peu WTF (le héros qui se maintient en position horizontale à l'aide de sa seule pointe de chaussure placée en-dessous du toit du carrosse...) mais on pardonne aisément ce genre d'acrobaties irréalistes tant que les romances sont mignonnes. J'adore la bouille sympathique de la FL qui pour une fois est aussi choupinou qu'expressive, loin des glaçons sans âme dans l'hyper contrôle qu'on nous sert à toutes les sauces (je crois que je vais suivre cette actrice) et cette dernière a un petit côté enfantin et capricieux au départ qui la rendent humaine, au moins on peut s'identifier, c'est assez rare pour le souligner. J'aurais apprécié un ML un peu plus intense mais bon, on ne peut pas tout avoir, en tout cas il est orphelin et ça nous évite des conflits de pouvoir dans la maisonnée qu'on a déjà vus et revus 153 fois dès qu'on se lance dans un drama chinois. Quant à la concubine belle-mère de l'héroïne, elle disparaît très vite du tableau et on s'en fout un peu. Enfin, j'avoue que c'est le seul drama pour lequel je n'ai pas avancé directement à 1mn34 à chaque début d'épisode, j'ai apprécié la musique du générique entraînante et très sympathique, d'habitude je trouve qu'elles se ressemblent toutes.
Bref, le drama manque clairement d'enjeux pour ceux qui chercheraient une histoire profonde avec plein de rebondissements, des manigances tordues ou des personnalités complexes. Le complot plutôt simpliste est surtout un prétexte pour fournir un background aux romances et peut-être, installer certains des acteurs plus durablement dans le paysage des séries chinoises. Mais peu importe, j'ai passé un bon moment devant ce drama agréable qui sait éviter les clichés chiants et convenus qu'on doit souvent se farcir sur plusieurs épisodes. Certes le scénario est anecdotique mais il sait se concentrer sur l'essentiel et, comme certains l'ont déjà souligné avant moi, il offre une vraie fin digne de ce nom. En résumé, une histoire mignonne qui sert de pause entre des dramas plus intenses. La simplicité, des fois ça fait du bien.
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Niente di nuovo, facile l'effetto "noia"...
Drama non più che modesto, che manca dei contenuti necessari a mantenere alto l'interesse. Nonostante le molte tematiche già viste e riviste innumerevoli volte, la storia poteva celare comunque buon potenziale. Nel concreto, invece, complice una sceneggiatura davvero scarna e limitata, sono venuti a mancare quegli spunti originali e necessari a dare un'identità alla serie e che avrebbero consentito di apprezzare una storia - seppur nella tipologia già vista - per la durata di oltre trenta episodi.Per i temi trattati e l'approccio - in termini di spessore - degli stessi la metà degli episodi previsti sarebbe bastata (e avanzata).
La vicenda incappa più e più volte in fasi di stallo, con scene spesso banali e non necessarie. Questa cosa penalizza la serie fin dall'inizio: il ritmo è lento o comunque l'impressione è quella di una narrazione dispersiva. Durante i primi episodi ricordo di aver pensato più di una volta: "A che episodio siamo? Solo al secondo/terzo?". L'idea alla base del drama era abbastanza chiara ma sembrava proprio non voler decollare, e l'impressione è stata quella di un trascinarsi, di episodio in episodio, con poche scene salienti inframmezzate da personaggi e momenti utilizzati come mero riempitivo.
Interessante l'attore protagonista - già conosciuto e apprezzato in "Go Ahead" - che ben ha saputo calarsi nel ruolo del coraggioso e abile principe. Questo, almeno, nella prima parte del drama: dopo la metà c'è stato un vero e proprio stravolgimento del personaggio, errore che ho visto ripetersi un'infinità di volte nelle serie in cui il protagonista inizialmente dedito solo ai propri doveri sviluppa nel corso della storia un forte sentimento che si conferma poi essere un grande amore. Non ho mai capito il perchè di questo stravolgimento, che spesso sconfina - pesantemente - nell'OOC, dove del personaggio iniziale rimane giusto il volto.
L'attrice principale non mi ha fatta impazzire, la sua interpretazione del personaggi femminile - che poteva rivelarsi davvero interessante e singolare - è stata penalizzata da un'espressività ridotta.
I personaggi secondari incapaci di attecchire, orbitano sparsi in vicende anch'esse insipide. Belle - seppur ogni tanto un tantino esagerate - le scene di combattimento, mentre sul fronte del romance non ho trovato chissà quale chimica di coppia ma, al contrario, si sono davvero sprecate scene di inutili e sciocchi fraintendimenti, spesso poco credibili se riferiti al contesto.
Direi che la relazione che più mi ha emozionata è stata quella tra Ming Tan e il padre.
Passando alla colonna sonora, nulla di sconvolgente, a parte un brano la cui voce che mi ricordava inspiegabilmente una delle OST di "Suspicious Partner" (giusto una somiglianza, già che si tratta di un drama coreano e non cinese).
Tirando le somme, un C-drama storico decente ma non particolarmente degno di nota, facile promotore di un'effetto noia capace di far "skippare" intere scene a piedi pari. Poco interessante, poco coinvolgente, valido solo per un tiepido ripasso del solito "già visto".
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