One of the best modern cdramas ever

If you love slow burn romance, witty characters, a compelling story, beautiful cinematography, talented actors and characters that always stay true to themselves throughout the whole drama, Rising With The Wind is perfect for you.

I loved everything about this show.
The story is different from other recent cdrama, the relationship between the main leads is entertaining and not boring at all. You’ll feel sad, happy, passionate, everything.

The camera shots and the cinematography are so beautiful and they capture perfectly each scene and emotion.

And yes, the chemistry between the main leads went through the roof. They truly were amazing in showing Xu Si and Jiang Hu true personalities and emotions.

It’s definitely a must watch.

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THE BEST HISTORICAL DRAMA THIS YEAR!

Hands down “Story of Kunning Palace” is the best historical cdrama this year!!

Story:
The story is different from the other cdramas around: this time we have an anti-hero, Jiang Xuening, going back time to fix her mistakes that led to her death. She’s a complex character that did many bad things in the past but gradually you’ll love her so much more.
Then we have Xie Wei, who is personally my fav character in the drama. He has such a complex personality and soul, he’s so cunning, so smart and he always knows what’s gonna be his next step. He has the power of the world in his head. But keep in mind that he’s not an hero. He’s truly dark.

There are many other characters that you’ll completely love or hate. But each one of them has their own story and their own path. No one is left behind in the story. Everything is connected perfectly like some pieces of a puzzle. I’m so satisfied with how the story develops and continues. No black holes, no questionable moments in terms of the narration, no WTF?! or boring moments.

It’s truly a consistent, full of twists and coherent story. I’m truly mesmerised by the writing. They did such an excellent job in describing each character and each storyline.

Acting/Cast:
The cast was perfect and Bai Lu is truly THE gem of this drama. Her acting is on point, she’s emotional, heartless and cunning. Zhang Linghe did such a good job in portraying such a complex and dark character like Xie Wei and I personally loved the fact that this was the first time he dubbed his own parts with his voice. Especially in the second half of the drama we can perceive their talents and also their chemistry which is top-notch. These two look perfect together and I totally need to see them again in another drama, maybe a modern one. All the other actors did a good job too!! Zhang Zhe is truly talented, same for the princess and Xue Shu, who’s such a terrific villain. I loved all of them, truly.

This is a MUST watch and, for the first time for a cdrama, I could rewatch it over and over again. It’s perfect, believe me.

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This is the first cdrama I’d rewatch over and over again

Wonderland of Love is truly a gem in the cdrama world. The thing I loved most about it was the healthy and bickering relationships between all the characters. They made me feel good, happy and hopeful.

I love that the female lead is a female captain in the army. She’s courageous, strong, witty and loyal. But the male lead is the one who truly got me all the feels. I think this is Xu Kai’s best project yet, his performance was sincere, he showed all his emotions starting as a carefree boy and then as a victorious general and so on. I loved his character, his intelligence, his jokes and the fact that he only has eyes for A’ying. Their dynamic is thrilling and engaging till the very end.

The OSTs, the costumes and the scenography are so beautiful too.

This is the only cdrama that I would rewatch over and over again.

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Una storia che vi farà riflettere molto su voi stessi e sulla vostra vita

Inizio col dire che ero molto indecisa se iniziare questo cdrama date le numerose recensioni che lo definivano noioso, lento o altro. Dal mio canto, invece, l’ho trovato un drama incredibilmente interessante.

STORIA: Per prima cosa, i rapporti che si vanno a raccontare sono molto più ampi e variegati: non è la semplice storia d’amore tra due ragazzi, ma è una storia di amicizia, famiglia, amore, salute e senso ultimo della vita.
Non ci sono momenti noiosi o superflui rispetto alla storia generale: ogni personaggio porta uno specchio di vita in cui molti possono riconoscersi e le loro problematiche vengono affrontate in modo da permettervi di riflettere su diversi metodi di approccio e di risoluzione del problema.
È un vero e proprio comfort drama.

L’unica nota dolente per me sono stati alcuni approcci alle patologie che da professionista sanitario mi hanno un po’ infastidito. È una forma mentis che ormai è parte di me, quindi un po’ come uno dei protagonisti della storia per alcune cose mi sento di dissentire.

ROMANCE: molti si sono lamentati anche dell’apparente mancanza di romance, in realtà io credo che in GenZ venga raccontata una delle storie di innamoramento più belle, coerenti e con il giusto passo. Se siete amanti del trope “enemies to friends to lovers”, questo cdrama vi piacerà molto.

ATTORI: gli attori sono stati fenomenali. Ognuno di loro è riuscito a portare sullo schermo l’essenza del proprio personaggio, quasi a farlo sembrare una sorta di documentario o di storia vera. Zhao Lusi è una garanzia: il modo in cui riesce ad essere così spontanea ed emozionante in ogni suo personaggio la rende una delle migliori attrici cinesi attualmente. Il dottor Ren mi è sembrato un vero medico di medicina tradizionale cinese e anche la sua performance è stata impeccabile.

ATTENZIONE: ci sono molte tematiche forti (suicidio, morte, violenze, disturbi mentali), quindi fate attenzione e valutate se riuscireste ad affrontarle.

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My Roman Empire.

Li Chengyin and Xiaofeng’s love story was doomed since the beginning. Every happy moment was followed by slaughter and despair. They kept falling in love with each other despite everything till hating themselves. Their story is truly the most painful.

Both actors did great in their roles, especially the FL: i felt every emotion she wanted to convey. It must have been so difficult for them to shoot some scenes and they truly did great.

It’s the most angsty drama I’ve ever watched because there was no salvation for their love story. It’s powerful because it moves you and it’ll keep lingering in your mind for days.. They made it impossible to forget.

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you’ll keep rewatching it over and over again

Alchemy Of Souls is one of the few kdramas that mostly lead to perfection. The first season is just sensational, story and fantasy wise. It'll intrigue you, move you, make you laugh and cry. It'll tickle all your emotions.
And the second season is quintessentially perfection and we absolutely needed it. The two main leads and their chemistry and emotions are the main focus of the story and you’ll fall in love with them over and over again. I cried so much but at the same time I had such a good time watching it.
It has become my fav kdrama of all time, taking the first spot from "Goblin" after 5 years.
I truly recommend it: you'll fall in love with every character and you'll embrace all their flaws and imperfections and shadows and lights.
Watch it!!

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