This was a very compelling drama. Wonderful cast, beautifully shot and directed with cool fighting scenes. We've got a really well executed amnesia trope and a nicely woven flashback into the story. The main characters are amazing, both ML&FL conveyed their emotions in a very impactful way, I couldn't help but cry along with them, and their chemistry was really good. I wasn't sure about the ML's character at first, he was so aggressive in the beginning (but a really awesome fighter though), but it turned out his love for his wife was incredibly sweet. Same for the FL - her love for her husband was immense. Their love story was very pure and that is why the ending just completely broke me. It kind of made sense, but I also agree with many comments about the ML just leaving their daughter and offing himself...perhaps he knew she would be well loved and taken care of...idk I like how we got to see some of the cast from ''Butterflied lover'' and ''A familiar stranger'', I'm pretty sure it has some of the locations as well, but I could be wrong. The only downside (apart from the ending) was the background music - in some episodes it was so loud that you couldn't hear the dialogue, which made it quite difficult to watch ( I watched it on Viki, hopefully they'll fix this issue) So fellow viewers, if you like slightly darker toned dramas, and are not put off by a really sad ending, you should definitely check this one out, especially that the length of the episodes is shorter which makes it less tiresome to watch than a full length drama. Peace and love y'all 🥰
I enjoyed watching this and really loved the concept of both leads ''travelling'' from modern times into the novel. Loved the chemistry and chaotic vibes of the leads )))))
This drama had me wheezing 🤣🤣🤣 I wasn't sure about it at first, but I hadn't laughed so much in ages. The FL is just awesome and the ML's comedic expressions are hilarious, the leads are very cute together, but I have to admit I had second lead syndrome all through the drama, the second ML had really good chemistry with the FL and I found him even more attractive in all aspects, I know he starred as a ML in a couple of mini dramas so I'll definitely check those out. Peace and love y'all!
This was a very good drama, I really enjoyed the concept, production and acting. Chef's kiss! The main leads' characters is my kind of characters all the way, ain't no black and white with them baby! I really enjoy Daisy Li's projects, I have seen several of them with her as the FL and all of them were awesomely delivered. I'm conflicted about ML's actor choice to be honest, to me it seemed he is too young and not intense enough for this role, but that's only my POV, he's still a cutie.
This was a very cute and lighthearted drama, with minimum angst. The romance was very sweet and the second lead couple were a whole mood, I loved their chaotic vibe 😂😂😂
This was an amazing series with an unique plot, especially for a cdrama. The twists and reveals were neat and I'm so glad I read a few comments that advised to stay away from spoilers, which I did and was able to enjoy it fully. Loved everything about it, and loved how gentle was the romance in this one.
Also, I can't stress enough how much I appreciate the fellow viewers that leave really helpful comments and often save me the trouble of scrolling for a loooong time to find out the details I need to know in order to watch the dramas. Kudos ❤️❤️❤️
This drama gave me mixed feelings to be honest... On the positive note: - the leads were amazing and their chemistry was fire, I enjoyed their presence on screen. Their kisses - awesome. - the rest of the cast did a good job; - the production and directing was great for such a short drama, it's a good quality show.
The flow of the drama was a bit confusing at the beginning, at first I thought that I missed an episode lol. The story itself is pretty typical with mortal life tribulations and reincarnation of star crossed lovers, and I had no problem with that, but I did find their love hard to watch. The Emperor was way too obsessed with the FL in my opinion, and the FL could've easily avoided this tragic fate, I mean given the fact that they both gained their past life memories should attest to something, but it did absolutely nothing. I guess the message they wanted to convey is that some things are powerless in the face of love, and you cannot escape your fate or something like that. It was pretty bitter to watch their tragic ending. However, there is the continuation of this show called Chasing Love that I haven't watched yet, maybe it will give this story the well deserved closure.
I'm also bummed that even though this show is on the Wetv app which I have a subscription with btw, this particular series are not available in my region, and I have to look for the episodes on other free sites, with awful subtitles which is stupid and makes me wonder why do I even bother paying for platforms and still am not able to have access to the full content....smh...I know it's not the platform's fault, but it doesn't make it any less frustrating...
I usually like revenge plots, and it was a somewhat okay drama, but the amount of manhandling the women got from these violent men was excessive, and people being slapped and shot all the time was really tiring to watch... don't get me started on our leads...every time the ML grabbed the FL by the neck gave me so much stress 😰😰😰
This was quite a journey to watch. Some phrases just made me stop and ponder about things for a good while. I did not read the books nor did I check the synopsis, you could say I went in completely blind, maybe that is why I felt clueless while watching this for the most part lol. The characters, the cinematography and the plot itself were all exceptional. The soundtrack was also amazing, some parts very similar to the ''Dark'' series, in fact the whole show had a similar vibe - sort of hopelesness and distress the whole time I watched it. They did portray the ''western'' characters in a too dramatic, perhaps satirical way, not really impressed with the aspect to be honest. The first half of the series was slow paced, excruciatingly so. It picks up in the second half and the last quarter of the series was just mind blowing. I'm definitely considering reading the books now. Peace and love y'all 🥰
This has mended the broken hearts of the ''Princess Agents'' fans out there 🥹 Really lovely story, visuals, fights, characters, and the leads relationships is goals 🥰 especially when they were goofing around. I did not expect the FL's ''supposed'' fiance FuRong to grow on me, but he is one of my favorites now 🤣 🤣 🤣 the character development is superb in this show. Even though I found some parts of the story a bit too slow, still, this will be 100% my comfort watch for the future.Peace and love y'all 💝
Agreed, there are a lot of great dramas to explore )))) I did notice that about a lot of k-dramas, some of them are my all time favourites, but most of them even though are up to 20 episodes are hard to get through, I dropped a lot of them because I've lost interest, and tbh many of them are way too overrated.....but to be fair same can be said about some high rated c-dramas, some are really not worth the hype, but personally I like cdramas over kdramas, I find them more multilateral and engaging. Thanks! I already peaked at your lists just now and there are some c&k dramas that I did not watch, will check them out, thank youuuuuuu 💟
Woah, 87 episodes is a lot indeed!! To be honest I did not watch these dramas, particularly because of the length.... patience is not my strongest quality haha 😁😁 But I do get you, there are rare instances when the length adds up to the quality of the show. Unfortunately for me, 99% of the dramas that I watched that are longer than 40 episodes, I've got trauma from the repetitive plot and unnecessary misunderstandings, and Ashes of love is no exception 😭and even more tragic when you get a happy ending in like the last 5 minutes of the show 😭😭😭
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We've got a really well executed amnesia trope and a nicely woven flashback into the story.
The main characters are amazing, both ML&FL conveyed their emotions in a very impactful way, I couldn't help but cry along with them, and their chemistry was really good.
I wasn't sure about the ML's character at first, he was so aggressive in the beginning (but a really awesome fighter though), but it turned out his love for his wife was incredibly sweet. Same for the FL - her love for her husband was immense.
Their love story was very pure and that is why the ending just completely broke me. It kind of made sense, but I also agree with many comments about the ML just leaving their daughter and offing himself...perhaps he knew she would be well loved and taken care of...idk
I like how we got to see some of the cast from ''Butterflied lover'' and ''A familiar stranger'', I'm pretty sure it has some of the locations as well, but I could be wrong.
The only downside (apart from the ending) was the background music - in some episodes it was so loud that you couldn't hear the dialogue, which made it quite difficult to watch ( I watched it on Viki, hopefully they'll fix this issue)
So fellow viewers, if you like slightly darker toned dramas, and are not put off by a really sad ending, you should definitely check this one out, especially that the length of the episodes is shorter which makes it less tiresome to watch than a full length drama.
Peace and love y'all 🥰
The FL is just awesome and the ML's comedic expressions are hilarious, the leads are very cute together, but I have to admit I had second lead syndrome all through the drama, the second ML had really good chemistry with the FL and I found him even more attractive in all aspects, I know he starred as a ML in a couple of mini dramas so I'll definitely check those out. Peace and love y'all!
The main leads' characters is my kind of characters all the way, ain't no black and white with them baby! I really enjoy Daisy Li's projects, I have seen several of them with her as the FL and all of them were awesomely delivered. I'm conflicted about ML's actor choice to be honest, to me it seemed he is too young and not intense enough for this role, but that's only my POV, he's still a cutie.
Also, I can't stress enough how much I appreciate the fellow viewers that leave really helpful comments and often save me the trouble of scrolling for a loooong time to find out the details I need to know in order to watch the dramas. Kudos ❤️❤️❤️
On the positive note:
- the leads were amazing and their chemistry was fire, I enjoyed their presence on screen. Their kisses - awesome.
- the rest of the cast did a good job;
- the production and directing was great for such a short drama, it's a good quality show.
The flow of the drama was a bit confusing at the beginning, at first I thought that I missed an episode lol.
The story itself is pretty typical with mortal life tribulations and reincarnation of star crossed lovers, and I had no problem with that, but I did find their love hard to watch.
The Emperor was way too obsessed with the FL in my opinion, and the FL could've easily avoided this tragic fate, I mean given the fact that they both gained their past life memories should attest to something, but it did absolutely nothing.
I guess the message they wanted to convey is that some things are powerless in the face of love, and you cannot escape your fate or something like that. It was pretty bitter to watch their tragic ending.
However, there is the continuation of this show called Chasing Love that I haven't watched yet, maybe it will give this story the well deserved closure.
I'm also bummed that even though this show is on the Wetv app which I have a subscription with btw, this particular series are not available in my region, and I have to look for the episodes on other free sites, with awful subtitles which is stupid and makes me wonder why do I even bother paying for platforms and still am not able to have access to the full content....smh...I know it's not the platform's fault, but it doesn't make it any less frustrating...
I did not read the books nor did I check the synopsis, you could say I went in completely blind, maybe that is why I felt clueless while watching this for the most part lol.
The characters, the cinematography and the plot itself were all exceptional. The soundtrack was also amazing, some parts very similar to the ''Dark'' series, in fact the whole show had a similar vibe - sort of hopelesness and distress the whole time I watched it.
They did portray the ''western'' characters in a too dramatic, perhaps satirical way, not really impressed with the aspect to be honest.
The first half of the series was slow paced, excruciatingly so. It picks up in the second half and the last quarter of the series was just mind blowing. I'm definitely considering reading the books now.
Peace and love y'all 🥰
Really lovely story, visuals, fights, characters, and the leads relationships is goals 🥰 especially when they were goofing around.
I did not expect the FL's ''supposed'' fiance FuRong to grow on me, but he is one of my favorites now 🤣 🤣 🤣 the character development is superb in this show. Even though I found some parts of the story a bit too slow, still, this will be 100% my comfort watch for the future.Peace and love y'all 💝
I did notice that about a lot of k-dramas, some of them are my all time favourites, but most of them even though are up to 20 episodes are hard to get through, I dropped a lot of them because I've lost interest, and tbh many of them are way too overrated.....but to be fair same can be said about some high rated c-dramas, some are really not worth the hype, but personally I like cdramas over kdramas, I find them more multilateral and engaging.
Thanks! I already peaked at your lists just now and there are some c&k dramas that I did not watch, will check them out, thank youuuuuuu 💟
But I do get you, there are rare instances when the length adds up to the quality of the show. Unfortunately for me, 99% of the dramas that I watched that are longer than 40 episodes, I've got trauma from the repetitive plot and unnecessary misunderstandings, and Ashes of love is no exception 😭and even more tragic when you get a happy ending in like the last 5 minutes of the show 😭😭😭