So far I've seen 12 eps of NiF. For context Joy of Life is my all time fav drama and this has always been recommended.…
It already picked up a few times (for example, there was a lot of tension around Nihuang selecting a husband), maybe it's just not the right drama for you. I watched a one-scene of JoL when the ML tried to talk someone to death, and knew it's not for me.
I'm trying to decide between story of yanxi palace or empresses in the palace...
If, in the end, you plan to watch both, start with Empresses due to chronology - the female lead in Empresses is the Empress Dowager in Yanxi, and her son in the Empresses is the Emperor in Yanxi.
However, both are totally different types of shows - Empresses is a fascinating, but heavy and serious Palace drama, while Yanxi is a more entertaining Idol version of this genre, although extremely well done.
Both are absolutely top level in their respective categories.
There are a lot of nicely filmed fights in this one, but after a second/third melee, it got boring fast, especially when running the same tropes that I am personally sick of.
Aaaaah, if you don't like politics, then Are You The One is indeed a better choice, although it will creep in there too in the final episodes. And since I'm a guy, Wang Chu Ran is obviously a must-watch, lol :).
However, the politics in "Blossom" is rather nicely done, especially the final rebellion, which is possibly my favourite one among the ones I watched (and pretty much all the dramas have one).
Btw, if you don't mind slow burn, then "Story of Ming Lan" is something you definitely should try down the road.
I am being drawn to this drama for a while now and finally can’t resist it anymore. But just for heads up wanna…
Well, a woman who clearly recognises that her partner/lover keeps manipulating her (and everyone around him) and putting her in danger, yet still ends up with him - it's maybe somehow realistic (but would be more so if the woman weren't able to realise it), but definitely not logical :).
https://youtube.com/shorts/FYZ7HTOXX6U?si=UkmAgi6Xu5wlUer7Does anyone know this dramaI found it Drama Name: The…
YouTube doesn't have any working uploads, but you can find many available links on Dailymotion under two different titles: - "The Heiress’s Lethal Return" - "The heiress who broke them all"
https://youtube.com/shorts/FYZ7HTOXX6U?si=UkmAgi6Xu5wlUer7Does anyone know this dramaI found it Drama Name: The…
Native Title: 大小姐归来飒翻全场 ML: Zhang Yun Tao 张韫韬 FL: Liu Lan Ge 刘蓝鸽
Above-average among dozens of versions of this storyline, the romance has rare funny moments, and I didn't want to kill ML every 30 seconds like it typically happens. Even though he was typically overbearing.
Among the more recent ones, I think there is a chance you would enjoy "Flourished Peony"; I know I did,…
Well, the Emperor in the "Empresses in the Palace" was absolutely amazing acting-wise, However, trying not to be hypocritical, I can understand your point, as there are types of women I wouldn't want to watch in leading roles either :) But I respect the drama even more with him playing the Emperor, just making female viewers curse the casting choice. Also, he would be relegated to play a eunuch in 2026 :).
And your experience with Lu Songli sounds so familiar :). Just a bit disappointed that in the end the writer was more tired than she was of conquering the land, and his writing was no longer meticulous (I missed reading Lu Songli's thoughts and breaking things down).
I watched a one-scene of JoL when the ML tried to talk someone to death, and knew it's not for me.
However, both are totally different types of shows - Empresses is a fascinating, but heavy and serious Palace drama, while Yanxi is a more entertaining Idol version of this genre, although extremely well done.
Both are absolutely top level in their respective categories.
Title: Phoenix Return/鳳昔歸
FL：Qin Tianai/秦天愛
ML：Cai Xinyang/蔡欣洋
Any chance for a new links?
And since I'm a guy, Wang Chu Ran is obviously a must-watch, lol :).
However, the politics in "Blossom" is rather nicely done, especially the final rebellion, which is possibly my favourite one among the ones I watched (and pretty much all the dramas have one).
Btw, if you don't mind slow burn, then "Story of Ming Lan" is something you definitely should try down the road.
Maybe "Are you the One", but this one is really slow, although not without charm,
Yet, I'm looking there right now and see nothing - https://movie.douban.com/subject/37234503/
Not surprising that her fight scenes in the new "Mulan" adaptation looked good.
Btw, when playing a badass character, in some camera shots, she reminds me of Liu Shi Shi from "Journey to Love"
Well, watching Chu Ai Xu beating bad guys can be done without it, though ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2wOr_BbxqQ (hard subs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FtO3HeJ718 (hard subs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF23wKr2GDQ (hard subs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ow2aUOCGh8 (dubbing)
What could it be???
- "The Heiress’s Lethal Return"
- "The heiress who broke them all"
ML: Zhang Yun Tao 张韫韬
FL: Liu Lan Ge 刘蓝鸽
Above-average among dozens of versions of this storyline, the romance has rare funny moments, and I didn't want to kill ML every 30 seconds like it typically happens.
Even though he was typically overbearing.
However, trying not to be hypocritical, I can understand your point, as there are types of women I wouldn't want to watch in leading roles either :)
But I respect the drama even more with him playing the Emperor, just making female viewers curse the casting choice.
Also, he would be relegated to play a eunuch in 2026 :).
And your experience with Lu Songli sounds so familiar :).
Just a bit disappointed that in the end the writer was more tired than she was of conquering the land, and his writing was no longer meticulous (I missed reading Lu Songli's thoughts and breaking things down).