TheMoonEmpress

I think so too. Although I am concerned a little bit because, although I haven't watched the original chinese paladin, I have read some blogposts on it which led me to believe that many people hated Ah Nu's character because of the unrequited love aspect of Tangyu.
Seems too similar to what happened between Xiaoju and Shiyi and I know there were many who hated xiaoju too and sided with Shiyi. I don't wish for that to happen again to her :(

It was a head scratching moment for me too. The writers are definitely ones to blame because the actors did an amazing job and they have phenomenal chemistry. But yes, the last two episodes could've been executed better, character development wise

Wish she gets more lead roles next year

Highly recommend them

The ones that really made a mark on me include Auditory Hallucinations from Kill Me Heal Me, Who Are You from Goblin, Can You Hear My Heart from Moon Lovers, Miss You from Love in the Moonlight, Good Day from Mr. Sunshine, Flower pf Departure from The Sleepless Princess, Wu Ji from the Untamed, Do you know I'm waiting for you from ARRTI and so many more that they cannot even be listed here.

My fav ost from TLB is the one sung by Liu Yu Ning. I just fell in love with his acting and singing because of that drama.

https://youtu.be/V5Ih8VSagT8
BTS of Hu Yi Xuan, Yang Yu Tong and Ye Sheng Jia on the set.
I can already tell that the height difference between HYX and YSJ is going to be so cute. 😍

Btw I think Long Ballad's ost is the best I've seen this year. I keep replaying Sun's bgm, the one they play in the grasslands.

I love both these dramas too. Historical is actually my go to genre. These two, along with the Nirvana in Fire series are definitely some of my most favorite historical dramas.

The first kdrama I ever watched was Full House, almost 10 years or so ago.
I don't remember my first cdrama, possibly Oh My Emperor or The Eternal Love season 1, definitely one of the two.

I am in the same boat. I haven't updated the list with all the dramas I've watched before. I have been watching Asian dramas for almost a decade now and I don't even know the number of dramas I've watched in that time. I'm also a prolific drama watcher. Only a few dramas, like this one, compel me to rewatch them. I actually created my mdl account because of this drama. I didn't even know about mdl before watching A river runs through it hehe

I'm glad you liked it and found similar things to enjoy in this drama.

Thank you so much!

I've already seen school 2017 and love 020, I like both of them

Yes, it's definitely hit or a miss. I liked some scenes and some parts of it but it was very hodge podge. Did like WRC in that too. He's a very convincing villain who still makes you feel sorry for him. He has good range.

Yes, I've only ever seen him in Eternal Love season 1 in which he was a villain. This drama has solidified my good impression of him.

Hehe you're right. I definitely have a soft corner for this drama. I loved the characters and the actors so much. The chemistry especially blew me away completely, maybe that's why I talk about it so much. I pretty much wrote an essay in my review.

Oh yeah! I really love that scene, accompanied with his special bgm. Yes, it's all in the eyes with him but I also like his voice modulation and dialogue delivery. I think this is his best performance.

https://youtu.be/m7aRVtoUiJY
Omg Wang Rui Chang's emotional acting is so dang good. The writers made my Lu Shi Yi go through so much 😭

For those who were wondering about the CGI, the CGI team of TBW is the same as that of Ancient Love Poetry.
https://youtu.be/ZpiZsQpZmC8
This compilation video of the battle scenes of ALP, created by MK916 is enough to lay all doubts about the CGI to rest, I believe.