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The best thing to do is to just check out my list and sort by country. Then see what scores I've given the Chinese dramas. Not all Chinese dramas I've watched are historical fantasy though, but of course you can easily tell just by looking at the drama plot summary.

An enjoyable drama about a love that lasts mulltiple lifetimes. Not the best I've seen in this genre, but certainly entertaining enough to keep my attention for the duration. The sets, costumes and special effects were excellent and the ending was a particularly satisfying conclusion to this epic story.
8½/10

Then don't watch this drama as it has a love triangle in it as a central plot point.

Yeah. I dropped "Kill Me, Heal Me" as well. I guess plots like that just don't work for me.

Cute and fun. It gets a bit more serious in the second half, but overall its a very light, easy to watch drama. I do enjoy a good Noona romance, and I especially liked how they leaned into the age difference for some comedic moments. Definitely worth a watch for anyone wanting a short (mostly) fluffy rom-com.
My score: 8/10

So, what about if a woman is older in a relationship, does that mean that she is also a pedophile according to you, or does this only work if the man is older?

So every man who is in a relationship with a younger woman is a pedophile according to you?

I just couldn't get into the story and I'm not going to continue to force myself to watch a drama if I don't care about the characters. Dropped mid-episode 5.

There are a LOT of spoilers in your comment. Please tick the spoiler box.

In Korean age, a person is a minor until they are 20. If she's 19 (Korean age), then she absolutely is a minor.

Lee Sung Kyung is 35 years old. Ryu Hye Young is 34 years old. I don't think "pedophile" means what you think it means.

I'm trying hard not to hate Jang Jae Yeol, but he's a smug, arrogant, creepy, entitled bully. He also needs to learn that consent is a thing. I'm hoping for some rapid character growth from him.
Also, I'm not entirely comfortable with a 30-something year old man pursuing a schoolgirl.
[EDIT] I tried ... but I just didn't enjoy it. I simply found Jang Jae Yeol's behaviour too problematic for my taste. Dropped in the 6th episode.

So much spitting blood.

It's best to put links like this in a Spoiler.

Although I always prefer to watch dramas legally, occassionally I will resort to one of the "unofficial" streaming sites if I can't find a drama on any streaming service that is available to me.

My theory is the MDL score is low because the title contained the word "affair" and the drama had a suggestive marketing poster. There are a significant number of MDL users who have conservative views about extramarital affairs and age gap romance, and I suspect that some of these MDL "morality warriors" decided to "punish" the drama by scoring it 1/10 without even watching it.
This drama is a well written, beautifully filmed and brilliantly acted drama. By no reasonbable assessment is it worth a score of only 7.7. As someone commented earlier, if this drama was titled "The Piano" and had a different marketing poster, it would probably have an MDL score above 8.5 right now.
My advice to everyone is read the synopsis, and if it interests you, just start watching. Don't let the MDL score cause you to miss this gem of a drama.

An enjoyable and relaxing slice of life drama with some slow burn romance. The acting was excellent across the cast and I especially enjoyed Yang Kyung Won (who I think might be the best actor in Korea) and Kim Sun Young's performances. Their quirky chemistry was a joy to watch.
Some might find the plot pacing a little slow at times, but I think the pacing was appropriate for this type of drama. Not a masterpiece, but still an enjoyable watch, especially if you like slower, relaxing slice of life / emotional healing dramas.
My score 8/10.

I appreciate your comment, but I feel there is an important component of this discussion that you have not considered. The issue is not that the writer has a character doing something that would be unacceptable or even illegal in real life, but whether the writer frames that action as acceptable. Generally, unacceptable actions in real life are portrayed as negative in mainstream dramas. An unjustified killing of an innocent bystander by a villian is framed as "unacceptable", while an extra-judicial killing of a villian by a hero is framed as "acceptable" (even if there might be legal consequences for such a killing), because "justice" has been served. Good has defeated evil.
A similar principle applies to how dramas portray sexual activity. If non-consensual sexual activity is portrayed in a drama, that behaviour will be framed as acceptable or unacceptable, often by the immediate response of the victim. For example, the victim may attempt to fight off the perpetrator or slap him after the act, as happened in this drama.
I'm fine with how these scenes were written precisely because they were framed as negative behaviours, as evidenced by Bai Qian's responses. My initial comment was critical of Ye Hau's behaviour, not of the inclusion of that behaviour in the drama. When non-consensual sexual behaviour is normalised, or even romanticized in a drama, then I will criticise the writers' decisions, but that isn't the case here.

Why do so many KDramas portray bosses at work as obnoxious, sociopathic dickheads?

I really enjoyed this drama. Although there was nothing about it that was particularly innovative, it was well made and entertaining. It had a good mix of serious dramatic scenes and more light hearted and comedic moments. I thought the battle choreography was especially well done, even though I sometimes laughed at the 'ninja' skills our heroes displayed.
I want to give a shout out to Hou Chang Rong's performance as our main antagonist Xu Jing Fu. He's a veteran actor who's clearly mastered his art.
My advice to prospective viewers is to not let some of the negative comments here dissuade you from watching this drama. Some of them are (in my opinion) quite petty. If the plot summary interests you, then start watching it and see if its for you. In my opinion it is definitely worthy of its current MDL score of 8.6.
My sscore: 9/10.