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Me, since 2005. I first saw him in Gokusen because that was the first J-drama I watched but loved him in Hana Yori Dango as Hanazawa Rui. I followed his career since then.

It's possible that it'll head over to Netflix but I'm not sure. The Blood Youth and Dashing Youth never made it to Netflix, after all. But if they can bring these three dramas to more international platforms, it'd be nice.

People are review bombing it? I thought the rating actually went up from 7.7 to 8.2. J-dramas don't usually have the highest ratings on MDL. People here are mostly into K-dramas or C-dramas. I understand that J-dramas are not everyone's cup of tea and many people find it hard to get into hence the low ratings.

I get what you mean. I almost didn't recognize Han Hyo Joo in this. I thought she was a Japanese actress! She even sounds like one! lol I suppose they wanted her to act like pretty much every quirky Japanese character in a shojo manga. They didn't have to make her like that, though. She is, after all, a Korean working in Japan and not really Japanese. But I'll take that over the typical loud, brash, and confrontational Korean FLs in old school rom-coms. They drive me crazy. lol

He does. He’s one of those actors who acts with his eyes.

Oguri Shun? He’s one of the best Japanese actors in existence. He was a child actor and rose to fame with his roles in Gokusen and Hana Yori Dango. You could try Rich Man Poor Woman. I think he plays a similar character there. He was also in the original Hana Kimi. I liked him best in Crows Zero, Let Me Eat Your Pancreas, and Ouroboros. The second male lead, the one with the long hair, is Akanishi Jin. He was a J-pop idol, member of the group KAT-TUN.

His character felt more like a supporting one than the first male lead. Too bad, I do like Zhang Linghe, just not in this drama. lol And surprisingly, I liked Yu Shuxin in this and the reason why I avoided this drama when it came out was because of her. Now I know she can be compelling if she takes on more serious roles and don’t act cutesy. I hope she does more roles like this.

I actually watched it for Jiarui. Tbh, I didn’t like Zhang Linghe in it. He’s a good enough actor and he’s very striking but he lacked the presence of a leading man in this drama. Cheng Lei had more charisma. I wondered why as he was not like that in his other historical dramas. Or maybe the character was just dull and charmless to me. Jiarui definitely stole the show. He had the best role.

Yep. Theater actors tend to over-act because that’s what’s expected of them. Performing on stage is widely different from acting in front of cameras. That’s why I find actors with theater backgrounds normally too much before they learn to tone things down.

Theater is different from TV or movies though, the acting style is different too. I would still consider this his first acting gig. And with the way he acts, it doesn't look like he only has three years' worth of experience. He's better than most actors who have been acting longer.

So I finally got to watch My Journey To You and holy moly, this kid is all that! Hard to believe that it was his first ever acting gig. From the way he walked, talked, and smiled devilishly, he clearly had the presence and acting chops of someone who has been doing this professionally for decades. I loved him in Fangs of Fortune as Zhuo Yichen, but I think Gong Yuanzhi is more unforgettable despite being only a support role.

Happy 30th, Pengpeng!

In fiction, Lucifer, who is a fallen angel and the devil in Christian religion was portrayed as a hero in several stories and one of them was in a very popular TV show called Lucifer. He is the literal king of hell and yet he is portrayed as good in that show, he even fell in love, saved lives, and was written as a misunderstood son with daddy issues. As a Christian, I didn’t take it seriously because it’s a fictional take on Lucifer. But I think there’s are cultural appropriation issues in this drama because of the Islamic roots of the character. I find it weird that Iblis is portrayed as Korean. If they wanted to borrow elements from your religion then they could’ve just changed the names. Genies or jinn are not new to pop culture and literature but I don’t remember seeing them portrayed by East Asians and incorporated into a culture that is vastly different from their origins. I don’t know why they had to use lines and circumstances presented in the Quran when they could‘ve just made things up and turned it into a dark fantasy romance that happens to have jinn in it. It would’ve been more acceptable, I think.

The demons in Chinese mythology are called Yao and they’re not like how demons are portrayed in the Christian bible. They’re more like spirits that are capable of both good and evil. This is the same in Japanese mythology. Their demons are called Oni which are a type of supernatural beings that can be either good or evil.

It’s a Korean channel. It might be available on YouTube soon.

I came here to ask that same question.

Came here to check the reviews to get an idea about the plot but the reviews don't contain any real hints as to what this drama is about. They seem like they were written by ChatGPT. Any one of them could be a review for any fantasy romance story because of the lack of details or specific criticism. "Shallow, repetitive, flat, predictable." But why? None of them care to explain their criticism. So I'll probably just go in blind and see how it goes.

I'm a little disappointed with the ending. They should've given this one more episode or made a 30-minute special episode at least to wrap things up more properly. The epilogue just can't make up for that missing piece of the story. I would've given this a higher rating if they actually stuck the landing. Don't get me wrong, it's still a good watch. Definitely more enjoyable than other K-drama rom-coms I've seen of late. And it made me look forward to each episode no matter how cheesy or farfetched it got. lol

There are plenty of actors who do well in wuxia roles but nobody does it like Cheng Yi imo. I don’t know why but he really sells the badass martial artist. He makes me believe he really can do all those impossible moves with very little effort. I know he works doubly hard to execute these fight scenes so I salute him for that.

Just trolls. Don’t let them get to you. Sometimes I like engaging with them and challenging them just for kicks. But when I don’t have the energy to argue, I just ignore them and move on. I had the same issue in another page. MDL is a cesspool. So many immature folks that don’t know the meaning of proper manners.