If someone makes QJJ I'll go ballistic when it's announced LOL. I WANT TO SEE SHEN ZECHUAN!!!!!!!! (As long as…
Also, one of mine ( I even mentioned it here, arguing it's the most sensual danmei I've ever read, even tons above MDZS LOL - TRUE enemies to lovers, SZC being sexy just by breathing, hahaha, XCY being just as smitten with him as I am LOL and so on.)
I don't really have a dream cast for them, as I just can't imagine anyone being SZC in an actual (uncensored) danmei adaptation. I love Xu Kai but he's a cute lil' puppy, XCY is tall, dark and dangerous - I don't know, maybe Hong Yao (he's a bit older than XCY should be, already, but he has that edge of danger around him and can actually act). Maybe even Cheng Lei (Ryan Cheng), though he looks a bit tamer than Hong Yao, LOL.
For SZC... maybe (a very looooong maybe), Li GeYang. He looks to me like the Chinese version of young Lee JoonGi, and wow was he hot when he was young (not that he's not hot now, LOL, but SZC should be younger). I think maybe LGY would have that small note of madness that surrounds everything SZC does. Liu XueYi would've made a great SZC if only he was ten years younger (that man can ooze sensuality).
If we're going in only for the looks... LOL, why not Hou MingHao (Neo Hou). He has all the looks hahaha, I just wish he had more gravitas as an actor... Wanyan LuoRong could be his XCY, he has that snark, and they have good chemistry together. It's just that, as the others are a bit too old, these two look too young, LOL.
...It hits me I seem to like older actors hahaha~ (Maybe because they have confirmed their acting skills, LOL.)
ETA Wait - Chen FeiYu for Xiao ChiYe (he DOES have the acting skills AND the obssessive tone AND part of the madness) and maybe Chen ZheYuan for SZC... if he can change from the perfect boyfriend to the boyfriend-who-maybe-will-kill-you-but-will-turn-your-brains-out-first :D
Guys have you heard the news China is going to withdraw the ban from BL ???? Is it true ??? I want Ballad of Sword…
If someone makes QJJ I'll go ballistic when it's announced LOL. I WANT TO SEE SHEN ZECHUAN!!!!!!!! (As long as he's as freaking sexy as the novel makes him. Just so it's warranted for Xiao ChiYe to go totally mad over him - like I have :D)
Okay I'm calm.
If they relax their *censored* just a tiny bit, let them sell 2ha to someone international, too bad for the Chinese public (but VPN exists) and 2ha is already completed!! *keeping fingers crossed it happens and that it happens soon*
... Though TBH I don't actually have much hope, BCYD is the only one rumoured to air on GG from the 26th on, but we'll see.
BoYeong was local, she had been their friend since they were kids. DaEun was a transplant, had just transferred…
Actually they did mention her, he was convicted for killing both of them. His supposed reason for killing BoYeong was that she was a witness to him killing DaEun in a fit of rage, so...
I'm on ep3, and I am loving this drama so far. I know that Jong woo did not commit the murders. I've known since…
BoYeong was local, she had been their friend since they were kids. DaEun was a transplant, had just transferred over from Seoul and nobody much knew her. Also, her family had moved after she went missing, while BoYeong's was always right there in their faces...
I don't know about other people, but I seriously envied everyone in the drama who ever was in contact with XPZ,…
I read. I read everything that interests me, LOL. Even (very) old novels, of all genres :D I'll give that novel a try, if I can find it, thank you for the rec'!
XPZ is my golden standard of good charas who shine through. And yeah, all their relationships (him with XTS, or with XPJ, or with his wife) - all are precious.
...Maybe (if we're very, very lucky) they'll give us another like him in NiF3, whenever that one comes :D
I'm REALLY enjoying the Changlin family and especially the brothers, but so far what makes this less enjoyable…
S2 is more fluid because there's a lot more action and also - romance. When it's romance, it just... gets faster, LOL. Maybe Hai Yan likes more ponderous charas and wants to spend more time on them :D
The guru is amazing not on himself - and his lost tribe and revenge silliness - but on his work with the Empress. Just compare her with the self-determined women of S1, or even some of those in S2, and she stands out. I like her part of the story, even if I despise her decisions and influence on the plot, but you can see why she's like that, poor woman, driven mad by her fears for her child.
He - Pu YangYing (haha, notice his name?) - was also particularly interesting with his ambiguos gender. He's obviously male but walks and talks with so many female mannerisms I did wonder if they meant to imply anything about him. I don't remember if he was supposed to be an eunuch, though maybe he was, considering he's around the Empress and the harem, generally, all the time...
While watching this I wondered if this drama made people in China hardcore jealous for Pingzhang and Pingjing,…
I don't know about other people, but I seriously envied everyone in the drama who ever was in contact with XPZ, LOL, I did - and still have - such a crush on him hahaha~
There's currently this editorial of green and red flags in dramas, I'd pick XPZ among the greenest flags in a drama, ever. He's just so wholesome. I seriously want to see more of that kind of character in a drama.
This is my first time watching, watched first episode just now and I'm a little confused but I think that's just…
MCS is the recognised chief of the Jiangzou Alliance of the Jianghu, which means pretty much all cultivators listen to him and try to obey his orders. Fei Liu is an orphan with great cultivation skills who just fell in with MCS and trains in the LangYa Sect, and who (also) doesn't like Lin Chen (the doctor, LOL).
MCS's old identity, Lin Shu, was the son of the Lin General, head of the Chiyan border army. Because people plotted, the then-Crown Prince, his whole family, the Lin family and the army they had were all involved in a fake rebellion and put to death. Lin Shu had been affianced to the Commandery Princess Nihuang but obviously that never happened after the plot. Nobody is supposed to know who MCS is, since he too has certain plots in his mind - you'll see soon enough.
The high jumps, the physics-doesn't-exist moves and all are all part of anything involving wuxia. NiF has a small bit of wuxia (though it's not the regular wuxia anyway) and is mostly a historical / costume drama involving politics (and action, too, don't worry).
Don't expect it to move very, very fast, at least in the beginning it takes its time to build a base then starts moving. But when it's in motion... it's an avalanche :D
Tantai Jin was a red flag? 😮I had so many thoughts over his character but I never considered him scarlet 😂I…
I mean... he plans to kill her, kidnaps her, wants to keep her hostage (or kill her, whichever comes first to his mind), wants to keep her a palace servant (or kill her, if need be), openly flirts with another in front of her despite knowing she's pretty into him already, wants to marry her (unless she kills him first in which case he just might have to kill her anyway), finally gets her killed (though she resurrects because of drama reasons), breaks her heart and manipulates her into destroying her own heart / love for him because she needs to get through nirvana, then he eventually leaves her alone for all eternity, all throughout having lied and lied and lied again to her (even about minor things like if he's hurt - for her sake, too! - or not, but also big things - like his problem with the SML).
She is also a pretty scarlet flag herself, LOL. But it's not one sided or a contest between them - they definitely deserve each other.
But a red flag? I have him as my pfp on my laptop, LOL, I'm addicted to poor hostage prince TTJ... but yes. The biggest red flag ever :D
ETA Other than Ming, I mean. But Ming is in a red class of his own.
So, just because some people got butthurt a lot about what women like in fiction, here's more to set you off.
The greenest green flag to walk the dramaland is obviously Lan WangJi - because he's caring, loving, trusting, and also a badass fighter who'll fight your battles with you. But he's off-limits, LOL, since he's in a danmei story. Too bad.
The reddest red flag to stain the dramaland (so far) is freaking Ming (from My Stand-In). I can't begin to count the ways he's colouring everything red in the world. And hey, also a danmei-made-in-Thailand (because Chinese censorship and all).
Are they both hot? Hell yeah! Are they both desirable? TBH I like both their looks, but either aren't for me (even if they had batted for my team) - LWJ is too cold and humour-free, LOL, and Ming is a psychopath. So, no, on both counts, LOL. I'd much more spend time with WWX, for example (but also, nobody wants to live with a whirlwind of energy, mayhem and carefree attitude, even when he's that DAMNED handsome - well, except for LWJ.)
And if you want het male charas for your own appreciation, after careful searching through my list of dramas and considering what is it that I like or don't like about them...
Green flags:
1. Park Dong Hoon (My Mister) - yes, I'll take someone who's mature, handsome, has emotions and can express them, and cares a lot for others, too. RIP beautiful soul Lee SunKyun. 2. Xiao PingZhang (Nirvana in Fire 2): he's the epitome of manly man, loves his wife and his family, fights for his country and cares for everyone he's responsible for. Let's have more of that kind of drama hero, shall we? 3. Li Ni (Wonderland of Love): so, let's do this - handsome off the charts, check, good at fighting, check, so in love he'll leave the throne just to keep a promise to his wife, check. Also, seriously, women actually do appreciate men who can emote.
Red flags: 1. Tantai Jin (Till the End of the Moon) - he's so handsome I can hardly breathe watching him, and his story is so painful I want to go in the drama and protect him - but OMG he's a walking disaster!!! Anyone with half a brain would stay away. This case needs a whole medical panel of psychologists and some psychiatrists to boot (empty the whole pharmacy while we're at it!!) 2. Kim Shin (Goblin) - I don't need to spell this out right? So he's handsome and quirky and I like all the OST themes and whatnot - but seriously, he's been around since forever and still hasn't had a normal relationship with a woman in all that time? Ain't nobody got time for that!! 3. Jung KooWon (My Demon) - hahahaha~ This drama is pure fluff, but still... another immortal (or as close as) who never ever touched a woman's hand or even tried to have a normal relationship so now at the ripe age of 200 or 300, who knows... finally gets to have an adolescentine love?! What is this, the Immortal Incel Club or what?!
There looks to be something dramatic about to go on in the middle of ep7 and I just don't care to watch it. Dropping after the first few minutes of the 7th ep - life's too short and there are better series out there. I appreciate the MLs acting (but not his partner's) and I think it says it all that the only character I actually like is the evil mobster woman.
There are dramas for everyone and this one isn't it for me.
To me, all six of them are the brightest red flags there ever were... (Yes, including DJX - nobody is that perfect, he's sending serial killer perfection vibes LOL).
Wow, they're making it a drama?! I won't say no, though it did work fine just as a movie. I wonder if they'll dilute the story to make it last 10 eps (and if they'll be brave enough to leave in the hints in the prison part of it).
I’m hesitant to watch this in fear of feeling unfulfilled since I’ve heard the leads never show any physical…
They end up married, with children. Take a look (ETA and no, the editor didn't force any edits, it all happens naturally. And yes, it's censored, but it comes through anyway).
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I don't really have a dream cast for them, as I just can't imagine anyone being SZC in an actual (uncensored) danmei adaptation. I love Xu Kai but he's a cute lil' puppy, XCY is tall, dark and dangerous - I don't know, maybe Hong Yao (he's a bit older than XCY should be, already, but he has that edge of danger around him and can actually act). Maybe even Cheng Lei (Ryan Cheng), though he looks a bit tamer than Hong Yao, LOL.
For SZC... maybe (a very looooong maybe), Li GeYang. He looks to me like the Chinese version of young Lee JoonGi, and wow was he hot when he was young (not that he's not hot now, LOL, but SZC should be younger). I think maybe LGY would have that small note of madness that surrounds everything SZC does. Liu XueYi would've made a great SZC if only he was ten years younger (that man can ooze sensuality).
If we're going in only for the looks... LOL, why not Hou MingHao (Neo Hou). He has all the looks hahaha, I just wish he had more gravitas as an actor... Wanyan LuoRong could be his XCY, he has that snark, and they have good chemistry together. It's just that, as the others are a bit too old, these two look too young, LOL.
...It hits me I seem to like older actors hahaha~ (Maybe because they have confirmed their acting skills, LOL.)
ETA Wait - Chen FeiYu for Xiao ChiYe (he DOES have the acting skills AND the obssessive tone AND part of the madness) and maybe Chen ZheYuan for SZC... if he can change from the perfect boyfriend to the boyfriend-who-maybe-will-kill-you-but-will-turn-your-brains-out-first :D
Okay I'm calm.
If they relax their *censored* just a tiny bit, let them sell 2ha to someone international, too bad for the Chinese public (but VPN exists) and 2ha is already completed!! *keeping fingers crossed it happens and that it happens soon*
... Though TBH I don't actually have much hope, BCYD is the only one rumoured to air on GG from the 26th on, but we'll see.
XPZ is my golden standard of good charas who shine through. And yeah, all their relationships (him with XTS, or with XPJ, or with his wife) - all are precious.
...Maybe (if we're very, very lucky) they'll give us another like him in NiF3, whenever that one comes :D
(ETA: HA!!! Found it :D)
The guru is amazing not on himself - and his lost tribe and revenge silliness - but on his work with the Empress. Just compare her with the self-determined women of S1, or even some of those in S2, and she stands out. I like her part of the story, even if I despise her decisions and influence on the plot, but you can see why she's like that, poor woman, driven mad by her fears for her child.
He - Pu YangYing (haha, notice his name?) - was also particularly interesting with his ambiguos gender. He's obviously male but walks and talks with so many female mannerisms I did wonder if they meant to imply anything about him. I don't remember if he was supposed to be an eunuch, though maybe he was, considering he's around the Empress and the harem, generally, all the time...
There's currently this editorial of green and red flags in dramas, I'd pick XPZ among the greenest flags in a drama, ever. He's just so wholesome. I seriously want to see more of that kind of character in a drama.
MCS's old identity, Lin Shu, was the son of the Lin General, head of the Chiyan border army. Because people plotted, the then-Crown Prince, his whole family, the Lin family and the army they had were all involved in a fake rebellion and put to death. Lin Shu had been affianced to the Commandery Princess Nihuang but obviously that never happened after the plot. Nobody is supposed to know who MCS is, since he too has certain plots in his mind - you'll see soon enough.
The high jumps, the physics-doesn't-exist moves and all are all part of anything involving wuxia. NiF has a small bit of wuxia (though it's not the regular wuxia anyway) and is mostly a historical / costume drama involving politics (and action, too, don't worry).
Don't expect it to move very, very fast, at least in the beginning it takes its time to build a base then starts moving. But when it's in motion... it's an avalanche :D
She is also a pretty scarlet flag herself, LOL. But it's not one sided or a contest between them - they definitely deserve each other.
But a red flag? I have him as my pfp on my laptop, LOL, I'm addicted to poor hostage prince TTJ... but yes. The biggest red flag ever :D
ETA Other than Ming, I mean. But Ming is in a red class of his own.
The greenest green flag to walk the dramaland is obviously Lan WangJi - because he's caring, loving, trusting, and also a badass fighter who'll fight your battles with you. But he's off-limits, LOL, since he's in a danmei story. Too bad.
The reddest red flag to stain the dramaland (so far) is freaking Ming (from My Stand-In). I can't begin to count the ways he's colouring everything red in the world. And hey, also a danmei-made-in-Thailand (because Chinese censorship and all).
Are they both hot? Hell yeah! Are they both desirable? TBH I like both their looks, but either aren't for me (even if they had batted for my team) - LWJ is too cold and humour-free, LOL, and Ming is a psychopath. So, no, on both counts, LOL. I'd much more spend time with WWX, for example (but also, nobody wants to live with a whirlwind of energy, mayhem and carefree attitude, even when he's that DAMNED handsome - well, except for LWJ.)
And if you want het male charas for your own appreciation, after careful searching through my list of dramas and considering what is it that I like or don't like about them...
Green flags:
1. Park Dong Hoon (My Mister) - yes, I'll take someone who's mature, handsome, has emotions and can express them, and cares a lot for others, too. RIP beautiful soul Lee SunKyun.
2. Xiao PingZhang (Nirvana in Fire 2): he's the epitome of manly man, loves his wife and his family, fights for his country and cares for everyone he's responsible for. Let's have more of that kind of drama hero, shall we?
3. Li Ni (Wonderland of Love): so, let's do this - handsome off the charts, check, good at fighting, check, so in love he'll leave the throne just to keep a promise to his wife, check. Also, seriously, women actually do appreciate men who can emote.
Red flags:
1. Tantai Jin (Till the End of the Moon) - he's so handsome I can hardly breathe watching him, and his story is so painful I want to go in the drama and protect him - but OMG he's a walking disaster!!! Anyone with half a brain would stay away. This case needs a whole medical panel of psychologists and some psychiatrists to boot (empty the whole pharmacy while we're at it!!)
2. Kim Shin (Goblin) - I don't need to spell this out right? So he's handsome and quirky and I like all the OST themes and whatnot - but seriously, he's been around since forever and still hasn't had a normal relationship with a woman in all that time? Ain't nobody got time for that!!
3. Jung KooWon (My Demon) - hahahaha~ This drama is pure fluff, but still... another immortal (or as close as) who never ever touched a woman's hand or even tried to have a normal relationship so now at the ripe age of 200 or 300, who knows... finally gets to have an adolescentine love?! What is this, the Immortal Incel Club or what?!
So yeah. That's all I've got for now.
There are dramas for everyone and this one isn't it for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLLumzo__GA
Intimacy and love doesn't need French kissing (nothing against it, LOL - romance works with or without PDAs.)
Ren JiaLun has a HEA in The Blue Whisper, doesn't he? Or are they talking averages? :D
ETA I also thought LYX defeated Cheng Yi in the blood up-throwing dep't, LOL :D