TBH, the first ep is kind of underwhelming. A rather quick browsing through her past life then bam~ here we are starting anew. The transitions aren't so good, the characters appear to be schizophrenic, the music isn't really convincing. And to boot, it's kind a short for a first ep, too. I think I'll wait it out and see what people think of the whole of it.
Also, I'll be lowering my expectations for a LOT of future dramas.
I just want Xiao BeiMing and Zhuge KongYun to become BFFs, is that too much to ask? The way they're bitching is great. Does this happen at all by ep 14? (I'm on first LOL).
TBH, the rating I gave is mostly for the OST, LOL (particularly Your Idol and Free). Otherwise, it's a pretty fast-paced kind of regular-style animated movie. Without the kpop, it would've probably been less liked. But it does include the kpop angle, and actual Korean actors using their voice-acting skills, and it was good.
...And when they introduce the Saja Boys on EXO's Love Me Right, that was a done deal for me LOL. Because freakin' EXO, that's why :D
He's a man of very few words, our LWJ. He doesn't really talk a lot, except to make very sharp comments and make…
Yeah, he was a baby LOL, twerking in Uniq's Eoeo. There's even some TU crack or something, I don't remember, where they use a few clips from the drama to have WWX thinking about WYB's moves in that music clip hahaha~
Im on episode 7 when does Lan Wang Ji start to talk?
He's a man of very few words, our LWJ. He doesn't really talk a lot, except to make very sharp comments and make clear what's the most important thing. He speaks through his actions.
That's his personality - he was raised parentless in a clan full of rules (that whole three-thousand "you shall NOT" rules wall carving in the Lan Clan LOL, he memorised it all). And... look who his life partner's going to be. WWX will do all the talking for him anyway, LOL.
That's why his few words are most important. He's keeping them precious as gold, the most he's "spending" them is with WWX - first because WWX is such an annoying brat, LOL, second because he's also precious :D
That drama was a mess anyway due to the plot and (non)progression of characters, but the FL was also the most wooden actress I've ever watched - no expression, no emoting at all, completely flat. People justified it by her being ill at the period of the filming... but it went on and on throughout all the series.
I was negatively impressed. I really don't want to watch that kind of ~acting again, especially on a drama that has a good backstory and shouldn't be a bad surprise.
I saw an edit of this on TikTok and honestly it looked promising. I'm planning to watch this with my mom, can…
No sex or anything too corny. But strong - STRONG - bromance. Of a kind of weird vibe (not really BL, but it's so subtle that the ship will have rounded the Earth about three times before you realise that it COULD work between them LOL). Also take note this is dystopia - some things will be very disturbing.
WWX is adopted into the Jiang Clan, so he is not biologically Jin Ling's uncle. But he WAS adopted, and adoption…
The shippers are crazy :D
There is NOBODY ELSE but Lan WangJi/ Lan Zhan for WWX, and never can be. But don't worry, WWX is pretty dumb when it comes to love, LOL. LWJ has to suffer in silence for most of the novel, too.
So - heads up. 1-2 and 33-50 covers the present time, after WWX is resurrected (it's the story of who, why, when, and how he was resurrected.) Eps 3-33 cover the past timeline - why WWX, from a very promising and carefree young lord became the pariah of all the cultivation world and how he managed to get himself killed. (He got better).
Don't jump the past timeline, it's amazing (I like it better than the present, though the present comes really close). The past first few eps are about the first meeting(s) between Lan WangJi and Wei WuXian (they weren't instant friends but LWJ's older brother had his radar on immediately and ships them hahaha~). Around 15-16 it takes a dark turn and then it takes a VERY dark turn until it concludes around 33. After that, WWX returns and is being his usual carefree self, teasing poor suffering LWJ and creating chaos because that's what he is.
PS I forgot to mention - his childhood name being used by people who are NOT family is insulting LOL. So WWX calling Lan Zhan by his name all the time is NOT allowed and it p!sses him off a lot... well, in the beginning. LWJ is very tsundere :D
PPS Keep track of Jiang Cheng's eyerolls. He's the master of eye rolling, most of it caused by WWX's antics.
GUYS I HAVE A QUESTION I DONT UNDERSTAND is Wei Wuxian Jiang Cheng’s brother??? Why did he say he is his sister’s…
WWX is adopted into the Jiang Clan, so he is not biologically Jin Ling's uncle. But he WAS adopted, and adoption is important in such stories, he can't escape it, the brat is his business now LOL.
And yes, that means Jiang Cheng is not his brother by blood, nor Jiang YanLi his sister by blood, but they grew up together and Jiang FengMian, JC's dad, treated him even better than he treated his own son, this leading to a lot of problems in that family, as you'll see.
Basically, the whole drama is about Jin Ling's uncles and their problems, LOL - bio uncles, adopted uncles, uncles by marriage and uncles by blood pacts hahaha~
ok I just panicked I understand everything now, I think…
Anyway, there are three names for each character: 1. Clan/Family Name (if they are in a clan - for example, LAN Clan, WEN Clan, JIANG Clan etc. or else, clanless names - like Wei or Meng), 2. a courtesy name (they get that in adulthood, it's the "official" name that everybody being polite would call them by - for example, (Lan) WangJi, (Wei) WuXian, (Jiang) Cheng etc). And then there's 3. their childhood, or family name, who only family or really close friends would call them by. Or lovers, LOL. For example (Lan) Zhan, (Wei) Ying, (Jiang) WanYin etc.
And then there are the TITLES hahaha~ If you're watching a version with subs that TL the title, they're amazing, if not, you're probably only seeing the actual titles being written phonetically or something and have no clue they can be translated.
So - Lan WangJi's title is Hanguang Jun, or Light-Bearing Lord, his brother's name is ZeWu Jun - Brilliance Overgrowth Lord, Mme Yu (Jiang Cheng's mother )'s title is Violet Spider (Zi ZhiZhu), Jiang Cheng's title is SanDu ShengShou or Three-Bane Master (SanDu is his sword), Nie MingJue's title is Chifeng-Zun or Red Blade Master and so on and so forth. (Nie MingJue is Nie HuaiSang's older brother, the guy with the really big sword LOL).
And that reminds me, the swords or flutes ALSO have names, because they're all spiritual weapons and people name them.
Wei WuXian is a hoot, so he named his sword "Whatever" (Suibian) because the sword didn't care for the previous trial names, LOL. His flute (horizontal flute, a dizi), is called ChenQing. Lan WangJi's sword is Bichen (Avoid Dust) and his guqin is Wangji ( - or Free of Wordly Concerns - yes it sounds like his name, but it's written different LOL).
Three links are already removed or gone private (Lighter & Princess, You Are My Glory and Why Women Love).
We Won't Be Falling Down (from Guardian) is one of the best OSTs in a cdrama, and made me fall for it (though I haven't even watched the drama itself LOL). But he also wrote the complete Three-Body OST and The Day of Unknown in that OST is absolutely stunning. I absolutely recc' the whole OST, the instrumentals are even better.
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Also, I'll be lowering my expectations for a LOT of future dramas.
...And when they introduce the Saja Boys on EXO's Love Me Right, that was a done deal for me LOL. Because freakin' EXO, that's why :D
I can't find that crack, but yeah, the dance speaks for itself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFv0oz3gIVM
ETA OMG I did find it LOL. ONLY WATCH THIS SPECIFIC PART, don't go over. It's full of spoilers.
https://youtu.be/YYG3tGP9oT0?t=409
That's his personality - he was raised parentless in a clan full of rules (that whole three-thousand "you shall NOT" rules wall carving in the Lan Clan LOL, he memorised it all). And... look who his life partner's going to be. WWX will do all the talking for him anyway, LOL.
That's why his few words are most important. He's keeping them precious as gold, the most he's "spending" them is with WWX - first because WWX is such an annoying brat, LOL, second because he's also precious :D
I was negatively impressed. I really don't want to watch that kind of ~acting again, especially on a drama that has a good backstory and shouldn't be a bad surprise.
There is NOBODY ELSE but Lan WangJi/ Lan Zhan for WWX, and never can be. But don't worry, WWX is pretty dumb when it comes to love, LOL. LWJ has to suffer in silence for most of the novel, too.
So - heads up. 1-2 and 33-50 covers the present time, after WWX is resurrected (it's the story of who, why, when, and how he was resurrected.) Eps 3-33 cover the past timeline - why WWX, from a very promising and carefree young lord became the pariah of all the cultivation world and how he managed to get himself killed. (He got better).
Don't jump the past timeline, it's amazing (I like it better than the present, though the present comes really close). The past first few eps are about the first meeting(s) between Lan WangJi and Wei WuXian (they weren't instant friends but LWJ's older brother had his radar on immediately and ships them hahaha~). Around 15-16 it takes a dark turn and then it takes a VERY dark turn until it concludes around 33. After that, WWX returns and is being his usual carefree self, teasing poor suffering LWJ and creating chaos because that's what he is.
For the cheery part of the story, here's a trailer (not many spoilers, just cuteness overload LOL): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt0PFf2CWCI
PS I forgot to mention - his childhood name being used by people who are NOT family is insulting LOL. So WWX calling Lan Zhan by his name all the time is NOT allowed and it p!sses him off a lot... well, in the beginning. LWJ is very tsundere :D
PPS Keep track of Jiang Cheng's eyerolls. He's the master of eye rolling, most of it caused by WWX's antics.
And yes, that means Jiang Cheng is not his brother by blood, nor Jiang YanLi his sister by blood, but they grew up together and Jiang FengMian, JC's dad, treated him even better than he treated his own son, this leading to a lot of problems in that family, as you'll see.
Basically, the whole drama is about Jin Ling's uncles and their problems, LOL - bio uncles, adopted uncles, uncles by marriage and uncles by blood pacts hahaha~
Ask any questions, there is always someone here who loved the drama (myself included) and can answer them :D
I SO wanted to watch this but now I seriously doubt it, even if Jang Dong Yoon is in it and the source is solid. :(
And then there are the TITLES hahaha~ If you're watching a version with subs that TL the title, they're amazing, if not, you're probably only seeing the actual titles being written phonetically or something and have no clue they can be translated.
So - Lan WangJi's title is Hanguang Jun, or Light-Bearing Lord, his brother's name is ZeWu Jun - Brilliance Overgrowth Lord, Mme Yu (Jiang Cheng's mother )'s title is Violet Spider (Zi ZhiZhu), Jiang Cheng's title is SanDu ShengShou or Three-Bane Master (SanDu is his sword), Nie MingJue's title is Chifeng-Zun or Red Blade Master and so on and so forth. (Nie MingJue is Nie HuaiSang's older brother, the guy with the really big sword LOL).
And that reminds me, the swords or flutes ALSO have names, because they're all spiritual weapons and people name them.
Wei WuXian is a hoot, so he named his sword "Whatever" (Suibian) because the sword didn't care for the previous trial names, LOL. His flute (horizontal flute, a dizi), is called ChenQing.
Lan WangJi's sword is Bichen (Avoid Dust) and his guqin is Wangji ( - or Free of Wordly Concerns - yes it sounds like his name, but it's written different LOL).
Hope that didn't confuse you more :D
We Won't Be Falling Down (from Guardian) is one of the best OSTs in a cdrama, and made me fall for it (though I haven't even watched the drama itself LOL). But he also wrote the complete Three-Body OST and The Day of Unknown in that OST is absolutely stunning. I absolutely recc' the whole OST, the instrumentals are even better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYND736LJYg
And then there's Wonderland of Love OST - my favourite is the Laolan Pass song, though there's also Will You Still Remember? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpjCcdnk0UM
18 Bends in Laolan River song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsCUqyQxGvs
And I'm pretty sure he has plenty others that I haven't yet come across :D