Novel readers are u happy with all the changes done to Zhuge Yue story line? and how it affected Chu Qiao-Zhuge…
Agreeing with you about the time it takes for their reunion! I prefer they meet after 2 yrs instead of 3+ months or so given what happened in the icy lake. One thing though I kept wondering how ZGY can survive because if I'm not mistaken he was saved by his teacher from his mother's side in the novel, and it's a bit unbelievable. I prefer the darkness and struggle at CQ's side during all those 2 years maintain her dreams, but also to do what she can for ZGY. However if the drama is truly following the novel, the Yan Bei rebellion etc may take up up too many episodes? In any case, I'm enjoying the drama, it makes sense for ZGY to return back to the lake once he can escape from the Ximeng King and coincidentally saved CQ again. Also the drama needs a more reasonable amount of screen time for each lead (to make viewers happy😊). It also keeps the suspense on what else can change!
To anyone wondering yes the story continues straight from the end of Princess Agent when they both fall into the lake. I think they’ve done a superb job with selecting the actors to portray the original characters from the Princess Agent. This is defo worth a watch.
This drama deserves a better rating than what people are trying to give it. People are so impatient and ready to rate off of just the first couple episodes
when Prince Agents aired,there were so much criticisms about a lot of things (dubbing, dialogues, ML acting, editing, cheap cgi) that almost half of china agreed the hype was overrated, now rebirth airs & suddenly Prince agents is a great drama and the sequel is getting a lot of criticisms...I'm sure if i live another 9 years, I'll see rebirth suddenly being considered as a masterpiece one day lol
so far so good. I hate to admit, this really good. they played the role really well. Liyunrui, I saw him many times as guest role. omg he is so good in this and FL as a new gen, she indeed similar to Chu Qiao
After the first two eps, the drama progressing very smoothly. Only complaint following 4 different plots with 4 leads is little difficult. With new and old characters around them, the drama is a serious watch not something you can play in background.
1. The actress HTT is a real person, not some clickbait. She started working in the industry at the age of ten. It is insanely difficult for child actors to graduate to adult roles because directors get stuck in stereotypes when they cast. She is a professional actress and this is a good break for her. Dont ruin her chance just for lack of something better (and certainty more truthful) to say about the drama.
2, She was of age. Filming was scheduled to start in dec24/Jan25. She reached legal majority in july of 25. In China she probably was informally already considered to be in the 18yrold cohort. Every legal precaution was surely taken care of.
3. Yes, the lovely Li Yun Rui was born in 96. The gods have blessed him with an ageless face. HTT is from '07, ZKL is from '01. BUT since they are actors, it is ok for them to play all sorts of ages in their roles. The actual question is not, is HTT too young, but is LYR too old? Of course not, we all roar with one voice!
The weird thing abt all this is, we are writing on an Asiandrama list. The most well-worn popular trope in Asian drama is Daddy's girl. The man who loves you forever. Fictional age-gap is this industry's bread-and-butter.
RL age-gaps between MLs/FLs happen for all kinds of bts commercial reasons. There are protocols in the industry. I am not saying get over it, but there are some serious fictional age-gaps out there that all these haters could really get their teeth into. Why are they here, in this little drama?
I’m **absolutely loving Rebirth so far! 💖🔥 This might be an unpopular opinion, but I’m really glad they didn’t dive too deeply into Princess Agents. This drama deserves to stand on its own without dragging back all the negative attention that came with PA — those who know, know 👀💬. As for the age gap discussion: Huangyang Tian Tian is doing an amazing job! 🌟 Considering she was only 17/18 during filming, I don’t expect many (or any) kissing or intimate scenes between her and Li Yun Rui — and honestly, that’s totally fine with me.
Just look at Allen Ren: he’s done plenty of romance dramas with little to no intimate scenes, and they’re still incredible. 💫 For me, as long as the acting is strong and the storyline is compelling, I’m fully here for it ❤️📺 i loved PA and Im Loving Rebirth so Far
Dang, I’m enjoying this drama four episodes in. Huang Yang Tian Tian is a fine young actress. She really does bear an uncanny resemblance to the young Zhao Li Ying.
So, if I understand correctly, Princess Agents did not have license to adapt the original novel so they changed the names of the characters.
Rebirth is actually written or somehow licensed by the author of the novel, so the characters' names are not changed, and the whole look of the production etc presumably is also blessed by her. I really like the restricted and powerful use of color.
The actor who plays Yan Xun has the right aura and look to heat up his scenes, but he seems a little raw, beyond the character's portrait, so yeah...My favorite female character so far is the Helian general, male character is expected to be Li Yun Rui's Zhuge Yue.
Unlike other cdramas featuring a mainly young cast, the main characters are cleanly drawn and easy to tell apart. A real author at work, I suspect, but casting is precise too.
My only complaint, as always, is I need a better map, literally a map, of the mountains and roads to visualize any military campaign. Northwest, southeast, whatever, where is the Meilin Pass?
¡¡Las comparaciones son odiosas siempre!! ¿Así que por qué comparar entre una y otra? Debemos estar agradecidas por poder ver la continuación de aquella historia tan buena, algo de lo que se nos privó en aquel momento. ¿Acaso no recordáis la frustración que sentimos en aquel año? Así que, por mi parte, la nueva Chu Qiao está legitimada para el papel; ella fue la Chu Qiao niña de la primera versión. En cuanto al nuevo Zhuge Yue, lo está interpretando muy bien, incluso digamos que es una versión más atractiva de lo que era el primer actor que lo interpretó; incluso hay cierta semejanza entre ellos en porte y gestos, salvando las distancias. Así que, mis queridas niñas, mirad este drama con buenos ojos y no seáis tan cainitas, ¿vale? Un saludo para todas y recordad, sin acritud. Saludos desde España/Europa. ********************************************************************************* Comparisons are always odious! So why compare one to the other? We should be grateful to be able to see the continuation of that wonderful story, something we were deprived of back then. Don't you remember the frustration we felt that year? So, for my part, the new Chu Qiao is perfectly entitled to the role; she was the young Chu Qiao in the first version. As for the new Zhuge Yue, he's playing him very well; I'd even say he's a more attractive version of the first actor who played him. There's even a certain resemblance between them in their bearing and gestures, all things considered. So, my dear girls, watch this drama with kind eyes and don't be so cutthroat, okay? Greetings to all, and remember, no hard feelings. Greetings from Spain/Europe.
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2, She was of age. Filming was scheduled to start in dec24/Jan25. She reached legal majority in july of 25. In China she probably was informally already considered to be in the 18yrold cohort. Every legal precaution was surely taken care of.
3. Yes, the lovely Li Yun Rui was born in 96. The gods have blessed him with an ageless face. HTT is from '07, ZKL is from '01. BUT since they are actors, it is ok for them to play all sorts of ages in their roles. The actual question is not, is HTT too young, but is LYR too old? Of course not, we all roar with one voice!
The weird thing abt all this is, we are writing on an Asiandrama list. The most well-worn popular trope in Asian drama is Daddy's girl. The man who loves you forever. Fictional age-gap is this industry's bread-and-butter.
RL age-gaps between MLs/FLs happen for all kinds of bts commercial reasons. There are protocols in the industry. I am not saying get over it, but there are some serious fictional age-gaps out there that all these haters could really get their teeth into. Why are they here, in this little drama?
This might be an unpopular opinion, but I’m really glad they didn’t dive too deeply into Princess Agents. This drama deserves to stand on its own without dragging back all the negative attention that came with PA — those who know, know 👀💬.
As for the age gap discussion: Huangyang Tian Tian is doing an amazing job! 🌟 Considering she was only 17/18 during filming, I don’t expect many (or any) kissing or intimate scenes between her and Li Yun Rui — and honestly, that’s totally fine with me.
Just look at Allen Ren: he’s done plenty of romance dramas with little to no intimate scenes, and they’re still incredible. 💫
For me, as long as the acting is strong and the storyline is compelling, I’m fully here for it ❤️📺 i loved PA and Im Loving Rebirth so Far
Rebirth is actually written or somehow licensed by the author of the novel, so the characters' names are not changed, and the whole look of the production etc presumably is also blessed by her. I really like the restricted and powerful use of color.
The actor who plays Yan Xun has the right aura and look to heat up his scenes, but he seems a little raw, beyond the character's portrait, so yeah...My favorite female character so far is the Helian general, male character is expected to be Li Yun Rui's Zhuge Yue.
Unlike other cdramas featuring a mainly young cast, the main characters are cleanly drawn and easy to tell apart. A real author at work, I suspect, but casting is precise too.
My only complaint, as always, is I need a better map, literally a map, of the mountains and roads to visualize any military campaign. Northwest, southeast, whatever, where is the Meilin Pass?
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Comparisons are always odious! So why compare one to the other? We should be grateful to be able to see the continuation of that wonderful story, something we were deprived of back then. Don't you remember the frustration we felt that year? So, for my part, the new Chu Qiao is perfectly entitled to the role; she was the young Chu Qiao in the first version. As for the new Zhuge Yue, he's playing him very well; I'd even say he's a more attractive version of the first actor who played him. There's even a certain resemblance between them in their bearing and gestures, all things considered. So, my dear girls, watch this drama with kind eyes and don't be so cutthroat, okay? Greetings to all, and remember, no hard feelings. Greetings from Spain/Europe.