As much as I like Zhan Bei Ye and his actor, sometimes his facial expressions are *out of this world* hilarious. Just so ridiculously over the top. It's great.
I finally started watching this after considering it numerous times because I forgot about all of the "it gets bad" comments. Now I'm too enraptured by Ji Chang Wook's beauty to stop. Looks like I'm on a one-way train to disappointment.
Been watching for this drama coz I can't move on and been craving for dramas like Ten Miles Of Peach Blossom and…
My first instinct is to mention Lan Ling Wang. (Prince of Lan Ling) IIRC, it has about the same amount of fantasy as Legend of Fu Yao, with a good mix of romance and action. To me it had that same sort of addictive quality as TMOPB. It's a very pretty drama.
I would also *highly* recommend Lost Love in Times, another romantic fantasy historical. It was GORGEOUS, and the leads are some of the best. The chemistry between them is insane, and the romance is sweet and sort of tragic and beautiful. It actually sort of reminds me of TMOPB plot-wise, and it's definitely one of my favourites. The leads are both badass when it comes to combat, and there's quite a bit of action. This is another one with a decent amount of fantasy, but there not too much to the point where it's CGI everywhere all of the time.
If you end up liking the lead actress in Lost Love in Times, you might want to watch some of her other dramas- Scarlet Heart isn't a wuxia, but it's kind of a legend in the C-drama world. Sound of the Desert was also pretty good. So was Imperial Doctress. I'm just really Cecilia Liu biased, actually. Whoops.
I've been thinking this the entire time but I really just gotta say it. Ji Yeong Hoon. Really good bros with Shin, or secretly in love with him? It's been bugging me this entire time, but the way he acts around NS3, the way he treats Ye Na, his utter devotion to Shin... it'd be be bold and unexpected for a kdrama, I know, but I just can't shake it.
THE SCENE IN THE BATH WAS SO GOOD!?!?!? The fact they're basically stripping each other, the kissing, and the fact that they're fighting the entire time? So damn good!!!
"I told you to hide- why can't you be a good girl?" "The good girl is the one that's passed out on the floor."
DAMN FUYAO YOU GO GIRL
Then their twirly fighting-off-assassins choreo? This is a real power couple, ladies and gents
I legit could not care less that he is a robot! I don't care! Oh my god, if him and So Bong don't end up together I'm literally going to stage a rebellion idgaf nobody can stop me, they are meant to be
Is Dilraba decent in this? I'm desperate for a gorgeous Chinese historical, but she really doesn't seem like a lead actor imo. She has a cutesy mousey look that I'm not a huge fan of.
Even though I know he isn't even the second male lead, I can't help but ship Fu Yao and the doctor. They haven't even had many scenes together, I just flippin' love that character to death and want him to have a romance! That being said, Zhan BAE Ye, amirite?! Those eyes! His reactions to things are always the funniest too. As much as I love the lead, he has some stiff competition. For real.
This is in top 5 of my all-time favourite C-Dramas, I guess you've seen it now?
I haven't yet! It's been on the back-burner as something to watch if/when I get a little desperate, but that hasn't happened yet, so I haven't started it.
Nah, it's like, not objectively good at all. Plot-wise it's a mess. The writing was non-existent. But damn, I love it anyway. (For context, the only reason I'm replying to this comment 5 months late is because I was thinking about how random and chaotic the plot of this drama was, and how much I wanted to rewatch it anyway. It's a bit of an odd takeaway for a drama that I first watched over 7 years ago, so I was going to write a comment about it's uniqueness... but then saw that I already had!)
My number-one city I'd like to visit is... well... an entire island. Okinawa. I would *love love love* to go to Okinawa. The scenery is *gorgeous*, it has a lush history behind it, and the culture and population there seem so serene and and elegant. It was the final vacation spot for the female lead in one of my favourite dramas, Scent of A Woman, and I've been obsessed with it ever since. In a similar vein, Jeju! Unfortunately I just don't know the cities on these islands well enough, but really I'd just like to visit ~the entire island!~
I would also *highly* recommend Lost Love in Times, another romantic fantasy historical. It was GORGEOUS, and the leads are some of the best. The chemistry between them is insane, and the romance is sweet and sort of tragic and beautiful. It actually sort of reminds me of TMOPB plot-wise, and it's definitely one of my favourites. The leads are both badass when it comes to combat, and there's quite a bit of action. This is another one with a decent amount of fantasy, but there not too much to the point where it's CGI everywhere all of the time.
If you end up liking the lead actress in Lost Love in Times, you might want to watch some of her other dramas- Scarlet Heart isn't a wuxia, but it's kind of a legend in the C-drama world. Sound of the Desert was also pretty good. So was Imperial Doctress. I'm just really Cecilia Liu biased, actually. Whoops.
"I told you to hide- why can't you be a good girl?"
"The good girl is the one that's passed out on the floor."
DAMN FUYAO YOU GO GIRL
Then their twirly fighting-off-assassins choreo? This is a real power couple, ladies and gents
That being said, Zhan BAE Ye, amirite?! Those eyes! His reactions to things are always the funniest too.
As much as I love the lead, he has some stiff competition. For real.
Maybe I'm just salty because (who I assume is) the 2nd lead was introduced and I already ship it so bad it hurts
(For context, the only reason I'm replying to this comment 5 months late is because I was thinking about how random and chaotic the plot of this drama was, and how much I wanted to rewatch it anyway. It's a bit of an odd takeaway for a drama that I first watched over 7 years ago, so I was going to write a comment about it's uniqueness... but then saw that I already had!)
*sigh*
... *adds to To-Watch list*