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This show is incredible. The best k drama I've ever seen. I need them to make more, hopefully it did well in Korea.

Luo Luo in Fighter of the Destiny. She's the best second female lead I've seen in a drama. She was so funny, sweet, and selfless. It doesn't help that the adorable Wu Qian played the role, but man did it hurt. I've never read the novel so my dumb ass was hoping the whole time that she was going to end up with the ML, was I ever disappointed.

No apology but he definitely regretted what he had done and attempted to repent afterwards. I don't agree with OP about Hua Qian Gu forgiving him though. Qian Gu wished she had never fallen for him in the end.

I'm so happy to see Journey of Flower! I haven't seen anyone mention it in so long and I absolutely love it -- minus the terrible cuts and them basically making Qian Gu's rad "curse" on Bai Zi Hua in the end meaningless. But Hua Qian Gu definitely deserves to be on this list. She endured the worst trials I've seen in a drama.

I would add Xiao Feng from Goodbye My Princess to the list. That poor girl went through so much, her comeback unfortunately wasn't the greatest though lol :'(

I love the second male lead and the kids. A lot of people in the comments of the show are really annoyed by the kids, but I think they're forgetting the fact that they're, you know, kids. I find them all endearing in their own way. I have no clue why the rating went down to 7.9 when it's not even finished airing yet, but as of episode 7 I'm still really liking it.

Worse. It's a reverse-harem with three dudes pining after the female lead and the second and third male leads are infinitely better than the male lead in my opinion.

Not really so far (ep 9). There's potential though between the leads, at least it seems like the ML may like the FL.

But I find Ling Xi to be unique in that she is selfish. She's not masked as some righteous little spitfire who's against injustice like the typical noisy female lead you mentioned.

You initially said she's a spoiled brat and I concur. And I actually like it tbh. There are really people like her. It shows that although she has MANY flaws she also has good qualities and I'm sure as the show progresses she will have to mature.

But this is just my personal take. You're totally entitled to your opinion, I was just showing the other side of the spectrum.

She's definitely not the only one at all. I agree with OP. Ling Xi isn't perfect and I'm glad she's not. I'm tired of saintly female leads that writers put on some stupid purity pedestal. She's neither entirely good nor entirely bad. You may find her annoying but many of us enjoy her character.

You are seriously good at writing. The show wasn't my personal favorite tbh. But it was filled with memorable characters and you summed them up perfectly, especially Run Yu. I am on Team Run Yu but that never meant I wanted him and Jin Mi to end up together. His character was just exceptional. Really wasn't fair what they kept doing to the poor soul.

Thank you for another wonderful article! I would love to read your take on other popular C-dramas. Great job!

I watched two episodes about six months ago and didn't watch any more because it didn't appeal to me. I went back and gave it another try recently and started liking it on episode 4 or 5. It's one that grows on you.

I've always wanted to watch Empress Ki but I got the ending completely spoiled for me so I'm waiting for my bitterness to go away before I start it lmao.

I hope you like Goodbye My Princess, it's one of my favorite dramas.

what the heck

Lmao Ye Hua is one of the best male leads of all time, I think I'm in love with Mark Chao now haha. The dubbing used to really bother me but I've gotten accustomed to it. But the ones that aren't dubbed really stand out to me now.

I'm so happy her first drama back is a historical. And with Wang Yi Bo? I couldn't ask for a better combination.

Unfortunately most Chinese dramas are dubbed. I'm pretty sure the ML's voice here is also Ye Hua in Eternal Love and Yuwen Yue in Princess Agents.

This whole thread was a riot. I'm cracking up, "his ugliness made your day" was my favorite part XD

This show is over the top, cliche, and goes in circles but I love it. The chemistry is so good and there's tons of skinship. Not really in the form of kisses (there are some but not a lot) but the leads are always touching each other and it feels natural. It's such a nice lighthearted drama so far and the leads are adorable.

I'm still on the Eun Seom x Tanya ship but the way Saya looks at Tanya kills me. He's so smitten it hurts.

Yes, this! She is incredibly badass! Her scenes are the only ones that gave me actual chills. I'm in love with her character and the decisions she's made up until this point were the best ones she could have made.