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WJY just turned 36 today, not 38.

I saw her in Eight Hundred, but I didn’t catch her amber eyes until the last prison scene. Seeing everyone mention them now makes me feel I wasn’t mistaken. By the way, I was very impressed with her acting in Eight Hundred which is why I was curious about this drama.

it's because she has amber colored eyes.

very few dramas for top actors especially the super popular hottest guy right now types to get down to 6.5 or 6.7 on MDL. I only know of Love and Crown 6.6 and now this one 6.7. The lowest they get is 7.4 or 7.5 (even with lot of haters), so this quite rare.

"Song of the Imperial Court" made its debut on the evening of July 28 at Hunan TV's Golden Eagle Exclusive Theater, less than 24 hours after receiving the distribution license, with zero promotion, zero pre-hype, and zero materials. There were no press releases, no lead actors appearing on variety shows, and even the official Weibo poster was hastily released an hour before the premiere."

He played both comedy and villain in this role. He often gets cast as villains because his serious resting expression naturally gives off villain vibes. But in this drama, he was able to show a gentle, funny side. When he smiled — really smiled — he looked warm and kind, and it made me think he could play a character who is fully good, not bad at all.

He won the Wenrong Award for Potential Actor of the Year in 2024 for his supporting role in The Double. It was also his first role.

POJ director is a short form director and POJ was his second long form drama only, but he does a good job of blending short form and long form together, though you can still see that it's short form those moments to get audience attention.

I think they can't release any materials until after they're done with pre-broadcast investments.

The director is Yan Jie, a 43-year-old actor. This is his very first director job. His only other experience as director is assisting Lü Haojiji Lü in Rebirth. Lü Haojiji Lü is the director of The Double and Moonlit Reunion. I don't know why they put him in charge of production design (the beautiful vibrant costumes are obviously his work he is really into bright colors) and his assistant is listed as the director for this drama (I found it on Douban). Perhaps after dismal Douban 2.9 on Rebirth, they might have felt that Lü Haojiji Lü is too artsy and let him do production design and let someone else focus on directing.

In the next episode, he told his minister he didn't do it for her. He had a reason, something about he couldn't let Yin Qin die there because that would ignite blah blah blah, it was part of a strategy, so he left his minister in charge while he charged off but at least, he didn't let them go just for a girl.

There are plenty of very popular MDL 8.5 and up dramas that are below 5.5 on Douban

this drama was not hyped like Overdo which its platform treated it a flagship and blockbuster, one of its most anticipated drama of the year, the comparison to its anticipation is like night and day

Douban is flawed too. There have paid water armies. When some dramas have what seems like all 5's in the comments section, one wonders some of that has to stick, or when a drama is flooded with 3's or 1's that can hurt the rating. Maybe this could have be 5.5. 55. is average. Even super popular dramas that have 8.5 and up on MDL gets 5.5.

I really hope Liang Yong Qi can have his own drama story. He has such expressiveness and passion when acts but he's just supporting actor.

AI can't be trusted. It makes up stuff. It speculates and push fake explanations.

According to Sina report 8/2/26, "The series is tentatively scheduled to air in September."

MDL
below 7.5 = probably not good
7.5–8.2 = more likely to be good
8.3–8.4 = more likely than not to be good
8.5+ = hit and miss (taste‑dependent)

Douban
below 5.5 = could be anything — good, bad, or attacked
5.5–6 = hit and miss
6–6.8 = good drama
6.9–7.2 = definitely good production and acting
7+ = excellent (taste‑dependent)

It was marketed? I always assumed it was centered on a father–son ordeal. What really shocked me was how tragic the character turned out to be. I knew it would be heavy from Xu Kai talking about it, but I was not prepared for how extreme the case is. Chen Hui goes straight into the abyss, and the strength he shows at the end feels almost beyond human.

Actually, the drama is really about the choice he made, more than how could he make such a choice. It's about the moment we make the wrong choice in life, some choices are fatal, not initially, but step by step, the moment you take that step, you have no idea, but it's leading you to a point of no return, because you ignore the signs, your circumstances in life, and you have no one leading you back.

or it could turn off its intended audience wanting to watch crime thriller

the drama is packed so tight nothing else can fit, the focus on father/son.

for me, I love the scene of them skating together, that was very romantic
maybe because I have skated esp. outdoor rinks, its's quite the feeling

Yeah, the FL is ten years younger in real life, but her look — youthful as it is — carries a real maturity, both in her face and in the way she carries herself. And Xu Kai doesn’t look his age either, so the gap isn’t very noticeable.