One of the best C-dramas ever!!!!!
This was my first C-drama I ever watched, I enjoyed this drama so much. I really enjoyed all the characters, especially the ML and FL chemistry was off the charts. the story was really good, the actors really played their parts extremely well. And I love how no matter what the ML believed the FL everytime something happened, really made my heart flutter. All the episodes were enjoyable and there was no boring episodes. I really recommend this drama to anyone because you will no regret it.Was this review helpful to you?
There has never been any other drama that could touch my heart so deeply, despite having fantasy elements. No matter how many times I rewatched this show, i laughed and cried with the characters each times. This drama has really set my expectation so high that I have not been able to bring myself to finish any other drama ever since, as everything else seems lacking compared to this
So let me list out the reasons why I love this drama so much
Superb Acting
- The acting in this drama is truly top-notch and the main reason why it is so special. And no matter how many times I re-watched it, the acting still blew me away and i shed tears for our characters each time. Yang Mi and Mark Chao delivered a phenomenal performance. Yang is great as usual and was able to depict the ethereal air of a goddess. but Mark Chao, omg Mark Chao truly made the drama. You know how usually in Chinese drama there are pretty characters but their acting are nothing exactly special? Mark Chao is the exact opposite of that. At first i was not impressed with Mark Chao because he doesnt have the "pretty boy" look you usually see with Chinese male leads (*cough Yang Yang cough). However, his acting is the best I have ever seen in any drama. His eyes were so emotive and with just one look he can express so many emotions - pain, regret, guilt, jealousy, love, etc, without needing a single word. There is a behind-the-scence extra on Youtube showing a scence where he did something very traumatic to our female leads, and after that you can see him standing silently on-set crying by himself because he was just that affected by the emotions of his character. I was so moved by his performance that he became my favorite actor and i seeked out his other works. i have never done this with any other actors. I think he is one of the greatest Taiwanese actors of his generation.
2. RATIONAL, RELATABLE AND LIKABLE CHARACTERS
- I cannot stress this enough - I hate it when the main female lead is overly stupid and naive or "pure" and get harmed and put oneself's in harm way over and over. I hate characters who are too perfect and seem to have everyone heads over heels for them also. Every character design in this show is done just right, and I am gonna dive into my 2 favorite which are our hero and heroine of the story
2.a Yehua by Mark Chao
- I absolutely hate male characters who are idiots and get tricked by other female villains into misunderstanding the female lead. there is none of that here. Yehua is from start to finish, unwaveringly only love Baiquan and trusted her. because he loves so deeply and passionately, he makes mistakes, and he has to pay dearly for them. He is by no mean a perfect characters, he has good looks, can fight and a good leader, but he also made some erroneous judgement calls. However, he is smart and insightful and inquisitive and do not take things at face value which frustrates me about many other dramas. He never once felt for the schemes of others. and Mark Chao did a phenomenal job showing all his good sides and his shortcoming and how he grew from it. Character development is real and very enjoyable in this drama. Further more, he never hesitates to express his love for Bai Qian, which is a refreshing change as compared to many other constipated characters which makes me want to die because there is never any progress in their romance (* cough* Princess Agent* cough)
In short, by the end of the drama, i am already head over heels for Yehua by Mark Chao. omg what a dreamy man.
2.b Bai Qian/SuSu/SiYin by YangMi
- Yang Mi portrayed Su Su and Bai Qian so well i can fell the softness and shyness of Su Su and the confidence and experience and haughtiness of Bai Qian. Again, a female lead that doesnt make me want to tear my hair out. No exaggerated "coyness", naiveness, "pureness" - just a person of complex and relatable emotions. The character she plays does not take being bullied from anyone, stand up for herself and her loved one, are smart, loyal, capable, and so funny. She kicks butts and will not tolerate betrayal, and stays true to her words, and treat everyone very fairly. I freaking love her! She is also an alcoholic haha and drink her sorrow away which makes her very relatable. Her journey to grow from a mischievous Siyin to high Goddess Bai Qian is really worth watching, as well as her journey to deal with the demons of her past to ready to open up and love again is seriously one of the best character development in drama,
3. The story
- Beside the obvious fact that this is an adaptation from a very famous novel. the story makes me laugh and cried and dream and have my emotions all over the place. The story makes me wants to find an everlasting love that spans several lifetime. This story really warms people's hearts. I also love how loyal and unwavering and real and genuine the affections each characters have for their loved ones are in this drama, from bai Qian/yehua to supporting characters such as Moyuan, Feng Jiu/Dong Hua... The story has its ups/ and downs and its' heart breaks. I have never wanted to be so fully emerge in a story and never wanted to leave. through three lives, three worlds, they only loved one another and overcame every obstacles to finally come together. A happy ending after so much tragedy is really satisfying as well. I just wish we got to see more happy family scenes and more of my Yehua.
4. The Chemistry and Sexisness
- OMG this show is such a breath of fresh air compared to the traditional well-constrained Asian dramas. There are plenty of kiss scenes to satisfy your romance-craving heart and when the two main characters kiss, omg they kiss with so much passion and chemistry. those are melt-in-your-arm, biting-your-lift, pulling-your-hair kind of kiss which is so so so different from the traditional "eyes-wide-open-accidental-kiss" that i absolutely hate. I love that the boys and girls in this shows are so unabashedly lustful and desiring toward one another. <3<3<3
For those who have never seen it, please be patient with it at fist because Ep 1 - 11 set the background and back-story for the main story arc which begins arc episode 13-14. Everything from love to hate just develop very very fast after that.
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Perfect story. Loved it to the end!
Well... I watched the Pillow Book before this one and loved the story very much! This one I have had in my watch list for a long time now and I am glad I finally watched it!Story... was beautiful. Did I skip some? Ya ONLY because I wanted to find out what would happen next and was to anxious and impatient to find it out in some parts.😂🙄 Sorry that is me. Sometimes I skip parts or episodes because I cannot wait to see what happens! It was really good though! The last 30 episodes I was glued to! The ending was going to make me mad but I am glad I was not disappointed! I did love how they intertwined the Emperor Lords story into this one. Now it makes me want to watch that one again!
Cast... was so good in this! They did an awesome job. There were a few I so wanted to see get their just rewards and I am so glad they finally did. The two main leads I fell in love with and could not get enough of the story they told.
Music... was beautiful! Wanting to find it on Amazon but no such luck!☹️
All in all this show was great! I loved the story and the acting. I will be watching it again along with Three Lives Three Wolds The Pillow Book. Now I am off to watch the second one and I am excited that there is a third one coming out soon! I hope it is as good as this one.
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One of the best fantasies!
A rich fantasy world that I want to revisit again and again, an engrossing story, great cast, beautiful cinematography, and satisfying ending. While some things were a bit cheesy (like the special effects) and a bit over the top (the drama of the story is a bit much sometimes), it's hard to stop watching it, even though I've seen it before. I loved it even more the second time.I also love that some of the side characters were so popular that a sequel was made to give them a better ending!
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Better than Ashes of Love, for sure to me
So after I finished Ashes of Love, I had to write the review for that, then writing one for this because its my favorite out of them both. So first off, be mindful about immortals in this world, its not god that can not die. Immortals in this world or so to say the asian world, is pretty much human with powers and doesn't get sick illness and die unless poisoned or physical/mentally hurt/injured. I was initially turned off by understanding immortals that love each other, having kids succeeding them, but that was thrown out right after I finished the first story arc of Su Yin. The story really picks up after Su Yin becomes Bai Qian not long after, the addiction of having to stay up all night watching it, you guys know the feel. The mortal trial isn't that long compare to Ashes of Love because it continues where she enters the immortal world with the ML still as a mortal. This arcs basically showcase jealousy and plan/plot to harm FL with misunderstanding from ML, the only angst I believe I felt and encounter, but a good one, not the kind that pisses you off with plotholes but non the less to say it is not. It continues to draw you in like glue when Bai Qian return to immortal and addiction continues to the end. Watch this show now, and tell me if you agree with me. Anyways, enjoy your time while out in this virus days.Was this review helpful to you?
+1 Amazing Cast (No one can play a better Yehua)
+1 Beautiful & Befitting Music (music really set the tone/stage for this drama, went along with the theme, plot, and brought out the story altogether, without the music, or music in general, it would be hard to make successful dramas, good music is what draws people emotions and imaginations)
+1 Romance Action (more like +100, at first you're like where's all the real action? Just wait and keep watching, you WON'T be disappointed. Trust me on this one. It'll creep up on you and surprise you out of nowhere)
+1 Beautiful & Eloquent Clothes Set
+1 Strong, Creative and Complex Story Plot
+1 Set (pretty good for a fantasy drama for the most part)
+1 Relationship Build
+1 Character Build (except for the relationship between Moyuan and Siyin. It kind of came out of no where, like what? huh? They had a close mentor/mentee relationship? Didn't see that but since everyone said so then okay...)
+1 Strong Side Character Stories (Feng Qiu's side story was kind of redundant and annoying but they made the story interesting and impactful at the end)
+1 Good Ending
Cons?
- Fighting action could have been better and "floating/flying" scenes were average and very noticeable
- Like most dramas in general, some dragging parts that take forever with your typical mellow characters, but the story eventually picks itself up. Can't avoid that one.
-Some people will have a hard time liking the male lead at first but don't worry, he'll draw you in when you least expect it.
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The story begins with Bai Qian, youngest and only daughter of the Fox King. A family friend, Zhe Yan disguises her as a boy and takes her to be a disciple with High God Mo Yuan, who knows right away she is a girl. She is adventurous, mischievous, and drinks way too much, despite that, she develops loyal and strong relationships with her new adopted brothers and Mo Yuan. From there, the story gets more epic with battles, a destructive bell (because all bells are dooms day machines?), a shattered soul, mortal trials, a very jealous woman, and a whole separate love story between her niece and the oldest (youngest looking) character in the heavens.
Mark Chao and Yang Mi did a fabulous job keeping me focused and interested in the story. I love strong women characters and Yang Mi nailed it with Bai Qian, making us love her even more as we watched her grow from Si Yin, to the mortal Su Su, and finally a high goddess. Mark Chao….hmmmm, I could talk about him for another six paragraphs. To keep it short, I’ll say Mark Chao’s Mo Yuan and Ye Hua characters were so captivating that by the end of episode 50, you wanted both to end up with Bai Qian.
There are friendships between many of the characters that carry the story through the episodes where the story might drag. The supporting cast was wonderful, and I am eagerly anticipating the Pillow Book sequel to find out what happens to the relationship between Feng Jiu and Dong Hua (sigh…it had better be a happy ending). Some of my favorite relationships in the show: the friendship between Zhe Yan and Bai Zhen, the brother/brother(sister) rivalry between Zi Lan and Si Yin, Si Yin and all his/her disciple brothers, Si Ming and Feng Jiu’s friendship, Zi Lan and Yan Zhi’s romance, this list is endless. If you have the time, take a week or two and binge watch. I hope you will find the show as fun as I did.
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There's so much to say about this drama but not enough words to describe the effects that I'm still feeling after watching it. This is hands-down one of the best dramas I've ever had the pleasure of pushing aside my studies for. I loved it so much, I found myself watching all of the BTS and the bloopers.The plot was never boring and I had a blast being taken on this emotional rollercoaster. I'll be honest, it'll be hard to watch some of your ships sink, but don't give up! Because it's the ships that do sail that will make it worthwhile to stick out until the end. That doesn't count as a spoiler, right? Anyways, everything from the costumes to the cinematography was absolutely stunning... And you know the storyline is good when those 45 minutes per episode just fly by.
Yang Mi and Mark Chao did such an amazing job portraying their characters. They did so well, they deserve a standing ovation. Their chemistry on set was undeniable, and I sincerely hope there comes a day when they would be reunited by another drama. But this isn't to say that the other actors/actresses didn't do well. They all exceeded my expectations and everyone looked so beautiful. I loved them all, including the antagonists.
The soundtrack for this drama killed me (x1000). It was as if they knew exactly when to play it; and when they did, all those feelings felt like arrows going straight through my cold, brittle heart. But props to them for making me feel some type of way.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this to anyone who's looking for a good heart squeeze. But be warned because ever since I finished it, I've been having serious withdrawal symptoms and I don't think this is going to go away anytime soon. The only way to solve this problem would be to rewatch it. But I have to keep from doing that because finals are around the corner and I don't want to dig myself a deeper hole here. But you guys are more than welcome to! (Kidding, but not really.)
With that said,
Llama out.
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Definitely a great drama.The story follows Bai Qian, who is part of the Fox tribe (they have a strong hold among the immortal clans). She is quite a naughty youngster so her family friend, High Immortal Zhe Yan, sends her to Kun Lun to learn martial arts and good behavior from High Immortal Mo Yuan (also played by Mark Chao). Bai Qian is then transformed into a young male fox diety, Si Yin. There are quite a few "love" plots that follow Bai Qian/Si Yin. Si Yin gets involved in a love story with prince of darkness, but it ends when her teacher passes away due to his father. Bai Qian dedicates her life to trying to restore her teacher's spirit, but ends up going into a heavenly trial as a mortal SuSu. SuSu meets Ye Hua, the imperial grandson and crown prince of Heavenly Lord's tribe. Upon, returning from her heavenly trial she descends to a high god but cannot handle the torment she goes through, so she erases her memory and goes into seclusion. Ye Hua also cannot get over his love for SuSu and tries to restore her spirit. Their love proves time and time again, that they're meant to be. I think it's cute because Bai Qian originally met Ye Hua but he was in the form of a golden lotus growing in Kunlun mountains, so it's like "fate" wants them to be together, but they always almost "misses" each other.
Overall, great cast and plot. One of my all-time favorites.
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Superb acting and beautifully filmed
This was my first cdrama I ever watched and I am so glad because afterwards I was definitely hooked. An incredible story that has you on the edge of your seat throughout. Stellar acting performances by Yang Mi and Mark Chao, showing what truly superb actors they truly are. Visually stunning with amazing special effects. The only thing I can find wrong with this series is the character and performance by Dilraba Dilmurat as Bai Feng Jiu. How this character got her own spin-off series is beyond me? Although I’ve watched numerous cdramas since then, Eternal Love will always be my favorite.Was this review helpful to you?
.... Even feng jiu n dijun's romance shook my heart soo much... It was heartwrenching! Made me want to kill of all the villains so dat my beloved main leads could have their happy end! If ye hua hadnt returned in the last episode i swear i wouldnt stop crying for him!! Yang mi is a beautiful actress who portrayed her role really well... N ye hua's love for both qian qian and ah li was heartwarming!!
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