A must watch WUXIA GENRE Action-Packed Martial Arts Drama
In the Five Kingdoms led by the Imperial City of Wuji, a slave named Meng Fuyao mysteriously joins and wins in a Martial Arts Contest, reserved only for Members of the Xuanyuan Sect, through the Po Jiu Xiao, a powerful fighting technique Fuyao learned at the age of sixteen. The series unravels with Meng Fuyao then embarking on an adventure and action-packed run of each episode, warped in scenic picturesque and orient gargantuan settings amidst a backdrop of a love triangle, oppressive warlord culture and cat and mouse chase with the Crown Prince Wuji in a series of quests for the Five Talismans to save the Five Kingdoms.Was this review helpful to you?
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One of the better fantasy Chinese dramas out there
LIKEHow the story unfolds with Fu Yao and Wu Ji travel together across five kingdoms. I especially loved those events happening at Tai Yuan, Tian Sha and Xuan Ji.
One scene that touched me was when Xuan Yuan Xiao asked Wu Ji about Zhang Sun Jia.
DISLIKE
The draggy ending that was too tiring to watch.
MUSIC - my personal fav
Yi Ai Nan Qiu 一爱难求 - Lala Hsu 徐佳莹
Fan Hua Meng 繁華夢 - Isabelle Huang 黃齡
REWATCH VALUE
Had re-watched once but only up till right before ending as I couldn't bring myself to go through the agony again.
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It's Not The Legend Of Fu Yao... misleading Title
It was really a good story but too draggy with some useless arcs . Fuyao character is so weak considering how the drama's name and the strong FL tags, she eat all the poisons that ever been mad in this drama and got drugged for more than I can count. 66 episodes were too much and it still ended up with a confusing ending while they had enough time to give a more clear one. It took me forever to finish it, I don't remember when I first started it but I dropped it a long time ago after watching more than 40 episodes then tried to pick it up after rewatching most of the episodes then I dropped it again on ep60 and I finally picked it up again yesterday to finish it finally today.It had so much potentiel to be one of my TOPs C-dramas but unfortunatly the bad points took away part of it beauty.
The ML gave it his best though, what a great actor. Yang Mi did good too
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A MUST WATCH
I dont usually wright a review but i had to cause this is one of the best wuxia dramas I've watched, everytime i watched a wuxia i skipped a lot cause most of them were dragy and boring and I'm not a patient person . but this one wasnt dragy and boring at all the story never stops there's always something going on ... is well writtin and its so interisting and there's a kind of chapters in it and in each one they begin a new journey but most importantly the story events were balanced .
everything about this drama is amazing the set the customs the music everything was perfect obviously big budget andddd most importantly the kungfu fighting scenes were mind blowing they certainly worked hard for them .
that the ML/FL made the story look even better cause the chemistry between them is unbelievable you can feel love and passion they showed for each(I JUST LOVE HOW THEY LOVED EACH OTHER ).. their acting was on point 10/10 (the best I've seen so far) they were realy amazing not only them but the whole cast .
as for their characters I loved how smart loyal and strong fu yao was and how she became stronger by the time ... wuji is the confusing one it takes a bit time to figure out who he really is and what is his purpose but everything becomes clear by the time ( but you wont stop being surprised )
I'm not gonna mention all the characters but i have to say i loved every one of them there's no unnecessary character , each one of them had an important part in the story and they all showed that part perfectly ( especially vengo ;) ) .
I'M not a fan of details so a guss this is enough but I REALLY RRALLY advise you to watch this you wont regret it .
i think im gonna watch this 10 times or more .
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Good overall, but very draggy with a lot of filler episodes
STORYThe story is quite solid and contains a lot of good arcs. The ending does feel a bit rushed, and seems like it's only a happy ending just for the sake of being a happy ending. 8/10 for that.
ACTING
Everyone had excellent acting and I didn't spot any flaws, 10/10.
MUSIC
This music was stuck in my head for a week after I finished watching, and that wasn't a bad thing. So good.
REWATCH VALUE
Yeah, no. I'm not watching 66 episodes again. Besides, I would say a solid 20 of those episodes were kind of a waste of time for people who prefer action and a fast plotline (yeah, that means me.) There are way too many episodes and probably could've easily been cut down to under 50. I blame the editor.
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My favorite OTP!
This is one of my favorite cdramas. The chemistry between the leads is amazing and I really love their story. I wish I could get more of them on screen. Wuji has set the bar high for me in terms of a male lead...handsome, smart, caring *swoons* I love everything about this series from the acting to the music to the costumes and the interesting plot and kung fu scenes. The only thing I would criticize was there were some parts that were a little draggy like when they went into the story of the secondary couple who are not as interesting. They were good side characters but just devoted too much time to their story which could've been cut short so they could spend more time on the ending which felt rushed. They could've done a better job making the ending less ambiguous as it was confusing whether they were alive or dead at the end.Was this review helpful to you?
this wasn’t great
i watched for gao weiguang and zhang yaqin. their story was wonderfully compelling, but dragged down by the fact tht this show was simply.... not about them lol. didn’t care much for yang mi and ethan ruan’s characters (though they did quite well with what they had as actors), and attempts at depth often just feel very shallow and are forgotten by the next story arc. the worldbuilding was interesting for sure, but fuyao’s story wasn’t, not because i don’t think she’s a good character but because i don’t think the formula of “extraordinary woman suffers an extraordinary amount (a fraction of which is gendered violence)” is a great storytelling vehicle at all.Was this review helpful to you?
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Worth Rewatching
I enjoyed this drama more than I thought I would. The opening scene grabbed my attention to keep watching and to see what was going to happen next. A big thank you to the cast, crew, costume, directors, and writers. The supporting cast also did a great job. Uncle Zhou was so lovable.I thought Ethan Juan and Yang Mi did an outstanding job in portraying their characters and had great chemistry. Ethan’s acting was exceptional especially his emotions and action scenes throughout the story. This is the first time I've watched Ethan Juan in a film, he is quite attractive and has great facial expressions. One couldn't tell if he was going to kiss Fuyao or do something else, what a tease. He has a great body so thank you directors for letting the viewer enjoy his incredible physique. Actors work very hard to keep in shape and to be able to show off their great-looking physique is a motivation for them to keep in shape. I enjoyed it when he was pretending to be an idiot, he made me chuckle. The interaction between Yuan Bao and Wuji was spontaneous and the cutest. The hamster was really intelligent with special talents. Yang Mi was great as usual. I’m impressed that she was able to do all of the physical movements. She did a great job, especially in portraying a cursed evil demon at the end. Ethan Juan and Yang Mi work very hard in the martial arts and physical action scenes, and they did a phenomenal job.
The scenes were just right with the right amount of flashbacks. The writers and directors did well in taking the viewers through the five kingdoms. It's not often that I watch dramas with 66 episodes without skipping a few. The storyline moved along in the right amount so I did watch all episodes. I'm in the process of re-watching this drama to catch what I missed the first time around. This drama is now on my all-time favorite to-watch list.
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about the cast i can say ethan or yangmi really are great, talented and best artist. They really did great in this series, expecially Ethan ,i can see his acting skill really become increased. Now,i'm really be his fans... and prince wuji be my best prince i've ever see...
about the soundtrack i love all too. 3 of all soundtrack the most i like are " a love os hard to wish for, proud humans of society and blood like ink"
about the rewatch i give 9 because i already watched this series twice... so it's so recomended for you to watched it too.
This is all my review about this series, hope can help u all who just started want to watch this series.thanks
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The drama should be called Crown Prince's Family Drama
Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms - TMOPBYang Mi - YM
Ethan Juan - EJ
Mark Chao - MC
Legend of Fu Yao - LOFY
Lai Yi - LY
After watching TMOPB , I thought I'd never be able to find another male lead that would compliment YM as well as MC did.... Then I started watching LOFY and EJ stole my heart with his many mesmerising smiles.
EJ and LY were my absolute favourite characters of the whole series. Both magnificent in their own way; EJ as the kickass Crown Prince who always knew how to get his girl out of trouble and LY as the Divine Doctor with many tricks up his sleeve. Would it have been interesting to see our hero choose the world over our heroine? sure.. But then there wouldn't be a series to watch if he had. Would it have been better for the Divine Doctor to initially finish the job himself? oh yeah!
I felt that the story revolved around EJ's character and YM was just along for the ride. They would occasionally mention her destiny and hint about her true identity, but only near the second half did they realise, "oh yeah, this drama is called LOFY, we should probably talk about that too". YM felt like an afterthought when they got to her story and EJ was the main character.
Once you're half way through the series, everything will start to make sense and it'll all tie together. Although there were times when the series would do that whole 'montage-of-memories' every time someone would die, or almost die, and the plot twists stopped feeling twisty and were just predictable, but it was all worth it.
EJ and YM get their happily ever after and that's all that matters to me.
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