Ashes of Love

This drama was my third C-drama I believe. I was new to C-dramas so my expectations were low. I loved this drama. It's still very high in my rankings.

ACTING:
Again, I was very new to C-dramas so I didn't really know who was who. After expanding my C-drama profile, the acting was pretty good. I fell in love with the main leads (like all 6 ppl not just jinmi and xufeng)!

OST:
Man, I lowkey got addicted to the OSTs lol. They were pretty good!

Rewatch Value:
Tbh, I watched this drama probably at least 3 times. A few episodes more, a few episodes less. The reason why it is 8.5 is bc I think I watched it a tiny bit too much LOL but it's good and lives up to my expectations.

This drama had AMAZING costumes and stuff so that made me even more excited. The villans were... ofc annoying but they are there for a reason. I don't really have complaints for this drama aside from the very annoying villans but they are part of the drama soooooo.... I rly like this!

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I enjoyed watching ashes of love from the first episode to the very last one. The secondary character's story (Liu Ying the demon princess and Mu Ci) is a bit slow but I like it nonetheless. The actors played the characters really well. I was on a rollercoaster of emotion so many times while watching this show. I can feel their pain, disappointment and happiness. This is one tv show that is written well in my opinion. The cinematography is also beautiful. I love the different settings and color of the realm and the costume is also very beautiful. I also love the music and I'm still listening to it even long after I finished the show. This show is highly recommended! I will definitely be re-watching this over and over again in the future (i have re-watched some of my favorite scenes as of now, but will definitely be re-watching this from start to finish). The difficult part is finding another show that is as good or even better than Ashes of Love! :)

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second time watching

Rewatched this for the second time and is here to give a proper review. In case you only watched this recently, we don't know when Deng Lun (ML) will appear on screen again.. what more another xianxia drama.

First off, I really liked Yang Zi and Deng Lun as both their acting was good & they have good chemistry together. Although this show was in 2018, i never felt like their acting was amateur here. To me, Xu Feng was the main stealer for this entire show. His character developed well throughout the show from how he met Jin Mi, fell in love to a love-hate relationship. A lot people didn't like Xu Feng because they think that he was manipulative and is not empathetic towards Run Yi. But his character is not built to be perfect - his parents are evil but he still chose to protect them at some point, also i don't find that his love towards Jin Mi was manipulative. When they both went down to mortal/human realm, i think that Jin Mi at that point of time still doesn't know what is love (even though XF died with her). She could be touched and thinks that she wants to "repay" XF in that sense when they got to immortal realm. It was not forced by XF as to how JM falls in love with him. The true moment she realized that she actually love XF was when she killed him, that it hurts for much he is gone. That is also why i hated the fact that my fav moments in this whole show, when they were lovey dovey was actually not true love YET. I also didn't liked that moon immortal was there to heavily ship the main couple (JM and XF). Moon immortal was very bias towards XF to the point that i forgot RY was also one of his nephew.

This aside, the reason why I rated this high was because the storyline was interesting although frustrating at times. I didn't like JM's character here because she was too easily persuaded/swayed by people around her. She is also not smart and needed to be saved most of the time. It isn't a solid character in my opinion. Even the evil people in this show was more bearable than JM at some points. On the other hand, i really liked XF both when he is phoenix and demon lord. His love for JM was also very sweet and heart breaking. I could totally feel a different aura when he was phoenix vs. demon lord. Run Yi was another character that was worth watching in this show - he is the antagonist but a very pitiful one. People argued that his love for JM is no less than XF but now that I rewatched i can't find the point when he actually falls in love with JM.. for sure JM i is interesting/cute/funny to him at first sight but there weren't much interactions between them afterwards for him to be obsessed with her. Instead, i do felt that he became competitive and "love" JM when he knows XF love her, which happened early in the show. We cannot deny that although XF is not the best brother to RY, RY does not have 100% pure intentions towards XF/JM either. However, as much as I cannot get his love for JM, i think that his pov and story towards his family was worth giving credit for.

Overall, i think this show not for the impatience people as it has a whooping number of 63 episodes. The romance will make u either love it or hate it. If you cannot stand those shows with heavy misunderstandings, you probably won't enjoy it. However, i still think it's a good show overall because you get to enjoy a lot more than the main couple's story. Romance between main leads might be slow burn but it's that kind will make u satisfied at the very end (u just have to bear with it). With Yang Zi and Deng Lun's acting + visuals + chemistry, this show is easily a >5 for me.

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Ive rewatched this drama 2 times just to understand what was really happening, if you skip you can miss so many things and the entire story can just be ruined. There are so many problems and good things that happen in this which can get you in your feelings, i swear that the first time i watched this i cried like 7 times. Maybe its just me but they make the characters so dumb sometimes, especially the female lead! Dont get me wrong, i love the acting but Jin mi cant even understand the simplest situations, especially at the beginning and end. She always needs help from others and then to just have sui he take all the credit? I feel like its the same thing over and over again. The storyline could have been even better if it was scripted correctly. It also broke my heart because no matter how hard Runyu tries he never gets anything his way. He just wants a comfortable life with someone to love him and they couldnt even give him a happy ending. Hee risks his life for Jin mi and she cant even make him happy, she doesnt have to love him but at least they can be friends.

Im not going to go ahead and fix any grammar/spelling mistakes cause im lazy
This is my opinion so dont come at me ;)

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Ashes of Love - Review

Ashes of Love was a nice, cute, but sad drama. The start was kinda funny, with Jing Mi being so cute and the scene where she calls the male lead, which is a pheonix, but she calls him a raven, was hilarious. I like the heaven realm. Its really pretty and magical and the costumes were all pretty - no strange hairstyles or garments. I think they ceretainly put some effort into the costumes. The part when they go to the human realm was sortta romantic, i guess. and i liked that the other character that liked Jing Mi wasnt there most of the time, so he couldnt reallly interfere. The scenes after were all sad though. So much plotting, Jing Mi's dad dying, Jing Mi not being the cute adorable girl she was at the start after seeing all the death and stuff, Jing Mi killing the male lead, her trying to save the lead but always getting hurt, everything. really depressing. but good series overall and i can see why its so popular.

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one of the best historical.

I am a british chinese and i first got into Chinese dramas last Christmas when london was in its second lockdown and have been addicted ever since. ashes of love was my 5th drama. at first, I just wanted to try it, as I thought I would not be able to finish a 63 ep drama. but as soon as I got used to yangzhi and dengren's acting, I was addicted. I literally feel like I was in the drama, I cried, laughed, felt furious throughout the whole thing which was a first time for me and that is why I love this drama. the cast was the best, with my fav yangzhi, who is funny and can make me laugh every second but also cry my eyes out during the sad scenes. you guys should also check it out <3

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I loved it.

I have to say Ashes of Love is my best Chinese drama. Infact, it is one of my all time favorite drama. I loved it. I was a true rollercoaster ride. I was impressed with the quality. The music, cinematography was just beautiful.

Ashes to Love was a beautiful story and the FL had a lot character development. From not even knowing who or what she truly was to understanding what she needed to do fulfil her destiny. The characters in the show were great. Jinmi and Phoenix had great chemistry. The whole cast did a great job. If I could if the show more than 10 points I would.

I asked two of my friend who had never was an Asian drama to try it and they loved it also. I highly recommend it.

The one flaw is that it is 63 episodes. That is long. Even so, there are some episodes I cant help but to rewatch.

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-Story-
This is really one of the rare historical fantasy drama that I ever watched finish. It was engaging and brought me a lot of laughter and tears. A lot of tears. The best part for me is that I can see character development for the characters in this show. You can witness each character mature over the experiences. The story builds up slowly and consistently which is something that I really appreciate. The only down point for me was that the story of Liu Ying and her dude was so much unnecessary. I mean it could have existed but maybe not so detailed. Other than that, it was great. The story was definitely well planned and concluded nicely.

-Acting/Cast-
MAJOR THUMBS UP TO THE CAST! Really one of the best cast you will every get. I think all the actors/actresses did well but Im just gonna focus on the 3 major roles.

Firstly, Yang Zi. Her acting shocked me so much. Before this drama, I have watched her reality/variety shows and drama Ode to Joy. So my impression of her was kinda stuck at the bright, easygoing and funny kind of girl. But JIN MI was so so so cuteeeee! The not annoying kind of cute. Her voice was like so different from how she speaks in reality so I was really shock. She did so well in acting naive and all innocent cause I thought it was going to be annoying for me. Also, her crying scenes was WOW. Cant help but cry with her cause I can feel the emotions of Jin Mi through her acting. LOVE HER.

Secondly, Deng Lun. I must admit that Im not a big fan of him but he was so good looking in this drama. He carried the aura of Xu Feng well (as a general). You can see the process of him falling in love with Jin Mi and there were a lot of details in his acting. I was super impressed by his acting at THE MAJOR SCENE (I shall not spoil too much) when he showed the disbelief, shock, disappointment and grief in a matter of few minutes. Definitely a talented actor.

Lastly, Luo Yun Xi. I really hated and loved him so much in this drama. How can someone look so good in white.... You hate him for being cruel to Jin Mi and Xu Feng but you can't help to feel sad for him too. From kindness to revenge, I think he did well in showing how the character went through the setbacks and how he changes mentality.

-Production-
I really have to include this is my review- giving my thumbs up to the production team! If you guys watched any of the BTS, you can see that many of the scenes are actually real (not green screen). And you can see the details that the team have included in their scenes and costumes. All these effort ELEVATED my whole experience of the drama.

-Music-
I am pretty sure many of us who have watched this drama still feel like tearing when you hear Mao Buyi start singing. If I'm not wrong, Sa Ding Ding was the music director of this drama (she acted in it too) and no doubt she was a good one. And I loved all the OSTs of this drama. Honourable mention to the leads for singing one of the songs, I think it was a brilliant rendition.

63 episodes is very long indeed. But it was worth the time for me. Just prepare more tissues when you reach the later part of the story. I am so thankful I watched this cause I was never a fan of historical fantasy kind of drama. Now go watch it.

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If you madly finding a show which is all rounder ,now here this drama is the best choice?. how❓

Its starting is really beautifully designed🥰, which gives a grate turn to the story, and makes you more excited, as far as you go you will find it more interesting.
With many secrets, plots, different characters, turning points, this drama becamed more touching, or compel you to watch next next and next episode.
Every actor is extremely talented in their own role. As D is really played amazingly.
During watching this series I brokedown 😭many times ,its half told scenes at confession makes it more touching.
And there is a turning point which made me madly crazy to love this series. I cried to much at that point and in the last episodes..its story is well written, I really wanted to tell you my most touching moment but don't want to spoil your story mood...which made me like this drama more is the role of main actor(fenghuang)❤, Which is to powerfull and active.

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