Coroner's Diary

Not for me, but I can see why some people like it.

==Breakdown==
Background plot - 75%
Romance - 20%
Misc comedy - 5%

Background plot - If you like crime dramas, it's probably pretty good
Romantic chemistry - Fine sometimes, nonexistent other times.
Misc comedy - Rare, but fine
Production value - Pretty good

This drama is for: Anyone who likes crime dramas with a light sprinkling of romance.

I'm blaming myself for this one. I really like both of the lead actors in this drama, so I stepped out of my comfort zone and tried to watch a Crime/Mystery heavy drama. I shouldn't have. This is a plot heavy drama and I watch CDramas for romance. As stated, I really adore the two leads here, but didn't feel much chemistry between them. Thus, the romance wasn't enough for me to suffer through the genre.

I'm the problem and won't venture into this genre again. It gets a 7.5 because I can see it's probably good for people who like this kind of story, but if I was rating it based on my enjoyment it would've received a 2 star rating.

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AT LAST. GOOD PLOT, GREAT ACTING and Solid Coroners and Detective steps

As criminal and xianxia genre lover I have been malnourished by inadequate a good piece of work cdrama land gave us. I see the line up drama that will aired 2025 there is Coroner's Diary, it hype me more since I read the synopsis and know all the casts are good actors and actresses.

The lets begin our review. The plots is classical "To Avenge the Wrong that be fallen into the family which result being hunted and fake an identity." Li Landy's family being hunted because her father handle a sensitive case involved a royal. Both parents and her parent acquaintance Mr Qin; Qinlang death because they are "canon fooder" to throne politics. She then assumed Mr Qin's daughter identity; Qin Wan which I deduce both Shen Wan and Qin Wan are met at Medicine Valley. She then steel herself up and investigate. For to do that she then use a nephew of Emperor, Yan Chi which played by our baby Ao Rui Peng. Both Yan Chi and Qin Wan using each other for the same case.

For the acting Li Landy is a solid remember when she play as a women that can change identity because of a bracelet, from there we can see she can hold the character and delivered to use like she is Qin Wan not Li Landy's acting as Qin Wan. For Ao Ruipeng he has solid acting all the details are on points but somehow his agency have muddled headed person to pick a good project. From an idol drama to this project if he isnt solid, he would be shredded by drama critics hyenas. My dissatisfaction is Ao Ruipeng VA, I know it will be impossible for him to voice himself because Ao Ruipeng voice's type is light not good for Xianxia type like Tan Jianci, Yuning gege etc. Seeing Ruipeng topless make my heart hurt, he is so skinny after watch topless Xiao Zhan and actor who played as Zhuang Xingxing in Zang Hai, Wang Anyu; they are slim but buffed muscles. The first case murderer is the Word of Honor's actor that last villain that hunt Jade key to immortality. His acting superb.

As usual I hate the lighting that emphasise how ML fall with FL; the light behind the FL that blinded us all. Why they keep using an outdated kdrama technique, aigoooo.....
The costumes are awesome they are muted but cant cover that most of them represent a wealth of the wearers plus its so elegance.

The music placement so far help us to keep the plot up.

Its the initial 6eps, I will keep posting the further review.

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What this show does well is production value. It has beautiful sets, action choreography, costume design. The make-up for the men is a bit off, often smeared lipstick or foundation too light so they seem pale. There is an investment in quality actors. However, the plot slogs badly in the middle and then becomes stale. The characters are all one dimensional, but the plot is too. So the actors, who do a great job with what they have to work with, have no substance to pull really exceptional performances or fulfill their own potential. The romance becomes tedious and smarmy. It's disappointing ultimately because it has a lot of potential that it cannot execute.

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Just amazing

I have a very broad knowledge on forensic examination so I absolutely love watching dramas abt forensic examinations and might I say coroner's diary is the best one yet. From the cases to the love stories to the plot twist ending, everything is just 10/10. Though one thing I am a bit dissapointed abt was the fact that we didn't get much abt the relationship between Yan Li and Yue Ning. I absolutely loved the two and would've loved it if they gave us more. Another thing i wouldve loved was if only they went into Qin Wan and the uncle's story. From what I've heard the novel included the solving of Qin Wan's case and after hearing that i feel it would've been an amazing addition to the show aswell. But besides that, everything abt this drama is just amazing. Would totally recommend it to non C-drama watchers

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Worth Watching

This drama was straight to the point; it was not long-drawn-out boring episodes like many dramas out there. The romance was also straight to the point, no childish games played, no manipulative hidden agendas, just sweet and simple. It was nice to be able to watch a drama without having to fast forward thru episodes like some dramas who fill their episodes with many unnecessary drawn-out scenes just so they can extend the number of episodes their drama has so that they have more air time which equals more money.
The cast was good, I'm a fan of Ao Ruipeng, I feel he has improved his acting skills a great deal lately with every drama he has taken on. Overall, this drama is definitely worth watching every episode to the very end if you like investigative thriller with some sweet simple romance.

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No Injustice in This World

Im here basically for my baby Ao Rui Peng, but I got lot of surprises as long I watched the drama. This is my best summer drama that I ever watched this year, and here is why,

Story,
OMG this is so engaging! Even of the genre isn't my cup of tea,but I ended up watched it in just 2 days. Such an accomplishment!
Each of the case lit up my curiosity, the headless bride case is an epic opening, Qin's third branch was despicable, eldest senior master's case was love turn into evil, the trope and general's case and the heavenly something sect's case was embodiment of when finally take action because authorities are corrupt, And all of the case arrangement are so good. Even the grand case of the evil deeds of the emperor and the 3rd prince was perfectly executed.
After all of this shit happens, the end of the evil was the most perfect ending I've ever watched in drama.

Acting and Cast,
How come the casting director can hire such an incredible actors for each case? This is the most perfect cast I ever watched, like you know the casting team pour all of their effort to bring each character come to life. Like each od fhe actor got their time to shine and acting skill so perfectly.
Ao Rui Peng, my baby, you did a great job! Li Landi also the other actors really amazed me with their skill.
And I was so surprised by appearance of familiar faces from short drama artist like Liu Run Ming, Zheng Feng, and even Hu Yi Yao, they are SHINE.
Thank you for all of the cast and the casting team that made me enjoyed the show very much!

Music and BGM,
Such an amazing song that matched the drama perfectly sang by my love Zhou Shen and Curley Gao! And the BGM placement was so good.

Overall I enjoyed this drama as I enjoy watching Under The Skin. This two was my only favorite crime drama. Thank you for all of the pre-production, actors, and post production teams. Its worth my subscription's money!

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This FL does not disappoint, and neither does this couple!

From the beginning to the end, this drama left me captivated and desperate for more. Firstly, the romance. The FL and the ML were amazingly written, from their tension in the beginning, to their sweet and bubbly romantic scenes, this couple delivered in terms of chemistry and sweetness. I also loved that their were no misunderstandings or breakup, a smooth and loving journey the whole way. Now, for the plot and characters. I loved this unique coroner plot, it was something fresh and interesting. Our FL is smart, kind and fierce; everything you could ask for in an FL, a true role model. While our ML, a seemingly isolated and cold figure immediately gains puppy eyes for our FL. I loved them both. All I would have to say is that towards the end, the story became much more plot heavy and we saw less sweet and cute scenes between the couple, which I especially wished for since they were finally married, but other then that, it was an amazing watch. Highly recommend.

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A Phenomenal Case By Case Historical Mystery Drama With Amazing Cast!

Coroner's Diary is the dark horse of 2025 Historical Mystery cdrama! But WARNING: It has GORE, LOT'S OF BLOOD, AND CORPSES. Don't watch it if you are squeamish.
Honestly, it has everything you'd want in a historical drama, or at least for me. There was no dark holes in acting, the cases were very intriguing as the episodes went by. The story line and how it ties up at the end was quite satisfy and it really resonates with what the main leads believe in.

I have definitely seen both Ao Rui Peng and LI Land Di's dramas before. I must say Ao Rui Peng has been rising on my list of favorite "new" actors to look forward to.
Ao Rui Peng plays the Prince Rui aka Yan Chi. He is the young Marshal of the Shuoxi Army, and known to have one of the best martial arts in the army. Yan Chi is a protective, loyal, and extremely help green flag of a man. He cares about justice and the people around him! ARP gave the martial arts choreography immense justice, every move he made was extremely fun and satisfying to watch! His acting is also amazing! I loved his expression, the subtle and micro expressions - this is always a A+ actor in my book! Although in the beginning I feel like when looks at Li Landi aka Wan Er, he would give her like big puppy eyes look, but it also cause he has big round eyes. Eventually that would go away and I wasn't noticing it as much. lol Overall, his acting is great! I especially loved the part when he did the execution of a certain character, you could feel the anger emanating from him, the power when he swings his sword around. It was a chef's kiss moment!

Li Landi plays the female lead, Qin Wan/Shen Wan. She is a very intelligent, observant, caring, and compassionate female lead. Although she wanted to find justice forher father, she knew she had to rise up the ranks through skills alone. She is probably the female lead with the most job: detective, doctor, and coroner! With all these skills, she helped Yan Chi solve multiple cases, and she the vital character in solving the main case at the end of the drama. She does not let antagonists step on her, and will fight back if needed. However, she is quite forgiving, and seriously she should've thrown that one character for always being a b*tch. lol I've always been a fan of Li Landi, she is a very natural actress, so there's really nothing bad to say about it. I think I've seen many of her dramas that I cannot pinpoint which scene was very powerful in this drama as she's pretty embodies the power with her words alone.

Notoable mentions would be the Emperor played by Ren Zhong. I initially thought Ren Zhong was not a good actor because you can tell somethign was off about him the moment appeared. It felt like he was fake "acting" when it reality there is something much more sinister about his character. Eventually his true colors showed, and the plot twist of this drama surprised me. I don't think I ever heard of twin Emperors in any cdrama that I have watched and I have watched a TON. It makes the story quite unique aside from dissecting corpses.
Shen Yu Jie plays Princess Yongning - I was waiting for the moment when she betrays Wan Er but nope, she's a girls' girl, best friends for life! She always have Wan Er's back and will protect her to the best of her abilities, second to Yan Chi. I love her loyalty to Wan Er! Her acting was very natural as well! She's definitely one of my fav characters of the drama


The production team behind Coroner's Diary also need a round of applause because I was very surprised by the way they filmed and edit certain scenes. For example, the transition between three characters while a fourth character was being executed- It gave me GOOSE BUMPS! I just loved the way they edit that part. The point of views when it comes to certain scenes that need the power dynamic was very, very nice to watch as well. The corpse and organs looked quite realistic adding to the the goriness of this drama. It's definitely not for the faint of heart!

Would I recommend this drama? Definitely yes, if you can handle gore.
If you enjoy watching historical, mystery, intelligent characters, martial arts, closely knit circle of friends and family then this is definitely a drama for you!

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MASTERPIECE!

OMG, guys. I just finished watching Coroner's Diary and I swear, this drama is a masterpiece. It’s honestly one of the best Chinese dramas I’ve ever seen. I didn’t expect to love it this much, but once I started, I couldn’t stop watching. I was completely hooked!

The story was so interesting and well-written. Each case made me curious, and I loved how smart the main characters were. They used science, clues, and careful thinking to solve each mystery. The drama kept me guessing until the end, and every episode made me want to know more. I never got bored!

One of the things I loved the most was the ending. It was very satisfying. All the bad people got what they deserved, and nothing felt rushed or confusing. It was the kind of ending that makes you feel like everything finally made sense, and justice was served. I was so happy with how it all turned out.

If you’re looking for a C-drama that’s exciting, smart, and has a great ending, Coroner's Diary is a must-watch. I really recommend it. It’s the kind of show that stays with you even after it ends.

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A high-quality investigation series, with excellent actors, but not addictive

A mix of Sherlock Holmes and NCIS in historical style, with Ao Rui Peng and Landy Li as investigative CL.

PLOT: The FL, a genius female doctor and coroner, survives the murder of her parents by posing as Wan Qin (her late friend). She meets the ML, Prince Yan Qi and the emperor's nephew, held hostage in the capital to ensure the loyalty of his general father. They join forces to solve murders (or series of murders), fall in love, and become embroiled in power struggles while solving the key to all the cases.

+++ Great CL (Ao Rui Peng and Landy Li), with a lot of charisma and chemistry.
+++ Lively and effective production, alternating very dark scenes, suspense, and romantic or light scenes (very useful for lightening the atmosphere). Great cinematography (effects, lighting, slow motion, framing, etc.)
+++ A bunch of talented actors, bringing life to endearing characters.
+++ Excellent OSTs

### The "historical coroner" aspect, with today's techniques, doesn't seem very credible :)

=> A high-quality series, with excellent actors, but not addictive.

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Mix de Sherlock Holmes et de NCIS en historique avec Ao Rui Peng et Landy Li en CL d'investigation.
PLOT: La FL, médecin et coroner de génie, survit au meurtre de ses parents en se faisant passer pour Wan Qin (son amie DCD). Elle rencontre le ML, Prince Yan Qi et neveu de l'empereur, otage dans la capitale pr garanti la loyauté de son père général. Ils s'allient pr résoudre des meurtres (ou séries de meurtres), tombent amoureux, s'engluent dans les luttes pr le pouvoir avant de résoudre la clef de toutes les affaires.

+++ Great CL (Ao Rui Peng et Landy Li ), avec bcp de charisme et d'alchimie.
+++ Réalis° vive et efficace, alternant scènes très sombres (macabres), suspense et scènes romantiques ou légères (très utiles pr alléger l'atmosphère). Great cinematography (effects, light, slow motion, framing, etc.)
+++ A bunch of talented actors, bringing life to endearing characters.
+++ Excellent OSTs

### L'aspect "coroner historique" avec les techniques d'aujourd'hui, ne semble pas très crédible :)

=> Série de qualité, avec d'excellents acteurs, mais pas addictive.

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Darkhorse of the summer!

I chose to watch this c-drama on a whim. I was bored and nothing was interesting me. I love mystery dramas with a romantic subplot so when I saw a clip of this show trending, I was immediately hooked. I was wary at first because I didn't know what to expect. But it was ABSOLUTELY fantastic. The main leads' acting was just incredible to watch. How are they not praised more? I was shocked at how good they acted throughout the drama. Also, the chemistry between them was just DELICIOUS. I loved how the male lead admired the female lead for her skills and talent, but also he had his own strengths and they balanced each other out so well.

The cases were interesting enough. My only criticism is that sometimes it was difficult to follow, especially the royal lineage. I was like who is related to who??? But it does become more clear towards the end. There is also a really nice family found trope as well! I JUST LOVED this drama. I need everyone to watch it. You won't regret it.

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