Princess of Lanling King (2016)

Amo Peng Guanying

E dopo aver fatto la mia dichiarazione nel titolo devo dire che questo è stato il mio primo drama. Mi sono avvicinata a questo mondo per caso su suggerimento di un'amica cinese e mi sono subito innamorata del cattivo Peng Guanying. Devo dire che sono stata fortunata perché ho trovato il drama sottotitolato in italiano su Youtube gratuito. Inoltre è un drama storico (il mio genere preferito) e parla di un periodo storico che ho studiato molto bene e devo dire che anche i particolari sono stati ben studiati, ad esempio la scelta d'amore della protagonista verso fine drama rispecchia perfettamente gli usi e i costumi delle donne "barbare" dei regni settentrionali della Cina del tempo, ben diversi da quelli dei regni abitati dagli Han (intesi come etnia e non dinastia). So che i cinesi sono molto critici verso i drama storici che mal rispecchiano la realtà, e so che questo drama ha trovato il favore di pubblico in patria e lanciato definitivamente Peng Guanying, le cui doti recitative sono per me eccezionali, non a caso in Cina viene chiamato "Maestro", proprio per la sua bravura. La storia è reale ma con alcuni elementi fantastici legati ad un'antica leggenda. Credo che il pubblico si sia diviso per quanto riguarda la scelta d'amore perché entrambe i contendenti hanno caratteristiche e qualità che potrebbero far innamorare chiunque. Se non fosse ancora chiaro fin dalla prima puntata ho tifato per Peng Guanying ;) E penso che anche chi non conosce la lingua cinese, guardando questo drama imparerà a dire "Lasciami! Lasciami andare!" :)

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Do not watch this drama thinking it will be like Prince of Lan Ling. That drama is focused on Lan Ling King himself while this drama is like part-fantasy of both kingdoms and who will conquer the world once they unlock the secret using the mirror and sword (forgot their names), and the female lead's love life.



This drama started out quite interesting but after she met Lanling King, I think the plot became really repetitive. She became really indecisive between both men and went back and forth several times, which I thought was really unnecessary. They could have cut that down a bit so the drama wouldn't be so lengthy, too. Beware, this drama starts out *very* cliche and unrealistic. Just a warning, both love-lines are pretty cruel romances and the sweet moments don't last long.



As for the characters, you have the typical cold-hearted main male lead (Yu Wenyong) who slowly warms up and is very protective, and you have the typical kind second male lead (Lanling King) who's always there to save the day. The main female lead is also the typical girl who doesn't lose to anyone easily and plays around to annoy you. Yu Wenyong has quick character development, followed by the main female lead; however, I didn't see much development for Lanling King. Going on a tangent, I think Lanling King's role was poorly written in this drama because he's known for being smart and strategic, but here he seems to be weak in planning and always listens to whatever everyone else suggests. He doesn't have a stance and can't do anything on his own will.



The acting was alright overall. I think some crying scenes were a bit forced and cringe-worthy, but otherwise it was bearable. Nothing was super unnatural or out of frame. The music is very nice and suits the scenes. There's pretty much just the opening theme and ending theme; the former used more with Yu Wenyong and the latter used primarily with Lanling King--it's like their personal songs. Overall, I personally like Yu Wenyong more so if I were to rewatch, I would just skip to his scenes because it's really heartwarming to see a cold playboy turn into a loving and protective man.



TLDR; This drama is watchable but does get long and draggy in the middle. There were lots of unnecessary parts of the plot and cliches, but I think it is still a pretty good watch. This drama is definitely not for you if you want to see the female lead end up with one guy quick (because she's wishy-washy).

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