Historical Dramas Club

Wild Fire...

this is a typical love story for a Republican era drama but the costumes are so beautiful.

the male leads  look so gorgeous, the ML in the Chinese traditional  costumes and the SML in the uniforms.

Yesterday, I read about this July micro drama titled 傩戏 (Nuo Opera) that's being watched by more than 50 million people within 24 hours. It's a historical fantasy non-romance vertical drama with a lot of CGI about ICH (Intangible Cultural Heritage) dispute between Dragon country and Flower country regarding Nuo Opera. Female lead is Shen (God) Nuo, the ancestor of Nuo Opera from Dragon country who's been sleeping but presumed dead since a thousand year ago, but accidentally waking up due to Flower country people stealing half Nuo Opera's artifact (which in fact her childhood diary) and male lead disturb her. Male lead is the future leader of Wu clan who'll preserve Nuo Opera with FL's help and teaching. It's unique and fresh.

Full video with english sub link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf3RhlnCrxA

Pictures from sina

Legend of the Female General is already starting. The first 2 episodes are free on iQIYI, I don't know about WeTV or Mango TV. But it should be the same (?)

 VelvetLady852:

I finished "Coroner's Diary" a few days ago. Most of the cases are interesting and well crafted, I like Li Landi and Au Rui Peng's chemistry and dynamics, the fight scenes are well-executed, and the twist in the overarching story is brilliant! (Good thing I did not read any spoiler). The autopsy scenes are realistic but not gross (just turn away if you don't want to see some scenes 😂). It's a good and entertaining watch that I would definitely recommend!

My friend also said TCD is a great drama and I see it everywhere on news, being the only costume (non-micro) drama airing for like almost a month and being the first drama of iQIYI that's using a new calculating method for heat index iirc.

Just completed Better Halves.

The plot is average and relaxing, perfect as a comfort drama to watch after a stressful or tiresome drama full of conflict.

And I'm starting micro drama Threads of Destiny/Jin Xiu Zhai Xin. The plot is about two reborn step-sisters's marriage life. In the previous life, the legitimate daughter/older sister marrying a nobleman's illegitimate son and this husband becomes a court minister iirc, while the illegitimate daughter/younger sister marrying the same nobleman family's legitimate son and ended up being divorced and humiliated. In recent life, younger sister forcefully asks the older sister to change their grooms so they change everything including the dowry.

What the younger sister doesn't know is about the older sister behind the scene's effort to fix her previous life's husband. Since it's still hardwork whoever she marrying, she doesn't really mind. Unexpectedly, her recent life's husband is hiding a secret behind his fake scoundrel image.

Totally my type of story.

 amdream_weaver:

Sounds like my type of story too.  Where are you watching it???

I tried Better Halves, but I just couldn't get into it for some reason. Planning to watch Brocade Odyssey

 this weekend.

It's available on WeTV, but I don't subscribe to WeTV, I watch it on kisskh(.la/.co/.id)

I get why you don't like Better Halves. It's too relaxing, and everything is so easy. But I like matchmaker story and Ren Hao so I watch it. I'll watch his upcoming drama too with Jackie Li (the funniest recent Chinese actress).

For Brocade Odyssey, happy watching~

 amdream_weaver:

I already started it lol, and loving our FL winning over those poisonous relatives!! Can't wait to watch more! Thanks for the recco!

You're welcome~