Historical Dramas Club

OMG, https://kisskh.at/700335-cases-of-the-south with Zhang Xin Cheng and Ding Yu Xi set in the year 1916 has started airing on iQIYI today, 1 day after releasing its latest trailer. Yet I can't free my time until maybe 19 June. Goodness. Checking douban and everyone gives 5 out of 5 stars. Should I even sleep?

ElementalStar:

I would have totally missed this today so thank you. It wasn't on my airing calendar at all. 😮‍💨 Then again, I also don't have time to watch it neither. 😩 Yeah, I should just skip sleep next time.

Ahaha, but apparently there's a mdl article about the release date. I didn't know at all as at first the rumor said it'd air on 10 June (but it didn't) then when I opened iQIYI, it disappeared from coming soon. So I opened update today and wow it was released already. I'll catch up with it after finishing what I need to finish. I just hope there's no other 30-40 episodes Chinese dramas I ptw being released this month. Please come next month.

Don't cry, you can choose to abandon them haha

I skip Archives: The Nanyang Mystery.

It is eliminated today.

I went on major clean up and deleted more than 125 drama titles from my ptw list. I think I've been too ambitious previously. Better keep it at the minimum (under 300 with 100 - 105 are upcoming).

Already finished Whisper of Desire; that crazy drama with crazy ending and in the process to finish Likit Haeng Jan (9/14, 90-110 minutes per eps). After that, I'll watch and finish the season 2 of Cheng He Ti Tong donghua version before starting Cheng Lei and Wang Chu Ran's How Dare You!? / Cheng He Ti Tong live adaptation drama next month.

Somehow I feel it's hard to start a currently airing Chinese drama. I mean I like Bai Lu. And I kinda like Cheng Lei, Zhang Xin Cheng, Ding Yu Xi, Zhai Zi Lu, and Zhou Yi Ran (male) amongst the drama you mentioned. But I always think a lot before watching Chinese drama and Korean drama. And when I decided to just watch carelessly just because I like one or two or three or all actors starring, I usually end up dropping them. If it's dropped early like Zhan Zhao Adventures (5 eps) it's okay, but for The Legend of Shen Li (32 eps) I feel kinda sad. I think of people who never drop a drama as a kind person, really. I dropped everything and put a lot on-hold but then I dropped them too. Next year, I'll stop putting any drama on-hold and just drop them rightaway. But first I need to complete all the dramas on my on-hold list. None bad, all great, just not watching it in the right time. For Chinese dramas, I put Swords into Plowhares, The Embers, The Knockout, and The Knockout on hold. None bad, right?

The Mystic Nine was great. I'm sad that Zhang Yi Xing and Zhao Li Ying won't be back for the sequel, but there's cutie big eyed Zeng Shun Xi coming. It's good, it's all good. But I'm going to wait and see before deciding to watch it or not. After all the vibe will be completely different.

ElementalStar:

The First Jasmine/ Mo Li: I was expecting to like this. Was not expecting it to be this good. No biases here, this is just a damn good drama so far.

100% agree with you. Its been a while since a cdrama kept my attention glued to the screen. Need the last few episodes to air so I can binge.

amdream_weaver:

ElementalStar:

Anyone watching The Legend of Rosy Clouds? Because I'm thinking about abandoning it. Honestly, it has been a very boring watch so far. Even the politics are boring and I love that stuff. 😮‍💨

I watched the first couple of episodes but despite liking the ML in other shows, I had to drop it. The plot is just not there for me. I've also found the FL to be immature for me, like she is trying too hard. Compare that to Bai Lu in The First Jasmine and Ye Li is just a more layered, real, intelligent character that I can watch over and over again.

Yes this is it exactly. And with it airing at the same time as The First Jasmine makes the comparison so much worse for TLRC.

I finally finished Ashes to Crown last night! I stopped after episode 17 because they were dropping one episode a day, which is slooow 🐢.  So I decided to wait for all eps to air. The drama's frequency of switching alliances and mega-strategizing made my head spin a bit at some point 😄. It's fast-paced overall, but I find some developments to be slow. Despite these, they gave a satisfying wrap-up to the story, the visuals are good despite an over-abundance of red (which is my favorite color, but there were times I find that there's too much of it in the drama), and I like the chemistry between Chen Du Ling and Zhou Yi Ran. On top of that, I love the soundtrack! The music fits the drama so well.

While waiting for ATC episodes, I started The First Jasmine. I find the initial episodes interesting, but I got busy and stopped after episode 12. Now I've lost the momentum and interest. Maybe I will resume later on.

Also while waiting for ATC eps, I started Go Princess, Go!, which I have put off watching for a long time. I've seen clips before in YouTube, but I got turned off by the set and costumes back then 😄.

I'm starting Your Sensibility My Destiny starring Wang Xing Yue and Bu Guan Jin. This was aired in 2021. The premise seems interesting, so let's see how it goes.

VelvetLady852:

While waiting for ATC episodes, I started The First Jasmine. I find the initial episodes interesting, but I got busy and stopped after episode 12. Now I've lost the momentum and interest. Maybe I will resume later on.

I've been enjoying it and just finished ep. 37. It's a 9.5/10 for me so far.