Ding Yuxi Shows (Watched)

Watched: 11/17/24

VA: Wei Yi Fan - DramaWiki  - decent match, close enough to DYX's real voice.

12/4/24

• This is probably DYX's best acting work. Styling looks great too (especially his wig). He gets to display a wide range of emotions which is very easy to read. I wish they didn't put all that red lipstick on him though.
• Not enough demon mode.
• Could have been better if it was his real voice, but the VA is acceptable and is close enough to his real voice.
• Starts out really good, flails a bit in the middle, then feels rushed at the end.
  • Ending gave a good overall feeling. It was nice tying some things together, but the only thing that felt off to me was that she never really fully interacted with him during their childhood.
  • Cast interactions post airing are enjoyable.
• Didn't find the OST very memorable, but this song is now sticking in my head because of the video they made. https://x.com/Ruyi87474/status/1861553085232893996
• I'm going to have to rewatch it again since I was watching it as it aired.
• Had to re-watch Moonlight right after because I wanted more.

• Genres: Mystery, Romance, Wuxia, Fantasy
• Tags: Xuanhuan, Transmigration, Friendship, Adventure, Bickering Mains' Relationship, Demon/Monster Hunting, Demon, Fantasy World, Cold Man/Warm Woman, Character Development

Watched: 11/25/23
Rewatched: 11/20/24

12/4/24

• Esther is like full blown loud here and milks the bubbly "cute" thing where she puffs her cheeks, covers her face with her hair and all that. Oddly enough, I'm used to her so it doesn't bother me. She gets her moments of maturity and seriousness.
• DYX's character is cute here.

• Genres: Business, Comedy, Romance, Drama
• Tags: Hardworking Female Lead, Cohabitation, Bickering Mains' Relationship, Meet Online, Childish Male Lead, Jealousy, Character Development, First Love, Writer Male Lead, Editor Female Lead 

(Future Secrets on iQiyi)

Watched: 11/28/23
Rewatched: 2/10/25

• I remember liking this show the first time around when I was curious to see what other shows DYX did after watching LYST. 
• Rewatched after watching I, Actor and it's kind of neat seeing these talented people have their chance to be seen. It's unfortunate that many of them haven't gone very far.
• I forgot how ridiculous the methodology for time travel is in this show but it's really not that important. 

• Genres: Romance, Youth, Fantasy
• Tags: Male Chases Female First, First Love, Time Travel, Smart Female Lead, Difficult Adulthood, Fashion Industry, Scheme, Smart Male Lead, Miniseries

Watched: 3/25/24

12/3/24 (I'll have to do a rewatch on this one since I know what to expect.)

• I kept wanting him to do more cat type stuff. Lol.
• The friendships and that funny looking guy was what made the show enjoyable to watch.
• I can't remember much about it. I think I remember it started off with a lot of humor and then got serious.

• Genres: Adventure, Historical, Mystery, Fantasy
• Tags: Friendship, Teammates' Relationship, Minister Male Lead, Detective Male Lead, Teamwork, Smart Male Lead, Conspiracy, Investigation, Comedy, Male Centered Plot 

Watched: 12/11/24

12/11/24

• Why I watched it: DYX, but I stuck with it because the FL had so many funny antics with the side characters. 
• It was pretty tedious otherwise, love squares [?!], a few characters that were just dull (by design).  Crushes/puppy love, cultural attitudes that cause misunderstandings, plus being a teenager.
• DYX does top level work here as usual when it came to his character showing his real emotions under the happy go lucky image. (Ep 3 start was a good demonstration of that.)
• It's a story of her youth in which case it's not really bad.  Lots of questions at that last episode which dragged a bit.

• Genres: Romance, Youth
• Tags: Secret Crush, Coming Of Age, Eccentric Female Lead, High School, School Setting, Jealousy, Smart Male Lead, Love Square, First Love, Friendship

Watched: 2/10/25

[Reality Show]

• This was truly fascinating to watch and see what the things they get trained on are.
• It was neat to see how nice Ding Yuxi was to everyone and how he changed with the characters when they performed the roles. (That big goofy smile, the laugh, and those bright, wide eyes—followed by the huge shift into the persona he was portraying.)