fave actors

1. chungking express

2. happy together

3. in the mood for love (my fave) - p. e. r. f. e. c. t. i. o. n. the tension didn't let me breathe

dudette, this man can act

1. the flourished peony - the county princess

2. in the name of the blossom - the county princess - she is everything. from spoilt princess, to girl in love, to jealous wife, to widow. her scenes were all so good. and, oh, the way she cried... this drama had zero bad actors

her acting skills are impressive. i hope i see her in more series in the future

1. Empress Ki - the emperor / ML - great acting. like WOW!!!!!!!!!! wow!! his range is truly amazing. from coward kid - to boy in love - madman.

1. Flourished Peony - Shenq Yi / 5th Lady - amazing acting!!!!!!! opressed wife. good friend. insecure woman. betrayed wife. guilty friend. she did so so well! i want to see her flourish

1. The Rise of Phoenixes - the 6th Prince (imprisoned for 8 years). great use of micro expressions and voice modulation

1. the double - the cray cray princess. treated unfairly by the world but also treated others with cruelty

2. against the current - the zhao girlie pop aka the first wife of the ML. same as above but more nuanced

i don't know if i want to see her as a Female Lead (most of them are Ms Perfect = extra bland with no personality) or continue watching her as an Antagonist (because she portrays them so well)

1. my journey to you - the step mom of the ML

2. love game in eastern fantasy - consort dowager

3. road to splendor - madame Yu ----> the series that made me add her to the list. i adored her acting her: her voice, her micro expressions.

1. the princess royal - FL / Li Rong - such a strong performance

2. our generation - FL.

3. shine on me - FL (currently wacthing)

1. spring of the blade - the father of the fl. he really made me hate him here

1. the genie in 'genie, make a wish'. but why was genie in vocative? why is the genie asked to make a wish? other than that, he played a tragicomic character, and he played it well.

2. officer black belt - MC. i especially enjoyed his hospital bed scene.

3. black knight - 5-8. i first saw him in Genie. the contrast between this roles shows his skills.

4. the heirs - cringe series.

1. the princess royal - ML \ Pei Wen Xuan. first series i saw him in. instantly added to the list. i hope you see why

2. love between fairy and devil - god of war (fairy). i liked the duality "mighty god of war" and "foolish teen in love". we portrayed both of them well.

3. our generation - ML

4. legend of the kunning palace - ML (they made him a schizo. how did they portray it? by saying he was obsessed with blood on snowy day because of his PTSD. how cringe. how utterly ridiculous. not his fault, obvi, but i cannot like the series for this reason)

5. my journey to you - ML. he tried his best to wag his tail, as a boy in love. too bad he had no chemistry with esther. i actually think her usual screetching child acting would have worked better than the constipated face.

6. pursuit of jade - ML. he was just looking pretty here. his acting was mid. but the drama itself was mid, so i cannot blame his pleading-eyes emoji face on him alone. the FL also had the same emoji glued on her face. i assume it was the director.

7. overdone - ML of a vertical drama that was filmed horizontally. he gave his best for a plat that made zero sense

also, the way he acts while he "is in love"??? the eyes, chico, speak. amazing

1. flourished peony - ML

2. in th name of the blossom - ML

1. alchemy of souls - i literally thought he was going to be the 2nd ML. i LOVED how he portrayed the spoilt young master & the emo widower. (but i don't think he had any chemistry with the second actress)

2. dear hongrang - ML.

1. alchemy of souls - mu deok / naksu
2. love next door - bae seokryu

1. the double - maernal cousin. bold and carefree

2. the prisoner of beauty - cousin of FL - the series that made me add her to the list. carefree on the surface. her real self: calculating and caring.

3. tang dynasty occult mysteries - the FL. carefree

4. ruyi's royal love story in the palace - the Mei concubine. cute but scheming.

1. princess royal - ML's servant - comedic relief

2. guardians of dafeng - earth sect leader - serious + comedic relief

3. the prisoner of beauty - ML's advisor - serious + comedic relief

4. shadow love - big bad sorcerer - serious + evil

5. against the current - ML's second uncle - serious.

i was surprised to see him in non-funny roles at first. but then i started hating him. noice.

1. love game in eastern fantasy - the imperial demon catcher - comedic relief

2. rise of the phoenixes - 5th prince - serious role / but played an airhead

3. key to the phoenix heart - adoptive father of ML - comedic relief + serious role

this guy knows comedy

1. love between fairy and devil - devil / loved how well he acted when they switched bodies

2. guardians of dafeng - ML

1. my journey to you - gong yuan zhi, aka the little brother of the bombastic side eye. poison master who is quick to anger

2. fangs of fortune - zhuo yi chen / bing yi. sword master. depresso.

3. veil of shadow - ji lin / Loong Shen. lu wu yi's fated one. from all smiles to furrowed eyebrows to all you need is love.

1. Empress Ki - Tanashili.

1. alchemy of souls - evil guy
2. bon appetit your majesty - chinese chef

an actress who uses her face to act and not stare blankly into the abyss??!!!

1. prisoner of beauty - FL

1. the double - ML 
2. perfect match - third sister's husband (best story, imo)
3. story of the kunning palace - 2nd ML