Oh ho ho, I love starting dramas where it's a very mixed reaction! I've scrolled through so many comments and I'm either going to love it or hate it! Wish me luck!
I think it wouldn't be a fair comparison to be honest. Yanxi, even though has serious parts, feels like a lighter drama and is funny. Ruyi is a tragedy mostly. There is just so much sadness in Ruyi. Both have excellent acting and the sets are amazing!
So I would say watch Yanxi if you want to cry and laugh. Watch Ruyi if you just want to cry!
Netflix is going to ruin kdramas. There was no reason to split into 3 seasons and they could have just done 24 episodes and been done with it. At least if they filmed it all at one time, it may have flowed better.
Side characters didn't matter. Like what was the point of air time with the priest and random woman? Added nothing. I really enjoyed season 1, but 2 and 3 was like... An AO3 fanfiction
This was such a healing drama! I'm surprised! Even though it had rom com tropes, they weren't annoying! Every side couple and character were interesting and I never got bored! What a nice surprise! 10/10 I hope every one of them get more work now!
I finished Lovely Runner! Watched it as it aired! I recently finished a heavy 87 episode C-drama and I'm just drained and don't need to see anymore tragedies, plotting, backstabbing, and death! 😂
I did! It made it a little better, but I wish it was clear that it happened after the ending and not some time line between him leaving. His two guys though 😭😭😭
Either Deng Wei has an accent that he hasn't trained enough to hide or the directors didn't like his voice for…
I suspect it's an accent. Wang Hedi recently dubbed his own character and people ripped it apart and said he needs to continue to use voice actors until he gets rid of his Sichuan accent and get better st standard Mandarin. Wang Hedi is working hard at getting better and I'm sure other actors, including DW, will continue to work at it.
Voice coaching probably takes months that these productions can't afford to wait for. I don't think it's a flaw, but it just shows China has over 200 dialects, which some can be their own language, and not everyone has the standard Beijing accent that they are pushing for.
Both have excellent acting and the sets are amazing!
So I would say watch Yanxi if you want to cry and laugh. Watch Ruyi if you just want to cry!
Side characters didn't matter. Like what was the point of air time with the priest and random woman? Added nothing. I really enjoyed season 1, but 2 and 3 was like... An AO3 fanfiction
I can't believe I binged this enough to have to wait for the last two episodes!
Ugh, I should have known with Youku!
Voice coaching probably takes months that these productions can't afford to wait for. I don't think it's a flaw, but it just shows China has over 200 dialects, which some can be their own language, and not everyone has the standard Beijing accent that they are pushing for.