I have to admit Zhao Lu Si and Chen Zhe Yuan simply nailed their characters. Their dynamic and their chemistry are so fluid… Basically effortless… I was a bit skeptical about watching one more coming-of-age Chinese drama; however, darned!!! Those initial 10 episodes that I have already watched… They are well made and well acted. Kudos!!! The last similar coming-of-age concept drama that I have enjoyed that much was “A Little Thing Called First Love.”
I also don’t think that it is a bad request. Yang Yang is a veteran and a seasoned actor when compared to this actress. Just based on his portfolio, acting skills and experiences… Absolutely not based on his gender… His name should be first. It is more of a matter of acknowledgement more than anything else.
As for the actress who is playing the FL in this modern drama… I am currently watching her in “The Longest Promise (2023)” as a support character. Although pretty, she has some work to do in terms of acting skills.
I don’t care at all about the somehow love interest aka, “That girl…” Very very very low budget production. However, the ML is very interesting. Storyline… Not bad, at all. The ML character, Qin Chen reminds me very much of the Ning Que’s character from “Ever Night” season 1. He just doesn’t give a rat-ass about anyone… Whether you are a king, a CP or a darned noble. My type of first ML character.
I really don’t give a darn about the side story with the FL’s 2 sketchy childhood friends and that actress. Besides that bizarre side story between the 3 of them… Pretty good drama. Best portrayal/character performance that I have seen from William in a modern drama.
Surprisingly, I fully enjoyed this Xianxia. And I am not even very fond of the leading cast. I have never read the referenced material; however, it didn’t matter. I believe that the production did a good job with the storyline. I am very happy that I didn’t drop it, after all.
Best performances that I have watched from both Neo Hou and Zhou Ye.
Ok, I am just about to be done with this lamo drama… FL is confusing as HELL! I just don’t understand her purpose. Her family got framed… OBVIOUSLY. Her family name got smeared. They ended losing their livelihood. Her father went to jail… Died as a consequence. She lost her parental rights. She was abandoned by her gold-digger husband. She ended up in jails for 4 years. She came out as gullible as a new born.
We have excellent revenge dramas like, “Money Flower,” “Secret Love,” “Adonis: Yellow Boots” and even a most current one like… “Lighter and Princess” You would think that the screenwriter or screenwriters would have enough referenced materials to write a good revenge drama… But NOOOOOOO… They came up with “To be a Brave One.”
PS: Loved Darren in previous projects but in this one… I am perplexed by the reason why he agreed to be part of this.
A bit disappointed in the FL by proposing to find the disposed heir in order to fix her dead father’s debts. I loved her child version character right away from the first episode but now… I am very confused by her adult character.
This drama might be a drop for me. She already turned me off.
I admit it. I was quite biased and recalcitrant before starting this drama. A K-pop/fantasy concept sounded very ridiculous to me. This is as farfetched as a fictional storyline can possibly go… However, it is surprisingly interesting.
I very much enjoyed Kim Min Gue’s performance in “Queen: Love And War.” And I am also really impressed by his performance in this drama. It must have been mighty difficult to pull off a K-pop/deity/divine priest character in a fantasy drama. Go Bo Gyeol is also pleasantly pulling her weight. Kudos to the 2 main leads.
I really didn’t get that part either. So God… The Great Creator of All… Cursed him and his beloved because he didn’t want to move on without the woman he loved. 🤔🤔🤔🤨🤨🤨
I would have thought that God would have seen it as dedication, loyalty and genuine love. I am sorry but God came out as an egocentric major spoiled a$$ from the get go.
16 episodes are way too long. 8 or 10 episodes would have been better. After 8 episodes, it has become pure torture to watch the rest. I am watching this simply because I liked the leading cast, Kim Jung Hyun and Im Soo Hyang from prior projects. The messy montage, storyline, production, the over-acting and the 2 main leads’ complete lack of chemistry are just a hot mess. This drama desperately needs the Hong sisters or Kim Eun Sook for some sort of rescue.
I understand that the production was aiming for “FUNNY...” But this is certainly not FUNNY.
And the 2023 “Nonsensical” drama award goes to…🥁🥁🥁🥁 This drama🎭🎉🎊
I am fairly certain that the screenwriter and the director were on drugs. Too bad, I really really enjoyed Kim Jung Hyun in “Mr. Queen” and Im Soo Hyang in “Graceful Family.”
There is a reason why we love… These mystery/crime/comedy dramas: - Healer - 38 Task Force - Taxi Driver - Mad Dog - Player - Bad Guys - Leverage - Bad Thief, Good Thief They all have matured characters. And the male leads are stoic and they have a very commanding/leader-like mannerism. The writers went ridiculously too dorky with “Stealer: The Treasure Keeper.” I would have gladly placed it on that above list… If only it was slightly less ludicrous.
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Their dynamic and their chemistry are so fluid… Basically effortless…
I was a bit skeptical about watching one more coming-of-age Chinese drama; however, darned!!!
Those initial 10 episodes that I have already watched… They are well made and well acted.
Kudos!!!
The last similar coming-of-age concept drama that I have enjoyed that much was “A Little Thing Called First Love.”
If you have not already.
Great plot, great cast and no cliché love angle.
Sometimes, a great plot has no need for the cliché love angle.
I dropped that one.
Yes, there is a number of recognizable wigs in the Chinese film industry.
And a spot on the casting list.
🤣🤣🤣
I wonder if his character is going to die down the line…
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yang Yang is a veteran and a seasoned actor when compared to this actress. Just based on his portfolio, acting skills and experiences… Absolutely not based on his gender…
His name should be first.
It is more of a matter of acknowledgement more than anything else.
As for the actress who is playing the FL in this modern drama… I am currently watching her in “The Longest Promise (2023)” as a support character. Although pretty, she has some work to do in terms of acting skills.
Now, Part 2 please.
Without the weird love interest, aka “That weird girl.”
Also, with a bigger production budget.
Very very very low budget production.
However, the ML is very interesting.
Storyline… Not bad, at all.
The ML character, Qin Chen reminds me very much of the Ning Que’s character from “Ever Night” season 1.
He just doesn’t give a rat-ass about anyone… Whether you are a king, a CP or a darned noble.
My type of first ML character.
Besides that bizarre side story between the 3 of them…
Pretty good drama.
Best portrayal/character performance that I have seen from William in a modern drama.
It was a pretty story but a very boring drama.
A downright advertisement of what a non-civilian good wife should be.
And I am not even very fond of the leading cast.
I have never read the referenced material; however, it didn’t matter. I believe that the production did a good job with the storyline.
I am very happy that I didn’t drop it, after all.
Best performances that I have watched from both Neo Hou and Zhou Ye.
FL is confusing as HELL!
I just don’t understand her purpose.
Her family got framed… OBVIOUSLY.
Her family name got smeared.
They ended losing their livelihood.
Her father went to jail… Died as a consequence.
She lost her parental rights.
She was abandoned by her gold-digger husband.
She ended up in jails for 4 years.
She came out as gullible as a new born.
We have excellent revenge dramas like, “Money Flower,” “Secret Love,” “Adonis: Yellow Boots” and even a most current one like… “Lighter and Princess”
You would think that the screenwriter or screenwriters would have enough referenced materials to write a good revenge drama…
But NOOOOOOO…
They came up with “To be a Brave One.”
PS: Loved Darren in previous projects but in this one… I am perplexed by the reason why he agreed to be part of this.
I loved her child version character right away from the first episode but now…
I am very confused by her adult character.
This drama might be a drop for me. She already turned me off.
A K-pop/fantasy concept sounded very ridiculous to me. This is as farfetched as a fictional storyline can possibly go…
However, it is surprisingly interesting.
I very much enjoyed Kim Min Gue’s performance in “Queen: Love And War.”
And I am also really impressed by his performance in this drama.
It must have been mighty difficult to pull off a K-pop/deity/divine priest character in a fantasy drama.
Go Bo Gyeol is also pleasantly pulling her weight.
Kudos to the 2 main leads.
So God… The Great Creator of All… Cursed him and his beloved because he didn’t want to move on without the woman he loved.
🤔🤔🤔🤨🤨🤨
I would have thought that God would have seen it as dedication, loyalty and genuine love.
I am sorry but God came out as an egocentric major spoiled a$$ from the get go.
8 or 10 episodes would have been better. After 8 episodes, it has become pure torture to watch the rest.
I am watching this simply because I liked the leading cast, Kim Jung Hyun and Im Soo Hyang from prior projects. The messy montage, storyline, production, the over-acting and the 2 main leads’ complete lack of chemistry are just a hot mess.
This drama desperately needs the Hong sisters or Kim Eun Sook for some sort of rescue.
I understand that the production was aiming for “FUNNY...”
But this is certainly not FUNNY.
This drama🎭🎉🎊
I am fairly certain that the screenwriter and the director were on drugs.
Too bad, I really really enjoyed Kim Jung Hyun in “Mr. Queen” and Im Soo Hyang in “Graceful Family.”
- Healer
- 38 Task Force
- Taxi Driver
- Mad Dog
- Player
- Bad Guys
- Leverage
- Bad Thief, Good Thief
They all have matured characters. And the male leads are stoic and they have a very commanding/leader-like mannerism.
The writers went ridiculously too dorky with “Stealer: The Treasure Keeper.”
I would have gladly placed it on that above list… If only it was slightly less ludicrous.