WandereR

Yes, started. Try watching episode 1 and tell me what you think :D

Apologies for the late reply. Actually, I'm not, Dropped 2 weeks ago lol

I dropped God of Lost Fantasy, I just couldn't get into it. Looking at the number of comments after airing for nearly 3 weeks, I think you can already tell lol

Ah, Taoism Grandmaster. I saw that last year. It's a pretty good xianxia drama.
Central theme is more on friendships and camaraderie. In terms of romance and chemistry, it doesn't hold a candle to L&R, though.
In fact, a lot of romance dramas, regardless of genres, pale in comparison to L&R.

No problem. In DYLB, Park Eun Bin plays a more mature student anyway so her age matches the story, in comparison to her younger peers (according to the storyline, I think). The ML is 23 years old, so that's the age gap thing I was referring to.

So true :D
The people who really deserve a thorough bashing are the novel authors / scriptwriters. What a bunch of sexist sadists!

Yup, true. IC had a revenge plot embedded in it so it would be heavier than ROY. You're right about the age thing - the cast for ROY are all established and mature. It's the same in DYLB but at least the ML looks youthful and the FL's age matches the premise of the story.
The only fear at the moment is the impact of Covid outbreak in Korea on the airing schedule, although I'm not sure if both DYLB and ROY are live-filming productions.

DYLB and ROY are both currently airing at the same time. ROY gives me Itaewon Class vibes. I'm intrigued with DYLB because of the classical music theme which hasn't really been done in-depth before. The romance sounds interesting too, with the age gap between the couple.
I'm currently following Strangers 2 so after L&R wraps up, will check those out.

This guy's voice is on another level. Awesome!

I wonder how many people are taking leave / sick pass for tomorrow and the day after? lol

How's DYLB? I liked what I saw on the trailer, it seems to be a melodrama? Lately I noticed K-drama trend for this year is either melodramas or sci-fi.

Agree, in terms of visual effects, CGIs and fight choreography, Love & Redemption is one of the best, if not the best, in the Xianxia genre currently.

Wow, thank you for the info :)
The female dubber did In A Class for JJY as well, didn't realise that!

Agree. The FL here is actually one of my favourites in Chinese historicals. Most FLs tend to be annoyingly emo, clingy and dumb. But not here. Chen Yao's portrayal balances the strong and the tender sides, with the added burden of her tragic backstory. Everybody (except villains) deserves a chance for HEA closure.

I would have recommended Love and Redemption but I'm worried you can't take the angst, so probably some light and fluffy like Unicorn Girl would be more promising :)

You've been trained well, especially during L&R. Nothing beats that in terms of angst levels, Master Shifu :D

But yeah, if this ends in open or sad ending, I'll switch back to k-dramas until further notice :O

I see. Ok, I'll go check it out. Thanks for the rec!

I just don't want to see ANYONE suffer. There has to be limits. And not just the main couple. CLL and ZML are also suffering the effects of PTSD. There has to be a balance between suffering and happiness, but right now it's totally lopsided.

Exactly! Everyone obsesses over his facial expressions but the voice is equally important. Imagine if he had a squeaky or high pitched voice, the impact would be totally different.

Yes, I hope the catharsis does indeed arrive. If not, we're all doomed (both our hearts and souls split from our mortal bodies and sealed in drama land forever lol)

XJ taught SF the meaning of high maintenance girlfriend :/