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Clap clap another all around perfect score which be an en 2018 and opening 2019 drama review from me.I got this drama info when i do browse Youtube and found Avenuex jie did a review which one was contain about this drama. Got hooked I do research a history background this drama plot and be amazed. This definitely a most beautiful and realistic drama I ever watch.
The plot OMG, it did pang my heart when research about condition 1978's china which I called an economic crazed. In the timeline of plot China (or years before that, 1966or so) did have TONS of cultural reform which would influence them to have a capitalism restoration and the one Chairman Mao fears. In the story Song Yun Hui family was a non pro social-democration which resulted him couldnt be accepted into an university even he is a number 1 in entire country, but he fight and accepted. Another 2 main characters, Lei Dongbao and Yang Xun struggle with their own destiny like being limited access of knowledge and business struggle. The actors who potray those characters are the best, because not only act but they did put 100% on the project like Wang Kai who did dieting and become a super super skinny. Not only the casting but the line of PDs are awesome Kong Sheng is the one who gave the success of Nirvana in Fire and Ode to Joy plus he did have work with Wang Kai 2 time and this is the third one.
The costumes, shooting places are so detail which I like that, the green scenery on first episode so good. The music and I love they did not use the dubbing system like those other drama which I love it so much, I do love the real sound of wind, their footsteps even I could hear their own sound.
It so much weight and hard to understand if you dont focus since it based on real life situation on that period plus it divide into 2 parts, right now which airing is part one and have 47 episode.
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AT LAST. GOOD PLOT, GREAT ACTING and Solid Coroners and Detective steps
As criminal and xianxia genre lover I have been malnourished by inadequate a good piece of work cdrama land gave us. I see the line up drama that will aired 2025 there is Coroner's Diary, it hype me more since I read the synopsis and know all the casts are good actors and actresses.The lets begin our review. The plots is classical "To Avenge the Wrong that be fallen into the family which result being hunted and fake an identity." Li Landy's family being hunted because her father handle a sensitive case involved a royal. Both parents and her parent acquaintance Mr Qin; Qinlang death because they are "canon fooder" to throne politics. She then assumed Mr Qin's daughter identity; Qin Wan which I deduce both Shen Wan and Qin Wan are met at Medicine Valley. She then steel herself up and investigate. For to do that she then use a nephew of Emperor, Yan Chi which played by our baby Ao Rui Peng. Both Yan Chi and Qin Wan using each other for the same case.
For the acting Li Landy is a solid remember when she play as a women that can change identity because of a bracelet, from there we can see she can hold the character and delivered to use like she is Qin Wan not Li Landy's acting as Qin Wan. For Ao Ruipeng he has solid acting all the details are on points but somehow his agency have muddled headed person to pick a good project. From an idol drama to this project if he isnt solid, he would be shredded by drama critics hyenas. My dissatisfaction is Ao Ruipeng VA, I know it will be impossible for him to voice himself because Ao Ruipeng voice's type is light not good for Xianxia type like Tan Jianci, Yuning gege etc. Seeing Ruipeng topless make my heart hurt, he is so skinny after watch topless Xiao Zhan and actor who played as Zhuang Xingxing in Zang Hai, Wang Anyu; they are slim but buffed muscles. The first case murderer is the Word of Honor's actor that last villain that hunt Jade key to immortality. His acting superb.
As usual I hate the lighting that emphasise how ML fall with FL; the light behind the FL that blinded us all. Why they keep using an outdated kdrama technique, aigoooo.....
The costumes are awesome they are muted but cant cover that most of them represent a wealth of the wearers plus its so elegance.
The music placement so far help us to keep the plot up.
Its the initial 6eps, I will keep posting the further review.
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Small, Simple but WOW
I surf to see is there any short drama that worth my time, and luckyly this drama become the first pick.No need intricate plot just story about well adorn and praise female general that being thrown and blacken after her services. Many despise short drama but they sure forget few actors and actresses being known to public now using this route like our sad and comedy slapstick Queen Bai Lu, Zhu Yutong, Song Weilong and many more.
The design charcters maybe full of flaws but it well reason, why they moves, thinking and aura they ouze at certain point it become their characteristic like our Shifu, Mo Wang, Mo Qingchuan aka Mo General. She is crippled by enemy that need her to moves slowly but embodied a graceful of a teacher, advisor and general.
Our Jing Wang, Xia Qiguang; a teenager that must face harsh world suddenly because his parent being hunted and hurt by the opposing side, which we can gradually watch his growth and last our Jiang Kui. The actress made me worry because past roles she took resulted to death like in The Double Wu Jingyan. Jiang Kui potray as a naive and bright teen but has awesome Wugong and Qingong because she being hurt at childhood by Xia kingdom enemy by capture and torture her. To retain her sanity she masked it as we can see through our lense.
The costume they pick maybe not much but each colours represent their personality. Mo Qingchuan the General wear a bright colours like white and red because she still has hope to the world, meanwhile she as Mo Wang wear mostly grey, white and black because she no longer optimistic and despise the world injustice. The Queen Dowager heavyly implied to real Empress Wu Zetian. Her family hold power in court and rot the foundation of Xia kingdome. Her Gold attires not only represent that she is royals but greed.
The camera work good despite a low budget drama. The actors and actresses pull their weight to build the plot so we dont feel the acting weird. Their eyes can act even the druged assasin an empty and childlike can be see trough by us. No need a dramatic 360 or 180 degree rotate like other project to tell us, but a straight and play on pan out pan it between scene, it more than enough.
For the OST and BGM yeah you cant expect it will be grande but placement quiet good for me. It help retain the climatic story to us.
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Noir drama that keep us hooked without knowing.
Maybe you all will not believe I gave all a round perfect star for story, cast, music etc.It just such a long long long time South Korea did a pure one on those genre, based on child which happend only on big screen like the one Bae Doona eonni took. Just on story itself this drama did ensure their winning, all character have their own past base story which made them do like that, even I who usually get whose the criminal and plotline did lost because their are tons of possibility that happend in here.
The cast from Kim Sunah who get a title of queen of romcom from her previous drama with Hyunbin (My lovely Sam Soon) did a pure genre of these thriller, criminal, etc which drained the actor energy to potray the character, which maybe she did train in Woman's Dignity. Our Lee Yikyung first male lead role *congratulation(if you ruled out Yoo Mi's Room) after countles of supporting character like bully student in School 2013 (our Woobin and Jongsuk oppa deul), young version in Nine, You, Who came from star as the killer's secretary, and Descendant of Sun as contractor worker which made him into a stardome limelight. Nam Gyuri (49days) and N which his acting become more and more better even leap into B class actor after the disaster Sassy Go Go even when the story was good. More of it all the children actor and actress sure did a very good job (cant wait for them grow up like Nam Dareum and do pick a lot of good pieces in drama and movie or another job in variety or such) It make us believe the PD, Screenwriter did their homework for made a plausible story and casting a good actor which sync perfectly into their assigned roles.
Drama set, vehicle, even their costumes will not like your usual drama which a lot of kind ppl scene, this drama is 99,99% art drama. Not so glamorous, pricey (even the real one those are cost us for fasting in months).
Music too sure, keep us being creep as the msytery happen etc. Only a total detective and such will love this kind of story so for others who cant handle it should not watch it because it's not your pinky pinky love story and such plus bit of humour like in Son, The Guest, its total dark drama.
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