I'm in the process of getting ready to watch this show and I see the 2 sides of the fence going at it here in the comments section. I haven't watched the scene in question, but I think what stunned me, reading some of the comments below, some which are pretty vehement about it as well, in this day and age, was the idea, anywhere in the world, that '...people get people drunk to have sex with them all the time...and that's not rape...' is really mindblowing.
People still grapple with the idea of consent. I know, in my country, if the person is physically, & mentally unable to give consent, either due to age, or capacity to do so, and you do something to them, it's considered rape. People act as if they've never heard the term "Date Rape" &/or that somehow doesn't apply to guys, because... well.... they're guys. But that still couldn't be further from the truth, since gender has no issue with ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐ฌ regarding this matter.
Now, I cannot speak to Taiwanese laws, but I'm definitely sure that the EU are similar in scope to the USA on this subject. Also, in the USA, filming someone, no matter what it is about, in certain states, ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฌ the person's permission. On yes, people do it anyway, but you can sue them for a whole lot of money for it. So, ๐ฒ๐๐ฌ, there are laws clear on this..and they're clear for a reason.
Heck, even after all of this, ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ everywhere around the world realize there are dumbfucks who still don't get what ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ means... So, back in 2015, the Thames Valley Police created a video ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ designed to make it ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฅ clear what consent is exactly.... and, yes, they talk about the "...they were once conscious and gave consent...but then became unconscious, thus, unable to give consent...and yes, you can change your mind in between the time it takes to consent and become unconscious..." so, ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ข๐, and that's a big if, based on what I've read, the person gave consent, if at the point things happened they were passed out or unconscious, they're no longer ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฅ๐ of giving you their consent... which means, they said, "๐ง๐จ".
Is this really set during the Three Kingdoms period? I think the names of the kingdoms were Pei and Yu, not Wei,…
It's supposed to be a lose interpretation wuxia that's set during that time period of 3 Kingdoms, i.e. AD220-280. It's just the 'historical time period'. Wuxia, as a genre, often equate to the English genre term 'historical fantasy', but nonetheless, regularly simply 'historical fiction'. It's not meant to be even a 'docu-drama' since wuxia is, itself, pure fiction. Regardless, they are usually based in either 'alternative history' or 'speculative history' at a minimum. Thus, take them with a grain of salt historically and enjoy the fantasy. ;)
Hmm... I think you're not in the medical field and either don't understand addiction vs dependence, as well as…
You're saying that opioid detox withdrawal last "2 weeks max", & acute withdrawal is rare & not as intense as Loony? REALLY? Bear in mind that Loony was taking DXM on a regular basis, or what is commonly known as Robotripping that puts you in a state of psychosis much like if you were taking PCP, until he went cold turkey in a prison cell without any tapering meds that would have been afforded to him if he was in a medical detox facility.
Listen to this FULL explanation of the detox process, and start @2:21 when they describe "week 2" of detoxing regarding the "symptoms dialed up in intensity", then "week 3"...
Then head to the ending, where he talks about the "aggressive tapering regiment" his doctors had him on over a 4 week period that sent him in to the tailspin, versus the CDC's recommendation of "10% reduction/wk" that would last push the process of weening off the drugs over 15 weeks total @13:20...
and then go back to my point, that Looney was Robotripping on the regular then quit cold turkey in a jail cell without any proper medical care, or tapering process whatsoever.
I understand people like to think that simply not have the drugs in their body, and with a few days rest and relaxation, they're cured, but that's not the reality with opioids... and tbh, the show had it more accurate than you people who use "medically detoxed" patients and their withdrawals as an example. This show was giving you a taste of prison life.
Wow. โCheerleaderโ? Take note. The fact this has already been okayed to be released means that the CCP is in support of this kind of sexism towards women.
Yeah, naw, the coincidence are real, not that relationship, if you look at it without Shipper eyes.
He didn't renew his contract with VAA, and his contract was up in Oct, 2019. He works under his family's agency, managed by his dad now. lol.
Nadine, had re-upped her contract in 2014 to 2024, then again in 2016, I think, to 2029. She's now suing VAA for 'predatory practices' to get out of her contract. She's stuck in a lawsuit with them.
But, it's no coincidence that the relationship was announced to be over after so many years, only months after he left VAA. ;)
You know what, even with Abe as a zombie, if an American writer wrote all the Founding Fathers as pieces of crap, and advanced British dialect, music, styles, and sensibilities in place of anything American, not just once, but twice, and tried to make it seem like everything that the USA is and has been was influenced 100% by Britain fullstop, and American citizens having little influence and import, I'd spit on the projects too. Zombies are one thing. 100% insulting the entire heritage of a nation, its traditions, music, for the sake of zombies is an entirely other thing. You don't need to promote another country as your own to get there, period.
Even Abe Lincoln and George Washington did not do half of what King Sejong the Great did for his nation and its citizens around 300 years before the Founding Fathers' time. He gave them their written language so even the poorest could be literate; traditional Korean medicine; gave people station and merit based solely on their talent and not their class; helped labor including through taxation by changing that based on your ability to pay and prosperity. Heck he was so forward thinking that in the 1400s he was already giving SLAVE class women MATURITY LEAVE as well as giving paternity leave.
NOW, have a drama, where the writer & production are influenced by Chinese investors, and then that drama makes out Korea as fully Chinese influenced, devoid of its own identity, where its citizens even speak in a Chinese dialect, and then make their beloved humanitarian king, who disregard class status in order to care for his own people, to be a person that thinks solely about class & status within his own family, while people speak banmal to him...and you'll understand that this isn't merely being pissed off about seeing Abe Lincoln as a zombie, which also got criticized for 'historical inaccuracies', but like depicting Abe as a racist hater out to get POC. I think a LOT of Americans would be pissed if someone attempted to CHANGE history to THAT extent...
SO... unless you really understand the FULL context, it's best to just stay out of it.
I'm the LAST person who believes in cancel culture, but in certain situation, where things are just really over-the-top, there's room for offense. There are examples out there, especially in religious circles, where certain things are just way too sacred to be spat on. This situation is no different. Koreans have a right to be pissed off...
AND it's obviously no coincidence that its the same writer embroiled in the controversies around Mr. Queen. It's also no coincidence the writer is of part Chinese ethnicity who signed a drama writing deal with Jaiping Pictures, a company that has indicated, during the 100th year anniversary of the CCP, along with the CCP's renewed push for propaganda + 'Wolf Warrior Diplomacy' of not allowing any criticism of the CCP & China whatsoever, to invest in 4-5 dramas in 2021 with OTHER FAMOUS Kroean drama writers in attempt to form "producing partnerships with Korean domestic boradcasters, large OTT & production companies". Let's be clear, the Chinese representatives are attached to the Chinese National Academy, majority are Chinese nationals, and their purpose and goal is to PROMOTE, via propaganda, CCP Chinese historical view, and influence, period.
Again, if you don't understand the historical importance amidst the backdrop of China's "Northeast Project" with the reinterpretation of Gojoseon, Goguryeo, and Balhae being historically Chinese NOT KOREAN, and laying claims on North Korea HISTORY, and the FACT that the very company THIS writer signed a contract with, Jaiping Pictures, is committed to promoting the ideas outlayed in China's "Northeast Project', you seriously don't understand the MULTINATIONAL and DIPLOMATIC problems involved in regards to this Chinese NATIONAL PROPAGANDA. This is what the CCP looks to with AVG citizens. That they are more interested in being entertained than the cultural ramifications AND THE INFLUENCE ON YOUTH that entails. You wonder why the CCP spends ALL its time CENSORING certain topics within their own country, NOT ALLOWING CRITICISM OF THEIR COUNTRY, all for the very reason, IT INFLUENCES YOUTH, and that you don't understand, in a CAPITALIST NATION why that matters. The Chinese get it. That's how the CCP can function while taking away its citizens freedoms.
If you further don't get where I'm going with this, then you need to add the backdrop of recent INTERNATIONAL discussions regarding the unification of North AND South Korea and juxtapose that with China's "Northeast Project" push to rewrite history, along with China's more recent attitude towards military action against Taiwan, as well as its deferment of governmental elections to the end of the year in Hong Kong. China believes that any current talks on this matter are similar to Silla and Tang Dynasty and that China is required to be a part of the talks, US troops must leave the regions, economic agreements including special RIGHTS for future investments in Korea be validated, and Chinese military allowed to be stationed and a part of the stabilization process. These are things that China has been pushing since 2017, and the instituting of Chinese academic nationals in the involvement of upcoming KOREAN dramas used for propaganda purposes are NOT going unnoticed by South Korean citizens. They're not interested in having their history distorted in a way that disavows its own culture so that the CCP can claim cultural dominance over the entire region for their own POLITICAL purposes, attempts at colonization, and imperialism while pretending others are the historical imperialists. That includes revising history to claim the attempts of nuclear expansion in the region is a direct reaction to aggression by the USA, when the USA/Korea have been involved in military maneuvers predate any NK nukes by a decade. In the entire history of the DMZ there has and certainly won't be any aggressive invasive move on the part of the USA or Korea. The ones lobbing bombs over civilians heads are not them. But, by China parring things down in these terms of "US aggression", it can pretend that it is the ONLY reasonable party in the mix, and the 'international peace keeper' while bolstering its influence over the entire Korean peninsula, making it truly the only real winner in any solutions.
Let's not for a second believe that Koreans are so far removed from their own historical cultural awareness of what it was like to pay alms to China for its existence as a "tributary state" and the fact the China is using academia to reinvigorate the Tang Dynasty's "ethnic and cultural" importance in Korea, its claims that its part of Chinese history, NOT KOREA'S HISTORY, and that Koreans believe it's anything BUT utter nonsense.
Watch his 1st drama where he was the lead, Maiden Holmes, then say that. lol.
Okay then, I get it.
Well, but for a new actor who first started acting in May, 2019, and who already received a new actor award this past January 2021, as well as filming his 5th drama, as a supporting actor in a highly anticipated novel adaptation drama, I think that the Chinese entertainment industry thinks heโs a good actor. Itโs actually quite impressive to be so new, and have 3 of your 5 dramas already released within only 1 year and a half, considering how long it takes for dramas to release.
Anyway, you complained about the kiss scenes, then said he needed to improve so I thought you meant he doesnโt know how to โkissโ act which, if you watched โMaiden Holmesโ youโd know very well thatโs not true. And as far as that drama is considered, as his first drama, his acting was extremely good. Have to take into account that the actor is quite smart, in that he got scouted at his university where he was majoring in electrical engineering and a member of the Aerospace Agency around 2016. It wasnโt something that he planned on doing until 3 years before. his first drama that ended up being a starring role with an older more experienced actress as his co-star.
No, hate.... I see you have your definition of new and inexperienced. I just look at the overall quality, comparative to whatโs already out there. For me, his just as good now than some of the current *hot* young top Chinese actors. ;)
Tbh I'm a little bit disappointed that Zhang Ling He is not the main character nevertheless I guess young adult…
This is an IDOL drama. The fact that he got cast in a lead role at all is a big accomplishment, since he is also a new actor who got his 1st drama only in 2019, and debuted the end of 2020. He's already got 5 dramas under his belt, with 3 of them already aired, including this one, which is HUGE in the world of C-dramas that take forever to release from announced production, & completed filming/editing.
The male lead for this drama, He Luo Luo, came in 2nd for 'Produce Camp 2019' and was a guest member for 'Produce Camp 2020' and a member of the idol group R1SE. Since this is an 'idol drama', it's meant to feature and debut him as an actor for the future. His success does somewhat get based on how well this drama is received. This is his 1st lead role. Tbh, he's lucky he has such a NEWLY popular actor playing lead along side him, since, I suspect, not just his own fan base, but Zhang Ling He's fanbase is coming to watch giving him even more exposure. If he can keep up with Ling He's acting skills, it will be to his benefit.
On another note, Zhang Ling He doesn't need anyone's help. He's already becoming extremely successful, and has already won an acting newcomer award in January, 2021. His 1st drama was released in August, 2020... so, that's a pretty huge achievement.
Here is the online novel of 'Ashes of Love 2' that author, Dian Xian started writing Feb. 7, 2020. I'm not sure if she considers this a completed work but based on her own comments, the novel isn't well written as she'd like. If you think it's an actual sequel including the male/female leads from the original, you would be mistaken. Please read it for yourself. [https://www.ihuaben.com/book/3289721.html]
Per the writers own synopsis of the story, it's about:
'The daughter of Flower World's Fang Zhu, Ye Lan Ruo, is born during the time of the Great Demon War.
During the Great Demon War, Emperor of Heaven, Run Yu's spiritual powers are greatly reduced so he enters the mortal realm to restore his powers. As a mortal, Run Yu meets Ye Lan Ruo who also happened to be in the mortal realm. They both fall in love at first sight, but upon return back to the immortal realm, Run Yu forgets it all.'
Thus, it has a very similar story base as 'Eternal Love: Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms' and doesn't involve much of the original characters of Book 1. As far as I can gather, the only original characters in Book 2 are Run Yu, Liu Ying, Mu Ci, Immortal Yuan Ji. There are references to new characters like Ye Lan Ruo, Lu Bai Chuan, Xian Ye, Wan Neng Long Tao/Dragon Immortal, & Yue Xia Xian Ren/Moon Immortal.
So, good luck with your hopes for a Season 2. I suspect if it gets done, after 5 years, not only will it not include the original cast, it won't be based on Dian Xian's written novel, and suspect they'll need her permission to adapted her novel into a sequel of their own creation. As it stands, per the author's own words, there's not a finely tuned and completed write work to base a drama on.
I have one huge problem with this show and it the portrayal of Han Yangs drug problem. Mostly his withdrawal when…
Hmm... I think you're not in the medical field and either don't understand addiction vs dependence, as well as the differences between what substances you're abusing and for how long. You likely don't know of anyone who has really gone through this process either to say it's impossible. I link an article so you can understand the process.
Let's be honest here. The guy is in the pharmacology field. He's a long time pill popper. He's not been sober for the majority of the time he's been in prison. The dude was taking 'cold medicine' while in prison while *not* sick. In essence, he was using the ingredient in the medicine DXM as an opiate for hallucinogenic effects and it's similar to taking PCP or Ketamine. The dude didn't always have that slow speech, as seen in his flashbacks, which are likely due to overuse of these kinds of drugs that can cause severe brain damage with over use for an extended period of time. Look up the list of drugs that do this and Ketamine, DXM, Heroin, LSD, GHB, Cocaine, & Meth are some of those drugs that can induce brain damage.
From this drama's posting at the beginning of various episodes either the month or the season, we know that Han Yang was still taking meds past May and into July. He told his significant other he had stopped doing drugs for 3 months. He's a druggie trying to keep his relationship. He lied. It was only, at most, a month at the time of that visit.
So even if it's months afterwards, I think you have no idea how hard it is to get off substances like meth, heroin, DXM, etc. Opiates are some of the worst to try to go clean from, tbh.
As stated in the artice, "...The first week of withdrawal is typically the worst, but be prepared for some symptoms to last longer. Symptoms typically last up to one month, but can linger for several months. Symptoms that can last longer than one week include tiredness, depression, anxiety, and trouble sleeping..." Per Han Yang's symptom's that have lasted are the tiredness, depression, and trouble sleeping which fits completely. Also, you're not taking into account that the prison isn't a Detox Ctr. They didn't provide him with methadone or anything like that to get over his withdrawal symptoms. He got an IV, because his vomiting was a sign of loss of electrolytes, but, thankfully, he hasn't had any seizures. He's not getting medically attended to during the process, so it's no walk in the park for him, and his character is acting in a consistent fashion to the withdrawal from the types of drugs he was using.
It's just curious. One of the bigger deals is supposed 'gaslighting' but I'm confused how Knetizens run with shit. Let's break it down: 1) The supposed person 'gaslighted' denies it. 2) The supposed person 'gaslighted' brought up issues blaming his former agency and, via his lawyers, accused the agency of causing the problems by not listening to his concerns about his health. 3) The supposed person 'gaslighted' was originally 'outed' by tabloids as being in a relationship with another women with a similar name, and that similarly named women was accused of 'gaslighting' him. 4) After mutual denials of a 'relationship', another actress' name is brought up as the cause and 'gaslighting' by tabloids....
...I gonna assume that this actress didn't hand over her cellphone data to the tabloids. The actor, himself, is denying all of this, so I'm gonna assume that he didn't hand over his cellphone data to the tabloids.
Exactly who was it that obtained PRIVATE cellphone data and distributed it to the tabloids, and why am I supposed to trust this when they didn't even get the initial "relationship" accurate??? Who is the ones actually doing ILLEGAL actions, and 'gaslighting' manipulative stories to sway personal sentiments towards others???
Why do people blindly believe whatever the press/media say and think they have no agenda to it whatsoever? In this day and age, if you believe ANY news outlet, no matter HOW reputable they are, you're naive.
thank you so much for giving this explanation !!I really wanted to watch GGS first and then GGS 2 but GGS always…
It's explained the reference towards the end of the drama, but I just wanted to get the way it translates in Chinese is all, just to be more specific. It doesn't have much importance past that.
I guess some people are in for full transference of actors, but, for me, the ones from S1 that needed to be in this drama were, and the others who were replaced, I felt, were for valid reasons and didn't effect the continuity of the drama at all. I know quite a lot of rom-com lovers who preferred S2 to S1...and others who just, plain, like the plot of S1. It's just personal preference...and since it's concentric dramas of the same world, with no story mixing that isn't apply explained, it's not really required to watch S1 or S2 in any order or together at all. They hold as standalones in that aspect. However, if you're a fan of the novels, love this type of story, they both provide you something fun to watch. ;)
Er......... Just so you know the way Zanilla's fans interpreted that "Hamburger" post was, the second leads paid…
I don't care about Fan Wars and all of that. I just brought it up to point out that the adaptation was no where near the original material, for whatever the reasons, and it's acknowledged. Fans "annoying behavior" didn't have anything to do with how good or bad the script was written, and the actors can only act what they give them. =/
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I haven't watched the scene in question, but I think what stunned me, reading some of the comments below, some which are pretty vehement about it as well, in this day and age, was the idea, anywhere in the world, that '...people get people drunk to have sex with them all the time...and that's not rape...' is really mindblowing.
People still grapple with the idea of consent. I know, in my country, if the person is physically, & mentally unable to give consent, either due to age, or capacity to do so, and you do something to them, it's considered rape. People act as if they've never heard the term "Date Rape" &/or that somehow doesn't apply to guys, because... well.... they're guys. But that still couldn't be further from the truth, since gender has no issue with ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐ฌ regarding this matter.
Now, I cannot speak to Taiwanese laws, but I'm definitely sure that the EU are similar in scope to the USA on this subject. Also, in the USA, filming someone, no matter what it is about, in certain states, ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฌ the person's permission. On yes, people do it anyway, but you can sue them for a whole lot of money for it. So, ๐ฒ๐๐ฌ, there are laws clear on this..and they're clear for a reason.
Heck, even after all of this, ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ everywhere around the world realize there are dumbfucks who still don't get what ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ means... So, back in 2015, the Thames Valley Police created a video ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ designed to make it ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฅ clear what consent is exactly.... and, yes, they talk about the "...they were once conscious and gave consent...but then became unconscious, thus, unable to give consent...and yes, you can change your mind in between the time it takes to consent and become unconscious..." so, ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ข๐, and that's a big if, based on what I've read, the person gave consent, if at the point things happened they were passed out or unconscious, they're no longer ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฅ๐ of giving you their consent... which means, they said, "๐ง๐จ".
Watch for yourselves if you're still confused about it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZwvrxVavnQ
Listen to this FULL explanation of the detox process, and start @2:21 when they describe "week 2" of detoxing regarding the "symptoms dialed up in intensity", then "week 3"...
Then head to the ending, where he talks about the "aggressive tapering regiment" his doctors had him on over a 4 week period that sent him in to the tailspin, versus the CDC's recommendation of "10% reduction/wk" that would last push the process of weening off the drugs over 15 weeks total @13:20...
and then go back to my point, that Looney was Robotripping on the regular then quit cold turkey in a jail cell without any proper medical care, or tapering process whatsoever.
I understand people like to think that simply not have the drugs in their body, and with a few days rest and relaxation, they're cured, but that's not the reality with opioids... and tbh, the show had it more accurate than you people who use "medically detoxed" patients and their withdrawals as an example. This show was giving you a taste of prison life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMchXc5lemU
He didn't renew his contract with VAA, and his contract was up in Oct, 2019. He works under his family's agency, managed by his dad now. lol.
Nadine, had re-upped her contract in 2014 to 2024, then again in 2016, I think, to 2029. She's now suing VAA for 'predatory practices' to get out of her contract. She's stuck in a lawsuit with them.
But, it's no coincidence that the relationship was announced to be over after so many years, only months after he left VAA. ;)
Even Abe Lincoln and George Washington did not do half of what King Sejong the Great did for his nation and its citizens around 300 years before the Founding Fathers' time. He gave them their written language so even the poorest could be literate; traditional Korean medicine; gave people station and merit based solely on their talent and not their class; helped labor including through taxation by changing that based on your ability to pay and prosperity. Heck he was so forward thinking that in the 1400s he was already giving SLAVE class women MATURITY LEAVE as well as giving paternity leave.
NOW, have a drama, where the writer & production are influenced by Chinese investors, and then that drama makes out Korea as fully Chinese influenced, devoid of its own identity, where its citizens even speak in a Chinese dialect, and then make their beloved humanitarian king, who disregard class status in order to care for his own people, to be a person that thinks solely about class & status within his own family, while people speak banmal to him...and you'll understand that this isn't merely being pissed off about seeing Abe Lincoln as a zombie, which also got criticized for 'historical inaccuracies', but like depicting Abe as a racist hater out to get POC. I think a LOT of Americans would be pissed if someone attempted to CHANGE history to THAT extent...
SO... unless you really understand the FULL context, it's best to just stay out of it.
I'm the LAST person who believes in cancel culture, but in certain situation, where things are just really over-the-top, there's room for offense. There are examples out there, especially in religious circles, where certain things are just way too sacred to be spat on. This situation is no different. Koreans have a right to be pissed off...
AND it's obviously no coincidence that its the same writer embroiled in the controversies around Mr. Queen. It's also no coincidence the writer is of part Chinese ethnicity who signed a drama writing deal with Jaiping Pictures, a company that has indicated, during the 100th year anniversary of the CCP, along with the CCP's renewed push for propaganda + 'Wolf Warrior Diplomacy' of not allowing any criticism of the CCP & China whatsoever, to invest in 4-5 dramas in 2021 with OTHER FAMOUS Kroean drama writers in attempt to form "producing partnerships with Korean domestic boradcasters, large OTT & production companies". Let's be clear, the Chinese representatives are attached to the Chinese National Academy, majority are Chinese nationals, and their purpose and goal is to PROMOTE, via propaganda, CCP Chinese historical view, and influence, period.
Again, if you don't understand the historical importance amidst the backdrop of China's "Northeast Project" with the reinterpretation of Gojoseon, Goguryeo, and Balhae being historically Chinese NOT KOREAN, and laying claims on North Korea HISTORY, and the FACT that the very company THIS writer signed a contract with, Jaiping Pictures, is committed to promoting the ideas outlayed in China's "Northeast Project', you seriously don't understand the MULTINATIONAL and DIPLOMATIC problems involved in regards to this Chinese NATIONAL PROPAGANDA. This is what the CCP looks to with AVG citizens. That they are more interested in being entertained than the cultural ramifications AND THE INFLUENCE ON YOUTH that entails. You wonder why the CCP spends ALL its time CENSORING certain topics within their own country, NOT ALLOWING CRITICISM OF THEIR COUNTRY, all for the very reason, IT INFLUENCES YOUTH, and that you don't understand, in a CAPITALIST NATION why that matters. The Chinese get it. That's how the CCP can function while taking away its citizens freedoms.
If you further don't get where I'm going with this, then you need to add the backdrop of recent INTERNATIONAL discussions regarding the unification of North AND South Korea and juxtapose that with China's "Northeast Project" push to rewrite history, along with China's more recent attitude towards military action against Taiwan, as well as its deferment of governmental elections to the end of the year in Hong Kong. China believes that any current talks on this matter are similar to Silla and Tang Dynasty and that China is required to be a part of the talks, US troops must leave the regions, economic agreements including special RIGHTS for future investments in Korea be validated, and Chinese military allowed to be stationed and a part of the stabilization process. These are things that China has been pushing since 2017, and the instituting of Chinese academic nationals in the involvement of upcoming KOREAN dramas used for propaganda purposes are NOT going unnoticed by South Korean citizens. They're not interested in having their history distorted in a way that disavows its own culture so that the CCP can claim cultural dominance over the entire region for their own POLITICAL purposes, attempts at colonization, and imperialism while pretending others are the historical imperialists. That includes revising history to claim the attempts of nuclear expansion in the region is a direct reaction to aggression by the USA, when the USA/Korea have been involved in military maneuvers predate any NK nukes by a decade. In the entire history of the DMZ there has and certainly won't be any aggressive invasive move on the part of the USA or Korea. The ones lobbing bombs over civilians heads are not them. But, by China parring things down in these terms of "US aggression", it can pretend that it is the ONLY reasonable party in the mix, and the 'international peace keeper' while bolstering its influence over the entire Korean peninsula, making it truly the only real winner in any solutions.
Let's not for a second believe that Koreans are so far removed from their own historical cultural awareness of what it was like to pay alms to China for its existence as a "tributary state" and the fact the China is using academia to reinvigorate the Tang Dynasty's "ethnic and cultural" importance in Korea, its claims that its part of Chinese history, NOT KOREA'S HISTORY, and that Koreans believe it's anything BUT utter nonsense.
Well, but for a new actor who first started acting in May, 2019, and who already received a new actor award this past January 2021, as well as filming his 5th drama, as a supporting actor in a highly anticipated novel adaptation drama, I think that the Chinese entertainment industry thinks heโs a good actor. Itโs actually quite impressive to be so new, and have 3 of your 5 dramas already released within only 1 year and a half, considering how long it takes for dramas to release.
Anyway, you complained about the kiss scenes, then said he needed to improve so I thought you meant he doesnโt know how to โkissโ act which, if you watched โMaiden Holmesโ youโd know very well thatโs not true. And as far as that drama is considered, as his first drama, his acting was extremely good. Have to take into account that the actor is quite smart, in that he got scouted at his university where he was majoring in electrical engineering and a member of the Aerospace Agency around 2016. It wasnโt something that he planned on doing until 3 years before. his first drama that ended up being a starring role with an older more experienced actress as his co-star.
No, hate.... I see you have your definition of new and inexperienced. I just look at the overall quality, comparative to whatโs already out there. For me, his just as good now than some of the current *hot* young top Chinese actors. ;)
The average wait for the DVD is 6 months. Depending on the popularity of the work, a subber will get provided the subs around that time.
The male lead for this drama, He Luo Luo, came in 2nd for 'Produce Camp 2019' and was a guest member for 'Produce Camp 2020' and a member of the idol group R1SE. Since this is an 'idol drama', it's meant to feature and debut him as an actor for the future. His success does somewhat get based on how well this drama is received. This is his 1st lead role. Tbh, he's lucky he has such a NEWLY popular actor playing lead along side him, since, I suspect, not just his own fan base, but Zhang Ling He's fanbase is coming to watch giving him even more exposure. If he can keep up with Ling He's acting skills, it will be to his benefit.
On another note, Zhang Ling He doesn't need anyone's help. He's already becoming extremely successful, and has already won an acting newcomer award in January, 2021. His 1st drama was released in August, 2020... so, that's a pretty huge achievement.
Here is the online novel of 'Ashes of Love 2' that author, Dian Xian started writing Feb. 7, 2020. I'm not sure if she considers this a completed work but based on her own comments, the novel isn't well written as she'd like. If you think it's an actual sequel including the male/female leads from the original, you would be mistaken. Please read it for yourself. [https://www.ihuaben.com/book/3289721.html]
Per the writers own synopsis of the story, it's about:
'The daughter of Flower World's Fang Zhu, Ye Lan Ruo, is born during the time of the Great Demon War.
During the Great Demon War, Emperor of Heaven, Run Yu's spiritual powers are greatly reduced so he enters the mortal realm to restore his powers. As a mortal, Run Yu meets Ye Lan Ruo who also happened to be in the mortal realm. They both fall in love at first sight, but upon return back to the immortal realm, Run Yu forgets it all.'
Thus, it has a very similar story base as 'Eternal Love: Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms' and doesn't involve much of the original characters of Book 1. As far as I can gather, the only original characters in Book 2 are Run Yu, Liu Ying, Mu Ci, Immortal Yuan Ji. There are references to new characters like Ye Lan Ruo, Lu Bai Chuan, Xian Ye, Wan Neng Long Tao/Dragon Immortal, & Yue Xia Xian Ren/Moon Immortal.
So, good luck with your hopes for a Season 2. I suspect if it gets done, after 5 years, not only will it not include the original cast, it won't be based on Dian Xian's written novel, and suspect they'll need her permission to adapted her novel into a sequel of their own creation. As it stands, per the author's own words, there's not a finely tuned and completed write work to base a drama on.
Let's be honest here. The guy is in the pharmacology field. He's a long time pill popper. He's not been sober for the majority of the time he's been in prison. The dude was taking 'cold medicine' while in prison while *not* sick. In essence, he was using the ingredient in the medicine DXM as an opiate for hallucinogenic effects and it's similar to taking PCP or Ketamine. The dude didn't always have that slow speech, as seen in his flashbacks, which are likely due to overuse of these kinds of drugs that can cause severe brain damage with over use for an extended period of time. Look up the list of drugs that do this and Ketamine, DXM, Heroin, LSD, GHB, Cocaine, & Meth are some of those drugs that can induce brain damage.
From this drama's posting at the beginning of various episodes either the month or the season, we know that Han Yang was still taking meds past May and into July. He told his significant other he had stopped doing drugs for 3 months. He's a druggie trying to keep his relationship. He lied. It was only, at most, a month at the time of that visit.
So even if it's months afterwards, I think you have no idea how hard it is to get off substances like meth, heroin, DXM, etc. Opiates are some of the worst to try to go clean from, tbh.
As stated in the artice, "...The first week of withdrawal is typically the worst, but be prepared for some symptoms to last longer. Symptoms typically last up to one month, but can linger for several months. Symptoms that can last longer than one week include tiredness, depression, anxiety, and trouble sleeping..." Per Han Yang's symptom's that have lasted are the tiredness, depression, and trouble sleeping which fits completely. Also, you're not taking into account that the prison isn't a Detox Ctr. They didn't provide him with methadone or anything like that to get over his withdrawal symptoms. He got an IV, because his vomiting was a sign of loss of electrolytes, but, thankfully, he hasn't had any seizures. He's not getting medically attended to during the process, so it's no walk in the park for him, and his character is acting in a consistent fashion to the withdrawal from the types of drugs he was using.
https://www.healthline.com/health/coping-opiate-withdrawal#risks-and-benefits
1) The supposed person 'gaslighted' denies it.
2) The supposed person 'gaslighted' brought up issues blaming his former agency and, via his lawyers, accused the agency of causing the problems by not listening to his concerns about his health.
3) The supposed person 'gaslighted' was originally 'outed' by tabloids as being in a relationship with another women with a similar name, and that similarly named women was accused of 'gaslighting' him.
4) After mutual denials of a 'relationship', another actress' name is brought up as the cause and 'gaslighting' by tabloids....
...I gonna assume that this actress didn't hand over her cellphone data to the tabloids. The actor, himself, is denying all of this, so I'm gonna assume that he didn't hand over his cellphone data to the tabloids.
Exactly who was it that obtained PRIVATE cellphone data and distributed it to the tabloids, and why am I supposed to trust this when they didn't even get the initial "relationship" accurate??? Who is the ones actually doing ILLEGAL actions, and 'gaslighting' manipulative stories to sway personal sentiments towards others???
Why do people blindly believe whatever the press/media say and think they have no agenda to it whatsoever? In this day and age, if you believe ANY news outlet, no matter HOW reputable they are, you're naive.
I guess some people are in for full transference of actors, but, for me, the ones from S1 that needed to be in this drama were, and the others who were replaced, I felt, were for valid reasons and didn't effect the continuity of the drama at all. I know quite a lot of rom-com lovers who preferred S2 to S1...and others who just, plain, like the plot of S1. It's just personal preference...and since it's concentric dramas of the same world, with no story mixing that isn't apply explained, it's not really required to watch S1 or S2 in any order or together at all. They hold as standalones in that aspect. However, if you're a fan of the novels, love this type of story, they both provide you something fun to watch. ;)