I think this might just be my favourite article I've read on mydramalist so far; I absolutely ABSOLUTELY relished every phrase and the imagery that popped into my mind, as I read your 'actual translation' next the others. PLEASE do the theme song 'Flourishing Dream' or 繁華夢from 'Legend of Fuyao' drama. Pretty please! I've read the english subs of the opening song as I watched the drama, so many times and still, I don't think I've grasped the meaning behind the seemingly fleeting moments described in the song. And again, THANKS for this awesome article on cdrama theme songs!
Okay so how similar are the original compared to the korean? I just finished watching the korean version and I…
Chrisstina's review above is perfect for deciding whether you want to start it or not.
Personally I think the Chinese drama is way more in-depth and subtle in its story telling. Overall it's just dealt with a little more mature understanding of the multiple issues at play in the story. Sorry if I come off a little biased ^^; but after watching both versions, I still prefer the Chinese version (not a overstatement to say it's a masterpiece XD). As reiterated by other comments here, there's more time to understand each character/ more character growth. So please go take a look at it, really!
*At first I was turned off by the bald heads, but as soon as I finished the first episode, I was already so enchanted, that the cultural differences totally didn't impede my judgement of the characters. Maybe you'll forget about it too after the first episode^^ (I personally still think the 4th prince looks so manly here lol ><)
Reading this story walked me through a nostalgic memory lane of each scene in the Demon Bull King episode I used to watch in the 'Monkey King' cartoon series as a kid. (Anyone else here a fan of the Chinese cartoon series? ><) It was such a pleasure to read this and remember the joy of watching Monkey King and his companions. Thank you for writing this article and taking the time to add in the wonderful pictures ^^~
Yes, but refreshingly, the romance is not cliche at all; the love is dealt more realistically, where the female lead was very mature in how she chased the male lead. (They have clashing values too, that makes it very interesting to watch how they overcome it together.)
This question isn't really relevant to the plot, but I'm a bit surprised as to why her surname would be 'li'? Might it just be phonetically sounding like 'li'? Just very curious, (I'm not as well versed in Japanese as others might be here, sorry beforehand to anyone offended by that question.)
Just in case you guys don't know, there are actually another two HAPPY exclusive separate endings made for…
LL definitely wasn't hallucinating; there are two perspectives I have on this. Speaking realistically, OF COURSE LL would have wandered to the summer house he built for XL/QS while thinking about her. And OF COURSE QS and LL's mum would head to the summer house to stay and spend their lives in, because that's the only residence QS can call her other home with a special connection (LL?), that is outside the palace. Where else would she go? But being a romantic, I would think much like when YY tried to find QS back in the vast palace, but it was his heart that led him to find her himself, this is quite like how fate brought LL to the XL/QS he was always searching for.
The main point is that, LL says, after he shushes her mouth, is he "finally understands everything" and "you are you, and she is her"- he finally sees the truth in his heart; sees the woman he loves as she is, without any doubts. Such as when LL observes XL's neck again, he indeed sees the scar there, that has been a huge deciding factor to his wavering stance on whether the woman in front of him was her. Now that scar doesn't even matter anymore to him, because as she says "that scar was always there". Physically it may have been wiped out by LL's mother, but in his eyes now, it is and will always there forever.
Also QS says she "was waiting for him for three years" at the summer house, so the summer house could be a figurative representation for his validation for his love. He just needed to look inside and he would found that QS/XL was there all along in his heart. As for XL/QS happening after she recovers her memories, perhaps these "three years" meant that in her heart, even when she was wearing the mask of a bride, she was indeed waiting for him all through the drama (remember when she decided to wed YY just to be able to end up with LL?) and possibly from even before then- this is an ending where it is meant to validate how QS chooses to love LL in the end.
In the last few lines, QS asks if LL will stay with her and never leave again, and he replies yes, "he will never leave her again. He will stay with her forever"... and happily EVER AFTER! ^^
PS LL lives because his right hand general had secretly swapped the poison LL was forced to drink in the prison, and Luo-yun stabbed herself to make LL's death look real; the general/LL's bro, basically had planned this all out
LL definitely wasn't hallucinating; there are two perspectives I have on this. Speaking realistically, OF COURSE LL would have wandered to the summer house he built for XL/QS while thinking about her. And with scene with the hill and horses, alludes to proximity of the summer house that QS was staying at, so OF COURSE QS and LL's mum would head to the summer house to stay and spend their lives in, because that's the only residence QS can call her other home (she basically owns it) with a special connection (LL?), that is outside the palace. Where else could she go? But being a romantic, I would think much like when YY tried to find QS back in the vast palace, but it was his heart that led him to find her himself, this is quite like how fate brought LL to the XL/QS he was always searching for.
The main point is that, LL says, after he shushes her mouth, is he "finally understands everything" and "you are you, and she is her"- he finally sees the truth in his heart; sees the woman he loves as she is, without any doubts. Such as when LL observes XL's neck again, he indeed sees the scar there, that has been a huge deciding factor to his wavering stance on whether the woman in front of him was her. Now that scar doesn't even matter anymore to him, because as she says "that scar was always there". Physically it may have been wiped out by LL's mother, but in his eyes now, it is and will always there forever.
Also QS says she "was waiting for him for three years" at the summer house, so the summer house could be a figurative representation for his validation for his love. He just needed to look inside and he would found that QS/XL was there all along in his heart. As for XL/QS happening after she recovers her memories, perhaps these "three years" meant that in her heart, even when she was wearing the mask of a bride, she was indeed waiting for him all through the drama (remember when she decided to wed YY just to be able to end up with LL?) and possibly from even before then- this is an ending where it is meant to validate how QS chooses to love LL in the end.
In the last few lines, QS asks if LL will stay with her and never leave again, and he replies yes, "he will never leave her again. He will stay with her forever"... and happily EVER AFTER! ^^
SORRY IF THAT WAS A MESSY REFLECTION OF THE FIRST SPECIAL.
What do you guys think of the 1st special?
PS LL lives because his right hand general had secretly swapped the poison LL was forced to drink in the prison, and Luo-yun stabbed herself to make LL's death look real; the general/LL's bro, basically had planned this all out.
PLEASE do the theme song 'Flourishing Dream' or 繁華夢from 'Legend of Fuyao' drama. Pretty please! I've read the english subs of the opening song as I watched the drama, so many times and still, I don't think I've grasped the meaning behind the seemingly fleeting moments described in the song.
And again, THANKS for this awesome article on cdrama theme songs!
Personally I think the Chinese drama is way more in-depth and subtle in its story telling. Overall it's just dealt with a little more mature understanding of the multiple issues at play in the story. Sorry if I come off a little biased ^^; but after watching both versions, I still prefer the Chinese version (not a overstatement to say it's a masterpiece XD). As reiterated by other comments here, there's more time to understand each character/ more character growth.
So please go take a look at it, really!
*At first I was turned off by the bald heads, but as soon as I finished the first episode, I was already so enchanted, that the cultural differences totally didn't impede my judgement of the characters. Maybe you'll forget about it too after the first episode^^ (I personally still think the 4th prince looks so manly here lol ><)
It was such a pleasure to read this and remember the joy of watching Monkey King and his companions. Thank you for writing this article and taking the time to add in the wonderful pictures ^^~
http://maplestage.com/episode/e4ZK1/%E8%98%AD%E9%99%B5%E7%8E%8B%E5%A6%83-%E7%95%AA%E5%A4%96-%E6%81%AD%E9%8E%96%E7%AF%87-Princess-of-Lanling-King-Special-1
The main point is that, LL says, after he shushes her mouth, is he "finally understands everything" and "you are you, and she is her"- he finally sees the truth in his heart; sees the woman he loves as she is, without any doubts. Such as when LL observes XL's neck again, he indeed sees the scar there, that has been a huge deciding factor to his wavering stance on whether the woman in front of him was her. Now that scar doesn't even matter anymore to him, because as she says "that scar was always there". Physically it may have been wiped out by LL's mother, but in his eyes now, it is and will always there forever.
Also QS says she "was waiting for him for three years" at the summer house, so the summer house could be a figurative representation for his validation for his love. He just needed to look inside and he would found that QS/XL was there all along in his heart. As for XL/QS happening after she recovers her memories, perhaps these "three years" meant that in her heart, even when she was wearing the mask of a bride, she was indeed waiting for him all through the drama (remember when she decided to wed YY just to be able to end up with LL?) and possibly from even before then- this is an ending where it is meant to validate how QS chooses to love LL in the end.
In the last few lines, QS asks if LL will stay with her and never leave again, and he replies yes, "he will never leave her again. He will stay with her forever"... and happily EVER AFTER! ^^
PS LL lives because his right hand general had secretly swapped the poison LL was forced to drink in the prison, and Luo-yun stabbed herself to make LL's death look real; the general/LL's bro, basically had planned this all out
LL definitely wasn't hallucinating; there are two perspectives I have on this. Speaking realistically, OF COURSE LL would have wandered to the summer house he built for XL/QS while thinking about her. And with scene with the hill and horses, alludes to proximity of the summer house that QS was staying at, so OF COURSE QS and LL's mum would head to the summer house to stay and spend their lives in, because that's the only residence QS can call her other home (she basically owns it) with a special connection (LL?), that is outside the palace. Where else could she go? But being a romantic, I would think much like when YY tried to find QS back in the vast palace, but it was his heart that led him to find her himself, this is quite like how fate brought LL to the XL/QS he was always searching for.
The main point is that, LL says, after he shushes her mouth, is he "finally understands everything" and "you are you, and she is her"- he finally sees the truth in his heart; sees the woman he loves as she is, without any doubts. Such as when LL observes XL's neck again, he indeed sees the scar there, that has been a huge deciding factor to his wavering stance on whether the woman in front of him was her. Now that scar doesn't even matter anymore to him, because as she says "that scar was always there". Physically it may have been wiped out by LL's mother, but in his eyes now, it is and will always there forever.
Also QS says she "was waiting for him for three years" at the summer house, so the summer house could be a figurative representation for his validation for his love. He just needed to look inside and he would found that QS/XL was there all along in his heart. As for XL/QS happening after she recovers her memories, perhaps these "three years" meant that in her heart, even when she was wearing the mask of a bride, she was indeed waiting for him all through the drama (remember when she decided to wed YY just to be able to end up with LL?) and possibly from even before then- this is an ending where it is meant to validate how QS chooses to love LL in the end.
In the last few lines, QS asks if LL will stay with her and never leave again, and he replies yes, "he will never leave her again. He will stay with her forever"... and happily EVER AFTER! ^^
SORRY IF THAT WAS A MESSY REFLECTION OF THE FIRST SPECIAL.
What do you guys think of the 1st special?
PS LL lives because his right hand general had secretly swapped the poison LL was forced to drink in the prison, and Luo-yun stabbed herself to make LL's death look real; the general/LL's bro, basically had planned this all out.