Chinese Empress

That's why I felt it was not depressing at all, because I can't see them struggling for their lives in a contrast between the situation, their body but their attitude. I feel more depressing struggling endessly without almost no solution and ending in a circle.
But I understand your point of view

In the Korean one, I think it's more like mutual admiration and platonic feelings, because they are both rational to know she's too young, and I agree with you about the ending. If this remake will follow it, it will be opening ending with this premise, because the ending can be, or not, a romantic love. Because the main point of the series, in both, was never romantic feelings but similar souls.

The drama is made to teach. If disrespect is not liking the characters' portrayal, it's still ok for me. I like the original plot too but I don't like when a heavy depressed and grief plot becomes like a mess or too much comedy. That's why I said the execution. This remake is leaving aside the useless comedy because some topic doesn't need to be downtoned with something lighthearted, and I find it a more serious and way better execution than the original

THIS. I'm not the only one noticing this, when only people are fangirling over Korean actors lol. In this remake every frame, each action has its deep meaning, it's not only for the remake purpose. The CEO here is a quiet menace, it appears as the good perfect boy with a dark side he wants to hidden, not being ridiculous. And this is one of the anticlimatic things I didn't like in the original drama, becasue it takes a lot of the depressing tone the drama needs to have

Can I ask why do you perceive it as less depressive? I'm genuinely curious since I'm preferring it exactly because my perception is the opposite. This drama needs to be depressive to convey in the right way and the original never seemed depressed to me, so I'm curious

FL here is raw but human, IU seemed like a deprived zombie without any will to fight. I like IU but i disliked her character, while in the remake I like both actress and character

I quite like both FL but here FL is a bit better, she is more human and you can emphatise more

This is perception and understandable. I agree to disagree though, I feel this remake conveys the right points and FL being more like she should be, aloof but not weak

I agree with you for the last point, I think exactly the same. I don't disrespect the original because I give credit to the wholesome plot. It's the execution of it that I did not like, and it's not only me.

In my opinion, 5 episodes watched, it's at the same level in terms of acting skills, but it has overcome the original in terms of conveying the message and layered characters

I give more importance to how the drama portrays and conveys the message, rather than having the fangirl or fanboy attitude. Whatever the drama portrays in the good way, I praise it. In My mister I have never felt moved one single time, it was too monodimensional, no real teaching. I would have never act like those characters in my life.
This remake makes me think the opposite.
If people would watch cdramas in a better light, not acting like 11yo fangirls, it would be very better, since the drama is not only actors and it's boring to talk about them only

i have never watched a good kdrama because they have either of a bland happy ending with no tears, or forced happy ending, or either a suppose tragic ending with comedy relief or issued by nonsense.
On the contrary, never watched an imperfect cdrama since 2014, my lowest rating is 9.5
In China, one of the most successful dramas ever is Nirvana in fire, no romance but it blowed in the nation

it's up to you. Mostly cdrama fans are not limited to romance, there is a wide range of no-romance series which are successful in China. But i stopped watching kdramas because of it, and because of boring forced happy ending in each of them... cdramas are more realistic in portrayal, no fairytales

There is no romantic plot both in the original and in this remake, and I don't think it can be considered even platonic. It's more like similar souls with different generational ideas but similar in destiny, in a certain way. I'm 10000% preferring this remake in the way it is portraying the plot and depicting the characters. You want to root for them, cheer for them and taking them as an example to follow. They are a very souce of inspiration, the things i have never felt in the original. This remake has a wide range of messages in every detail and every frame and I'm glad.

Finished it now with better subs. How much I cried and I am still convinced people are too sleeping on this drama with such a low rating.
The last 4 episodes are the most meaningful, the most connected piece by piece by present times. This drama should not represent hatred, but due to the new fuel of militarism in Japan, this drama should help to understand that if things will continue along this path, this atrocities can maybe happen to each of us, unfortunately. People watching it should spread the word and help to preserve peace.
Ending is heartbreaking, with a ray of hope, a message to everyone, but sorrow for those characters we all grew to cherish. I loved all the main characters and I'm glad about their choice, but mostly I'm glad that Yukio's characters show how the devil can corrode your sould to the point of lying to yourself even more. Kudos to Jiang Qiling, Zhang Yu and Ying Zheng for their portrayal, and to their little cutie of Lan Xiya.
This will be one of the most cherished drama I will bring with me from 2025.
Thank you China for this voyage into the tragic memories and sorrow

no, it's not. it's kdrama fans that can't live without a love story. People commenting it here is because they don't know the original or being newbie. Cdrama fans are more realist

Thank you. I watched it on youku but I was following the fansubber too

The remake is doing on point in every points, even this. I have to say, I think the opposite. I prefer their acting over the original, they are equal in being proper actors particularly ML but I think they are better conveying than the originals

Comparison is necessary, but it should be done in every kind of aspects, so acting, portrayal, character development, settings and conveying the message. I like My mister plot in general but this remake is moving me more in the portrayal of the characters and the message conveyed. I see better the whole idea, the whole deep meaning and teaching the original has glimpses of it.

He is more intimidating in obsessive behaviour, not about physical appearance, I agree with you in this even though his expressions are on point