fantastic article but tiandi didn't see orad just in her dreams they communicated every time rain fell and obviously…
Actually they are not dreams but she thought they were cos he erased her memories. But I don't want to spoil the readers that he erased her memories for a reason ;D
I'm weak to fantasy genres, incorporation of ethnic groups, and the fact that it's a Taiwanese production is a…
Yeah, it's right up my alley, too! True about the wait... I just want to get the words out about this drama, since it seems under the radar atm. Thanks for the compliment on coloring, I only took the colors from the posters ;D
Interesting article! I watched Cdramas the most, however, I've never paid attention to Douban rating. Therefore,…
On MDL, the ratings are 9.1 (number 1) to 8.8 (number 10). On Douban, below are their ratings with raters' numbers:
Nirvana in Fire (as seen in the article) The Untamed = 7.7 (1.6M) Joy of Life = 7.9 (0.9M) Go Ahead = 6.8 (0.2M) Eternal Love = 6.5 (0.2M) The Story of Ming Lan = 7.7 (0.3M) You Are My Glory = 6.9 (0.3M) Love and Redemption = 7.5 (0.2M) Hikaru no Go = 8.7 (0.2M) Story of Yanxi Palace = 7.2 (0.3M)
By looking at the ratings above, it seems the statement that Douban raters are tough is true. However, my curiosity went further by comparing the ratings with Kdramas. So, I ran the top 10 ranked Kdramas on MDL as of November 22, and compared them with Douban ratings. Below are the results:
On MDL, the ratings are 9.2 (number 1) to 9.0 (number 10). On Douban, below are their ratings with raters' numbers: Move to Heaven = 9.1 <100K Hospital Playlist = 9.5 (0.2M) Flower of Evil = 8.7 (0.1M) Hospital Playlist 2 = 9.5 <100K My Mister = 9.4 (0.1M) Prison Playbook = 9.4 (0.1M) Reply 1988 = 9.7 (0.7M) It's Okay to Not Be Okay = 8.5 (0.1M) Navillera = 9.4 <100K Mr Queen = 6.9 <100K
Meanwhile, there are MDLers complaining that Kdramas are overrated on this site... ;D
Moreover, the army of Douban raters is way larger than MDL raters, as the latter numbers are at maximum about 50K only.
Interesting article! I watched Cdramas the most, however, I've never paid attention to Douban rating. Therefore, the statement that 'Douban raters are tough' intrigues me. As I'm also as curious as you are, I ran the top 10 ranked Cdramas on MDL as per November 22, and compared them with Douban ratings.
Below is my comparison between Douban raters and MDL raters for Cdramas and Kdramas with intriguing results. I put it in spoiler because it's a long post, but no spoiler for any drama ;D
I have seen nearly all of the pre 2010 released top 10 popular doramas, in the early 2010s~. I remeber they were…
I saw Gokusen is only rated 8.1. Was it higher before? Probably the newer dramas are also more popular on MDL. Also, the MDL population is predominated by young women who prefer romance genre ;D
Omg... probably you're right about the Japanese historical romances. But is it always they're partially shaved/bald…
Yeah, you're right. Qing dynasty dramas not really popular because some people don't like seeing bald guys. For me it's depend on who is in it, but again, I prefer not seeing bald guys either, lol. Qing dynasty dramas not always based on history either.
I will forever love and rewatch these series: (no specific order) 1. Pride2. Orange Days3. Attention Please4.…
You're lucky... there is someone who wrote an article on actors who made a career through Kamen Rider series. The article is still in editing right now. I'm pretty sure when the article is published, you'll find more Kamen Rider fans in the comment section ;D
Shi Shi will be in my Taiwanese OST Singers Edition! I didn't even know this was already scheduled if you hadn't…
Yes I saw your article on Taiwanese OST singers is already in for editing as well ;D.
Here is the link of Marvelous City - Zhou Shen's episode. He's singing in the cave is towards the end. If you like traveling, watching the whole show is amazing cos it covers cities in China with actor's hosts in their respective hometowns. There are stories on locals who live there as well. Since we know these actors may not live in their hometowns anymore due to their career, so not much knowledge of their roots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM7CmP2zhyI&list=PLATwx1z00HsdC5BtEU71OdpL4qbcrQrGd&index=9
I normally don't like noona romance and don't care of second couple stories, but the second couple's story is so cute here. The actors did a great job portraying the characters. Jinna Fu is so elegant, and Wu Yu Heng is so adorable.
Hey, just found your article is scheduled when I was looking for Shi Shi (she sang the ending theme song for RLIAGL I made a CW article on). It must be hard to find the greatest three songs of these amazing Chinese singers to put them on your article, they're all sooo good! Although you know that I absolutely adore Liu Yu Ning, but my first knowing those singers is Zhou Shen when I watched Marvelous City. He is in Ep 1. I thought: "Who is he? I've never seen him in any drama..." LOL. Cos the rest episodes covering actors and their hometowns. You should hear him singing without music inside a cave! His voice just gave me goosebumps, especially with the cave acoustics. I love his life story as well <3
And great job compiling the lists! For me it's already hard to make and maintain one, let alone 10... You're amazing!
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Nirvana in Fire (as seen in the article)
The Untamed = 7.7 (1.6M)
Joy of Life = 7.9 (0.9M)
Go Ahead = 6.8 (0.2M)
Eternal Love = 6.5 (0.2M)
The Story of Ming Lan = 7.7 (0.3M)
You Are My Glory = 6.9 (0.3M)
Love and Redemption = 7.5 (0.2M)
Hikaru no Go = 8.7 (0.2M)
Story of Yanxi Palace = 7.2 (0.3M)
By looking at the ratings above, it seems the statement that Douban raters are tough is true. However, my curiosity went further by comparing the ratings with Kdramas. So, I ran the top 10 ranked Kdramas on MDL as of November 22, and compared them with Douban ratings. Below are the results:
On MDL, the ratings are 9.2 (number 1) to 9.0 (number 10). On Douban, below are their ratings with raters' numbers:
Move to Heaven = 9.1 <100K
Hospital Playlist = 9.5 (0.2M)
Flower of Evil = 8.7 (0.1M)
Hospital Playlist 2 = 9.5 <100K
My Mister = 9.4 (0.1M)
Prison Playbook = 9.4 (0.1M)
Reply 1988 = 9.7 (0.7M)
It's Okay to Not Be Okay = 8.5 (0.1M)
Navillera = 9.4 <100K
Mr Queen = 6.9 <100K
Meanwhile, there are MDLers complaining that Kdramas are overrated on this site... ;D
Moreover, the army of Douban raters is way larger than MDL raters, as the latter numbers are at maximum about 50K only.
Below is my comparison between Douban raters and MDL raters for Cdramas and Kdramas with intriguing results. I put it in spoiler because it's a long post, but no spoiler for any drama ;D
Here is the link of Marvelous City - Zhou Shen's episode. He's singing in the cave is towards the end. If you like traveling, watching the whole show is amazing cos it covers cities in China with actor's hosts in their respective hometowns. There are stories on locals who live there as well. Since we know these actors may not live in their hometowns anymore due to their career, so not much knowledge of their roots.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM7CmP2zhyI&list=PLATwx1z00HsdC5BtEU71OdpL4qbcrQrGd&index=9
And great job compiling the lists! For me it's already hard to make and maintain one, let alone 10... You're amazing!