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Best cdrama 2025
Yes I’ve watched The Prisoner of Beauty, and Legend of the Female General, of which both I rated 9/10. TPOB had side characters and stories which were not very interesting to me; LOTFG last two episodes were disappointing. Fated Hearts was very good from start to finish. Did we maybe wish to see a wedding scene? Yes perhaps, but this ending was equally as satisfying.
Betrayal and revenge. These were the two main themes throughout, which stemmed from the ML’s mother dying unjustly; and the enemy’s mistreatment and abuse since he was young. Epi 1 lays the groundwork, and the final ep comes back full circle where the two enemies meet for the last battle. Every episode is completely captivating - although there were a few episodes on the Storm Alliance and where the ML loses his sight and memory, which seem somewhat redundant, but was short enough to keep me interested.
The love story is very good too, although it’s not your typical lovey dovey romance. It’s truly enemy to lovers- literally, including torture and trying to kill each other! But their slow romance development was necessary to allow time for both to heal and trust in another person again.
I would say the best element in this drama is the acting of Chen Zhe Yuan. I’ve watched many of his dramas, and this is HIS best so far! Ruthless but misunderstood. How he portrayed so many various emotions was amazing. The other characters and actors also did very well. Battle scenes, costumes, cinematography- all amazing. The music and background soundtrack were also epic and truly enhanced the drama. There are sad endings for some, and some characters had to die. Just be prepared ;)
This is by far the best for me in 2025. Highly highly recommended :):)
Betrayal and revenge. These were the two main themes throughout, which stemmed from the ML’s mother dying unjustly; and the enemy’s mistreatment and abuse since he was young. Epi 1 lays the groundwork, and the final ep comes back full circle where the two enemies meet for the last battle. Every episode is completely captivating - although there were a few episodes on the Storm Alliance and where the ML loses his sight and memory, which seem somewhat redundant, but was short enough to keep me interested.
The love story is very good too, although it’s not your typical lovey dovey romance. It’s truly enemy to lovers- literally, including torture and trying to kill each other! But their slow romance development was necessary to allow time for both to heal and trust in another person again.
I would say the best element in this drama is the acting of Chen Zhe Yuan. I’ve watched many of his dramas, and this is HIS best so far! Ruthless but misunderstood. How he portrayed so many various emotions was amazing. The other characters and actors also did very well. Battle scenes, costumes, cinematography- all amazing. The music and background soundtrack were also epic and truly enhanced the drama. There are sad endings for some, and some characters had to die. Just be prepared ;)
This is by far the best for me in 2025. Highly highly recommended :):)
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