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"Go Ahead" (C-drama - 2020) is the original drama; the only version is "Family by Choice" ( K.drama - 2024).

I think China is connected, because ""Mr Queen" is a version of the original Chinese drama "Go Princess Go" (2015), which, despite the low budget and new actors, was very successful to the point Koreans made a version in 2020 -" Mr Queen".

What I'm about to write isn't directed at your specific opinion; it's simply a reflection on the topic implicit in your comment.

This drama is a xianxia, ​​a traditional Chinese drama genre that Koreans don't perform. Sometimes I feel a little sad because people often wish original Chinese dramas had a Korean version, as if C-dramas weren't valuable in themselves, or as if people needed Korean interpretations to validate the quality of the originals, having difficulty or being unable to look beyond the Korean entertainment's world.

Problems with his ex-girlfriend. The important thing is he's back. I wish him the best!

Thanks!

I think it's her own voice.

True! But their embarrassment is funny and cute.

They are so cute e so beautiful!

I watched "The Prisoner of Beauty" first and really liked it, but "A Dream Within a Dream" is different and unforgettable: the humor, the references to C-drama cliches, the deconstruction of the historical C-drama's rules, the plot and dynamics, characters...

Agree! A creative, joyful, and humorous drama!

I agree. Repeating plots one after the other, always based on novels, without original, quality scripts, leads to viewer fatigue.
Production companies need to invest more in writing quality scripts and produce fewer long, yet high-quality dramas that would certainly be international hits. And there's also a whole range of formats, from mid-length to short-form dramas, where they can also adapt and improve the quality. If they choose, they could be very successful.

Thank you! I thought it was one of those times when everything stops in China (holidays, national celebrations...) And yes, let's wait for it to get better (although neither actor has a powerful fandom...)

Is there any reason why this happened?

She's very pretty. She has some similarities with Wan Peng: her personality (from what little I saw at fan meetings), her eyes, her expressiveness... They're both great actresses.

I'm in Europe and the situation is the same. It usually happens like this on Viki... first, no information appears, then we find the drama page where it says "This show is looking for a Channel Manager." Then some episodes appear that will be available a few days later (for example, the first episodes of When Destiny Brings the Demon won't be released for another four days...). Moonlit Reunion is going through this whole process.

I believe production company Linmon Media's YouTube channel will broadcast this drama on YouTube, as it did with "My Boss," "A Journey to Love," and "A Dream within a Dream." It seems to me that Linmon manages the global distribution of its productions.

The tendency is to attack competing dramas with hateful comments, causing discomfort and giving them very low ratings. This dishonest trend only shows that these fandoms lack confidence in their idols' performances or the quality of the drama. If they had this confidence, they wouldn't resort to cheating.

The case of Love You Seven Times still lingers in my memory—the persecution of the actors and the drama itself is inexplicable. I've read comments of relief from some users that this drama had a lower rating than their beloved drama.

The opening and ending songs are so good and have touching lyrics.

It really isn't! Thank you.

Lately, historical dramas, with some exceptions, present narratives and characters with 21st-century discourse, completely anachronistic and depriving both narrative and characters of depth. This happens not only in Chinese entertainment, but in all other forms, beginning with 20th-century Hollywood, with historical films (for example, Cleopatra (1963), or Westerns, in which the stereotype of the Indian as the incarnation of evil predominated...
Dramas can address important issues common to all eras, involving dignity and human condition of men and women, without transforming characters into caricatures of manifestos of all kinds. The message becomes deeper and more transformative if we let characters act in their own time and context, yet still, and naturally, they manage to impact us and sensitize us to the suffering, injustices, and human experiences common to all humanity, leading us to reflect, without the need for lectures/speeches/classes on feminism or other current affairs, which takes away from the verisimilitude and becomes irritating because it gives the feeling that we are all stupid and need everything explained to us. In this drama, Legend of Female General, there is occasionally a basic feminist discourse that becomes irritating because it distances us from the fictional universe and robs us of the pleasure a cultural object should provide.
As a critical woman, aware of my condition, having experienced firsthand the meaning of violence and discrimination, I do not want to replace men in power because I do not want to be like them. I do not identify with aggressive masculinity or physical strength, nor do I want to dominate or adopt the same attitudes as men in power. After all, our liberation seems to lie in replacing men, reproducing the same masculine attitudes, denying our identity as women. Sorry, but this is a paradox! We women should have equal social status to men, we should fight for our rights, but not reproduce same masculine model of power. Besides, not all men are bad people—many suffer as much as we do.