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Replying to justjacky Dec 10, 2023
Wow this is too funny. LMLMV is modern not historical drama for you to compare them but I dropped LLTG real fast.…
Wow, you must be easily entertained if you find my comment so funny. But it does reflect that you like to misinterpret what others say .... It also shows that you do not like costume dramas, generally, or if the story is complicated. As you say : to each their own.

Of course I am not comparing LMLMV to LLTG as dramas or even as casts.
LLTG was the only c-drama I really kept hanging on anticipating in the long breaks like the 3 day one now (well, maybe some other dramas too, but not as intensely). Usually, I just let the drama hang a few weeks before taking it up again if there is a long break.

AJTL is expected to top views in China as computed by TV ratings and social discussions in the past week. And since Opening Douban rating is out already for it, I was just skimming through the many only laudatory comments about the drama that go totally against your one. Here is one that reflects how I feel about that one :
"I am quite happy with the opening rating of Journey to Love... I didn't expect much from it initially but to my surprise, it is really well done, so far the characters and the storyline has been quite engaging and exciting, I hope it maintains the quality till the end. So I will give 8 to AJTL
It was quite disappointing and low of people to bully and criticize Liu Yu Ning for his looks, i truly respect him for handling such things strongly and maturely, despite having much industrial backup he is quite hardworking and I hope he keeps growing, still I wonder how ppl doesn't consider him good looking, are they blind???😂plus he doing a phenomenal job in AJTL:)"

Maybe you don't like the looks of Liu Yuning and prefer the heavy makeup that JC-T has to endure in LMLMV.
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Replying to Tamamonomae Dec 10, 2023
I don’t know what to do now😭💔
Do gainful work, or workout, sing the OST in karaoke, go hiking, boxing - or unboxing.... Lots of possibilities including catching a Last Immortal that'll drop tomorrow. lol
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Replying to dramafeast Dec 10, 2023
Not sure if it is becoz they are releasing Shen Yin which dropped unexpectedly
yes, airing from Dec11.
Big smile : ZLS back on screen with another yummy ML (Wang Anyu) - Looking forward to continue following her with the happy keluli munching canelés and drinking hot chocolate over the Xmas holidays in between being showered with seasonal songs :
Oh, the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we've no place to go
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
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On Love Me, Love My Voice Dec 10, 2023
Yes, letting us hanging for three days ! :(

Well, it's not like LLTG : I won't re-watch episodes too closely... Not that thrilling. And the kisses are underwhelming.
The music is good, so I'll put on the OST while doing some other work.

Some songs are not yet heard in the drama, so I can't do more than what I did in my annotation of the OST (part of my companion piece in Discussion). I still have not found Le Xiaotao, who is only mentioned as "Internet singer" on Baidu zhidao: she has also sung before as voice of "others" as mentioned there (but I have not found recordings) But there's a mention elsewhere of Le Xiaotao as the heroine of a time travel novel, so I assume Le Xiaotao must be a stage name. No idea who is really behind that name, except I don't believe it could be Zhou Ye herself.

Then, while listening to alto singer Chen Min on Youtube (she is one of the singers who covered the "shengshengman" song), I stumbled upon her cover of a recent song by Dao Lang who is a special artist (some may remember the Raksha haishi phenomenon this summer) His songs are roundabout (if sarcastically) related to the spirit of zhongguochao, so I added his name and some links in the playlist of songs and styles related to zhongguofeng/gufeng.

-- Next, I 'll go back to Journey To Love, which is thrilling. Frustrating for those who crave kissing and skinship, probably: it is more about battles, undercover agents in ancient costume, and politics. Chang Huasen caught my attention among the 2nd leads. I'll remember that name and face for other drama watching, surely. I have noted that the main cast there will be on stage of Hello Saturday TV show Dec16 together with Tan Jianci!
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Replying to Peachey Blossom Dec 9, 2023
Love Me, Love My Voice Full BGM OST《很想很想你》BGM影视原声带: https://youtu.be/JqGPajEH048
Thank you ! Yes, more than an hour and a half exceptional instrumental LMLMV music ! 😆
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Replying to gingerkiss Dec 9, 2023
Same genre and some people may feel they're the same but to me, they're not quite. While both have love story…
Yes that was fun: JC-T as Victor Ma/Sang Yan "bro" in spirit.
Duan Jiaxu and Tan Jianci in a drama?
Did you mean ZLS and JC-T or Chen Zheyuan and Tan Jianci

CZY & JC-T HAVE played together; a pity that the drama is shelved... I did an overview of it in the section about upcoming and shelved dramas of Chen Zheyuan in the Profile I did about him earlier this year. It is in the Discussion section of upcoming Dark Night and Dawn, direct link here : https://kisskh.at/discussions/an-ye-yu-li-ming/119875-profile-of-chen-zhe-yuan - perhaps I should check what I could update there... but it's a while since I haunted the yuanbao pages

Yes Rosy and Tan Jianci could perhaps be an interesting pairing. I am looking forward to her next one with Liu Yuning too! And LYN is a singer too, although I do not expect the costume drama to turn full musical like this LMLMV ;-)
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On Love Me, Love My Voice Dec 9, 2023
For those who might be interested, I have added a companion piece in Discussion with quick notes about the drama, + a longer discussion about gufeng/zhongguofeng and related music styles, and an annotated OST list, with the moments where the songs can be heard, and short notes about the singers. It is here : https://kisskh.at/discussions/really-miss-you/121599-love-you-love-my-voice-playlist-and-more Still in progress, since some songs have yet to surface in the drama ;-)
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Replying to gingerkiss Dec 9, 2023
Same genre and some people may feel they're the same but to me, they're not quite. While both have love story…
To me, Duan Jiaxu is much more romantic (and pleasingly funny) than Dr. Mo. Compare the scene with Duan Jiaxu sweetly poking Sang Zhi's cheek while they are sitting like love birds together at the university lecture, with Dr Mo just sitting behind Gu Sheng at a similar lecture.
But LMLMV is a different romance. I like it too, despite the touristy filler.
I have visited Yangshuo and Guilin in another timeline, when hordes of tourists were not competing for space, and the beautiful scenery could be taken in at leisure, complete with Chinese painting style boys riding swimming buffaloes, and the monkey screaming from the steep green banks in Guilin river park area. So I don't really mind the drama "postcard" vacation, that triggers nice memories, also of food, when we sat in a street-side restaurant, after choosing unlikely sustenance at a picturesque open air restaurant with trestle tables.
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Replying to MK916 Dec 7, 2023
Hi everyone, I started making a few short edits for this really cute drama. Hopefully, some of you will like them.…
Looking forward to your full edition !
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Replying to Peachey Blossom Dec 5, 2023
Love Me, Love My Voice Full OST《很想很想你》影视原声带: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkX3iLWQ3jALove…
17 is for fun? It's the same as 13, credited to real life Le Xiaotao, right?
14 Realm of Prosperity - the song by HITA and more : is that one a reprise from other OST?
This growing OST -- rejoicing. 💕
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Replying to Frost_edelweiss Dec 5, 2023
Thanks for that additional title among those you translated! I read that there are 28 items on the OST list. I…
Thank you for answer. While looking at the OST you linked, I noticed that you also just posted "Life Is Most Important" - 声声慢 (Sheng Shengman) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPmJLJPuMUw
Same question as your first commenter there: does Sheng Shengman exist ??? I thought she was only a character in a novel, brought to live action drama by Zhou Ye. Was there more there?
OR is that one instance of "straight from whenever they are played in the drama to upload in case they aren't officially released" ?

oh right, it was to amuse the treasure hunters? real credits to singer Le Xiaotao here of course : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FKDIq_X3-o
Anyway, thanks for fueling more interest in the lovely drama and its music!
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Replying to Peachey Blossom Dec 5, 2023
小命最重要 (Life Is Most Important) - 乐小桃 (Le Xiaotao)《很想很想你 Love Me, Love My Voice》Chi/Eng/Pinyin…
Thanks for that additional title among those you translated!

I read that there are 28 items on the OST list.
I was wondering. Are the 11+2 alternates on the playlist in Discussion the only songs with lyrics (apart from the HITA reprise which I pinned in another Discussion about Playlist, and, there is another title with HITA among artists but I did not manage to hunt it up with certainty - yet) ?
Are other titles on the list still being processed, or are there only instrumental versions remaining?
Two days to go, so ample time to listen carefully to all those delicious songs ! ;-)
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On Love Me, Love My Voice Dec 5, 2023
I am totally left smiling by the charmed bubble around Mo Qingcheng and Gu Sheng and their lovely songs.

I dived in to watch it (like you?) as a fluffy excursion into other times other views and sounds from dramatic A Journey To Love with its Buddhist/Daoist sects "paths" complications, switching to the main app (WeTV) where I have a subscription as VIP so also watching other shows on and off.

This drama is a really nice one, with mouthwatering recipes and kitchen stuff. I am not surprised that it is "quickly moving up in ranking just behind Hidden Love"! Those who are afraid of sweetness overdosing should quickly turn away and dive into One and Only masterpiece tragedy instead of complaining about voices (the song ones are excellent here, and as a musical drama it is up till now totally satisfying! and spoken voices are also totally fitting the sweet romance) or love themes and tropes! Those who crave Wonder Woman "strong women" to overpower the stupid sentimental or overbearing older males should perhaps not stay with c-dramas, even though some may fit their taste (Dream of Splendor, perhaps?). Tan Jianci's Mo Qingcheng is certainly unusual in his busy pro medical and dubbing business, having resisted love affairs until suddenly falling for a voice heard online and on a demo song played in ... a supermarket!

Although as a timely romance, airing of Love Me Love My Voice would have been more appropriate for early February before CNY and Valentines' day? (Perhaps it will have a re-run then and charm more audience... )

I am also a mandopop/gufeng/zhonguofeng EDM lover. I assume most here know about the resurgence of that "ancient Chinese music influence" on Chinese pop music, popularized in the early 2000s by Jay Chou, which is showcased in Love Me Love My Voice. So, for those who are looking for more musical pauses (and the OST), I have pinned a selection of songs here :

https://kisskh.at/discussions/really-miss-you/121599-love-you-love-my-voice-playlist-and-more

and feel free to add your own favorite mandopop/gufeng/zhongguofeng songs in reply there !
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Replying to MsDarkqueen Dec 3, 2023
Title A Journey to Love Spoiler
Spies and Assassins amidst perfidious imperials. :::::::::::INTRODUCTION::::::::: Since the fall of the previous…
Yes, still work in progress. hahaha. Hope MDL will not have me forced to move parts for "excessive length". I should probably have foreseen that I needed some different "reply" segments to continue the characters directory in "chapters". Maybe I will do it later. Although it does add time, but this once, all the pictures I need are screenshots by me or reworked by me that are in a handy file in case something has to be moved.

"Calvary in a religious context", yes hmm, I was watching quickly so first assumed that it was a spelling mistake, although the recurrence puzzled me, therefore I chose to not put it in the description of characters I illustrated, first found in dramawiki and also in the MDL cast list for some, since there was no corroboration from the Baidu page.

I am not much into Buddhism, have not really seen that word used in Daoist texts or other media before, perhaps ought to have a talk with a true-blue Daoist about that. To me it sounded Christian and Jesus story like so rather irrelevant. And yes, you are right that the word Daoist/m was briefly mentioned in ep.1. We do learn a lot of arcane stuff through watching those c-dramas, don't we, lol !

I will check further perhaps about those calvaries (not sure, since your interpretation is sound to me too now), as I did for Yulin which also puzzled me (that word is now clear to me: I was not much into costume dramas of ancient Chinese History although I did watch some series like The Legend of Condor Heroes, LLTG, The Sword and the Brocade, A Dream of Splendor... but did not remember that word from those. Perhaps it was there also and I just did not pay attention.

Am too lazy to go re-watching those for the minutiae. Also other business will most probably hinder me from too much drama catching lol !

Continuing the drama with much pleasure, undeterred by possible (probable) tragic end, and looking forward to your take on it, in Reviews or Discussion, whatever you'll choose to pin your writing ;-)
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Replying to MsDarkqueen Dec 3, 2023
Title A Journey to Love Spoiler
Spies and Assassins amidst perfidious imperials. :::::::::::INTRODUCTION::::::::: Since the fall of the previous…
I love your view about these mythical beings (have one real true-blue heavenly Dragon at home, lol!!) and about watching c-dramas for your own reasons ♥♥♥

Am not too much into friends on social media (too much to handle for me: am probably same age and situation as you, but maybe not here for many years any longer, Heavens will be done, and already writing/watching /reading too much). I may DM you later perhaps, and will reply to DM if you have any question that I can answer or things you prefer to write about more privately.
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Replying to MsDarkqueen Dec 2, 2023
Title A Journey to Love Spoiler
Spies and Assassins amidst perfidious imperials. :::::::::::INTRODUCTION::::::::: Since the fall of the previous…
perfidious? that's not an arcane word, nor a minutiae :
Perfidious Albion is even the name of a board game, a naval war game, of the 2000s updated in 2019 still played by war gamers (although it is decades since I gafiated from their tribe, and even from my main fandom of SFF, I still get some updates about gaming universes from younger fans who are into these fanacs and mention their passions...)
More mundane, a long blog post of 2020 by Irish republican politician Gerry Adams (who was the president of Sinn Féin between 13 November 1983 and 10 February 2018) mentions " Perfidious Albion has been a part of our historical and cultural narrative for almost 900 years. " referring to the numerous contentious issues and historical strife between Eire and the so-called United Kingdom. (http://leargas.blogspot.com/2020/09/perfidious-albion.html)
Although the concatenation of the two vocables may not be that ancient since it looks like it mostly gained audience in the 19th century, according to this entertaining piece: https://www.jjon.org/joyce-s-allusions/albion

Words are fun! I am an avid reader too, also of older English literary gems such as the plays of Marlowe, and Shakespeare which is quoted from in every book of the urban fantasy novel series October Daye, penned by American writer and songwriter Seanan McGuire - I also like that series for its catalogue of gaelic mythology spirits that are a nice addition to the world collection of assorted monsters, demons, and ghosts : centaurs and griffin, gorgons/medusa, in their Greek and Roman manifestations; Lorelei and German other worldly beings in the Nibelungenlied, the Tales of Grimm ; giants, dwarves and elves of the norse Eddas and their Tolkien offspring ; rusalka, drekavac, baba yaga of slavic folklore; yokai of the Japanese; Chinese dragons, qilin, kun and dapeng, white or green snakes, fox spirits, e gui, etc. (I like to read about folklore since I first enthusiastically came across Frazer's "The Golden Bough" study of comparative magic and religion, and expanded to other cultures' folklore).

Yes, reading many books (also of poetry, History, travelogues, biographies, contemporary geopolitics, business and computer culture!) are great to expand one's vocabulary and understanding of the world we live in!

I am almost disappointed that we don't (yet?) have some interesting monsters and demons in A Journey to Love. The shape-shifting device of the Scarlet guards' "skin mask" is depriving us of some of the magic of wuxia, which was still present in the older stories (Legend of Condor Heroes etc).
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Replying to MsDarkqueen Dec 2, 2023
Title A Journey to Love Spoiler
Spies and Assassins amidst perfidious imperials. :::::::::::INTRODUCTION::::::::: Since the fall of the previous…
Hello again!
and thanks for this ; I have referred to your duly credited comment in the Characters directory that I have put in Discussions under https://kisskh.at/discussions/a-journey-to-love/121473-a-journey-to-love-notes-on-production-location-dates-cast-characters-and-more
I had been puzzled by the "calvaries" mention, so thanks for having cleared up what it meant in this context. The inspiration for this sect like Liudao looks indeed quite Daoist to me too, although it is not precisely mentioned.

Small corrections that need to be edited in your presentation :
Marquis Changqing
4. Yuan Lu .... martial arts skill
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Replying to IanuaCoeli Dec 2, 2023
he IS handsome and deserves a reciprocated romance 💒 but his one and only deep Love is his older Shifu🙀
Yes, he also caught my attention since ep 1, so I may be looking at future other dramas with this actor 哈哈哈
I am sure I will watch "Chasing The Moon", since it also has my favorite Bai Lu and Ao Ruipeng in the cast, but perhaps also later "Dali Temple", where Chang Huasen will have his first main role.
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