JulyMoon

True. I loved how the story showed us that he isn't evil just because people claimed him to be, but that real evil can be determined through actions. What others, who considered themselves as 'the good ones' did, was way more evil than what he had done, yet they 'justified' it with noble reasons. He wanted justice for his people and revenge for the pain they went through. None of that was wrong in my opinion.

Love your article. There are so many great stories and I could indeed find similarities to mine. Thank you all for sharing them with us! ❤️
Like many others I stumbled into dramas one day, but to name the one drama that got me started is hard. I think it was 1 Litre no Namida and I ended up watching it. I was used to watching anime with subs so that was not an issue. I probably cried 1 litre of tears while watching the drama, but loved it. I continued watching J-Dramas and a couple K-Dramas such as 49 Days but lost interest at some point and focused more on other stuff like reading. It was December 2018/January 2019 that I found some screenshots of the C-Drama Guardian online and searched the title online. I found the MDL page and decided to not only watch the drama but also join MDL to look for more great dramas. The rest is history. 😄

Love this article and topic because I'm always a fan of strong female characters. 🥰
Absolutely agree with you choosing Li Chang Ge and Orchid. Li Chang Ge was going her way and even when it was hard she ventured through. And Orchid captured my heart because it takes strength and braveness to be kind and stand to someone who is considered evil by everyone else.

I haven't watched the other dramas yet, though I plan to watch a couple of them somewhere in the future. 😊
My current strong female character is definitely Xue Fang Fei (female lead of The Double) and her saviour Jiang Li.
I also loved the female leads in these historical Short Lengt Series from China:
- Zhang Gong Zhu Zai Shang
- The West Wind Is Strong
- Secrets of the Shadow Sect
and of course Hua Mulan from the movie Mulan (2009). ❤️

"Lin Mange, a righteous and smart medical student, sneaks into the Lu family to avenge her friend Lanlan's bizarre and tragic death, and becomes the eldest son's fiancée. She is secretly discovered by the fox-like second son Lu Haoran, and a series of abuses and counterattacks unfold. In her interactions with Lu Haoran, she is attracted by his sincerity and justice under his disguise. The two go from suspicion to trust to love, and finally find justice and the truth."
- Source: Douban (auto-translated by google)

Thank you, I'm so happy about this news! 🥰

Thank you, I saw it on Drama Otaku. ☺️

It wasn't Yun Lan, but his father taking his form if I'm remembering correctly. Yun Lan died and was reunited with Shen Wei.

Thank you, will update it in my upcoming list. :)

Yeah, I want the next episode like now. I started this out of a mood because I loved Orm in To the Moon and Back. The chemistry with Lingling is great. Love the drama already. ❤️

Hope this will get subbed! ❤️

Hm, rewatch. Count me in! 🫶

In episode 4 the leads watch the movie Love Tech (2021). Behind them on the wall are 3 movie posters, two of them are from Asian Movies, Microhabitat (2018) and Mother and Daughter (2022).

Girlfriend Project Day 1

Quite late, but in case you still want to know. :)
From left to right:
Microhabitat: https://kisskh.at/24956-a-little-princess
The Florida Project: not on MDL because it's an US movie with Willem Dafoe https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5649144/
Mother and Daughter: https://kisskh.at/693265-gyeong-ah-s-daughter

Haha, yeah not always the case. My older cousin moved out and they saw each other less often, which also reduced their fights. But totally get it, that this varies. 😂

Indeed. It only got less once they got older. xD

Love your article. 😊 I do not have siblings but I can still relate to this particular thing you said "if anyone hears our conversation they ask, " Why are you fighting?" but we are not". I have two cousins and honestly their 'fights' always looked like they have potential to kill each other, but in fact they really love each other. 😂
I enjoy sibling scenes in dramas because I like the dynamic of them and always treasure support from one to the other. 💗 My favorite siblings/cousins so far were:
Kim Min Joon & On Noo Ri (not blood related) in Mad Dog
Lan Wangji & Lan Xichen (brothers) / Jiang Cheng & Jiang Yanli & Wei Ying (siblings by adoption) in The Untamed
Song Yan & Zhai Miao in Fireworks of My Heart (cousins)
Han Hae Na & Han Yoo Na in A Good Day to Be a Dog (sisters)

It's indeed rare. I remember a couple titles that had desert settings:
- The West Wind Is Strong (Short Length Series, meaning it's a drama but episode runtime is shorter)
- Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (Movie)
- Kingdom of Conquerors (Movie)
and if modern setting is okay, Parallel World as it has Desert Setting and a great cast.
When you search for the tag Desert Setting those are the results:
https://kisskh.at/search?adv=titles&th=21931&so=popular&or=desc

I watched a few infidelity dramas from Japan and that makes me retreat from this kind of story from now on.

It's subbed til ep 7 on drama-otaku.