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Why is this not available in my region? I have Youku, Netflix, WeTV, Viki, iQIYI, Disney+ and yet none of them have this in their lineup. My only hope is if it will be made available on VIU in my region, which I doubt. I was looking forward to this but now I don't think I can even watch it. They should just make this drama available globally. The regional locks because of exclusive streaming rights is just going to hinder this drama from becoming a global hit. But I guess they don't want that.

I will definitely be watching. This looks like a proper wuxia and I haven't seen a recent one that has the vibe of old school martial arts movies I watched as a kid. Plus, it has Fang Yilun and Yang Yang in it. lol

Not as much as Netflix does. Netflix buys the streaming rights to some of the latest Asian dramas.

Came here just to check if we get a decent ending. I still haven't fully caught up yet because I've been busy with work so I don't think I'll be able to fast track the last episodes. Looks like it's way better than MJTY and FOF's ending so I'm good. lol But I won't be back here until next week to avoid spoilers.

I've also noticed that some haters are spamming in the comments. I'm not fond of Ju Jingyi tbh, in fact, I've criticized her acting in dramas for years. But I'd be lying if I said I didn't see an improvement in her acting in this drama. I surprisingly liked her with Tian Jiarui in this.

You want to educate me? I am almost 50 years old. My country was enslaved by Spain for 300 years, then by the US, and Japan. My paternal grandfather was murdered by a Japanese soldier in WW2. I lived through martial laws, dictatorships, and extrajudicial killings. I have been discriminated against and bullied by the Korean society you think highly of. I have seen and experienced enough in my lifetime. If this war happens, I know who to blame. I didn’t put these leaders there. I am tired and just want to enjoy the remaining years of my life. Have fun thinking you know everything.

I am defensive? I already told you I do not support their socialist ideals. My family supported the opposing party and that is why my grandfather was blacklisted and couldn’t go back to the mainland. You know nothing about me and what my family went through and yet you judge as if you do. Is it wrong to enjoy their dramas? And what about you? You think you know so much about Korea. Unless you’re Korean yourself and have actually lived there to experience what life there is actually like, what you know is only what you believe to be true. You’re more biased for them than I am for my own heritage. And yes, I know their history and I know that they are not what you think they are. Their society is more toxic than you think and most of their dramas do not reflect their reality. I have wasted enough time interacting with you. Good day!

I started watching K-dramas in 2000. I have watched a lot of them for 26 years. I am Asian with Chinese heritage and have been working in Korean companies for 16 years and have more Korean friends and acquaintances than I can count. I don’t think I need to know what you think I need to know.

And there it is. Discrimination against the Chinese government. I am part Chinese btw and though my family has never supported the CCP, we watch these dramas purely for entertainment. I avoid their republican dramas because of the political agenda, a lot of their republican dramas promote their socialist ideals, which I personally don’t approve of. I do not see that kind of agenda in their historical dramas. But hey, if that’s not your cup of tea, then don’t watch them.

How can I give you a specific dialogue? I watched that drama years ago and it has a total of 54 episodes. The drama itself is intelligently written, how one man’s intricate plan and machinations bring down an empire and replace the corrupt emperor with a more fitting ruler. But it’s now clear to me that you harbor a strong discrimination against C-drama that I cannot change. You promise to check out only one particular scene and dialogue just to see if that qualifies as intelligent in your opinion. I did check your list of K-dramas btw and you enjoyed some dramas that I didn’t like as much. Our tastes differ obviously.

In Nirvana in Fire, the dialogues there are well-written because the characters are intelligent themselves, everyone schemes and plots for their own gain. It’s a historical drama that’s based on the power struggles of the nobles and royals of that era, the greed of emperors and their fear of being dethroned because they themselves usurped the throne they sit on. The drama was made in 2013-2014 and released in 2015. I don’t think it is shallow, not when it mirrors the current political climate in many countries these days. And the others I’ve mentioned are also historical dramas based on their own country’s history save for 12 Letters. Have you actually tried watching their historicals? Not idol dramas like POJ. The modern romances you’re referring to are idol dramas catered towards the younger crowd and they usually star idols.

Oh No Here Comes Trouble is a Taiwanese drama. I found it heartwarming. It reminded me of J-dramas I used to watch. Hong Kong dramas and films are different from C-dramas. They don’t even use the same language most of the time, they speak Cantonese mostly. I prefer to watch historical C-dramas like Nirvana in Fire. That’s the drama that others have tried to emulate but just couldn’t. But if you’re not into royal court politics and revenge plots, you might not enjoy it. Another historical C-drama I enjoyed was Joy of Life for the mind games and the fantasy elements. But like I said, if you don’t enjoy politicking and scheming, you might not like it. Twelve Letters is a different twist on the “time slip” concept similar to the K-drama Signal. It’s set in both 1991 and 2026. But that’s a tearjerker so it’s devoid of humor as you put it. I liked it for the strong performances and the different take on the “time travel” premise. For romances, I liked The Prisoner of Beauty for the slow burn development of their relationship from enemies to lovers, the intelligence of the female lead, and the great supporting cast. It’s a typical idol drama, though. POJ is not
the standard, it’s actually catered more towards the younger crowd and funny enough, most of the people who loved it are romcom K-drama fans.

Which C-dramas did you actually watch? Because some of the most intelligent dialogues in Asian drama I’ve seen in C-dramas.

Not a fan of POJ and I am not sure how to feel about this yet either, but this is nothing like a C-drama, at least not the kind I normally watch. This is a K-drama through and through in the same vein as Princess Hours, which I surprisingly enjoyed back in the day. If you think all C-dramas are like POJ and dismiss them before giving them a shot, then you’re missing out.

That depends on the drama and the network. Veil of Shadows is also dropping one episode per day now. Sometimes they do it to increase the heat index, the more people wait and anticipate the succeeding episodes, the more engagement it will have. It’s better than having it go on hiatus for a few days like they did with other C-dramas.

It’s delayed, as I suspected, by a couple of hours.

This is not on Disney+. Maybe it's region-locked? Or maybe it will be delayed by a few hours? Maybe that 8:40 pm release is just for Korea.

Unfortunately, they don’t release all the episodes at the same time in China. They have an airing schedule that they usually adhere to, 4-6 episodes for the premiere, then 1-2 episodes per day after that. Then you can purchase the express package for the last 6 episodes if you want to finish the series earlier. This is how things are done in China and Netflix only follows that when they buy the distribution rights. It’s actually a good thing that Netflix releases episodes simultaneously now unlike in the past when episodes were delayed by a few days to weeks.

Yes, Joseph Zeng is great there. He will forever be one of my favorite male lead trios.

I just started this. It was on my to-watch list until I forgot about it. I'm glad I started looking at Liu Yuning's old dramas, I was reminded that I still haven't seen this. It reminds me of Jet Li's Once Upon A Time In China movies although they are set in two different time periods. It just has that old school kung fu movie vibe I grew up watching as a kid.

I actually expected the one episode per day after the premiere because it's a relatively short series with only 29 episodes. I think it's better than having it take a break for one weekend like they did with Fangs of Fortune. And it was when the drama was gaining momentum so it didn't reach 10,000 heat index. I think that's what they're trying to avoid here.