One of the few dramas that left the deepest impression on me. The complex friendship dynamics were just so well-written. I fear no one gets this drama the way I do.
Congratulations on the 7 Baeksang nominations, including Best Actress for Kim Go-eun and Park Ji-hyun. I’m happy…
Omg yass so deserved. This was my #1 kdrama of last year, literally a masterpiece. This drama had one of the best acting performance I've seen. I hope it wins something and gets more attention because it’s seriously underrated internationally.
No but do ancient Chinese war headgear really look like that? Xie Zheng’s entry scene was supposed to look cool but I couldn’t help laughing cause it reminds me of cockroach antennae 😭
Okayyy ML is NOT my type at ALL, I’m into that grey-haired menace visually 😭 BUT… yeah, we gotta admit…
Xie Zheng is definitely 1000x more handsome than ZLH cause I watched some of his interviews and his Hi6 episode, I don't feel anything for him at all 😭
Snow is a literal translation of her Chinese name, 雪儿 means “snow child”
But the Chinese name sounds prettier. I always prefer Chinese actors to be called by their original Chinese name instead of English name esp the English name is very rarely used
I just started watching this drama. Does anyone know if the Xigu Lane scenes were filmed in Hengdian? Was it snowy at the time of filming, or is the snow scenery mostly fake snow or CGI? I’m really curious about this.
If anyone could link some behind the scenes clips of Xigu Lane set, that'd be nice.
This drama heat index is 28000 on tencent. Tencent/wetv is set on promoting generation to generation since it's…
GTG gotta have one of the heaviest CP promotions I’ve seen, but it’s kind of awkward bc the drama flopped terribly in China, since the first day of airing, it barely even made it into the top 5 among ongoing dramas. I’ve never seen such a big gap between promotions and broadcast performance.
I wonder why this drama is really not talked about much on social media when it has been doing extremely well…
Which social media? I’ve seen a lot of people talk about it on Weibo. If you mean international platforms like X or Tiktok, it’s probably because the 1970s period genre itself isn’t very popular among international cdrama fans.
It’s fine though, it did really well in China, and that’s what matters.
So the guy is a creep and we have to suddenly find that cute and gush all over it? Dude she clearly doesn't want…
the way you frame their dynamics is so extreme and ridiculous. you gotta be so miserable irl if that's how you interpret their story and dynamics.
also this is romance fiction, not a social commentary piece. sometimes it’s okay to just view it within the emotional world the drama is creating instead of applying real-world frameworks to it.
Currently at ep 15, someone let me know if I should continue watching or not. I’ve been putting it on hold for a while, but now it’s time to decide whether to drop it or continue. Is this the kind of drama you’d totally be missing out on if you didn’t watch it? 🤔
The storyline so far feels a bit flat, not bad enough to quit, but not exciting enough to keep hitting “next episode.” The chemistry is there, but it doesn’t pull me in enough to binge. 😔 I’m thinking of dropping it, but what if it gets better later and something exciting finally happens?
I’m gonna be honest, I found Legend of the Female General’s plot more fun 😭 because I remember binging it in just a few days. I watched it after it finished airing. This drama has higher rating than LOTFG, and seems like everyone think this is Cheng Lei's best drama, so I expected I'd be just as invested in How Dare You as I was with LOTFG, but so far it’s just okay.. 😕
After twelve letters now another drama which cause back in the past. Both being good. We need more retro stories…
There are actually quite a lot of Chinese dramas set in the 1970s to 1990s. You can check out the recommendation section. But most of them lean more toward slice-of-life and family themes rather than romance.
Fictional men >>>>>
If anyone could link some behind the scenes clips of Xigu Lane set, that'd be nice.
It’s fine though, it did really well in China, and that’s what matters.
also this is romance fiction, not a social commentary piece. sometimes it’s okay to just view it within the emotional world the drama is creating instead of applying real-world frameworks to it.
The storyline so far feels a bit flat, not bad enough to quit, but not exciting enough to keep hitting “next episode.” The chemistry is there, but it doesn’t pull me in enough to binge. 😔 I’m thinking of dropping it, but what if it gets better later and something exciting finally happens?
I’m gonna be honest, I found Legend of the Female General’s plot more fun 😭 because I remember binging it in just a few days. I watched it after it finished airing. This drama has higher rating than LOTFG, and seems like everyone think this is Cheng Lei's best drama, so I expected I'd be just as invested in How Dare You as I was with LOTFG, but so far it’s just okay.. 😕