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Wow Kim Kang Hoon is amazing as the young Do Joon! I remember feeling the chills seeing him play the young psychopath in Mouse. His acting skills are already through the roof at just 13 years old... 🤯🤯🤯

Like Blizzardahm, it's hard to find short but good Xianxia dramas like LBFAD cause the 40 eps limit on C-dramas is introduced recently. I'm surprised how LBFAD even managed to fit into 36 eps cause Xianxia dramas normally have fairly complex plot and the mortal / reincarnation arc is a must.

But you can't go wrong with these classics...
• Eternal Love (58 eps) & its spin-off Eternal Love of Dream (56 eps)
• Ashes of Love (63 eps)
• Love & Redemption (59 eps)
• Ancient Love Poetry (49 eps)
• Journey of Flower (58 eps)

Who Rules the World (40 eps) is not really a Xianxia but it has some fantasy elements, plus it's quite short and very aesthetically pleasing.

Here's my historical drama list if you want to look for more...
https://kisskh.at/list/d4vjGKd4

Definitely, Love Me If You Dare and When a Snail Falls in Love are great investigative / romance C-dramas.

There are some highly anticipated dramas that are coming as well...
• Forbidden Love - Dylan Wang plays a fake & vengeful eunuch (trailer looks intense)
• Half of Us - Esther Yu & Zhang Ling He realise the FL x SML coupling of LBFAD lol
• Sword & Fairy - Esther Yu & Xu Kai

Definitely! It's the longest drama I've seen this year. But the great balance between the script, acting and production makes it has made it a very memorable and immersive watching experience for me.

Hmmm... that's a tough choice. Eternal Love has more fantasy elements, whereas WRTW is a bit more political and action. Both are great, but I guess you can start with WRTW first since it's shorter and newer :)

Amazing article! LBFAD is the best fantasy drama I've seen in a while with the complete package of top-notch CGIs and costumes, gorgeous OSTs, intricate plot and loveable characters. I would say it has really become one of the cornerstones of the Xianxia genre like Eternal Love, Ashes of Love and Love & Redemption. This makes me want to rewatch the drama again, I miss the cast so much T-T

Also, if anyone is looking for dramas to follow up after this...
• Dylan Wang - The Rational Life
• Esther Yu - Moonlight & A Romance of the Little Forest

Tru tru, that scene where Chang Heng has to pick between "rescuing" his love from DFCQ and saving Shuiyuntian from the flood is so epic >.<

Lol so tru, DFCQ is the ultimate boss. But I still feel a bit bad for Chang Heng, he's such a good SML. In this case, I'm having both ML and SML syndromes hahaha...

Hahaha it's happy ending but the ML does suffer quite a bit. I think that's why the drama is so popular, poor Si Feng...

Lol even if HFX never regain his power, BFX would still help him kick asses 😂

Awww thank you so much! I normally don't write reviews so late after a drama finishes airing but this series is way too good to pass. The whole production is already so well put together so I just want to express my admiration for it :)

Oops I might've replied way too late. From my memory, HFX coincidentally regains his inner energy after he's trying to heal BFX with the plant? they got from the old master in the mountain. It's quite beautiful cause it just shows how they're fated for each other...

The chemistry is good, but there's a lot of angst and the ending is open to the audience's interpretation. I know it might look like a love triangle between FL, ML and the emperor but that's not really the case.

Overall, it's a mellow and bittersweet romance like Moon Lovers and The Journey of Flower. There are lighthearted moments but beware it can get quite heavy. I think the high-quality production makes it a worthwhile watch :)

Cause he tried to trap the evil spirit Tai Sui inside himself but then lost his control and got taken over...

Around ep 28. Tbh they're kind of already a couple since the beginning lol, it was cute seeing them try to confess to each other... 😆

Yep, Love Like The Galaxy is a must! A Dream of Splendor, Love & Redemption and The Long Ballad are gorgeous and have good plot too. I'm watching Love Between Fairy & Devil and the CGI is amazing... 😁

https://kisskh.at/list/d4vjGKd4

Dylan Wang is growing on me, but why am I still stuck in second lead syndrome? The battle in ep 9 is epic! 😆😆😆

I Still Remember That Day (我还记得那天) by Eason Shen gotta be my fav ost so far...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc3nNHp_Aw4&list=PLNZknbyFYcqXFnL1vrOil1xAbU77K0iwz

It's impossible not to have second lead syndrome, Zhang Ling He is so gorgeous!!! 😍😍😍

You really nicely summed it up! This drama is taking on what can be a very cliché trope, cross-dressing, and makes something refreshing out of it, kinda remind me of Business Proposal in a way. I love Lee Hwi's girl crush concept, while Ji Woon and Lee Hyun are total sweethearts.

From a saeguk perspective, this has really high production quality and definitely an interesting watch if you focus more on the aspects that are actually done well. Plus, I got to know how versatile Park Eun Bin is through this. I've seen her in Do You Like Brahms but I think she's able to shine and show her acting skills more with a developed character like this. And of course, now we've come to love her as Attorney Woo too :)

Hmmm "smart and tricky" ML... A Dream of Splendor, The Long Ballad and Under the Power are gorgeous historical Cdramas with intelligent but slightly more serious MLs. If you want smart but playful then The Untamed, Word of Honor and The Imperial Coroner hahahaha...