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Yeah above 7 is already high for Douban. As loved as The Untamed is still 7.7 on Douban, it has a different rating scale compared to kisskh

Just watch their behind the scene footages LOL! They're just like a pair of bickering siblings in real life but their chemistry is still off the roof in the drama.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-2IrqeJgvk&list=PLlCrV9TCfzMZFh9RzBzlhhXXxrIqv6bvC

Everyone picked my favs already... But seriously though near the end when she walks up the city gate and takes off her ornaments piece by piece. Her dialogue just made me cry a river, especially "Zhou Sheng Chen, I'm going to marry you" bit... T–T

OMG that coffee walk in Ep 10 is too addictive, and the song is just chef kiss...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdTlUiMhW_o

OMG you're saying exactly what I've been thinking, what a psychic! I love the chemistry in both shows but I feel like I'm much more engaged with the gaming aspect of GYH. GYH has such a nice progression where the victories are so satisfying because the gaming is not too heavy so it's easier for me to follow. The characters' setbacks feel a bit more raw as well and I'm just in love with the amount of bromance in GYH. Other e-Sport dramas may come and goes, but I think GYH will forever have a special place in my heart...

The show kind of goes from late 2019 to early 2020 so some of the early full episodes on YouTube are actually posted in 2019.

Yeah historical dramas can be confusing sometimes with all the characters and plot, especially the very political ones. I recently found this blog which does amazing recaps.

https://cyn-lynn.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-long-ballad-recap-and-review.html

I'm ok with this drama cause I've read the manhua but it's literally a guessing game when I was binging The Imperial Coroner hahahaha...

Yeah the production value of this show is insane!

LOL I've been away binging You Are My Glory and it looks like this chat thread has taken a life of its own. I miss this series already and want to re-watch it so badly but I don't want to conflict the shipping cause I'm in love with Yang Yang at the moment. I'll come back when YAMG finishes... T–T

Definitely agree, it was a bit game heavy in the first half but the latest episodes have been very romantic and the chemistry is spot on :)

Hahahaha what a mood, but then again I'm no better cause I just binged all of Falling Into Your Smile in one day and now I'm binging this... Xu Kai is just too addictive!

Thank :) Technically English is not my first language so I never really feel the need to actually define the sub genres in English. Plus, I grew up watching Chinese historical dramas so it feels natural just to pick up any that I find interesting regardless of what trope it belongs to.

Thanks for the clarification. Yeah I've never really had anyone explaining it to me so I just guess based on Google and all the dramas I've seen LOL.

Yeah I agree with WK1, this is kind of semi-Wuxia cause it focuses more on politics and wars rather than martial arts. The tropes for Chinese "historical" dramas can sometimes be a bit confusing, I still don't really quite get it either.

Wuxia is historical but focuses more on martial arts, the martial world and the values of being a martial hero like chivalry and courage. The Untamed and Word of Honor are great Wuxia dramas with amazing bromance. Although The Untamed is tagged as Xinxia, it's more of a Wuxia for me.

Xinxia is like Wuxia except there are immortals and it's more fantasy-like. This would be Eternal Love or Ashes of Love.

So it kind of goes like this: Historical > Wuxia > Xinxia. Wuxia generally has a darker colour schemes, whereas Xinxia is brighter and more colourful. Normal historical dramas are more realistic. By the end of the day, regardless of the tropes, it all boils down to having a good plot, nice character development and beautiful costumes for me cause that what draws me to historical dramas in the first place.

Here are my historical lists if you want some more recs...
https://kisskh.at/list/mLnGYbG3
https://kisskh.at/list/d4vjGKd4

Episode 15 gotta be the most epic but also heartbreaking. General A Dou shall forever live on in my heart...

I had reservation about Dilraba and Leo at first cause they didn't really fit the image I had of them from the manhua but I couldn't be more wrong! I just picked this up again recently and everything just fits together so beautifully. I absolutely love the plot, the actors, the soundtracks and the costumes. There's nothing like a good historical drama to cure binging block...

This article perfectly captures Jung Hae In's charms, great job!

Go Ahead and One Spring Night are so heartwarming. I've started to really appreciate slice-of-life ever since quarantine. Hospital Playlist, When the Weather is Fine and The Best of You in My Mine are also my go-to for some quality healing and feel good time :)

Really? That sounds promising. Tbh I was stunned by Crystal's acting in Love and Redemption and the trailer for Snow Tower looks really good as well. It looks like I need to up my historical Cdramas game a bit. I was binging really hard last year so I'm a bit burned out now...

Definitely in my top 10 Cdramas to watch! I originally added it cause I love Xiao Zhan's soundtrack... call me a fangirl. I've been busy catching up with XZ's new dramas and just busy in general but I'll get to OME eventually :)