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I may forget myself, but I will never forget you. ~~Chu Kong
Let me start by stating that LBFAD was the one and only drama that I rewatched every single year because I could never get tired of it, and I hardly thought that there would be a drama out there to give me the same comfort LBFAD did through every part. And this was definitely the one that I'm glad I didn't ignore in my plan-to-watch list.I came to LY7T for Ding Yuxi, and I really got a lot more than what I expected. The CGI, OSTs, SIZZLING HOT CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THE LEADS, and of course, the amazing cast made me enjoy every damn scene in every damn episode. The best and foremost parts:
--THE 7 AMAZING LIVES
before watching, I heard a lot of complains that all the lives became a drag for many watchers, but I loved every life till the end, even though I knew each one would end the same way with someone or both tragically dying. Each and every life was amazing and special in their own way, and there were many surprises and twists along the way. The most hilarious one was the princess-general one because (MAJOR SPOILER) the leads swap bodies in that life, and I could really get used to it in Jiu Lu Fei Xiang's books. The most romance-circled one was when they went back 30,000 years to find out the truth. I am a SUCKER for romance and that one had the best and most satisfying kisses.
--THE LEADS
I could never imagine the leads as anyone else except for Ding Yuxi and Yang Chaoyue. They both applied their roles extremely well whenever they had to change personalities and act differently. They especially nailed the body swap by acting like each other frr. And Ding Yuxi's role as Lu Changkong in the second tribulation as a lovesick youth was adorable and hilarious, especially when he came to that after acting all-serious in the heaven realm a few episodes before. The FL's role as a cute disciple in the fourth tribulation was really cute. She was pretty good and always planning, not useless like I heard form some watchers.
--THE OST
Chen Tian needs some kind of award for composing all these beautiful songs because I loved every single one of the OSTs, which I rarely even expect from myself. I'm STILL listening to them
1. Only Love ~ Faye
2. Till the End of Time ~ Liu Yuning
3. Grief Record ~ A-Lin
4. Yearner ~ Hu Xia
5. Nothing To Do With Love ~ LaLa Hsu
6. Raining Everyday ~ Basanyao Orchastra
7. Break Through ~ Li Changchao
8. Heart Size ~ Ye Xuanqing
9. Time is Speechless ~ Yu Chaoying
10. Aftertaste ~ Shan Yichun
--THE COSTUMES
I have a habit of obsessively sketching the posters of my currently favorite drama, and I really noticed all the amazing hairdos, accessories, CHU KONG'S ARMORRR OMGGG, and all the costumes. I also loved how each life was symbolized differently, with the pig and tiger always kept as the main symbol.
Something I didn't like? XIU MING. Just Xiu Ming, though. They even made the main villain with every plot detail and conspiracy, and ofc every drama needs that perfect villain.
I could fr put the rewatch value 1000000/10 if MDL let me. Say I'm exaggerating, but this is the only drama that ever came to level with LBFAD for me. Coming here every year to rewatch nowww~~~
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The Moonlight Trio reunite!
This has been one of the series I was dying for since more than half a year, and I have to say my waiting period was really worth it. I watched Moonlight for this show, and since I loved Moonlight, I knew I was gonna love this one as much!Moreover, I really loved the storyline, and the kind of video game theme it has with the pixelated illustrations and really colorful and vibrant costumes for the characters. Yellow and black really suits Mu Sheng, Ding Yuxi rocked him exactly like in the manhua! Like always, anything cute suits Esther and especially the fact she could play her role as Lin Yu totally opposite to her original evil character as in the novel was really amazing! I was also looking forward to Yang Shize’s role here because I really loved his relationship with Ding Yuxi in Moonlight, and his role and character as Liu Fuyi is just as great!
The OST here was really one of my favorites. The song by the main casts, Esther Yu, Ding Yuxi, Yang Shize, Zhu Xudan, Fei Qiming, Li Yizhen and Lu Yuhao was really a great OST by the casts I’d heard in while. The MV: https://youtu.be/4w0JbGUNg8w
The cast SLAYED the dance and they were even better than the original girl group who did this song before!
Overall, the cast, the layout, Special FXS, the colors and the natural acting makes this drama one of the greatest fantasy dramas I’ve watched in a while. Totally recommendable to people who loved Moonlight and those who like a good novel+video-game theme！
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