I Don't Want To Be Friends With You had the potential to be a top-tier C-drama, but the ending was a bit of a letdown. The writing became sloppy and loose ends weren't nicely tied up. Nevertheless, it's still a remarkable drama. I loved hearing the Dongbei accent all throughout the drama. People were effortlessly so funny XD
What other characters are you looking forward to other than Mo Ran and Chu Wanning? I'm anticipating Xue Meng and Madam Wang because I love the actors. Zhou Qi's acting was very natural and effortlessly funny in A Little Reunion. Rebecca Wang is an outstanding actress. I trust that they'll do their roles justice.
I put this drama on-hold for almost a year after dropping it a few episodes into the drama. I stopped watching…
I also put this drama on-hold, but I picked it up again and now I don't regret giving it another try. Joy of Life is honestly one of the best Chinese dramas I've ever watched. It started to pick up at around episode 7 when the plot started to thicken. Personally, I find the ML and FL's couple dynamics pretty refreshing amongst all the heavy political stuff.
So apparently Hao Fushen, the actor who starred as Yu Liang was caught up with cheating allegations. If allegations are true, this mans better burn in the pits of hell. No words can express how much I'm disappointed with him. I feel stabbed in the guts numerous times. But after all I've said, Yu Liang still remains as my favourite Cdrama character. Hao Fushen is a nobody though.
One of my biggest anticipations for HYX is the bgms. I'm so delighted that they got Mai Zhenhong (father of xianxia osts) and Guan Dazhou, two well-known and experienced composers in the industry to compose music for HYX. As I was listening to the excerpts, I imagined characters and scenes from the novel coming to life. Can't wait for HYX to air!
I'm having major withdrawal symptoms even after weeks of completing the drama. This drama is one of the most beautiful and wholesome dramas ever, and I regret not watching it when many other people did while it was still on air. Whatever I do during the day, I think about Shi Guang, Chu Ying, Yu Liang and other characters and their doings in the drama. My obsession is becoming unhealthy, but I'm stuck in the bottom of this hole, and there's absolutely no way I can get out. Hikaru no Go is literally killing me.
Articles relating to Chinese dramas are kind of rare so thank you for the hard work!
The singer's voice is so beautiful!
- Haitang fragrance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6-28ZWzzKk
- (Untitled): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JOd7NdSkLo
- Hell is cold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrWSODEwymo
There are more you can find on his Weibo.
Here are a few of his older compositions:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhBnHkPJuyE (Journey of Flower)
A personal favorite of mine ↑
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuwDsgWqMNI (Journey of Flower)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22lCXW6OU8M (Chinese Paladin)
GDZ is a music director for TV programs on CCTV. So far, he hasn't released any content related to HYX yet. Here are some music he previously composed:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5eP2RmIuh4
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tfn8N97tt0