This one's good. Binged the first 5 episodes. Gripping plot and I like the character depth.
Thanks @roddib for your impressions of Tencent’s THE HIDDEN TRUTH. I will take the plunge. I had taken a sneak peek at episode one to see about the quality of the english subs and they seemed to be decent. I watched and liked episode one of the other ‘Truth’ drama Tencent’s THE TRUTH but I am not sure about 30 episodes and it is getting mixed reviews here.
I finished THE GUILTY tonight. It is a worthy addition to iQIYI’s Light On crime dramas. Great performances by the ensemble cast. This was my first Wei Da Xun drama. However I had recently watched Sun Qian’s terrific performance in iQIYI’s THE LEGEND OF THE MAGNATE and Gao Zhi Ting’s nice performance in FRAGRANCE OF THE POMEGRANATES.
Once again a synopsis appears to me to be one big spoiler. Perhaps the synopsis for ABOVE THE WALK could go back to rewrite and be a bit less specific.
5 episodes in, I can't help feeling like I wish there was more police work and less personal lives. I'm not against…
While watching iQIYI’s THE GUILTY I snuck in episode one of THE TRUTH on Tencent. I liked episode one but I am concerned if it has the legs for 30 episodes. THE TRUTH is not a Tencent X Theater crime series drama which tend to have around 12-22 episodes. Not sure if I will plunge ahead.
US viewer here. Since the Tencent Video app on my iPad is showing THE TRUTH on its ‘Coming Soon’ list and is running a teaser with excellent english subs hopefully on Feb. 3 here I will be able to start to enjoy THE TRUTH. Fingers crossed.
I have completed the first three episodes of iQIYI’s THE GUILTY and love it. However, the synopsis up there is kind of strange: 1. ‘seasoned cunning old detective’. Is that referring to Detective Qin Wen? Detective Qin is ‘seasoned’ but hardly ‘old’ lol. 2. ‘three promising university students’. As far as I know there were 2 promising university students: Lu Ming and Xia Xue. 3. ‘coal mine owner’. Is that Ma De Rong? Isn’t he a shipyard owner?
Question about the ‘tags’ above. The info above doesn’t list an original source like a novel or web toon. However in the list of tags there is: ‘Train Accident’. Is this a spoiler? Where does this come from? Not trying to raise a ruckus here. The idea of our ML being a subway train driver I find unusual and interesting. I really enjoyed Jinyoung’s performance last year in little Channel A’s THE WITCH.
Last month I started iQIYI’s SILENT TIDES. because of the subject matter. I had never watched a Ren Jia Lun drama until ST. I found the first 5 episodes set in Hong Kong and the transition to Macau fascinating. However I put ST on hold to watch Youku’s powerful MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN. A couple of days ago I returned to SILENT TIDES. I am looking forward to continuing with the story. Nice to see ST is getting such a positive reaction here.
Completed watching MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN today. A powerful drama difficult to watch but obviously a labor of love. Director Lao Suan has produced another masterpiece (after his 2024 Youku drama ESCAPE FROM THE TRILATERAL SLOPES). A special shoutout to actor Zhang Yu whose portrayal of Arakawa Ryohei (speaking fluent japanese and chinese) will be long remembered. Thank you to the fan subber whose english subs allowed me to watch this drama.
More power to Kang Tae-oh! There may be a direct correlation between his decision not to drink alcohol AND (from the article): “Kang Tae Oh is among those few actors who have never been embroiled in controversy”.
JTBC’s THE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO LOVE is the other romantic drama I was thinking of and it is on Viki US’s “Coming Soon” list.
FYI. JTBC’s other upcoming romantic drama SOLD OUT IN YOU is now in Viki US’s “Coming Soon” list.
I watched and liked episode one of the other ‘Truth’ drama Tencent’s THE TRUTH but I am not sure about 30 episodes and it is getting mixed reviews here.
This was my first Wei Da Xun drama. However I had recently watched Sun Qian’s terrific performance in iQIYI’s THE LEGEND OF THE MAGNATE and Gao Zhi Ting’s nice performance in FRAGRANCE OF THE POMEGRANATES.
However, the synopsis up there is kind of strange:
1. ‘seasoned cunning old detective’. Is that referring to Detective Qin Wen? Detective Qin is ‘seasoned’ but hardly ‘old’ lol.
2. ‘three promising university students’. As far as I know there were 2 promising university students: Lu Ming and Xia Xue.
3. ‘coal mine owner’. Is that Ma De Rong? Isn’t he a shipyard owner?
I really enjoyed Jinyoung’s performance last year in little Channel A’s THE WITCH.
HAESI’S SHINRU (network ?) has a 2026 airing date listed above. Really?
A couple of days ago I returned to SILENT TIDES. I am looking forward to continuing with the story. Nice to see ST is getting such a positive reaction here.
A powerful drama difficult to watch but obviously a labor of love.
Director Lao Suan has produced another masterpiece (after his 2024 Youku drama ESCAPE FROM THE TRILATERAL SLOPES).
A special shoutout to actor Zhang Yu whose portrayal of Arakawa Ryohei (speaking fluent japanese and chinese) will be long remembered.
Thank you to the fan subber whose english subs allowed me to watch this drama.