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Fingers crossed that iQIYI will provide proper english subs for BORN TO BE ALIVE.

Will the original spoken language in THE UNUSUAL PROSECUTOR be cantonese (here’s hoping)?
Will Youku provide proper english subs unlike the total mess it made of the subbing of MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN (only to be bailed out by great subs from a fan)?

US viewer. Fwiw. In 2022 I first subscribed to iQIYI so I could watch Zhang Ruo Yun in ORDINARY GREATNESS. He gave a fantastic performance as did Wang Jing Chun.
I am eagerly awaiting ORDINARY GREATNESS 2.
Late 2023 into 2024 Zhang Ruo Yun gave another wonderful in Youku’s THE HOPE where he played a high school teacher to a class of misfits. Great cast of young actors.

I read this MDL January 9,2026 news post on the same subject.
This definitely is souring me on this drama.
https://news.mydramalist.com/article/production-company-of-doctor-on-the-edge-issues-apology-for-violating-52-hour-workweek-limit

The fansubs appeared for episodes 2-5 and that’s it so far. At episode 6 I returned to captionfy. What a mess.

For episodes 6 and following I returned to the fan subs at captionfy:
https://www.captionfy.com/playlist/man-s-inhumanity-to-man

Note for just in case. I hope folks are watching the credits after each episode to the point where recordings from the 1949 Khabarovsk War Crimes Trials are run. I have watched through episode 6.

Difficult little drama to pigeon hole. I really like how this found family came together but it turns out Kube was maybe too young and easy manipulated to balance the needs of all the company members. Ultimately he was the one on the outside. Kind of sad.

Very good performance by Nikaido Fumi because her character was probably the most unappealing of the lot. At the end when Rika was pontificating about how the poor really can’t understand their circumstances unless they had previously experienced wealth, I thought, ‘this one is something else’. I guess love is blind vis-a-vis Kube.

Rest in Peace.

Thanks for that great news.

After a hiatus I returned to PRAY yesterday with episode 8 and episode 9 tonight. Beside the opening episode I would say episode 9 is my favorite. ‘A play that goes wrong’ indeed but the new found theater family pulled it off. Looking forward to episodes 10 and 11 this weekend.

Nice!

US viewer. Availability angst assuaged!
MBC’s THE JUDGE RETURNS is now on Viki US’s “Coming Soon” list.
Good news for US drama availability because it seems Viki US and HBO Max can peacefully coexist in kdramaland.

Didn’t Long Yu while sitting by the statue say to Gao Feng (paraphrasing) something like, “With you I am always fighting the law of attraction.”? Long Yu obviously is crazy about the guy.

Viki US has picked up LIGHT OF DAWN? Better late than never! Thank you Viki.
FYI Viki US has another Tencent X Theater drama available. The excellent 2023 historical mystery RIPE TOWN (Bai Yu Fan). Highly recommended.

Thank you MDL for the revised synopsis. The long original synopsis was basically a spoiler. And the ‘panda’ statue has disappeared.

Thank you!
I watched the beginning of episode one at this link. 100% better subtitling than provided by Youku. The important map locations are identified right at the beginning. Now I think I can watch MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN. This is an important drama. Youku imo dropped the ball on not making proper subs available. Frankly as a Youku subscriber I expect decent subs.

And if you read the synopsis carefully, isn’t that one big spoiler lol.

I watched the first two episodes of LIGHT OF DAWN. Excellent.
I believe I am correct that LOD is the third Tencent ‘X Theater’ drama for 2025 with PLAYING GO and PERSONA the other two. I have watched and enjoyed the other two.
A MDL request. Could MDL please tag Tencent X Theater dramas like iQIYI ‘Light On’ dramas are currently tagged?