Amy

Yes, I know there is a difference, but one cannot make sense of "idol drama" without first making sense of "idol", so the two are linked.

Around which episode does the romance start?

Nope, you guys all have an incorrect understanding of what an idol drama is. In this age, the term "idol" is broadly used. Idol does not itself imply anything negative as to the skill level of the artist/actor. Take k-pop idol for example, a lot of them have top of the world dancing and singing skills. The word idol is also not only used to describe singers or singers turned actors. People who ONLY act and entered the industry as actors can also be idols. They have a large fanbase, but they can still be good at acting. The thought that idols have no talent is mainly talking about singer turned actors.

As I quote my other comment, the term "idol drama" has a broad coverage and is not a negative remark to degrade actors in any way. Idol dramas are dramas that target a younger audience. The cast need to be young actors with good visuals capable of attracting fans, and the plot is usually romance-based because that's appealing to a younger audience. Hence, most romance dramas played by young, good-looking actors are defined as idol dramas. It has nothing to do with whether actors are traffic or not, nor does it have to do with the skill level of the actors. They can still be really good at acting.

Most popular dramas are idol dramas. Non-idol dramas are the ones that feature older actors that do not look very flattering but are veterans in the industry. The plot of non-idol dramas are usually extremely serious and heavy, and do not deliberately contain elements that appeal to young watchers (such as comedy, romance). These dramas usually do not get a lot of buzz among young people nor do they rank high on MDL. The recent drama, The Knockout is a good example of a non-idol drama. Dramas like Nirvana in Fire and Tribes and Empires are also some examples. Young people can still like these dramas tho, it's just that they're not targeting that audience on purpose.

I disagree with Alexasopretty. I grew up in an Asian country and witnessed the term "idol drama" be invented. The term has a broad coverage and is not a negative remark to degrade actors in any way. Idol dramas are dramas that target a younger audience. The cast need to be young actors with good visuals capable of attracting fans, and the plot is usually romance-based because that's appealing to a younger audience. Hence, most romance dramas played by young, good-looking actors are defined as idol dramas. It has nothing to do with whether actors are traffic or not, nor does it have to do with the skill level of the actors. They can still be really good at acting.

He deleted her memory because he kissed her under the influence of the Heart Poison.

"FL replied, if she has knew, she wouldn't be his disciple." --> I remember she meant "if she knew he took her in as disciple because she looked like the previous Chong Zi, she wouldn't have agreed to be his disciple."

It's true XD

The director's nickname is Chu Big Lights

Nooooooo!!
I need another xianxia😢

LOL nobody saw that plot twist coming. To think the person wearing the three-scars mask IS Mu Yan, and CP and Mu Yan are the SAME PERSON??? Wow. Just wow. How could I not have thought about this possibility? But now it makes total sense why they showed so many moments between Chi Lan and CP.

I thoroughly enjoyed this. The one little issue I had, was that the happy ending felt a bit forced. They set up the logic from the beginning that Qi people would die if they lost all their stone, and that any Qian person who overdoses in the stone would also die. Then they went and broke those rules for the sake of the happy ending. I'm not sure how to feel about that. Maybe I'll just assume they both died and the wedding was a dream lol

Pretty late, I think around ep.26

I started binge-watching this not long ago. I love how they maintained the 3 lives formula that's typical of xianxia dramas while putting a very fun twist to it. The gender roles are occasionally swapped to break stereotypes. On top of that, SYQ easily beats every other xianxia ML by a mile. He actually tries his best to protect the FL and is competent enough to bear with the consequences. The main couple also has a really healthy relationship, no stupid misunderstandings, no stabbing each other (I know it happened in the novel but it's good they removed it). They kept all those outdated tropes at the minimum. With so many xianxia dramas with similar plotlines in the market, it's important to revitalize the genre and be creative to stand out. And this drama did a wonderful job at that.

Oh and I almost forgot to mention how well they handled the comedy. Comedic scenes are very hard to produce as the timing, acting and dialogue must be spot on, otherwise it won't be funny. But they nailed it! Especially the actors, they all did a great job despite not being regulars of comedy.

I think what you said it very sensible. The biggest problem was probably that they didn't have time to make the forgiveness feel organic, as there wasn't enough time to. They resolved the conflict a little too fast for it to be believable. If this drama was longer than 40 episodes, this arc could've been handled in a better way.

Yetan, the cunning younger sister who married into the heavenly realm

A lot of things he said to her were worse than not saying anything at all. He wasn't only neglectful or cold, he was actively saying harsh things on purpose. And the thing is he meant those words. He genuinely found Ye Tan to be the less desirable daughter, as she is not as well behaved as her sister. He also began to think, "what if she really is a misfortune" when people kept saying it. He had even considered killing her, but couldn't get himself to do it. Even if he had reasons that were justifiable for a greater cause, it's a fact that he is forever indebted to his daughter, and there is every reason for Ye Tan to not forgive him.

How is the romance in this? Is it slow burn? When do the leads get together?

18 years and he didn't even express a single word that showed he cared about her, all he ever did was tell her how awful she was every time they interacted, and lock her up. To a child, that's like denying her very purpose of existence, and parental abuse has a more lasting effect on children compared to other people like the maids and palace people. I'm surprised Ye Tan survived all that abuse and ended up with a relatively healthy personality. If it were someone else, they could've become way more twisted or even suicidal. I think Ye Tan forgave him too easily to be realistic, in real life that would not happen. But this is an optimistic fairy tale, I guess😅

Now that The Starry Love is over, they BETTER air this next!!!

Exactly my thought!!! I found the redemption to be very forced, and just for the sake of it. Regardless of his intentions, what he did to Ye Tan was still very traumatizing. They really didn't have to write a mandatory reconciliation for father and daughter.

I have a feeling they'll just use some pre-existing clips to make a short, like LBFAD did. The least I can hope is for them to include those deleted scenes so they can be canon.

Yeah, guess that's all we can do about it, piece them back and pretend that all happened in the final release😅