So despite Yan Dan changing her voice, Ying Yuan still recognized her. So I guess things will go wrong after she…
I’m trying to piece it together from clips too. Is it that you can be punished with death in the immortal sect for falling in love and yan dan is too obvious about it? There’s hesitation from him in the cliff scene
Annoyed at the voice dubbing! Cheng Yi is one of the few, like Luo Yun Xi or Allen Ren who have beautiful voices for classical dramas. If I’m not mistaken they’ve used the same voice actor who does Vengo Gao’s di Jun character in The Pillow Book.
He was an excellent dramatic actor in Novoland:Pearl Eclipse. Disappointed to see him in something as silly again as Love is an Accident. The fact that he could hold his own in Pearl Eclipse against such seasoned actors should have established him as better than bad romcoms.
And I’m not demeaning romcoms, I LOVE romcoms, I just think he’s better suited to drama. And I don’t think Xing Fei is a particularly accomplished actress. I enjoy watching her, but she is limited.
I know AR voice is dubbed, I can’t tell who it is and I hate that it is - I really can’t understand the whole…
That’s interesting, I didn’t realise AR is usually dubbed. I have seen him in Forever and Ever and it matched him very well.
But I think for each drama it’s an issue of cost and/or the skill of the actor.
Like someone mentioned, background sound is a huge problem, so most dramas are dubbed, and it is much cheaper to hire a voice actor than take up the original actor’s time.
In other cases, the actor’s voice is not good enough (usually for historical dramas it’s an issue). Take TMoPB for example, Yang Mi has a high pitched voice (sort of grates), whereas Mark Chao not only has a Taiwanese accent, his voice is also not deep enough. They needed voice actors. Also, I’ve heard directors mention that historical dialogue is often complex, and they can easily fix slip ups through dubbing.
Interestingly, Luo Yun Xi has a beautiful classical voice. So directors allow him to dub his own characters.
Also will say this Chinese dramas must stop using BLACK PEOPLE if you will make them look stupid what was that…
She’s probably an extra. Extras apply for the job, and they may or may not be in the shot. My brother was on a film set for a day and there is literally 5 seconds of him in the background. The fact she is black is neither here nor there. Wouldn’t it be more awkward if they focussed on her for 5 minutes just because she was black?
As food lover I was looking forward to this drama. On top of that I really enjoyed Ethan’s acting in Legend…
I wasted my time by watching 40 episodes. So upset! To be fair to myself, I ffw a lot of it.
Ethan Ruan is a brilliant actor, but the character and story was poor. There was too much happening to him, he was humourless and ‘complicated’ (trauma overload) it was hard to imagine him being in love. I kept ffw to see the romance and there was barely any. I didn’t feel any chemistry either.
But maybe I can’t get into these tv uncle-young girl relationships because it makes me uncomfortable when the FL is innocent to the point of being child-like and the uncle is well, an uncle.
Is this a sci-fi cdrama that is actually comparable to international standard dramas? I love cdramas, but many of them lack the polish (script and production values) of kdramas/Netflix.
Not that it would stop me watching, but it does make me hesitate to recommend them to asian drama newbies.
Man, the English subtitles are mediocre, at best average for this show. Not that they don't convey the general…
Subtitling is not the same as translation. There is no need for direct translation, and in fact, direct translations are often clunky and unnecessary. Therefore subtitlers have a lot of discretion in their work, which is interpretation of the scene as well as translation.
I read Chinese too, and I wouldn’t have a problem with the points you raise. Not every detail is relevant to telling the central story. The job of a translator is to convey the meaning of the scene rather than interpret each word of the actual dialogue. The detail about empress and consort rights being different is interesting but not essential, and in essence ‘you can’t’ was what the person was trying to say.
The start of episode one seemed like a previous intro for the FL.We've definitely seen her in this type of role…
Agree completely with your comment! Really bad show.
FL has done this role, funny, smart and outgoing before, she did it well in Romance of Tiger and Rose. But here her funny moments feel forced and are totally unbelievable.
ML is bad. I don’t know if he’s bad at acting, or the role is bad. But his interactions with the FL show him overacting, and being a complete moron for her. He simps so badly from the beginning, but especially when they are together that it grosses me out. It’s not sweet at all! He’s like a 35 year old man pretending to act like he’s a teenager. Gives me the creeps!!!
The plot! It’s boring and convoluted and long! What a disaster.
I thought it would be like JJY’s In a Class of her Own, which was plot light and generally fluffy. But this drama is bad at giving us either fluff and plot!
So happy to see Darren Chen come into his own from Meteor Garden! He’s cute and charismatic. This drama really showcased him as a leading man. The way he flirts! *melts* He’s just so fun!
This show was light and a joy to watch (for the most part) as the two leads really shone. The coach and ML uncle were uninteresting to me, and I skipped the bits of the drama with his mum and the angst. But with the help of the ff button, the romance overcame all the flaws for me. Solid chemistry. Overload of adorableness!
As an aside. I thought the FL looked much cuter with short hair! It really suited her.
Steven Zhang is like woah. His talent! The ability to act so many different characters and genres made my eyes experience a rebirth. No one else comes close now. No more lazy watching rubbish actors just for eye candy. Steven Zhang is my sun and stars 😍🤣
And I’m not demeaning romcoms, I LOVE romcoms, I just think he’s better suited to drama. And I don’t think Xing Fei is a particularly accomplished actress. I enjoy watching her, but she is limited.
But I think for each drama it’s an issue of cost and/or the skill of the actor.
Like someone mentioned, background sound is a huge problem, so most dramas are dubbed, and it is much cheaper to hire a voice actor than take up the original actor’s time.
In other cases, the actor’s voice is not good enough (usually for historical dramas it’s an issue). Take TMoPB for example, Yang Mi has a high pitched voice (sort of grates), whereas Mark Chao not only has a Taiwanese accent, his voice is also not deep enough. They needed voice actors. Also, I’ve heard directors mention that historical dialogue is often complex, and they can easily fix slip ups through dubbing.
Interestingly, Luo Yun Xi has a beautiful classical voice. So directors allow him to dub his own characters.
Had to share my excitement!
Ethan Ruan is a brilliant actor, but the character and story was poor. There was too much happening to him, he was humourless and ‘complicated’ (trauma overload) it was hard to imagine him being in love. I kept ffw to see the romance and there was barely any. I didn’t feel any chemistry either.
But maybe I can’t get into these tv uncle-young girl relationships because it makes me uncomfortable when the FL is innocent to the point of being child-like and the uncle is well, an uncle.
Not that it would stop me watching, but it does make me hesitate to recommend them to asian drama newbies.
I read Chinese too, and I wouldn’t have a problem with the points you raise. Not every detail is relevant to telling the central story. The job of a translator is to convey the meaning of the scene rather than interpret each word of the actual dialogue. The detail about empress and consort rights being different is interesting but not essential, and in essence ‘you can’t’ was what the person was trying to say.
FL has done this role, funny, smart and outgoing before, she did it well in Romance of Tiger and Rose. But here her funny moments feel forced and are totally unbelievable.
ML is bad. I don’t know if he’s bad at acting, or the role is bad. But his interactions with the FL show him overacting, and being a complete moron for her. He simps so badly from the beginning, but especially when they are together that it grosses me out. It’s not sweet at all! He’s like a 35 year old man pretending to act like he’s a teenager. Gives me the creeps!!!
The plot! It’s boring and convoluted and long! What a disaster.
I thought it would be like JJY’s In a Class of her Own, which was plot light and generally fluffy. But this drama is bad at giving us either fluff and plot!
Give me my hours back!!!! (ｰ ｰ;)
This show was light and a joy to watch (for the most part) as the two leads really shone. The coach and ML uncle were uninteresting to me, and I skipped the bits of the drama with his mum and the angst. But with the help of the ff button, the romance overcame all the flaws for me. Solid chemistry. Overload of adorableness!
As an aside. I thought the FL looked much cuter with short hair! It really suited her.
Also should I watch this? haha.