I hate that this was made about ZLH after a show in which he finally started looking and acting his age -- he looked like a man in his late 20's (he gained weight and did judicious bodywork) -- and his portrayal of a man in love was really outstanding.
Poor man. Harassers should be arrested asap. Swift justice will benefit all. Good for the company to issue a detailed statement. Now they need to back it up and press charges.
Bloodhounds is #2 worldwide including shows shot in English and all the countries Netflix has a presence in.
THIS IS THE LIST that counts.
Scoring on this list WHICH USES ALL OF THE NETFLIX DATA, which can be found on Flixpatrol, is NOT THE SAME at all as scoring in the Top Ten on the Tudum NON_ENGLISH TOP TEN list.
Much as Cdrama, especially new works, is my new love, the ridiculous hype over POJ as a cdrama doing better against other non-English shows was basically nationalistic scrabbling for position, imo.
POJ did score well on the worldwide numbers as well, but it stayed in the worldwide teens, and never broke into the top ten. No matter how the numbers are massaged it wasnt the worldwide hit that it deserved to be.
I think POJ will be a show for the ages long after this, but the first costume period cdrama in Mandarin to break into the top ten is surely coming our way along the path POJ paved.
Didnt the modern cdramas this winter score at all? I dont remember.
I liked the way in which the show's plot keeps their relationship private for long stretches , so that you can assume a lot about what they do together when we are not around.
And thanks to LA for posting this. Like the pics. Less of the weird Chinese fan and industry collusion sore points please!
Just because I have the chance: Cant wait to see TXW again because her performance in POJ was such a step up from her previous. Hope its a breakthrough for her. ZLH's portrayal in POJ of a man in love was something new for me, I dont think I have seen that in drama before. Hope he doesnt get stuck back into tsundere roles in his next projects.
For the poverty stricken netflix and viki watchers this is like standing outside of the candy store window in the snow! Actually what's worse, in a classic Pavlovian style training regime, the industry suddenly drops major blockbusters at irregular intervals onto both networks. Severe desire and addiction results!
This turns out to be fantastic! Thought it would be the usual supernatural-action, but its Taiwanese! Intimate acting in small spaces with a clear vertical transit space straight to hell.
The demons cohabit with humans who are even worse-behaved. Gods order the poor ML around but keep at a distance themselves from human life as humans have the freedom to choose.
Very weird choice of shows to highlight Choo Young Woo's amazing abilitiues. As an actor he already is LSY's match, easily. For main roles , he slayed as a highschooler in If This love Disappears tonight ('26) or as the spicy doctor in Ju JiHoon's Trauma Code ('25). Who can forget CYW shrieking as he is force-rappeled from a helicopter down a sheer rock face? As a doppelganger role in The tale of Lady Ok ('24)he was one of the most romantic main leads of the year, and the most un-romantic second lead ever. And he was excellent in Head over Heels last year.
Wuxia, Xuanhuan, Romance, Fantasy.It is original script
thanks. Happy watching, just it seems as if genres are evolving so fast I have to guess my way into the show for a bit before I can rest easy and predict anything. Although I am wicked happy with the butterfly demon just showing up in his silken train so mysteriously.
What would you all call this genre? -- Im here for Edward Guo but why does each character have so many aliases? Are we going to go back through previous reincarnations?
don’t think so.. apparently it was inspired by the director’s love of video games because that’s how generals…
Yes, I read that they were gamers. I feel like that influences the way they feel about war -- it isnt masses of people rushing at each other, but one on one moments. Probably in games and animes the feathers have gone into another level of significance-- images morph like that.
I don't know if they are historically accurate, but I think I saw them in another drama too
I read that the feathers together with the special headset to hold them on are standard indicators (i.e. one look and you know the character)in opera for a general/military hero. What I thought was cool is that there is an art in opera to indicating your emotions with your feathers -- pride, surprise etc.
When I saw the Marquis first wearing them when he enters the military camp (in Yanzhou?) for the first time I was looking for the sign language but he seemed so dejected and tired ...in the entry into the capital he had them bobbing along proudly and properly.
If it is an official account then the point is not to target Zhang Linghe, but to curtail the 'female general' plot popularity in future, and probably put a damper on the female-centric plots as well. The govt has been consistent in condemning the 'feminization' of Chinese men for years. It is creepy and bizarre but it isnt about the actor. . The comments of the public are directed at the actor's image before and after the filming; ZLH is also a model and is consistently underweight, like many actors. ZLH gained weight and transformed his stance and posture for the role of the Marquis, and in the show Pursuit of Jade looks very much like what he is, a man nearing 30 years old.
It is a pity that such an elegant and popular show should have been chosen for this sort of official criticism. "It got too big" say some, or, it is big enough not to suffer too much from the official and indirect criticisms.
However, 0dds are ZLH will soon be doing those obligatory movies with plots involving the battles of the Chinese military. And NO WOMEN ALLOWED!
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Bloodhounds is #2 worldwide including shows shot in English and all the countries Netflix has a presence in.
THIS IS THE LIST that counts.
Scoring on this list WHICH USES ALL OF THE NETFLIX DATA, which can be found on Flixpatrol, is NOT THE SAME at all as scoring in the Top Ten on the Tudum NON_ENGLISH TOP TEN list.
Much as Cdrama, especially new works, is my new love, the ridiculous hype over POJ as a cdrama doing better against other non-English shows was basically nationalistic scrabbling for position, imo.
POJ did score well on the worldwide numbers as well, but it stayed in the worldwide teens, and never broke into the top ten. No matter how the numbers are massaged it wasnt the worldwide hit that it deserved to be.
I think POJ will be a show for the ages long after this, but the first costume period cdrama in Mandarin to break into the top ten is surely coming our way along the path POJ paved.
Didnt the modern cdramas this winter score at all? I dont remember.
Less of the weird Chinese fan and industry collusion sore points please!
Just because I have the chance:
Cant wait to see TXW again because her performance in POJ was such a step up from her previous. Hope its a breakthrough for her.
ZLH's portrayal in POJ of a man in love was something new for me, I dont think I have seen that in drama before. Hope he doesnt get stuck back into tsundere roles in his next projects.
Actually what's worse, in a classic Pavlovian style training regime, the industry suddenly drops major blockbusters at irregular intervals onto both networks. Severe desire and addiction results!
The demons cohabit with humans who are even worse-behaved. Gods order the poor ML around but keep at a distance themselves from human life as humans have the freedom to choose.
For main roles , he slayed as a highschooler in If This love Disappears tonight ('26) or as the spicy doctor in Ju JiHoon's Trauma Code ('25). Who can forget CYW shrieking as he is force-rappeled from a helicopter down a sheer rock face? As a doppelganger role in The tale of Lady Ok ('24)he was one of the most romantic main leads of the year, and the most un-romantic second lead ever. And he was excellent in Head over Heels last year.
Probably in games and animes the feathers have gone into another level of significance-- images morph like that.
When I saw the Marquis first wearing them when he enters the military camp (in Yanzhou?) for the first time I was looking for the sign language but he seemed so dejected and tired ...in the entry into the capital he had them bobbing along proudly and properly.
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The comments of the public are directed at the actor's image before and after the filming; ZLH is also a model and is consistently underweight, like many actors. ZLH gained weight and transformed his stance and posture for the role of the Marquis, and in the show Pursuit of Jade looks very much like what he is, a man nearing 30 years old.
It is a pity that such an elegant and popular show should have been chosen for this sort of official criticism. "It got too big" say some, or, it is big enough not to suffer too much from the official and indirect criticisms.
However, 0dds are ZLH will soon be doing those obligatory movies with plots involving the battles of the Chinese military. And NO WOMEN ALLOWED!