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But actually, there is no need to change the style if there is a demand for the existing style in the market. The audience likes it, has fun, spends money, and that's fine. It's only sad when these viewers can't accept that someone may not like the style and go to extreme reactions. I haven't beaten anyone yet for saying something bad about Kill Me, Heal Me, which I consider to be a masterpiece.
I really appreciate your objectivity about the Hong sisters' work :)

I also hope that fantasy in Korea will develop in a good way.
I'm glad that you visited my country and that you liked it :)
To anyone who likes historical books with elements of adventure and beautiful romance I recommend it: With Fire and Sword, The Deluge, Fire in the Steppe by Henryk Sienkiewicz. War, heroism, sacrifice, love and heroes you can't forget, if you manage to read their names :)
And for fans of historical-fantasy novels, the work of the author of The Witcher, Hussite Trilogy, where the author draws extensively on medieval Europe and praise for it :)
No country, no culture is an isolated island (well, unless it is literally so) so we will always find in it the influence of other cultures and we don't even know it. The very term magic and magicians came from Persia, just like the game of chess so popular in Chinese dramas and even poker.

Ah, and the matter was cleared up. I don't do buckground research on dramas. Something that looks interesting comes up, I start watching. I like it, I praise it, I don't like it, I say why. There is no drama that everyone likes and I'm clearly not a fan of the Hong sisters' style. I'm glad you cleared that up for me. Out of curiosity, I'll check out their other works and see if they hit my taste :)

Yes, I've already been made aware of this problem, but using strong language only inflames the conflict and I'm sure not all c-dram fans underrate raitings, so generalizing is quite hurtful. I've always been against punishing the general public for the misdeeds of individuals.

Yes, my taste has changed but I still can't get over it, so I still watch dramas like I used to but I don't find the same pleasant experience anymore :(. Although recently I've been watching an old drama from 1995, Due South, and I'm just as enamored as I used to be, so maybe it's not just my taste but also the style of drama making that has changed. But yeah, every year I like less and less productions from China, Korea, Japan and the States. It really makes me feel old when young people get excited about something I've already seen in dozens of other dramas :( I feel like Obi-Wan Kenobi watching the new generation fight their battles and wondering if there's still a place for him in this world or if he should just retreat to the desert of Tatooine.

Thanks, I'll look for it :)

Do you happen to know what the title of the Chinese version of Kill Me, Heal Me is? I love the Korean version and would love to see the Chinese version. Of course nothing beats the original, but I'd like to see it nonetheless.

Yes, I am from Poland, a country that has no accomplishments in the film/drama market, but can write great fantasy. Why? Because along with a rich culture of our own, where West and East have always clashed, we boldly tap into our own imagination and other cultures. And there's nothing wrong with that. The Zerrikan in the original Witcher (book) were modeled after African countries. Skelige are a Northern European tradition. This book is dripping with Celtic, Norse, Slavic, Anglo-Saxon and God knows what else influences and no one has a problem with that. Why? Because it's fantasy, it's magic, it's a world that doesn't really exist but is woven from the author's imagination and if the author uses other cultures it's done out of sympathy and respect for that culture. So if this k-drama uses some elements from c-ent (although I didn't see them) c-ent fans should be happy about it.

I understand perfectly what you mean about the repetitiveness of xianxia and wuxia. There is definitely too much of the same. But I'm not a fan of Korean fantasy either because they don't have their own style yet. They're searching, learning and the results they present just don't appeal to me. Maybe one day that will change.

When I was 28 I also had a child inside me and I also liked such dramas. Ah, Gu Family Book! Now I'm almost 40 and an old lady who can tell such tales to her grandchildren :(
You see, us old people prefer more content and less flash. Or at least this old woman likes it that way.

I believe it was 13 years old :)
An uncomplicated story where you know who's with who from the beginning. FL, who explains everything in her thoughts, in case the viewer didn't guess something on his own, although he had it given on a platter anyway. Banal dialogues, banal jokes and a lot of CGI.
Hey, I'm not saying this drama is a nightmare. It's like Xena: Warrior Princess. Merlin or Hercules. Just harmless entertainment.

On what basis do you say that I have not seen everything that has been available so far? Why do some people have to attack anyone who doesn't share their taste? Did you like all the dramas you watched?

Hey, I'm from the country where The Witcher was written. Its author is my literary language master (I don't know him personally, I just appreciate him). I've been into western fantasy for thirty years (that is, I grew up on it), Japanese for 25, Korean for 10, and Chinese for 4. I absolutely don't see how this drama is related to wuxia or xianxia and I've watched enough of them to form an opinion.

I read some of the comments and WTF? What kind of idiots make a war over a simple drama? Really some *** are lowering the rating for the fact that this production is similar to Chinese ones? Where do these people have eyes? This is clearly a copy of a western fantasy and somehow I don't make an issue out of it. I don't like it because the story is too simple for me, the characters are typical, the acting is idol level, and the CGI has long since stopped impressing me anywhere. I blame the same on every c-drama whose plot is weak, acting on the level of a log and dialogues as if written by a child.
If you're downgrading a drama, have a good reason, like that it's hopeless, not that it looks too much like a c-drama in your eyes. This is not an argument for a serious person, but for a child.

I don't see how this copies xianxia. To me, this is western fantasy. Very typical western fantasy in a Korean setting.

I feel like I'm watching a children's story. I liked such dramas when I was 13. Now I'm leaning towards something with a more complicated plot and less obvious characters.
Judging by the surprisingly low rating, I guess more people have a similar opinion about this drama.

Yes, he is definitely not an actor who wants to stay in one audience. He who doesn't move forward, moves backwards, and he wants to spend many more years in his work as an actor, so he can't stay behind. He probably won't completely give up on dramas for younger audiences, but he will definitely aim for productions with more ambition.

Yes, he is definitely not an actor who wants to stay in one audience. He who doesn't move forward, moves backwards, and he wants to spend many more years in his work as an actor, so he can't stay behind. He probably won't completely give up on dramas for younger audiences, but he will definitely aim for productions with more ambition.

I watched the new trailer and I can safely say that if it wasn't for Xiao Zhan, I wouldn't have touched this drama. I would've avoided this sugary tragic and cloying cliché by a wide margin.
Hey, fans, no offense. I just can't stand these tragic romance xianxia dramas anymore. TLP is an example where the actor attracts the viewer, not the plot.
The only things I liked in this trailer were the underwater scenes and that guy dressed in black who was fighting ML.

In this new poster, the characters look like a poor version of a motorcycle gang :)
Dread to think what kind of bullies these bikers are :)
The world belongs to them, just like that :)

I feel harassed by you. What are you, a stalker? You just can't understand that forcing someone to accept your ideology is an assault on their freedom of belief. I inform you that you have been blocked by me. We will not meet again. Bye!