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Honestly, the atrocities committed by the Japanese during Japanese occupation of Asia are not aired that much compared to Nazi Germany and we don't see Germans crying anti-Germans every time Hollywood rolls out a movie about that time period. What happened was real and film makers have every right to refer to that time period. Nationalistic movements seeking to rewrite the past are dangerous. We need to remember history so as not to repeat it. I am from S E Asia and know of the atrocities committed since this happened in my parent's generation but I am not a Japanese hater. In fact, I appreciate Japanese culture, its people, and always enjoy visiting there. I can separate the two so give people credit that they can acknowledge the past, yet appreciate the present. I was planning to skip this drama because of the monster element but now will actually watch it.

Just having a chat with myself. Good catch.

Favorite Lusi drama? I would say a tie between LLTG and Hidden Love. But I will also go back and rewatch ROTAR as well. I hope TLOJ will have the epicness of LLTG, CP chemistry of Hidden Love and good plot like ROTAR. I am not watching any C-drama rn since TLI ended. Waiting for Scout Hero (Sandra Ma) and As Beautiful As You (I also like Tan Song Yun or Seven Tan). I will check it out SOKP - heard good things about it.

Yes I like that one - there's season 2 as well. If you like that, you might also like Tomorrow (grim reapers as well) and I forgot - modern drama - Taxi Driver is super good. Yes - I also follow all of Lusi's dramas ever since I discovered her in ROTAR. I have not been able to get into Esther - something about her vibe turns me off. Sorry, but I t really tried 3X to get started on LBFAD but could not bcoz of her voice. I like Bai Lu in her variety shows - she comes across as a very cool chick. Kinda like a friend you would love to have. But haven't got into her dramas. Maybe will try one of them.

Loving the costumes and look of the drama from the clips so far. Hope the director and script writer live up to the promise because I know the actors (ZLS and LYN) will bring their A game to the drama. So very excited about this drama. Don't really care about all the stupid haters and references to LYN and AJTL - different drama and production team and its just distraction and noise. Given they are still filming guessing we won't see it until late 2024? So long a wait! I really hope the script and director don't mess it up - because this shows promise to be ZLS's next huge hit and LYN's salvation as the true leading man than he is. It will be picked up by Netflix and Amazon and the support from us the global international audience will overwhelm all the negative comments from the online haters.

Trying to understand the slang - what does Reuter mean? Is it a play on Reuters - the news channel?

Trying to understand the slang - what does Reuter mean? Is it a play on Reuters - the news channel?

Yuki you should check out Mr Queen - I think you will love it. I flip between C-dramas (just follow only my favorite actors - Lusi, Sandra Ma, Shen Yue and Liang Jie. Oddly no male actors.) and K-dramas. Also Extraordinary Attorney Woo (in Netflix) is super good. They do have a better range of scripts and I think it's because they put out less dramas. So of course, less quantity means quality tends to be better generally.

Lusi looks so small in his arms LOL. Both her MLs tower over her LOL.

Yes his styling looks so good on him! I hope this drama is a smash for him and Lusi and compensates for the negativeness that came with Journey to Love.

You have a good point. Wang Yibo does have the craziest fans - I saw a clip of some crazy woman disrupting his plane ride - kneeling in the aisle asking to be "his concubine". If I was one of the passengers nearby, I would have told her to shut the f up and leave the guy alone. Nobody wants to hear that s^&t on the plane. Chinese fans have no respect for personal privacy. Poor dude - the price of fame. I had a similar star sighting of Natalie Portman in an Israeli restaurant. She sat a few tables away from me. My male colleagues were over the moon and we were going to take a picture when she turned to us, stared and shook her head. So we left her alone. Fans have to realize that actors and actress - the dramas they do are for work and when they are not working, they want to be left alone to their own lives. So sad that it's so intense for Chinese and Korean celebrities - even more so that American ones.

Same here. I consume most news about her when there isn't a new drama. But she seems to be over-working with back pain and while I eagerly await her next drama, I am also worried for her health (like a mother hen). Ah yes, Cheng Yi would be great - they did have a variety show where they acted out scenes with Bai Lu as well - totally nailed it. Per WAY also 100% agree with you - he nailed GuJin but did not do enough character change to YuanQi unlike Lusi - you clearly saw the progression from cute A-Yin to mature Feng Yin. I know the script and director probably played a role here to keep his character immature compared to hers so no shade to him. Any maybe he did not feel he could push back. I think Lusi pushes back and works more with the director on scripts (at least from BTS of Hidden Love).

And speaking of Wang Yibo, Yuki did you watch the awards and New Year videos? Their lack of interaction seemed a bit out of place don't you think esp on Lusi's part where she is aways so friendly even to acquaintances - not even a nod of acknowledgement? OK - now no dramas so am doing a bit of speculation LOL. For some reason, I get these vibes that they are actually going out of their way to avoid eye contact. Looks like a high school crush encounter LOL. Esp as he scoots towards her in the NY celebration. Like they are super aware of each other but being introverts, too shy to acknowledge it. OK - just my total speculation here but I secretly ship them as CP in real life - they seem to have so much in common.

Totally agree with you.I also rewatched Hidden Love and LLTG over-watched as well. Now just have to hope her next drama comes out soon! By type-casting - I mean romances where she plays the cute young thing (that matures later). I think she wants to break out of that mold a bit but seems like in C-drama (unlike K-drama) there's less diversity of scripts so she probably has to bide her time. I will watch her just walk across the stage LOL so I am pretty content with her continuing to do romance driven dramas - there are so many other actors I'd like to see her paired with. Wang Yibo, Chen Xing Xu, Dylan Wang, the list goes on. Some of these A-list actors might never happen since they want top billing and a male led script which I know Lusi prefers a female led script. But hey the actor who plays Ao Ge could totally be next CP for her. I noticed him in Who Rules the World and now in TLI - he's got presence. And just for yaks maybe let Li Yun Rui be ML for a change and get Lusi hahaha.

Yeah not saying she didn't give it her all. Just think xianxia genre - at least with the B level script and director not the best vehicle for her. I mean she pulled out a total win with Hidden Love, when the director quit and then they did not have enough funding so she called in friends to act plus wore her own wardrobe. So we know she can carry a show. But this drama...yeah even being super biased towards her, I just think is the weakest of the lot. There probably isn't a lot of strong female lead scripts that her agency has access to (I see them going to other actresses) and perhaps dare I say this....she might be getting type casted. Although I will happily watch her in many more rom com dramas. Anyway - I think Legend of Jewelry is darker and LYN is a solid actor. WAY def not cast properly or at least the script sucked. There was not enough depth to the character who is supposed to be a True God - one can do puppy dog love in first half but carrying it all through 40 episodes is a bit much. It's no dig on him as an actor but casting is so critical. I have a lot of other actors (Korean ones as well) I love and follow and have sat through some really blah dramas not because the acting was bad but they were badly type casted or the script and directing sucked. But man, when they are casted properly and the script works (e.g Shin Hye Son in Mr Queen - so so good. Shin Hye Son and Chang Ji Wook both amazing actors in Welcome to Samdal-ri - kinda not so much) I will chalk this one to a miss but hey there's always a next one and I can rewatch Hidden Love, ROTAR or LLTG over again. Loved her in all those roles.

Oh well - it was a fun ride any time with Lusi, But honestly, you wait for someone for a thousand years and when he appears, you just stand there and stare? Ending could have been better. TBH Wang AnYu is probably her weakest ML - at least in a xian xia. He's really good looking so it was fun eye candy but somehow just never really had enough gravitas to pull off the true god role. Maybe it's too much puppy dog eyes. I def would like to see them paired in a modern rom-com drama. It there would be a script that lets them play to their strengths - they would slay it. If we could see a drama displaying their playfulness like they did in the live chat, wouldn't it be a blast? They are both so naturally funny and adorable. That being said - this script was not a great fit. Def not for WAY and ZLS kinda pulled it off because of her acting chops but still not one of her best roles. I actually liked the second CP better -the actors were a better fit for their roles. Now eagerly awaiting her next project. I think with Liu YiNing it will be fantastic - will be nice to see her paired with a more mature actor. Hoping the script and directing does that one justice. Know our Lusi is looking for strong female led dramas so hope she gets more of those. She's worked so hard to get to the top of her game, she deserves it.

Agreed. I can rewatch Oh My General multiple times. Really love both of her dramas.

Did you catch the clip where Wang Yibo scooted closer to her on stage? I am suspecting they are friends but keeping it super low key. Especially with him cultivating that cold persona towards women. Just my speculation of course but the vibes from the awards show and now at new year performance smacks of "I doth protest too much".

Not sure about 2017 since this is my first xianxia but the feather costumes are because these characters are birds - peacock, phoenix and eagle. So their colors also reflect their plummage, as well as their personalities (peacock being super vain, eagle fighting with everyone, phoenix being regal).

Me too! I noticed her first in ROTAR even when she was early in her career she had that special star quality. Have been following her so far in everything and she's just as adorable and sparkly off-screen as she is on.