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If you need to talk about this drama, we are all ears. This page is my first stop of the day, before my daily news scan and cup of coffee. So, feel free to share your heart out. We all understand. We've all been through what you're experiencing right now. :)

Yeah, I was one of those attracted by the ethereal looks of Lan Zhan and Wei Ying at the very beginning scenes. I thought they were unreal, so beautiful. I don't believe I've ever seen men as beautiful as this pair.

.... and if you miss Wei Ying, try some lotus roots with ribs soup or lotus seeds. Really good not only in taste but great for health. Chinese people love lotus; every part of lotus is edible and healthy. :D

Are you sure it's "后会无期" and not "后会有期"? The latter is a more common term to use.

Because of the censorship they have in China over BL/bromance type of dramas, the production team had to play it very carefully and yet not losing the appeal of the story. That's why everything is very subtle and hidden. They drop hints here and there, especially in the music. One may not pick up everything on the first watch, but after multiple viewings, it's like, "voila!" over and over again. I have watched the drama multiple times, like many of my friends here. We not only love the 2 main characters, we also love the actors because we think they are the most perfect actors to play those roles.

How do you find the music? Both instrumental and vocal? I feel they are the best I've ever heard in a drama. They have a song for each character. I pick up so many details from the songs about the characters which I miss while viewing.

If you're like us, can't get over this drama, do come back to this page and talk to us. We've been in this rabbit hole for more than 2 months since it finished airing. :)

Both Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo have agreed to attend.

I totally agree with you on getting some basic information on the discussion section to guide new viewers particularly those who are new to Chinese dramas and the xianxia genre. I think your English is good and you convey your message very clearly. So, please don't second guess yourself.

I love your profile picture. The drawing is so good. And I love your profile message too. So true that "a hundred years of bloody struggles couldn't compare to a moment's enlightenment".

Yes. If you listen to the Wuji song, it also gives a clue at the very last line. They are together to explore the world. Isn't that the sweetest and most beautiful ending?

Check it out: https://youtu.be/l1dI9cGEp2U?t=511
I love Yibo in this drama; he's really cute. He was probably still a teenager when he made this drama.

Can't imagine Wei Ying and Wang Yibo grow mustaches or beards. LOL! So, yes, they have to look the same; they are not allowed to get old XD.

I don't really know. Before all these, I didn't even realize there are 2 camps, each rooting for their respective idol. That's the irony. The fans love the drama, and yet, if they see the other "strays", they come in full vicious force in attacking the "strayed" person. At this point, we know both actors have "strayed". I guess, to appease these fans from both sides, they have to ask the fans to let go, hence the farewell concert. Have you ever seen such "farewell" concerts before? Never even heard of such thing for me. There may be a lot of going-on that I'm not even aware of. But this is my own interpretation of what is going on.

"the story has not ended" refers to the translated version of the song, not from me; I wouldn't have said it this way, that's what I've been trying to emphasize because it loses the gist of the story which is the "old flame" part. It gives an entire different feeling to the song. I will have a more detailed discussion of the songs on the discussion post. Stay put. :)

"Ling" means command. So essentially it means Wei Ying uses the flute like a baton to command the ghosts. The "Ji" character here basically means restrained. So Wu Ji together means unrestrained (Wu means no or none). For me, I find the Chinese title more meaningful to the story than the title The Untamed though it describes the character of Wei Wuxian truly.

This is the thing. There are many different translations, all beautiful in their own right, but many of the characters that are crucial to the dramas are lost. For example, the characters "Chen Qing" have not been captured in any other translated verses I've seen. Not only "Chen Qing" is the title of the drama in Chinese, it has a very deep meaning as to why Wei Ying names his flute "Chen Qing" - it means old flame (old love). And in the Wuji song, the translated verse says "the story has not ended", but the Chinese characters say, "our old love has not ended" - meaning Wei Ying's love for Lan Zhan and vice versa. It also gives us clue when Wei Ying falls in love with Lan Zhan, so much that he names his flute "Chen Qing". For Wei Ying, he has to call it "old" love because he knows he has deviated and now he is standing opposite to Lan Zhan; he has no hope to get Lan Zhan back (so he thinks).

I totally concur with you. Many non-Chinese, for that matter, Chinese descendants living overseas, do not appreciate the Chinese culture and cannot fathom the concept as laid out in the drama. I must admit I myself found it difficult to understand initially. But keeping an open mind without judgement, I fell in love with the drama pretty quickly. Of course open-mindedness is not something one can summon easily, hence, I'm not surprised if this drama not getting the attention it deserves on Netflix. What we see as beautiful visuals may be taken as weird by someone who has no concept of the "xian" (immortal) element; what they may see is weird robes with weird hairdos, weird rules and weird etiquette.

No matter what, I feel this drama has already garnered a lot of attention from viewers who truly understand and love it. Look at the 2 main actors - they are now the most popular actors in China, well surpass the other better established actors. This says a lot about the drama.

For myself, I'm having a hard time trying to convince my own family to even take a peek at the drama, despite I play the OSTs daily. They just don't understand why I'm so obsessed with it, and they don't want to know either. So what can I say.

By the way, I love your review. I feel you have encapsulated every essence of the drama. You're speaking my heart.

That's the reason they needed the farewell concert, to move the actors forward, out of those characters so that they can start their new chapters, new dramas/movies. Otherwise, anything they make would be scorned by fans from either side. Lan Zhan's fans would feel Xiao Zhan has betrayed their idol, and vice versa. We've already seen how these fans fight each other in the open. :(((

He also kissed Joe Chen in Love Actually (he's really adorable in that drama). He seems to enjoy kissing XD. However, these kisses are different because they all happened before The Untamed, before Lan Zhan falls in love with Wei Ying.

And get a wife XD XD XD

He learned a different "fa" (as in method). Since he gave his golden core to Jiang Chen, he couldn't wield his sword anymore, so under no way out, he learned a new method to save himself. He combined the use of the talismans together with his musical tunes blown by a flute to control the ghosts.

All Lan Zhan's fans would be heart broken ......