lolalovesdramas

try Joy of Life, if you haven't seen it already

I'm hearing rumours of it dropping 8th July, if thats true I would wait because you might not enjoy the drama if you compare it to the novel

I'm here because his clips keep on going viral on tiktok, the ML looks like a prince from a historical manhwa

Im thinking of watching the kdrama my girlfriend is a real man

I love slow burn. I havent started s2 yet but im probably going to stay away from discussions until I've finished watching

Same i'm so obsessed with cdramas rn i struggle a lot with modern kdramas 😭

I didnt know this already dropped!

I can't remember bc its been ages, but the manhwa isn't completed so I don't know what happens at the end. It deffo had BL vibes though

Thank you. I just realised i read it like 2 years ago

It's giving sports anime..reminds me of hot stove league as well

I would say the FL is pretty famous. People say The Glory is similar and I tried to watch it but it just doesn't hit the same as The Double

Is this a bl? I'm so sat. What's the webtoon called?

Joy of life

This was one of the first cdramas i watched. I didnt realise how good it was because its hard to find shows that compare...truly a masterpiece

Joy of life exceeded my expectations one of the best shows ive ever watched in general (even outside cdramas) also has a crazy plot twist

Are you waiting for all the eps to come out? Im going to watch it after finishing joy of life 2!

The Princess’ Gambit isn't a bad show. So if you're coming to scroll on the forum to decide whether you want to watch it I do reccomend watching a few of the first episodes to see if you like it. The thing is I've watched other cdramas that are so glaringly better that it can be frustrating when it doesn't measure up. Especially when it's a drama I was highly anticipating. For context about 90% of the shows I watch are period dramas. And I started off watching period dramas like Brigderton, The Gilded Age, Belgravia, Marie Anotinette (TV series). Most of the period dramas I've seen are very slice of life, low stakes, romantic and even quite boring at times. And to be fair I mainly watch them for the costumes and to gaze at the opulence, my expectations for Western period dramas are low. The main reason I successfully finish them is because they are very short at 6-8 episodes and if I'm lucky I'll get another season so they are very easy to watch. Discovering costume cdramas was like discovering a goldmine because I get gorgeous costumes and an interesting plot. The only caveat is the number of episodes. If a drama has a very strong script it doesn't matter how many episodes it is I will fly through the show (for example Joy of Life), but if the script is weak I really struggle to pull through, no matter how pretty everything looks. A drama like The Princess’ Gambit, if it was like 8-15 eps I would watch it anyways even if there are flaws (like the choppy sound editing, or filming through beaded curtains) but to watch it for 30 episodes straight 😬. Its a shame bc I really think Liu Xue Yi is a terrific actor and I've been meaning to watch one of his dramas but they're just not the best. I hope to see him do a more serious type of historical drama in the future maybe. I've seen clips of Against the current and it looks quite good…

Flourished peony!!! Literally perfect

I agree, I really like his visual and presence but the dramas he picks just aren't it...I'd love to see him in a more serious historical drama, with a thoughtful script (and better sound mixing!)

Thank you for the recs! My all time favs are The Double, Joy of Life, Legend of Zhang Hai and Flourished Peony. I started watching cdramas this year/end of last so I haven't seen that many (I'm also not a bingewatcher so it takes me longer to watch shows)