Anyone out there who loves the music played in this drama? Here's a playlist with the OSTs and some of the BGM. My favorite BGM is《人間》a beautiful rendition of my favorite OST《最是人间》by Yao Xiaotang.
OMG, the voice of the female lead and tone are simply awful, apart of it sounding piercing, it is totally void…
that's why i had to stop watching 😭 it sounds so monotone to the point of robotic. it's off-putting to watch if i'm being honest. also doesn't help that her facials aren't very expressive. like that scene five mins into ep 1 when she told the servants to do stuff after seeing a fainted person on the road was just not good. i had no idea what emotion yining was supposed to feel in that scene. concerned? shocked? curious?
Help me please... what details are the same?? I've watched, and I'm just not seeing what you guys seem to be seeing??The…
I stopped watching 10 mins in ep 1 of TRON and it's been a while since I watched The Double so someone correct me if I'm wrong.
One similarity I noticed immediately is that both dramas depict a character being blamed for injuring their stepmom. In The Double, young Jiang Li was sent to that place because she "pushed" her stepmom down the stairs and caused her to miscarry. In The Rise of Ning, young Yining was punished (or also sent away?) for doing the same thing. Ofc both of them didn't actually do it, the stepmoms lied.
Just like most Chinese costume dramas that start out lighthearted, Go East became more angsty and political near the end.
That being said, the first 2/3 of this drama - with the Sifang squad, comedy, budding romance, and fun side characters - were my favorite. I started losing interest after Susu died, Ah Shu was recognized as Yanle princess, Yuan Mo was promoted to Sifang envoy, and finally when they went to Yanle. They built this drama around Sifang Pavillion and then decided to take it away in the last eps? 💔 Very thankful for that bonus episode though. Love to see An Xiuyi, Lao Ji, Shen, Lao Yu, and the other Yong officials one last time. (I will mention that due to my busy schedule, I watched the last 15 or so episodes inconsistently, so that might've also contributed to the losing interest.)
Just an unorganized list of things I liked and disliked about this drama, of course not comprehensive:
Likes + Sifang Pavillion squad - YM, WKW, YCH, LY, LJ, S, AXY, SS + The comedy. Yes, even when it was cheesy lmao + Happy ending! (but I'm still kinda confused how Yuan Mo managed to escape that quick) + Ah Shu's princess styling + Ep 23. That's it. That's the comment. + Love the OST sung by Zhang Zining and the one by Cao Yin (ending theme) + We all know Tan Jianci is an amazing singer but it's really nice to see Zhou Yiran sing an OST instead of him
Dislikes - Man in White was always two steps ahead ugh. They couldn't even defeat him until the very end - Yuan Mo's love towards Ah Shu felt one sided - Susu.... 😭 - Unnecessarily killing off characters (ex: Ah Shilan and Prince Duomi's bodyguard) - Wish we got to see more of Wang Kunwu and Yuchi Hua's relationship, especially in the last several eps
Commenting cause I miss Chang Xiang Si 😭 the story that changed my perspective on life and how I watch dramas.
What I love about Lost You Forever is that it breaks away from traditional romance stories by demonstrating how our choices and actions shape the rest of our lives. The harsh truth of reality is that we can't have everything we want. Not all people who love each other end up together and not everybody we meet will stay with us forever, regardless of whether we want them to or not. All the LYF characters embody the idea that no matter how deeply we long for something, we must accept that we can't have it all - some desires will be sacrificed and some will be prioritized over others.
Some might disagree but below are my interpretations on the characters, what they chose to prioritize, and what they ended up eternally losing and yearning for based on the choices they made. (As the title says, Eternally Yearning For You and Lost You Forever.)
- Cang Xuan chose to become Emperor of Dahuang but he yearned for Xiao Yao to be with him forever. - Jing couldn't stand up against his family but he yearned to be with Xiao Yao forever. - Xiang Liu chose to stay with Chenrong army to the end but he yearned to live freely with Xiao Yao forever. - Xiao Yao chose a loyal companion who would never abandon her but she yearned for that companion to be a certain person (emphasis on person, not 'type' of person).
- Even the side characters like Ah Nian, Feng Long, Xin Yue, Fangfeng Yiying, former Xiyan emperor, Haoling Emperor, Xiao Yao's mom Xiling Heng, and Chi Chen. What choices did they make? What did they prioritize? What did they lose and yearn for forever?
I'm trying so hard to keep watching but I can't get to like FL, and I also feel like FL and ML have no chemistry…
i also shared the same thoughts as you. they're cute but nothing memorable. the second leads shangguan qian and gong shangjue were the ones who made me continue watching.
the good thing about MJTY though, at least imo, is that all the characters have something interesting to offer (even the side characters). so rather than thinking of this as an FL and ML focused drama, think of it more as a story about the wufang assassins and the gong family.
I'm curious, why will it have two names? Why not just Flourished Peony Season or Part 2? And will the second part be released a year or a half a year after the first? I thought the rule is that you can't air until a year has passed, but I saw some accounts saying it'll be aired half a year after the first.
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https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m60K9jCp0K9k6cxZBL80Zf3UeMhANTY2E&si=OK3AalYH_EYazHFV
https://v.douyin.com/iBWrScJT/ (bts)
https://v.douyin.com/iBWrW2Wk/ (original scene)
One similarity I noticed immediately is that both dramas depict a character being blamed for injuring their stepmom. In The Double, young Jiang Li was sent to that place because she "pushed" her stepmom down the stairs and caused her to miscarry. In The Rise of Ning, young Yining was punished (or also sent away?) for doing the same thing. Ofc both of them didn't actually do it, the stepmoms lied.
https://x.com/Lou_Ann0404/status/1841261162652107182?t=SUNViPqUC2iUBP6VU2nuFA&s=19
Some of my thoughts...
Just like most Chinese costume dramas that start out lighthearted, Go East became more angsty and political near the end.
That being said, the first 2/3 of this drama - with the Sifang squad, comedy, budding romance, and fun side characters - were my favorite. I started losing interest after Susu died, Ah Shu was recognized as Yanle princess, Yuan Mo was promoted to Sifang envoy, and finally when they went to Yanle. They built this drama around Sifang Pavillion and then decided to take it away in the last eps? 💔 Very thankful for that bonus episode though. Love to see An Xiuyi, Lao Ji, Shen, Lao Yu, and the other Yong officials one last time. (I will mention that due to my busy schedule, I watched the last 15 or so episodes inconsistently, so that might've also contributed to the losing interest.)
Just an unorganized list of things I liked and disliked about this drama, of course not comprehensive:
Likes
+ Sifang Pavillion squad - YM, WKW, YCH, LY, LJ, S, AXY, SS
+ The comedy. Yes, even when it was cheesy lmao
+ Happy ending! (but I'm still kinda confused how Yuan Mo managed to escape that quick)
+ Ah Shu's princess styling
+ Ep 23. That's it. That's the comment.
+ Love the OST sung by Zhang Zining and the one by Cao Yin (ending theme)
+ We all know Tan Jianci is an amazing singer but it's really nice to see Zhou Yiran sing an OST instead of him
Dislikes
- Man in White was always two steps ahead ugh. They couldn't even defeat him until the very end
- Yuan Mo's love towards Ah Shu felt one sided
- Susu.... 😭
- Unnecessarily killing off characters (ex: Ah Shilan and Prince Duomi's bodyguard)
- Wish we got to see more of Wang Kunwu and Yuchi Hua's relationship, especially in the last several eps
What I love about Lost You Forever is that it breaks away from traditional romance stories by demonstrating how our choices and actions shape the rest of our lives. The harsh truth of reality is that we can't have everything we want. Not all people who love each other end up together and not everybody we meet will stay with us forever, regardless of whether we want them to or not. All the LYF characters embody the idea that no matter how deeply we long for something, we must accept that we can't have it all - some desires will be sacrificed and some will be prioritized over others.
Some might disagree but below are my interpretations on the characters, what they chose to prioritize, and what they ended up eternally losing and yearning for based on the choices they made. (As the title says, Eternally Yearning For You and Lost You Forever.)
- Cang Xuan chose to become Emperor of Dahuang but he yearned for Xiao Yao to be with him forever.
- Jing couldn't stand up against his family but he yearned to be with Xiao Yao forever.
- Xiang Liu chose to stay with Chenrong army to the end but he yearned to live freely with Xiao Yao forever.
- Xiao Yao chose a loyal companion who would never abandon her but she yearned for that companion to be a certain person (emphasis on person, not 'type' of person).
- Even the side characters like Ah Nian, Feng Long, Xin Yue, Fangfeng Yiying, former Xiyan emperor, Haoling Emperor, Xiao Yao's mom Xiling Heng, and Chi Chen. What choices did they make? What did they prioritize? What did they lose and yearn for forever?
the good thing about MJTY though, at least imo, is that all the characters have something interesting to offer (even the side characters). so rather than thinking of this as an FL and ML focused drama, think of it more as a story about the wufang assassins and the gong family.