I guess this is subgenre of CDRAMA's are becoming more popular because this is the third 'railway cop' series I've seen pop up this year (on a site I use like plex).
In general the show is a decent watch, nothing amazing but nothing terrible. If you're a fan of thrillers or detective shows, then this might be something you will enjoy more than others.
This sort of reminds me of the US/UK show 'The Office' but in some sort of Taiwanese military fashion. It's a great series to 'reset' your typical kdrama/cdrama brain. Even watching a single episode does a good job at that. It's a very relaxing show, with almost real life comedy aspects of how guys will be guys. I don't want to rush and say this is a hidden gem yet but I feel like it might.
If anyone else, is also subbed to a bunch of drama channels on YouTube. You will knoe the algorithm will add random shows to your feed. That's exactly what happened to me with this series, gave it a shot and couldn't have been happier.
Han LI already lost his virginity to Nangong Wan half way thru the series (this live action I mean not the novel…
I saw where he finally lost his virginity, but I will disagree** with you in suggesting it's immoral to speculate if he will end up with other women. Due to when/where the story is taking place, a fictional reality.
Only because from what I can tell, this series is heavily based on Taoist (or Daoism) doctrines vs. Confucian restraints. There is something called, Cai Yin Shu (採陰術, “technique of gathering yin”). Where it's advised for men to take as much 'yin' energy from women. Hence why in Ancient China, the kings/princes had dozens of concubines. (To be honest, I had to look that "technique" up because the only book I read on something like this was, "The Secret of the Jade Chamber" which was years ago, and I will not be able to recall everything.)
I am more familiar with the 'Book of Rites' which is basically an ancient Chinese book of rules/law. IMO, a corrupt (book) system that was made to allow rich/powerful people to get away with things like suggesting adultery is a crime but kings having concubines is not (due to Taoist priests saying it's okay).
**I don't disagree with you based on today's ethics and values on this matter though.
Just started the series (as of this comment, episode 11) and thus far really enjoying it.
The directing and martial arts choreography are top tier. I never read the original 2008 novel, unsure how the acting correlates to the book(s). While the lead role does a decent job, I feel as if there are a handful of 'cheesy' actors but that may be due to the amount of guest roles in the series.
Some viewers might not like the CGI animation in the series, but it doesn't bother me. The fighting scenes are really good and how the effects are done. However, you might have some instances where it looks like CGI from 2002. People flying in the air, when it looks like it was done on a blue screen in a podcasters garage.
When it comes to music, I am very different in that aspect and it's hard to explain but usually my brain doesn't really pay attention to the soundtrack of a series unless it's really good or really bad. I would lean more towards really good, if I had to give an answer. I do catch myself liking the music in the series or at least how/when they inject it during certain scenes.
Lastly, as I know romance is a huge question amongst drama enthusiasts. As of being 1/3 into the series, there is none. I also think the lead might be a virgin based on a few comments early on while he was training. Not knowing anything about this storyline, I could see a few women linking up with Han Li later on down the line but as far as this season goes. I'd guess Han Li is more interested in getting as strong as he can get.
Any suggestions of where this can be watched with English subs?Major fan of Wallace and Bosco from wbw. I also…
I like to merge these shorter drama's into longer episodes because I play them from my computer, onto my TV. Getting up every 10 minutes to click onto the next episode, on top of re-watching the intro and outro so frequently irks me to death.
I tend to make most of my subs/merged videos private and only friends can see my updates on my feed. Just friend me to get the other links and request video merges from series if needed. Cheers!
Someone on here gifted me a KOCOWA subscription and I started to watch this drama because I enjoy these 50+ episode soap opera style shows. I am halfway through, episode 50 and so far this could possibly be one of the better melo dramas I've seen thus far. However, I could have sworn there was another series that used this TV set before (the main home). Where there were also a bunch of siblings living under the same house and went to the rooftop to do their 'sibling' meetings.
I love Lee Cho Hee's acting in this series. She is adorable with her aloof and charismatic attitude. I hope she can land more future main roles for her career but I do tend to enjoy her more as the supporting actress in shows. Then the older brother's role by Oh Dae Hwan, is also excellent. Ultimately, (imo) all of the characters in this show are enjoyable to watch. They all seem to synergize well with how the show flows.
Highly recommend this series for anyone else that enjoys the melodrama types.
This randomly showed up on a streaming site I use and I enjoy jail themed drama/movies, so decided to watch the trailer first and looked good enough to give it a shot.
Solid movie for it's time, I gave it a 8.0 rating. Would have given it a higher rating but the ending I felt was out of nowhere or gave the impression there would be a second film. If you enjoy true grit, thriller, borderline yakuza themed shows. This movie is for you.
Could not find this movie but only looked for about ten minutes, will try more later. Did manage to find a comment from a user who saw the movie though:
"The cinematography is okay as the grayish-cool color tone acutely emphasizes the tense atmosphere of the main characters' killer-finding journey, especially in a howling winter. The chasing scene is okay. Overall, this is a story of a hate crime, which detailed explores the racial tension between China and the U.S., and how the father's affection for his daughter led him to manhunt the killer by himself in a foreign country. The tense atmosphere has been delivered accurately through this film. But all of the actors' performances except Xu are kind of bad. And the screenplay is okay but a few lines are pretty horrible."
I only started this TV series because the websites I usually use kept shoving the poster in my face, for weeks. I started the show about five days ago and I am already up to episode 31. I am very glad I started this show because it has kept me entertained. I usually lose interest in most series and/or it's just hard to finish shows these days.
The only thing which concerns me is being at episode 31, with only four episodes left. I hope they don't rush the ending because I feel as if there is SO MUCH still going on that if the show truly ends in four more episodes. There has to be a season two with a few things that are left open but knowing this is based off a single book novel. Is why it raises my concerns things will either get rushed or just basically end. Leaving you confused. However, so far episode 1-31 at least in my opinion is a solid 9.5
She stood out for me in 'The Litchi Road' with her exotic look and was shocked to see that she's 35 with such few roles.....
After reading a comment below about "Na Er Na Xi scandal", first I never believe the internet or headlines, tweets, etc. unless I can see some solid proof and/or evidence. Based on how easy it is to ruin someone's life/career over internet lies or fake images, etc. It would not surprise me if this 'scandal' is being spearheaded by someone else to make her look bad.
If I had to guess based on what I know about global politics. There are tensions between inner Mongolia and mainland China. I would wager she is stuck in the middle of a political war and is being targeted by the Mongolian parties due to her role in 'The Litchi Road' as a Hu merchant. I hope the stress from the fake news and crazy fans doesn't cause her to do anything to herself.
PS: I ran several ai bots in several languages to provide me with any hard evidence and this is what they all basically suggested as of me writing this comment: "It's crucial to remember that these are allegations and an investigation is ongoing. No final verdict has been reached regarding Na Er Na Xi's involvement in any misconduct."
These three drama's are based on Chinese historical fiction writer Eryue He's novels. The reason why 'Yongzheng Dynasty' was produced first, is because of how Eryue He perceived Yongzheng. Possibly changing the traditional accounts from being ruthless to a reform-minded ruler. Making his second book the more popular out of the three. The TV series became such a hit with the mainland audience, they immediately started working on part 1 and part 3 of the series.
Took me an hour to finally find this drama with english subs because all of the og drama sites have been shut down. Luckily found some random one with this drama intact and high quality. I am downloading the episodes before sharing the link because it seems like CCTV has been making sure this drama is ONLY on their platform (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG1FT9qaVKQ) but it's raw without subs.
The only reason why I wanted to watch this drama was how it has decent rating [litv.tv 8.0] [douban 7.3] [iqiyi 7.4] via Chinese/mainland rating sites. Plus I am a sucker for historical fiction dramas that tend to stick close to the facts because I enjoy learning about the history of other cultures. 📖🧠👍
This kind of reminds me of a Joseon Dynasty 'Goblin' mixed together with 'The Fiery Priest' (unless I am mixing up a different shaman KDRAMA). Either case so far, so good. Every episode has me wanting to watch the next one. Only up to episode five, curious to see if this drama will keep my ADHD hooked or will I lose interest.
In general the show is a decent watch, nothing amazing but nothing terrible. If you're a fan of thrillers or detective shows, then this might be something you will enjoy more than others.
If anyone else, is also subbed to a bunch of drama channels on YouTube. You will knoe the algorithm will add random shows to your feed. That's exactly what happened to me with this series, gave it a shot and couldn't have been happier.
Only because from what I can tell, this series is heavily based on Taoist (or Daoism) doctrines vs. Confucian restraints. There is something called, Cai Yin Shu (採陰術, “technique of gathering yin”). Where it's advised for men to take as much 'yin' energy from women. Hence why in Ancient China, the kings/princes had dozens of concubines. (To be honest, I had to look that "technique" up because the only book I read on something like this was, "The Secret of the Jade Chamber" which was years ago, and I will not be able to recall everything.)
I am more familiar with the 'Book of Rites' which is basically an ancient Chinese book of rules/law. IMO, a corrupt (book) system that was made to allow rich/powerful people to get away with things like suggesting adultery is a crime but kings having concubines is not (due to Taoist priests saying it's okay).
**I don't disagree with you based on today's ethics and values on this matter though.
The directing and martial arts choreography are top tier.
I never read the original 2008 novel, unsure how the acting correlates to the book(s).
While the lead role does a decent job, I feel as if there are a handful of 'cheesy' actors but that may be due to the amount of guest roles in the series.
Some viewers might not like the CGI animation in the series, but it doesn't bother me. The fighting scenes are really good and how the effects are done. However, you might have some instances where it looks like CGI from 2002. People flying in the air, when it looks like it was done on a blue screen in a podcasters garage.
When it comes to music, I am very different in that aspect and it's hard to explain but usually my brain doesn't really pay attention to the soundtrack of a series unless it's really good or really bad. I would lean more towards really good, if I had to give an answer. I do catch myself liking the music in the series or at least how/when they inject it during certain scenes.
Lastly, as I know romance is a huge question amongst drama enthusiasts. As of being 1/3 into the series, there is none. I also think the lead might be a virgin based on a few comments early on while he was training. Not knowing anything about this storyline, I could see a few women linking up with Han Li later on down the line but as far as this season goes. I'd guess Han Li is more interested in getting as strong as he can get.
Here is the first four episodes in a single video:
https://dai.ly/k3e4e8dlK9mzbSDQ9sm
I tend to make most of my subs/merged videos private and only friends can see my updates on my feed. Just friend me to get the other links and request video merges from series if needed. Cheers!
I love Lee Cho Hee's acting in this series. She is adorable with her aloof and charismatic attitude. I hope she can land more future main roles for her career but I do tend to enjoy her more as the supporting actress in shows. Then the older brother's role by Oh Dae Hwan, is also excellent. Ultimately, (imo) all of the characters in this show are enjoyable to watch. They all seem to synergize well with how the show flows.
Highly recommend this series for anyone else that enjoys the melodrama types.
Solid movie for it's time, I gave it a 8.0 rating. Would have given it a higher rating but the ending I felt was out of nowhere or gave the impression there would be a second film. If you enjoy true grit, thriller, borderline yakuza themed shows. This movie is for you.
The synopsis doesn't do this movie justice.
"The cinematography is okay as the grayish-cool color tone acutely emphasizes the tense atmosphere of the main characters' killer-finding journey, especially in a howling winter. The chasing scene is okay. Overall, this is a story of a hate crime, which detailed explores the racial tension between China and the U.S., and how the father's affection for his daughter led him to manhunt the killer by himself in a foreign country. The tense atmosphere has been delivered accurately through this film. But all of the actors' performances except Xu are kind of bad. And the screenplay is okay but a few lines are pretty horrible."
The only thing which concerns me is being at episode 31, with only four episodes left. I hope they don't rush the ending because I feel as if there is SO MUCH still going on that if the show truly ends in four more episodes. There has to be a season two with a few things that are left open but knowing this is based off a single book novel. Is why it raises my concerns things will either get rushed or just basically end. Leaving you confused. However, so far episode 1-31 at least in my opinion is a solid 9.5
After reading a comment below about "Na Er Na Xi scandal", first I never believe the internet or headlines, tweets, etc. unless I can see some solid proof and/or evidence. Based on how easy it is to ruin someone's life/career over internet lies or fake images, etc. It would not surprise me if this 'scandal' is being spearheaded by someone else to make her look bad.
If I had to guess based on what I know about global politics. There are tensions between inner Mongolia and mainland China. I would wager she is stuck in the middle of a political war and is being targeted by the Mongolian parties due to her role in 'The Litchi Road' as a Hu merchant. I hope the stress from the fake news and crazy fans doesn't cause her to do anything to herself.
PS: I ran several ai bots in several languages to provide me with any hard evidence and this is what they all basically suggested as of me writing this comment: "It's crucial to remember that these are allegations and an investigation is ongoing. No final verdict has been reached regarding Na Er Na Xi's involvement in any misconduct."
Part 1: Kangxi Dynasty (2001)
https://kisskh.at/15061-kang-xi-wang-chao
Part 2: Yongzheng Dynasty (1999)
https://kisskh.at/16965-the-yong-zheng-dynasty
Part 3: Qianlong Dynasty (2003)
https://kisskh.at/38705-qian-long-dynasty
The only reason why I wanted to watch this drama was how it has decent rating [litv.tv 8.0] [douban 7.3] [iqiyi 7.4] via Chinese/mainland rating sites. Plus I am a sucker for historical fiction dramas that tend to stick close to the facts because I enjoy learning about the history of other cultures. 📖🧠👍