sweetceli31

Same! It's a very much needed breath of fresh air in kdrama world for me! I've mostly been in cdrama world these days bc I couldn't find anything interesting in kdrama world, so I'm excited to finally see this one catch my heart!

Oh ok, no wonder I couldn't recall any scene where it happened. Thanks! :)

Remind me again, how did Sunjae get the scar on his forehead?

Yeah, I love this drama but I was really mad at how dumb she was to get herself kidnapped twice. Plus the fact that she just laid on the ground like a dummy and allowed herself to be run over.

Thank you!!

Currently rewatching Ep 3. Why did XY try so hard to hold onto SL, keep her in phoenix form and guilt her into not leaving him?

True Beauty is amazing and hilarious, it's my top fav kdrama!

🤣🤣🤣🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ Makes me wonder if they did that to appeal to the younger generation since ZLY is an older generation actress?? Or maybe it's one of those modern touches they added ( like the "ok" sign, rock paper scissors, drama binging through Furong's memories, etc.) Who knowsss 🤷‍♀️

Haha. This video compiles 6 examples of Chinese douyin makeup trend looks. You'll notice most of them smear their lipstick above cupid's bow lol. So when I saw SL's lips like that, I thought to myself "Oh, the makeup artist must be following the makeup trend hahaha" https://youtu.be/6VowRzHzDwY?si=0wA0nXYHwHxtaN3T

Lol it's bc that's the current popular trend in Chinese makeup these days -- to smear lipstick above the cupid's bow lip area. I personally don't like it either.

Oh haha! Thank you! The only "brushing" I remember is XY using a brush to clean the ginger, plus cleaning SL's feet (and tickling her)! I also absolutely love the next part where she pecks him bc he's too darn handsome!! 🤣🤣🤣

I don't know why I can't recall him brushing his teeth! Maybe I just got used to all the fun modern habits mentioned in this thread that it didn't stand out to me lol. Which episode?!

I understand why you didn't like it, but for me it was like a bonus chapter/epilogue showing a slice of happy life. Most dramas would end as soon as the main leads saw each other again (i.e., not even run and hug like they did), so I'm happy with how they did Ep 39. Also, I thought it was very sweet that they helped matchmake for Lady Jin, esp since she is the one who also helped matchmake for them!

Does anyone know the Google maps location for it? I want to bookmark it and visit one day!

That's true, that would've made it a perfect scene to see other supporting characters' reactions.

Mofang was very heroic in his last moment with ShenLi. 😭😭💕

Same!! This drama plus LYF2 are my two most anticipated for 2024 hehe

And just to clarify, I did read the ShenLi novel, but it's only the 3rd one ever, so my comment on the novel length is from other MDL folks' comments, which is why I said I could be wrong since I haven't read enough Chinese novels to determine this myself.

I could be wrong, but I think this might be bc the source material (novel) is actually quite short compared to other novels? So really they could've made this drama into 24-32 episodes instead of 39. It would've been a lot more fast paced, which is what you were looking for. As for me, I actually loved the slow pace & slow burn, it matched the ML's personality and all the sweet mortal realm moments. I also loved all the added comedy and new scenes that were not present in the novel. So I give this drama adaptation a 10 bc I liked all the additions. But I can understand why you might prefer a version that would follow novel closely (and therefore have the more fast paced plot).

Yup, already watched it on both platforms several times! Just hoping it'll be released on Netflix to reach a much wider audience.