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Thanks! ^_^

Oh, I watched some of those performances on YT but not full episodes. I'll definitely check them out. It really is frightening how hard-working and talented he is in so many fields.

As a pretty new fan I've decided to watch all of his dramas [I skipped those where he was only a guest role] and I can say that I'm proud to be a fan of him as an actor. His progress is really visible. Also, listening to his interviews where he talks about his roles and how he approaches them is really insightful. I like when actors understand and sympathize with their characters. I think that's one of the main reasons why I came to like him so quickly. Listening to him talking about Wei Wuxian reminded me of Tom Hiddleston and how he used to talk about Loki [I was a huge fan back in the days] and that understanding of the character is something I find really captivating.

I didn't like all of his works. Super Star Academy and Oh! My Emperor were bad IMO [although I did like the character of Beitang Moran] and I found the Jade Dynasty 1 quite lacking in many aspects [although his acting was superb; those emotional scenes at the ending were some of my favourite scenes ever] but all his other works and characters are incredible. In The Untamed, Joy of Life, Heroes in Harm's Way [still waiting for someone to sub it >.<] and The Wolf, and those two short films Buying Ears and House Rules he really managed to shine and show what an amazing actor he really is. Just thinking about the differences between Yan Bingyun, Wei Wuxian and Ji Chong makes me giddy. His performances are so nuanced and he pays attention to every detail. I just love it!

Anyways, watching his progress was a joy despite me not liking all of those works. I can't wait for his other dramas to air and I really hope he keeps the role of Yan Bingyun in Joy of Life 2. I love that character and the drama in general and it would be disappointing to see someone else as Bingyun >.<

PS: I forgot to mention Fights Break Sphere but seeing how his role there really wasn't that noticeable I'll just say that his character design was gorgeous. If nothing else I would've watched it just for that, lol. The drama was entertaining tho.

True. I watched many dramas afterwards but I still can't get this one out of my head. I rewatched it three times and plan to watch 20 ep. special after I finish with The Wolf. This reminds me of my obsession with LOTR, Game of Thrones and some Marvel movies back in the days.

I cried after reading the manga, then again after reading the book and once again while watching this movie. I don't think the movie is a masterpiece (I found it quite lacking tbh) but there is something about this story that will turn you into a sobbing mess every time you come near it.

For your information we already asked (https://kisskh.at/discussions/support/57631-ratings-shown-for-unaired-dramas) for these ratings to be reset but for some reason nothing has been done about it yet. It's not something that affected only his dramas, and either way they were rated by one person so talking about his "fans" is nonsensical. You should take your own advice.

SLS finally kicking in after 34 episodes, but to be honest Ma Zhai Xing doesn't deserve Ji Chong.
I rooted for Prince Bo and her but they're all slowly starting to annoy me (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻

While watching The Wolf I realized that the only female characters I've never been annoyed with are Yanli and Wen Qing. Taking into account all the dramas I've watched so far those two are definitely my favorite female characters.

Kinda funny how ratings of all the good dramas are falling but this one's is rising XD

Np, glad I could help ^_^

I can't give you a detailed answer but I do know that they filmed in Shangri-La (https://twitter.com/xiaozhvns/status/1252189375015747584?s=20 & https://twitter.com/Aleah415147915/status/1332314286488739845?s=20).

As for the instrumental, I still haven't watched that episode so I don't know which one you're talking about but if you have Spotify there is a full OST there (https://twitter.com/xzhan1005/status/1331460683934920709?s=20) so maybe you can find it.

Hope that helps at least a bit xD

If you're reluctant because you don't want to watch any 'explicit' scenes then you don't have to worry, their relationship in this adaptation is purely platonic, no kissing or anything similar. You can view it as a strong bromance. Yibo's role and his portrayal of Lan Wangji are amazing so I would definitely recommend you to watch it if you're his fan :)

Strictly speaking I wouldn't call The Untamed a typical historical drama. It's xianxia which is a genre of Chinese fantasy influenced by Chinese mythology, Taoism, Buddhism, Chinese martial arts and similar. I'm not sure if you'll like it but to me (and I love historical dramas) it was better than any historical drama I've ever watched.

Actually. looking at your stats/tags I think you may like it. Smart male lead, bromance ('censored romance'), death, hidden identity, tragic past, character development, misunderstanding, childhood friends, happy ending etc. are all tags that could be applied here. The reasons why I loved it are: interesting storyline (once it all starts coming together), beautiful and complex relationships between different characters, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT! (with 50 episodes they really had the time to explore this aspect), it's pretty angsty (I like angst) but the ending is super satisfying, also beautiful OST and costumes.

I had the similar impression after watching the first episode. I was confused and thought the CGI was super cringe, however, it's completely fine to be confused after the first two episodes. We're NOT supposed to know what's happening. Only after you finish most of the drama (if you do) you'll actually understand what those first two episodes are about. Also, if you continue watching, once you get to the flashback (episode 3) don't be impatient and consider it as an integral part of the storyline. Once the flashback ends you'll understand the first two episode.

As for the CGI, there won't be too many cringe CGI parts. There will be a few more times some bigger CGI 'monster' appears and you'll have to bear with it, but compared to everything else that's good it won't be too important (at least it wasn't to me).

Anyway, this was a long answer (sorry XD). I hope you give it a chance, continue watching and hopefully you'll end up loving it as well :D

His performance was so good! There were 16M people watching that livestream by the time he showed up. It's unreal how talented he is!

Ah, okay. Thanks!

I have a question for people who finished watching this drama. Do they later explain why those women in ep. 11 or 12 when Ji Chong first appeared and we saw him with children were rude to him? Those children absolutely adored him but all adults ignored him which was kind of weird. I just want to know whether they'll explain what that whole thing was about? (if yes pls don't explain it to me XD)

Tbh, if you ignore the original source material [novel "Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation"] which is BL you can view their relationship in this drama as a strong bromance. There are no explicit scenes in it, everything is pretty much platonic. Beautiful portrayal of their bond and friendship is only one of the many reasons why this show is popular.

As for the second question, not really. I'm not a big fan of romance genre in general. This drama has some of my favourite female characters but romance has nothing to do with it. I just like them for them.

If you decide to check it out there is a good chance you'll end up liking it (statistically speaking ) :D

I watched only one of her videos when Heroes in Harm's Way came out and her attitude really rubbed me the wrong way so I made sure not to watch her anymore. She can boycott him for all I care, no harm there.

I guess different people would give different answers, it depends on what you like. I watched 14 episodes so far and I think it's good. Things are finally starting to get interesting with the appearance of Ji Chong , certain characters are also showing their true colors and all in all it feels like the plot is finally moving forward. If I were you I would watch a few more episodes and decide then. [I did like the beginning and the relationship between ML and FL as well so we may just have a different taste]

Well, I have nothing against people dropping dramas and giving them low ratings, however, watching one episode and rating the whole drama 1 is just unreasonable. 1/5 is not much. It's like 3-4 episodes of a 16 ep. show. One of my first k-dramas was The Royal Gambler and I absolutely hated the first 2-3 episodes but I forced myself to continue watching and in the end it turned out to be quite enjoyable. I'm not saying people should force themselves to watch something they don't like, but I'm glad ratings of those who didn't even give some shows a chance won't be counted. You can drop something after 1-2 episodes and not rate it.

I agree with you about the rating system being flawed tho. It's impossible for everyone to be satisfied with it. Personally, when I search for something to watch I don't look at ratings but at the genre/plot/actors/comments and in most cases end up watching things that are enjoyable to me.

I actually like this change. I've seen plenty of people watch 1 or 2 episodes then drop the drama and give it 1-2. How are you rating something that you haven't even bothered to watch? It just doesn't make sense, at all. 1/5 sounds reasonable and counts ratings from those who at least gave it a chance before deciding it's rubbish and dropping.