Date: Feb 1- Feb 7, 2019
The Legends (Chinese Drama, New)
Hmm…I am torn on this one. The Legend is based on a hilarious book but judging by the first episode I am not sure the show is actually going the comedy route. I thought the novel was refreshingly funny and would’ve been very interested in the show if the drama could’ve somehow retained the humorous tone but it seems the drama is going the more mellow route.
Here is a synopsis of the novel (the drama started off quite differently so I am assuming the story has been added and changed quite a bit): Died on the day she was about to become the demon king our heroine spends her days floating around as a ghost. Quite vexed by the fact that someone as great as herself not only ended up being buried in an unmarked grave but the only person who visited her grave is the very guy who betrayed then killed her, our heroine’s only wish is to exact her revenge on her nemesis. Unexpectedly given a chance to enter into someone else’s body, our heroine promptly jumps on it and plans to exact her revenge… Unbeknownst to our heroine, the nemesis she so bent on seeking revenge against is our hero- the man who was and still is completely in love with her. What follows is a hilarious story of how our heroine naively tries to exact her revenge upon her nemesis while her so-called nemesis couldn’t be more overjoyed to have her back in his life.
Despite the more serious tone of the first episode, I am holding out hope that since the show did bring in the novel’s author to consult on the writing of the script maybe the drama will still retain the wacky feel of the novel once the backstory is set up.
2/2
Setsuyaku Rock (Japanese Drama, New)
Live action of a manga by the same name. Setsuyaku Rock is a comedy that tells the journey of our hero trying to get back his girlfriend of three years by being frugal.
The show has J-drama’s trademark over the top comedy…I especially enjoyed the hilarious reason given for our hero’s desperation to get his girlfriend back. By the way, don’t miss the little frugal tips the show has at the end of each episode. (Who knew you could use receipt paper to rub your nails to make them shine?)
2/5
Silent Voice (Japanese Drama, New)
Based on a crime mystery novel, Silent Voice follows our heroine who is a female interrogator with the ability to see through any lies. I had assumed at first that our heroine would have some supernatural ability but it turns out our heroine is just really good at psychology and observation.
A Story to Read When You Fall In Love (Japanese Drama)
Synopsis: Her life in a rut ever since she failed the entrance exam of the prestigious Tokyo University, our 31 years old heroine, Junko Harumi works in a third rate private academy as a tutor with no possibility of romance in sight. Almost resigned that she is probably no good at being a tutor either, Harumi’s life suddenly has a purpose when an unlikely student asks for her help in challenging the seemingly impossible goal of entering into Tokyo University. All her passion for teaching fired up, our heroine devotes all her energy to helping her student…without realizing three very different men has shown up in her life and is very much interested in her.
I somehow missed covering this one in my previous Ninja Chatter posts even though I have been following it for the last bit. I usually stay far away from shows that have their heroines spend the whole show going through a bunch of male leads to figure out which one is Mr. Right but this one is surprisingly endearing, sweet and funny. In fact, I find myself enjoying all three male leads’ interaction with the heroine and love all the characters that I find myself rooting for all three male leads. (I have a favorite of course but that one is probably a dead end. However, this IS a J-drama so logic is not always important…)
Touch Your Heart (Korean Drama, New)
Synopsis: Her acting career in a freefall due to a scandal, our heroine is desperate to hold onto her chance of making a comeback…but to do that she must first spend three month with a prickly lawyer as his assistant in order to prepare for an upcoming role.
I guess the drama god heard the fans prayer after Lee Dong Wook and Yoo In Na’s memorable pairing in Goblin-The Lonely and Great God. Touched Your Heart is based on a webtoon which comes through in its wacky comedic vibe. The first two episode was pretty decent. It wasn’t an instant addiction as I had hoped but I certainly liked it enough to put it on my watch list for now.
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Oh that’s a shame if the shoe isn’t funny! The premise of the novel sounds so good 🙀
interesting
The author of the book was consulted and wrote part of the script with the script-writing team. The later episodes follow more closely to the book.
Good to know! I am more motivated to go back and check it out now.
I wasn’t interested in this at first but after seeing all that trailers and snippets from the official YT channel (Subscribed for BTS…ugh) I’m intrigued. But since it has such a dark vibe, I think I will wait for the ending and if it fits the Drama storyline I will binge watch it. If I have to bawl out my eyes I don’t need to do it in installments ;). Gladly there are enough other Dramas at the moment to keep me interested in to stay true to my words but they are shorter than The Legends XD.
Oooo I’ve been waiting for The Legends to start airing….so glad it has begun. I guess I’ll be seeing if not subbed, at least raw episodes soon!! But the book sounds so funny! I think because China has broadcasting laws against showing ghosts on TV, they changed the premise. Still, I’ll wait for your future review to see if I should check it out or not!
The Destiny of White Snake has 2 endings! They released the sad ending 1st & I was devastated. I was like…this can’t be…Ninja said it’s a happy ending!! Then I read the comments & realized there is an alternate ending. Phew….that was truly agonizing!
M currently looking forward to seeing The Legend of the White Snake. Hope it begins airing soon. Another drama whose trailer I watched & looks super cute was previously called Beneath the Brocade Robes and is now known as Under the Power. Do you know when these 2 will start airing?
There are also a few webdramas that look cute. But by the time their subtitles will come out I’d have forgotten about them. One is called Well Intended Love and another is I Hear You. Have you watched them?
Is King of Blaze over? The site where I watch is updated till episode 61 for centuries now and that too raw! I was wondering if its the end I should just get it over with…
How is I will Never Let You Go shaping up? I want them to have a happy ending…
Thanks for all your hardwork!
Yes, King of Blaze is finished. Viki has it fully subbed, but the official YT channel still is stuck. If it is alike Eternal Love 2 they will update eventually but you have to be patient.
I found the ending quite satisfing except that Mountain had to die too. I wanted to have him paired up with Ou Lin so much. One character who was so desperate to give love and one who never was truly happy his entire existence and was in need to heal. Bummer.
Aah..thanks so much..!! I’ll catch the ending on Viki.
The mountain guy had to die….he had no scope of redemption. His sins in his last life could be forgiven coz he thought he would keep his master safe if he listened to his evil dad. But his actions thereafter were independently bad with all his actions directed towards personal gain and harming Zhong Tian.
Ou Lin should have gotten her lover from her last life, or at least the king she married…that guy was also good to her.
Of course he had to die but I still have a silly heart. He wasn’t truly bad, all he only cared was his “adopted father”. Humans were just ants for him, he was a god after all. I just wonder what would happened if he had started to care for humans.
But then considering humans as ants & his Godly staus as a supreme power doesn’t become a God! For him to have fallen for a mortal, he had to first consider them worthy. And it might have happened if it was his story… ;D
Did he consider his teacher as father? I thought he looked like he was in love with him!
True but since Water & Thunder had their own story (the modern part was cute but totally ridiculous and just a filler), would it have truly hurt to give Mountain a side story?
Wouldn’t be surprised if he loved him that way but it was changed due to censorship. Haha, what would happened when SX was reborn too ;).
I found the whole modern era ridiculous. The set-ups & characters in the first part were really well done. They should have wrapped up the story there itself.
Besides th superflous 2nd part, I found that giving the Gods new bodies but not awakening their memory regarding their identity so that they too can join the fight & work alongside the King of Blaze, very disappointing.
Even in the 1st part thunder & water had just a hint of their powers which didn’t help them in any ways…considering how often they fell in trouble.
If the teacher had a re-birth it would have been a love quadraple with both mountain & water in love with him & him & thunder in love with water! 😀 😀
I liked the second part better (I’m a sucker for superpowers in modern world and it even had a SciFi vibe) but the first surely was better written. It just was so typical…nothing that it made special out of other fantasy dramas. Probably it would have been great if the script really wrapped the story up.
Me not. I always thought it was okay since their life was over and their world gone. Clinging to what was gone was something that doesn’t fit our modern world. I just was upset he destroyed the souls of his friends instead of releasing them. As far I know he still was imortal and who knows, probably in 100 years his real lover might have been reborn. To be honest, I wouldn’t have been sad, if he was gone too at the end. It would have made sense.
Oh…all these posibilities. Who would have cared for moody Firey and his lover then? 😀
I need ‘The Legend’ to be good and am routing for this strong female lead to all the way through. I like everything so far.. plus I find the female lead very interesting
We all need. Badass heroines are so rare.
Hi. What’s the title of the book that the Legends is based on? I tried looking for it on google, but it just didn’t come up. I want to read it since you said it’s funny.
I am assuming you read Chinese. Try google 招搖 小說
ninja, don’t you interesting with the legends too? 😀
https://mydramalist.com/26760-the-legends
hope you would translate the novel for us <3