Grand Theft in Tang (Chinese Drama, New)
Thanks to their different magical powers, our hero and his team of three other thieves are famous in the fictional Tang Dynasty. However, their fame soon brings trouble as our hero and his team are pulled into political turmoil as evil villains desire to use them for their own greed.
I only had the chance to check out the first episode so not enough to say much about it other than the production quality looks good and the comedy mixed with the fantasy element seemed intriguing.
1 Page no Koi (Japanese Drama, New)
Stubbornly holding onto the promise she made with her first love four years ago as a 17 year old young girl, our heroine’s hope is dashed to pieces when her first love fails to show up at their promised meeting. Still unable to forget her first love, our heroine is given a second chance when she unexpectedly runs into her first love. However, the reunion with her first love didn’t go exactly as our heroine had envisioned and things get complicated when two more men show up in her life to contend for her heart.
So besides the first love who obviously still loves our heroine but is trying to distance himself away from our her due to some unknown reason, there is also a childhood friend who has harbored a long time crush for our heroine and lastly, a playboy working professional who has taken an interest in our innocent heroine.
I am the type that usually loses interest in this kind of plot where the heroine has to choose among multiple male leads. To make it worse, the heroine’s character felt a bit…hmm… boring in the first episode. However, this one does have Furukawa Yuki (he is the suave playboy) so it of course caught my attention. Sadly, I can’t really see Furukawa Yuki’s character getting the girl…
2/23
*Sigh* I had just gotten around to check back in with The Last Empress and was even considering doing a marathon on it soon…then I found out the ending…let’s just say I am glad I wasn’t too attach to it yet. From what I read, the ending might be considered appropriate for the show so don’t let me put you guys off finishing the drama if you are one of those who are not as averse as me to a good cry.
2/26
Love in Sadness (Korean Drama, New)
Trapped in a chaebol marriage with an outwardly perfect husband, our heroine longs to escape from her controlling and abusive husband. Her every move under the close scrutiny of her husband who is obsessed with her, our heroine eventually resorts to using plastic surgery to change her appearance and makes her escape.
Our hero is played by Ji Hyun Woo, a kind and smart plastic surgeon who our heroine will fall in love with. (I am assuming he will also be the surgeon who helps our heroine).
The first episode felt super depressing and repressive…which is the point since it really gives the audience a feel of how suffocated and desperate our heroine is. It was a bit odd to see Ji Hyun Woo playing such a gentle and nice character (I am used to seeing him in more flamboyant and outgoing roles) but I thought he did a good job.
The Golden Eyes (Chinese Drama, New)
Based on a novel of the same name by Chinese author Dayan. A hard working pawn shop worker, our hero is as ordinary as they come until he suffered an eye injury while valiantly trying to stop a robbery attempt. Confused when he wakes up in the hospital to find his injured eyes have suddenly gained mysterious superpowers, our hero begins to embark on a journey into a brand new mysterious world.
The premise is interesting but other than the hero the other characters all seem kinda flat in the first episode. By the way, for those who were fans of the novel, be warned that the show did make quite a few changes to the storyline.
Heavenly Sword Dragon Slaying Saber (Chinese Drama, New)
Based on the beloved wuxia novel written by the legendary Hong Kong author Jin Yong, Heavenly Sword Dragon Slaying Saber is the third installment in the Condor trilogy. For those who are fans of C-wuxia novels or dramas, you would no doubt be familiar with this story since the Condor trilogy has been made and remade countless times in the Chinese cinema.
Left an orphan after his parents were forced to kill themselves by the six major “righteous” sects, our young hero who is about to die of poison wonders the world alone and ends up having a series of adventures that will not only save his life but will make him into a legend.
So the big question with any remakes that has to follow many great and not so great predecessors is how is this newest remake differ from the other ones. Judging by the first eight episodes, the 2019 Heavenly Sword Dragon Slaying Saber is going to elaborate on some of the secondary storylines that were just glazed over in the original novel…which is how we are eight episodes in already and our hero is still a young kid. Being one who is usually impatient with backstory set up I will most likely just check back when the adult cast shows up. By the way, I thought it was super fun that this production was able to get Kathy Chow who played Zhou Zhiruo (the second female lead in the story that will have lots of entanglements with our hero) from the 90’s to come back and take the role of the second female lead’s master.
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Grand Theft in Tang
interesting *_*
Yes, I don’t tend to like multiple love interests however Hajimete Koi wo Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi has done a lovely turn on it and I’m actually loving that I’m torn on all of them. Plus you can’t tell what the end game will be either.
Thank you.
I am with you on Hajimete Koi wo Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi. That’s one I am actually following and I also can’t decide which guy to choose!!!
Agreed. I didn’t think I’d like it so much from the poster/synopsis but episode 1 had me hooked and it just keeps on getting better and better. Still, I feel like no matter who she ends up with I’ll be happy and sad too. Kudos for them making me love all the boys: Fearless pink with all his swoonworthy lines, Yamashita with just that hotness and Yakumo with his puppy eyes. I read somewhere that the worse case scenario would be she ends up with no one i.e. open ending and Jdrama and all I kind of fear that. It does kind of have that Anego vibes going on. Regardless I’m loving all the… what’s the word I’m looking for, the opposite of bromance where the guys just hate on each other and punch it out? I do love that even though they’re rivals, they’re all so open with each other – well probably more like hostile but at least it leaves room for openness. hehe.
Is legend of condor heroes really that good? I’ve tried to start the version with Hu Ge a couple of times and it’s just too wacky for me. The poor production quality doesn’t help. Should I give it another shot?
That particular version of Legend of Condor Heroes with Hu Ge is a classic but I think most of us who watched it back then (2008) were already fans of the trilogy so the story was familiar. C-fantasy historical novels usually build on a lot of backgrounds and stereotypes that would be familiar to its target readers (ie. Think Lord of the Rings where most viewers don’t question why elves are beautiful and elegant while the dwarfs are the stocky fighters). I personally wouldn’t force myself to watch the show if you are not familiar with the Condor trilogy and you have already tried watching it. However, there is a 2017 remake of Condor Heroes if you would still like to attempt a newer version, hopefully with better production quality.
Oh good. Maybe I’ll try that version instead. My dad recommended that I read the novel too, so maybe If I can find an English version of the novel, I’ll be more inclined to watch the drama. Thanks for the reply!