It has been about a month since Flight To You (向风而行) ended and I only found the time to watch it recently. This title has always been on my watchlist given the cast. Hence, I felt that it should have a certain standard to it unlike the cookie-cutter style of trashy romance titles that litter C-dramaland. Overall, I think my initial hunch is correct that it is indeed a … [Read more...] about Flight To You Review
Chinese Dramas
In this category, we will review dramas from mainland China.
Meet Yourself Review
Meet Yourself (去有风的地方) is a drama that has attracted pretty high ratings among both domestic and international audience. I started watching this with the expectation that this would be a pure romance drama. But I was wrong. It is more than that. It is hard to explain this production in a few words but suffice to say that it is not your typical Chinese drama. Hence, it is … [Read more...] about Meet Yourself Review
The Blood Of Youth Review
The Blood Of Youth (少年歌行 / Shao Nian Ge Xing) is a wuxia drama and it is not often that one can really get a top notch production for this genre. But it has been garnering pretty good reviews generally which made me looked forward to watching it. It is adapted from a martial arts novel by Zhou Mu Nan. Wuxia stories tend to be complicated due to the different sects and … [Read more...] about The Blood Of Youth Review
Unchained Love Review
Unchained Love (浮图缘) is another drama starring the hugely popular Dylan Wang. I got onboard with a neutral mindset though despite the high ratings because the actor's star power will inevitably attract eyeballs and influence the reviews given by his fans. This production has a historical setting in a time period where a eunuch commands great power. As I watched, there are times … [Read more...] about Unchained Love Review
Song Of The Moon Review
Song Of The Moon (月歌行) was on my watch list and it is good to see Vin Zhang in a xianxia drama again. However, I wasn't expecting a breakthrough for this production given that xianxia dramas tend to have recycled plots. I was only hoping for a little bit of surprises here and there so that the drama won't be too boring overall. After completing this series, I can now say that … [Read more...] about Song Of The Moon Review