My Favorite Chinese Series

            I am so glad that I have discovered these Chinese platform apps in android. Like what I have mentioned before, I usually watch Chinese dramas in IQiyi but now I discovered another Chinese app, WeTV IFlix. I have seen a lot of Chinese series wayback. Scarlet Heart starring Cecilia Liu is one unforgettable drama. 

I recently saw Money is Coming and I actually enjoyed this drama, the female lead or FL is not your typical lead, witty and  has a strong character. The male lead aside from being good looking, I like the vibe that he gives out, mysterious yet there's a romantic part in him.The synopsis is a female college student finds herself entering a book. I will not spoil the story, you better watch it. This drama is from Iflix.

Two of the dramas from IQiyi has a "moon", in its title. The first one is Moon Love, It is about a girl who sees ghosts or immortals as they call it. She was saved by the god of the moon. Their paths have crossed before and now they will embark in a fantastical journey. 

The other drama is Song of the Moon, the lead actor here is popular as I have seen him in other Cdramas. The synopsis is a young girleets a mysterious man with whom she exchanges her future for 3 full days of happiness. She will be involved in the battle between immortals and demons.Find out who is the mysterious man by watching this series. I also love the cinematography of this drama.

Last but not the least is Mr. Bad. The FL here is the lead of the popular drama, A Love So Beautiful. A young girl who loves to write accidentally summons the villain from the novel she wrote when she made a wish. This is a lighthearted and sweet drama. If you want a cute and feel good drama, I recommend this. 

My escape from this chaotic world is by watching Chinese dramas. When I am so stressed out by my monotonous life, these series has helped me. I really wish that someday I can see and visit China. As I am writing this wearing my Tang Hanfu dress and shoes, I long for that place that I can only see in my dreams. Wishing it would be real.

Love O2O TV Series 微微一笑很倾城

  I just finished watching Love O2O tv series version. Just check out my past review about the movie version. I have different feelings about the drama and the movie. The drama series lead actor who played Xiao Nai was portrayed by Yang Yang and the lead character named Wei Wei was portrayed by Zheng Shuang. She is also the lead actress in the series Love Weaves Through A Millenium with Jing Boran who played Xiao Nai in the movie version of Love O2O. The summary of this movie is two popular computer science students who are both gamers fall in love with each other.

The drama series goes in-depth with all the characters in Gu Man's novel. I have really enjoyed watching the tv series. In the drama series Wei Wei is portrayed as very feminine, and sweet not like in the movie version wherein Wei Wei is more tomboyish. There are also a lot of kissing scenes in the drama version. I ask myself is that necessary in order to spike the viewership ratings? There are also differences between the story line in the drama and movie. KO was a computer gamer who owns a shop, and not a chef. There's also differences between the character of Cao Guang.

 If you want to know more about the characters in Gu Man's novel, I suggest you watch the series. All in all it has 30 episodes. I think Xiao Nai was played very well by Yang Yang and he is really very handsome. Jing Boran who played Xiao Nai in the movie is okay too, but I think Xiao Nai was played very well by Yang Yang. He also sang the OST of the drama. The characters complement each other very well. Xiao Nai the mysterious, silent type of guy who protects the sweet, smart, frail Wei Wei. The character of Xiao Nai is the ideal man of every girl, a loving and a very protective man over his girl. My favorite scenes are when he took care of Wei Wei when she got sick, and when he fetch her from the get-together party of online RPG players. Both the tv series and the movie is worth-watching. They're both my favorites!

Sound of the Desert (Ballad of the Desert) a.k.a 大漠谣 (Dàmò yáo)

    This is another late post of mine. I have seen this drama a year ago. The alternate name of this drama is  Dàmò yáo, A story of the Wolf Girl. It's about a young orphan named Xiao Yue who was adopted by nomads living in the desert, she also learned to live with the wolves, and she has a special affinity with them. Along the way she meets people who will have a big role to play in her life. Like the handsome, reserved and well-to-do businessman who is the nephew of the Emperor, named Jiu Ye, and the young general who is also good-looking. This is a Chinese historical drama based on the novel by Tong Hua.

I have enjoyed watching this series, even if I skipped some episodes, and rushed to the later part of the series because I was so eager to see the ending. This is another good drama starring Cecilia Liu Shi Shi, her other two dramas that are worth watching are The Imperial Doctress, and the very popular Scarlet Heart 1 and 2. The one thing I can never forget in this drama (spoilers ahead), is the pain of unrequited love. There's this particular scene that I can't help but be teary-eyed because I can really relate to the main character. Xiao Yue's confession of her feelings to Jiu Ye. Same with my experiences before. I did confess to someone I like but my feelings was not reciprocated. I usually like someone and always the other person doesn't feel the same way for me. There will be viewers who will admire Xiao Yue for her bravery, of not being scared to admit her feelings to Jiu Ye. Even if its not the norm, or its not proper for a girl to confess her feelings to a guy, at least she will not regret anything, of not letting the person know how she feels, instead of keeping it all to herself. But now I have a changed of mind, I guess its best to just keep your feelings to yourself so that you will not be hurt. Just wait for the person to tell you if he or she have feelings for you.

So if you have not seen this Chinese drama. I highly recommend it. All the elements are here to get you hooked in watching this, action, romance and drama. Beautifully written. The actors and actresses are great! It's really worth watching. The OST's are good also. I will include one of the OST's link here for you to check out. This is a hauntingly sad song that speaks of the heroine's unrequited feelings for the Jiu Ye. The song mainly speaks of  its best to just give-up, and stop liking/loving this person. Because reality speaks.. you were really not meant to be.

"I thought time might be able to melt your heart, stubbornly believed that one day you will finally wake-up. No matter how I lean close to you... only one person is moved."