315. The Legend of Fuyao 扶摇 (2018) Chinese

Yang Mi, Ethan Ruan, Gao Vengo, Liu Yi Jun, Zhang Ya Qin, Huang You Ming

Drama Rating: 7/10     Neck Score: A+

As soon as I heard about this one, I had to watch it. With both Yang Mi and Ethan Ruan, I just had to. Plus it sounded good with a good, strong female lead. It was a plus that many of the Peach Blossom's actors were also in it. It's a good example of a good epic drama. Prophecies, political intrigue, evil sorcerers and sages, princes in disguise. Plus lots of good fighting with on the better side wire work and less digital blood (cough cough, Oh My General, cough cough). The best part is that there weren't very many hateful people in it, mostly just "I love to hate them" type villains. And if there was a hateful villain, they didn't last very long. There were a couple of bad news bitcas who were the wooooooooorst! but they literally didn't last very long, which is probably why they had to have multiple ones.

Fated to Love: Cun Xi vs. Lee Gun

This post had to be written for two men that I love for very different reasons.  Having recently finally finished watching the Korean version of Fated to Love You, I have to talk about it.  I think it's one of my favorite dramas, and might have one of the highest ratings on my drama review page.  Anyways... here it is Cun Xi vs. Lee Gun!

Lucas, the "Candy" Star Wars Prince

 
I know many of you have watched and loved Witch's Romance, the Korean remake of My Queen, but we decided to watch My Queen first, to compare.  From what I heard they are very similar, so many of you will still be able to relate to this.  My Queen (and probably Witch's Romance) is a role reversal story.

98. My Queen 敗犬女王 (2009) Taiwanese

Cheryl Yang, Ethan Ruan,  James Wen, Harry Zhang

Drama Rating: 7/10     Neck Score: A

I think this drama was handled really well, in the fact that it never made me super angry and the random drama that was thrown in never got so bad that we crowed too loudly.  Also, the fantastic leads made it so worth it.  Ethan Ruan made me love him inspite of everything that happened in Fated to Love You, but he was like the perfect man in My Queen.  It's like the noona romance to end all, with an age gap of eight years.  Shan Wu Shuang is a successful editor for iWatch magazine, and Lucas is a "part time pro" who will do basically anything.  They meet on bad terms, but he soon discovers her true self hidden under that touch exterior.  Even when the other peeps come in and try to mess things up, this couple is solid in the fact that they're honest and frank and talk about things.  Even when they are fighting they are honest.  That's something we don't see enough of.  Maybe Shan Wu Shuang likes to hide her feelings a little more, but considering her hurt past, that's typical.  Also there are plenty of other cool peeps to just tell it like it is.  Also, love her mom.  She's the best.

91. Fated to Love You 命中注定我愛你 (2008) Taiwanese

Ethan Ruan, Chen Qiao En, Baron Chen, Bianca Bai

Drama Rating: 6.5/10     Neck Score: A

This drama drew me in, as ridiculous as it was.  It kept on throwing ridiculousness in, so much for this couple to go through, some of it highly unlikely, but still so good.  I think the chemistry between the  leads was probably the thing that made it work so well.  A walked over "Sticky Note Girl" and a hot tempered (typically a pushover in love) CEO of a soap company have an "accidental" one night stand and end up having to get married.  That one night stand part was the most ridiculous part, and way too long, but get passed that (fast forward is my recommendation) and it gets way better.  Cun Xi (Ethan Ruan) is so adorable when he is doing what he wants (i.e. loving and protecting his wife) and so very annoying when he is chasing after Anna and yelling every two minutes when he thinks he's being pushed into anything.  It's one of those shows where I was like "why do I love this show so much?"  But I just did.  There is a catchy OST and some good hair (Dylan).  Ethan Ruan is a very attractive man too, so when he's being charming we all swooned.  I will be interested to see where the Korean remake takes this.