10-rating won't do any justice to this masterpiece

The Story of Ming Lan is an exquisite C-costume drama.

It doesn't suffer from actors who overact their roles and viewers won't find annoying cutie acts from the female leads. It's a drama for viewers who appreciate a good drama after a day's work.

The story evolves around the protaganist, Ming Lan, who lost her mother and unborn sibling due to the mechanism of her father's favourite concubine, Little Madam Ling. She was eventually raised by her official grandmother who had no blood relationship with her family apart from the old lady's position as the official mother of ML's father.

As the story progresses, it shows ML experiences her first romance with Qi Heng, her first revenge against Madam Ling and her eventual marriage to Gu Ting Yue.

The drama is well paced and the script is well written. Scenes for plots are well shot and acted by the cast.

The chemistry between the FL and ML is excellent which makes this drama entertaining. Viewers see the first meeting of ML and GTY where the latter lost the shooting arrow game to ML when both were aged 8 and 12. The development of their romance touches the heart of the viewers.

Overall, this drama is a classic master piece.

Watch it.

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A low budget comedy but the entertainment value is way above my expectation! Awesome.

A light hearted and low budget drama but the acting is above my expectation.

This drama is about a young man who turns back the clock to save his mother from marrying his father who is good for nothing and making sure that his mother marries his mentor who is more like a father to him.

It's a bittersweet drama with hilarious plots that are well executed.

The actor who plays the son acts his role perfectly. The actress who plays the mother - she's brilliant. These two actors really keep the drama alive.

I love this drama.

Watch it and judge it yourself.

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Zanilla Zhao's acting in this drama is outstanding!

It's a perfect 10.

This is one of the best C-costume dramas I've watched.

The main actress, Zanilla Zhao, is the best actor in this drama. She outshines all her co-stars and deserves an award for her performance.

The story is about a girl who falls in love with her master. Their relationship as master and disciple is tested when she turns evil. This part of the drama propels Zhao to be one of the best actresses in C-dramas.

I won't say much about this drama as reviews by others speak the volume.

Watch this drama when you need a drama to entertain you.

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Korean version of the Umbrella Academy but BETTER!

This drama is for those who enjoy something different from the usual romantic and chaebol based stories.

The story evolves around a group of children of former NIS agents who were born with superpower. Their abilities were constrained by their parents' desire to protect their children from getting seized by the NIS director.

The drama is divided into three parts: the first focuses on the children; the second part on the lives of their parents; and the third part is about the the children being hunted by the North Korean spies.

I dropped this drama last year but I rewatched on 29 June 2024 after watching a Facebook video about the romance between Kim Doo Shik and Lee My Hun. I love the chmistry between these two actors.

I enjoyed this drama very much which is rare because I dislike scifi dramas. This one stands out.

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An eerie relationship between a detective and his murder suspect

A dark romance between a detective and his murder suspect certainly captivates its audience. Me.

The story is about a detective helplessly falling in love with a murder suspect who was the main suspect of her husband's murder. As the movie takes us through the journey of the detective's romantic and emotional roller coaster, the woman was cleared of the murder simply because she had an alibi.

However, the detective discovered another piece of evidence that proved otherwise.

What did he do?

The story began from the moment he decided to deal with the evidence.

The last scene on the beach is cruelly heartbreaking.

Watch this movie.

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Same old plot! So. don't expect it to be as good as My Uncanny Destiny

Honestly, the storyplot is pretty standard but the FL's cutie acts make me frustrated throughout the series.

The story is pretty standard: a warrior prince has an arranged marriage with his enemy's illegitimate daughter and falls in love with her. He has to fight the court politics as the emperor and the Dowager Empress think he is a threat to the throne.

Not much I can say about this drama except the directing is poor and the dragging effect takes its toll on my mood to watch this drama patiently.

I skipped most of the time while watching it.

I would recommend other C-dramas with little known actors who did better than the two leads in this drama: My Uncanny Destiny.

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A sleeper hit! Female Lead is a badass!

I love this series. I thought it was going to be boring but I was surprised by the acting and the storyline.

The script was well written and the flow of the drama is surprisingly smooth. No silly or cutie acts from the female casts.

The story is about A Mai who searched for her adoptive brother/ fiance, Chen Qi, so that she could find out from him why he killed her parents and let her live. During this journey, she encountered the love of her life, Shang Yi Zhi and her battleground enemy, from the Beimo State, General Chang Yu Qing.

She joined the army after she had found out CQ had become the Marshall of the Beimo State so that she could kill him in the battle. She won admiration from her brothers in the army. She also helped SYZ to become an emperor.

This story is about a female's fearless determination to defend her country even though she had to sacrifice her love and her life.

An entertaining drama to watch. I don't know why some netizens prefer to see silly romantic dramas. This is the one for audience who enjoy good C-dramas.

Acting wise: Zhang Tian Ai as A Mai was a good choice. She was able to deliver the emotions that A Mai encountered throughout her search for Chen Qi and her romance and disappointment in Shang Yi Zhi.

Zhang Hao Wei as Shang Yi Zhi? Many commentators find this actor lack of experience playing the role but I personally think he was a good choice. I love SYZ's response to his ministers in Episode 34 where they threatened to boycott his court. He executed the ministers without hesitation to install fear in his court. A good emperor knows when and how to exert his authority.

Other supporting casts also deserve my praises especially the actress who played SYZ's mother/ aunt and the actor playing Chen Qi. The emotional flashbacks by Chen Qi hit the audience all the time.

I enjoyed this series. Therefore, it deserves a perfect 10.

Watch and rate it yourself.

Leia Mais

A good drama to watch

It's not a K-drama so don't expect to see any silly or comical act that makes you laugh until your stomach hurts.

I enjoyed this drama by binge watching the entire drama in one day.

One woman's determination to ensure her only daughter (Sunja) to survive life obstacles and a mother's (Sunja) determination to provide for her unborn child when she decided to decline Ko Hansu's offer to make her his concubine/ mistress shows how strong these females were during the time when Korea was colonised by Japan.

Sunja began her life journey from the moment she decided to take up Issac's offer of giving her unborn child a name for saving him.

It's a story about one should make the right decision that makes him/ her content and happy.

Watch it. It's a good drama.

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Cho Seung Woo as President Gu is every company's dream!

Wow. Cho Seung Woo as a ruthless businessman is totally mind blowing.

Although he is the second male lead, the audience of this drama is only interested to watch his next scene and actions. His acting skills simply dominate the entire drama. This is his stage,; the rest supporting cast.

The drama starts with a top executive, President Gu, takes over the management of a loss-making hospital outside Seoul. His mission is to make the hospital a profit-generating hospital. He is faced by so many incompetencies and mismanagement but issues are solved by his creativity.

Until he begins to discover the real motive of his company's real objective.

Audience will admit once they have seen this drama, they will be very unlikely to find another good drama to watch. They will find themselves a loyal fan of Cho Seung Woo.

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Love this K-drama

This drama is entertaining.

I love the queen who would do everything to protect her remaining four sons, the Grand Princes, and her deceased Crown Prince's family following the death of her eldest son, the Crown Prince.

The main protaganist, the Queen, who was happily married to her king, never bothered her four sons so the boys were let to do their own things which affected their studies. When her eldest son fell ill, she sought out help from the previous deposed Queen who was deposed from her position following the death of her eldest son. She also learnt from the deposed Queen that the latter's remaining three sons were murdered by the killer.

From that moment onwards, the current Queen decided to train her sons to be eligible for the position of the Crown Prince in order to safeguard her family.

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