I’m digging how not bad upcoming peroiod C-drama Braveness of the Ming looks. I know that’s hardly a resounding vote of confidence, but hear me out considering I see C-drama stills by the boatload and most make me want to rinse my eyes out. Some are too dour and dull, others too silly and bizarre, but Braveness of the Ming is striking the right balance of colorful vibrancy without crossing the line into cheap gaudy. It’s hard to reign costume designers in, and throwing a lot of visual embellishments doesn’t mean it’s all being used appropriately. Here we have girly and cheerful female lead Park Min Young decked out in all the right shades and styles, while male lead Hans Zhang does his usual stand straight and look serious period pose he’s perfected. I still have oodles of residual goodwill for Park Min Young since Healer so hopefully her next project since that cult hit will serve her nicely in broader career development.
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this style PMY is one of the most beautiful lead actress out there but her healer style was bad just being honest and I guess its the hairstyle..
PMY has looks plus a curious smile that keeps giving when she is style on
Zhang Han looks awful with that fringe. Wth is that?
Park Min Young really suits period Chinese clothing so well, she carries the entire look beautifully. Sometimes modern stars just don't suit the ancient look, but that's not the case with her.
Agree completely! PMY never looked more fetching!
Hi Ms. Koala
I think the best drama showing now is Lang Ya Bang. It's really good...hope you are watching and enjoying it too. :-)
I know right? Sad it's ending in 4 days, but at least the upcoming drama seems promising with the same scriptwriter and producer, and starring Wallace Huo (and Wang Kai, the actor playing Xiao Jing Yan is also in it)!!! Man there seems to be no dearth of great CDramas this year!! To be honest, after watching this series of dramas, the above drama already seems too gaudy, but hopefully the script will be good...
Ivana:
The only Cdrama I've watched this year is You Are My Sunshine, coz Koala recommended it. I enjoyed the drama quite a bit. I'm super selective with what I watch, since I only allow myself an hour a day of drama viewing. You seem to think that there are a lot of good Cdramas this year, which are your top 3? Maybe I can check them out over the next few months.
SY: The Disguiser from the same production team is excellent. The pace is even faster than Lang Ya Bang, the only thing is some people might not like the period that the drama sets in, as it also romanticized communist ideals, but is not as bad as some of the other dramas of the same genre. Nevertheless, if you ignore that, the acting, scriptwriting, directing, and production are all top notch. It should also be a very interesting watch after Lang Ya Bang, and might feel like it's describing the afterlife of the Lang Ya Bang characters. I enjoyed A Journey of Flower before this, but the Disguiser and Lang Ya Bang truly elevated the quality of C dramas to another level. I'm also waiting excitedly for "Love Me If You Dare", which again is from the same production team (and the same script writer as Lang Ya Bang), starring Wallace Huo.
Oh yessss. Lang Ya Bang is so good! I'm currently waiting eagerly for ep 45 and 46 to be out on youku. Its quality is on par with older cdramas like Tian Long Ba Bu, something that's very rare in cdramas nowadays.
Lang Ya Bang aka Nirvana in Fire - Yes what a good drama! I will be satisfied by just watching normal daily activities of Méi zhǎng sū (the main character) and his friends & assistants. They are fun to watch. Also the poor 'buffalo' - when will he find out the truth?
yes, watching Lang Ya Bang..super great drama!!!
I caught a couple of episodes over the weekend when my father was watching it. Intriguing plot and wonderful production value.
This is one of the best looks of PMY, yet she's always gorgeous. :)
I am so sorry but I am severely distracted by that seemingly detached portion of hair hangong off the side of her forehead in that first picture. It looks lile some sort of feeler... but other than that she looks gorgeous!
Hanging not hangong, dammit.
Like not lile. Urrrgh! Fat fingers
Argh, now that I see it, I can't unsee it!!!!! Dammit!
Loving Han Zhang here! My new crush since I saw him in Boss & Me.
Park Min Young looks gorgeous. Period costume really suits her.