@pandaloveme that sounds amazing!!!
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@sophie2you 
It is definitely worth watching
@freefall Iām not sure about that. Why did they ban it?
I actually found Holy pearl by accident but Iām glad I watched it. Lots of handsome guys in the drama drools
Greetings!
Hereās a list of some fun, and some utterly amazing C and K dramas to try. Not in order except the first oneā¦because it is the 10 out of 10ā¦ but some of my favorites and why:
- Nirvana in Fire. Chinese, 2015. Hu Ge - a truly great actor, great cast, this is the best drama anywhere, EVER. 54 episodes. Watch it carefully, give it time. Do NOT try to do anything but watch it because even people walking through a corridor have meaning at the end! Everything about this drama is completeā¦and you will need several viewings to see it all. Fair Warning.
- Sound of the Desert - aka Da Mo Yo - 2013, Chinese - Hu Ge (again) but itās a similar role, this time with the utterly great Cecelia Liu (aka Liu Shi Shi). Fun. 35 episodes. Very playful.
- Go Princess Go. Itās not really historical, the sets are from IKEAā¦and thereās one stunt āDURIANāā¦but itās fun. 36 or so episodes, they made extra endings for those who didnāt like the first oneā¦itās that cool. They are short episodes too. Get past episode 1 and you may be hooked! these folks are new - that actress though and the emperor rockā¦! this one makes you laugh and cry both.
- Scarlet Heart. this is I think 2013 or 2014 Chinese - and wow. Liu Shi Shi again, plus Yuan Hong and a lot of great menā¦LGXā¦Nicky Wuā¦Qing Dynasty and it is about a modern girl who ends up in the middle of Kangsxi Emperorās world with all his sonsā¦VERY cool. Hard to put down! 35 episodes and you canāt stop watching it.
- And now for some Korean dramas to try: Six Flying Dragons. 50 episodes. Thereās a lot of backstory, 5 episodes with the child actorsā¦and then you get Yoo Ah In. Youāll understand why heās best actorā¦! itās the story of how the Joseon Dynasty began. And then most of all, it makes you think about Lee Bangwonā¦Taejong of Joseon. Farther of Sejong the Great. Half the dragons are fictional charactersā¦but itās really funā¦and you find it full of HEART.
- For someone who hasnāt watched a lot of historical dramas - Painter of the Wind is pretty cool. Girl becomes a painterā¦and in the 20 episodes, you get some idea of what cool paintings they had from major painters later in the Joseon Dynasty. Fun and educational even!
- Sungkyankwan Scandal. I canāt spell it. but itās REALLY great. 20 episodes of girl who wants to get an educationā¦and it has Yoo Ah In as well. Watch it and you wonāt want to stop.
- Moon Embracing the Sun. I seriously had to buy the dvdās here. 20 episodesā¦and itās similar to Jackpot and Mirror of the Witch (also both recommended, but Jackpot higher). Moon is really really great in the male acting - wow. The young man who played the crown prince in this one plays our Prince Yeoning in Jackpot! good actor! This one is very much a romanceā¦some cool fights, but itās really the romance that wonāt dieā¦
- And now the drama with the best first episodeā¦Warrior Baek Dong Soo. 29 episodes. AWESOME FIghts. Romance. Bromance. this drama has it ALL. Great sound track too. Two generations of swordsmenā¦GREAT actors. And you see the same older actors in Jackpot, by the wayā¦again, itās really one to see. Again, hard to put down. The lead actor is alsoā¦
- Heās the Emperor in Empress Ki. Empress Ki is arguably a bit longā¦but it has GREAT moments. (I canāt recall how many episodesā¦and I think itās not here at Viki right now. All the rest Iāve listed so far are.
There are a lot of great showsā¦and even more every day. The only constant so far is that NIF - Nirvana in Fire - is the gold standard. If they make a better drama, wow.
This is just a starting listā¦I mean, I didnāt mention yet Queen Inhyonās Manā¦which is fun and a fusion drama with modern and historicalā¦and really fun too.
Warmest Regards, enjoy! from Denver, Colorado, USA
Crouching Dieter, HIdden Donut
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Sigh. I did watch iron empress. I love the actress - and sheās REALLY great in Queen Insoo by the wayā¦ Iron Empress needed an edit. (The one I had to put down? Emperor of the Sea. Dang! and I LOVE the main actorā¦After all, heās mr. Jumong! Chae Si Ra was good in there, it just really needs editing. Sound track needs work too, sigh. Jumongā¦thoughā¦OMG. My sword saint is thereā¦aka white faced scholarā¦and yeah, Jumong! Kingdom of the Wind is also great! I also had to stop watching the one about the giseang - Ha Ji Won is great, but that plot didnāt grab me. Empress Ki and Empress of China are both REALLY great dramas. wish Viki had them. And of course, thereās a list of wish they hads:
Jinbirok to go with Kingās Face
Jeong Do Jeon to go with Six of course
Jang Youngsil to go with Six and Treeā¦
King Sejong the Great to go with Six and Treeā¦
And then thereās
Three Kingdoms (2010). 95 episodes that make you forget Yoona ever did er, Zhao Yun (WRONG).
Yeah TK will erase all of that painā¦sigh. I love Yoona in the one she does well, Queen Inhyonās Man. But I think historical is not her style, whereas for some it really IS their style. Hu Geās modern isnāt as good as historical. Liu Shi Shi is queen of historical without a doubt :).
Huo Wallaceā¦oh yeah.
Crouching Dieter, HIdden Donut
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Watch Chronicle of Life for the male acting but Iām going to say avoid the main actress generally. Youāll understand.
Princessās Man about Sejo goes nicely with Queen Insoo thatās being translated here too.
Sword and Flowerā¦ah that one took some time to get into it. Two tries and I watched it end to end. Better than i thoughtā¦and itās that Choi Min Soo guy again. (warrior baek dong soo, jackpot, etc).
Crouching Dieter, HIdden Donut
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I loved Great King Sejong. Great four dimensional Sejong there.
Haha I should continue my first viki project ever right? (Queen Insoo)
the ones you wish viki hadā¦ I never got to.
Chronicle Life has K-subs oh yeah~~
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Great King Sejong - the Taejong and Sejong there both reprise their AMAZING roles in Jang Youngsil, korean, 2016 - with Master Songā¦his triplets also play some roles in this series! So if you liked the kings in Sejong, you will also like Jang Youngsil.
Now that I think about it, there are even more good series. Wow. Hereās some of my all time favorites:
Canāt believe I forgot this one:
Su Baek Hyang, the Kingās Daughter. 108 episodes - Korean. amazing actress in the lead, the romantic lead is great, this has a VERY good story, a good cast, and you canāt put it down. 30 minute episodes so do not fear the 108 episodesā¦itās a page turner. Thereās a lot of āgirl dressed as guyā rolesā¦but this one is girl AS girl, going against the guys at one pointā¦ and not quitting. really good stuff!
Did I mention both Empresses? Empress Ki AND Empress of China. Both are fairly long series but highly watchable. I find I canāt live without either of them.
Legend of Qin thatās here at Viki also has some really great moments and another actor who deserves a better role - when you see Lu Yi in that one, you will notice him a lot. That drama is wuxia - and historical bothā¦and romantic. VERY much so. Get past the yelling ātian mingā and āyue erā all the time and this one is VERY interesting. Casting is pretty darned good in this oneā¦! (If you watch one of the other dramas with Lu Yi in it - āSong in the Cloudsā - itās here I suggest you stop where he leaves the dramaā¦cause itās very poorly done AFTER that. Again, Lu Yi needs another GREAT roleā¦like the one he had in THREE KINGDOMSā¦where he plays Kongming, aka Zhuge Liege.)
The Young Warriors and Legend of the Condor Heroes should be watched for similar reasons - Hu Ge, Yuan (Justin) Hong, and Cecelia Liu/aka Liu Shi Shi aka Mrs Nicky Wu. Both are really good but do not have complete english subs if you need them yet.
As soon as Queen Insoo is complete by the way, iām going to rewatch that end to end.
Currently rewatching Six Flying Dragons ā¦because itās good. I do admit I am fast forwarding through some of the back story on the fictional folks but thatās because I watched it carefully the first time.
And Iāll rewatch both Nirvana in Fire and Go Princess Go again very soon. The hardest episode for me to watch is NIFās episode 54.
I am waiting for more of the many episodes of The Flower In prison to be subbed/released so I can go and watch that one - I admit I will otherwise get a bit frustrated waiting on a 50 episode thatās not even halfway there yet. There are so many good and great dramas around right now that I have plenty to seeā¦and rewatch too.
Crouching Dieter, HIdden Donut
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I didnāt really like Su Baek Hyang. I couldnāt believe that it was 106 eps. Mother didnāt like it. I thought it was weirdā¦
Moreverā¦ it made me realize we lived through 160 of The Ladies of the Palace.
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Is The Ladies of the Palace ģ¬ģøģ²ķ? If you do, can you PM me where I could watch it?
I watched it via vcr from the video store across the street from our apt building when it was airingā¦
That was my first historical
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Su Baek Hyang might appeal more to me - Iād like to be that capable girl who overcomes it all, instead of just dressing like a manā¦but then I also like Chang Ge Xing (Singing all Along) Chinese 2016 for the same reason. Maybe in another world or life, I am that hero girl.
I think one of the new ones, Moonlight Embracing Clouds, will be fun.
Again, perhaps my tastes are a bit eclecticā¦I still admire Warrior Baek Dong Soo for many reasons too.
Warmest Regards,
CD, HD.
p.s. Simi roped me into helping. I am now working on The Duo. (Also a pretty good drama, by the way).
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Su Baek Hyang seemed absolutely psychotic. I watched only 4 eps and 1 hr total watch time.
The last opening scene omg.
It sort of terrified me of ever watching it @.@
I can understand that. I love it though, because of what the girl overcomes. And the CP is pretty good too, heās funny, and he puts her through a lot before he finally realizes sheās the oneā¦ The deaf/mute guy is AMAZING by the way - the actor is also in The Night Watchmen.
I guess itās difficult to find a good drama if you donāt want fight/war scenes or anything scary 
so I really donāt have much to suggest without those things. History by its very nature is pretty violent and goryā¦I mean, Yi San - you get the death of his father, Prince Sado, in the rice crate. Otherwise Yi San is pretty tameā¦Dong Yi too. I meanā¦Empress Ki, thereās a lot of death.
Sometimes what you see at the start isnāt what you will see when the rest of the scene happens.
Sungkyankwan Scandal (I always spell this wrong, sorry!) is a LOT less violent overall. I canāt think of any war scenes. Itās also some comedy. Love. The good stuff mostly.
I guess stay away from Jinbirok: The Book of Corrections - a Memoir of the Imjin Wars. THAT is the most violent work Iāve seen. Second prize is a tie - a Movie called āThe Treacherousā about Yeonsonagunā¦who is like Caligulaā¦ And another movie, Chinese answer to Seven Samurai - itās called āSeven Swordsā. Both are good films but VERY shocking.
Warmest regards
Cd, HD
Iron empress was draggy. Agreed. So is Emperor of the Sea.
Chae is better by far in Queen Insoo.
yep which is why I skimmed iron empress. I hope mulgasis is all better. It is a her + if anyone ever drops by effort.
I was very taken by the movie The Warring States (2011, China) I think I saw it at huā¦ long ago, canāt anymore since you need a subscription. Jumong and Queen Seodeok were the very first saguks, back then I had no idea about them so it was very fascinating! I saw so many that I canāt remember them all by titleā¦ there is kind of a thriller one with some secret on a island also a saguk. The King and the Clown was superawesome too. There is also a kmovie āwars of arrowsā.
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War of Arrows is here. I always wanted to see it. I also signed up for Princess Deokhye, Son Ye Jin and Kim So Hyunās latest movie.
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I saw the trailer for the movie, and it looks really good. Hopefully youāll get it. 
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mulgasis is feeling better and getting a lot of love from QI fans. We are hoping she will be careful with her health as she completes this work. Iām also promoing QI to folks who are looking for āwhat happens after Six Flying Dragonsā along with Tree with Deep Roots. It really makes a nice trilogy.
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