A thread for actors/actresses that rock their royal status (and clothes) in their drama
Some actors/actresses suit their role as a royal. Is it the intense stare, the gorgeous clothes, the body posture, the lighting, or the makeup? I donāt know, but the result is breathtaking!
These are some of my favorite kings and queens in terms of vibe and suitability for the role:
Zhang Bin Bin
Lee Joon Gi
Qu Chu Xiao
Peng Xiao Ran
(okay, she is a princess in this one, but she looks just like a queen to me)
I will add to this once I watch more historical dramas
wowwwww, Chinese ancient clothes were a whole other level!!! the only reason I even stuck till the 16th episode of Love O2O was because of the costumesā¦are there any historical dramas worth watching with happy endings and amazing costumes or is it too much to ask?
I found Park Bo Gumās vibe sooooo cool in Moonlight Drawn By Cloudsā¦he managed to look totally kingly while also being a total fun-loving manā¦loved it!
No other Asian country can win the elaborate Chinese royal customs they make, and their sets are beyond words there are not enough words to describe the amazing beauty they display in the sets. The waterfalls, the Greenery, the paradise they manage to put in front of our eyes. I canāt say enough about this.
But then again, they destroy that magic by making stories full of sorrows, deadly battles, tragic ending and loveless romance bc they never get to stay together. I have seen my share of Chinese dramas and movies and I just canāt stomach one more tragic ending. I have met a lot of Chinese people during my lifetime and just like in their many dramas, they are always fighting, screaming and angry. They donāt smile at all, and I think in my lifetime I had 1 in a million that returned my smile, and I donāt blame them bc if this is all they see during childhood to adulthood is a learned behavior; they need to get rid of already. Thank goodness the new generation are breaking free from that baggage, and they are cute, happy and engage in conversations with me if they have to. The little ones even say goodbye and throw kisses while their grandparents look away with their hands in the back as they walk and their head to the side with obvious disdain (I just laugh).
Right?? Iāve been avoiding Chinese historical dramas for a while, but I recently started up again with Bloody Romance (although itās more fantasy than historical). I have seen two that donāt end tragically.
I wish he would do more historical dramas, maybe with little to no romance. He did a great job in The Great Doctor/ Faith. He has the vibe for historical dramas
@angelight313_168
That bothers me as well. I frequently wonder, does the concept of āsecond male lead can earn the girlās affection" or āshe finally heals from the breakupā not go through the Chinese drama writersā minds? Why does she have to spend forty episodes lamenting the breakup that she initiated (Iām exaggerating, of course)? As I had this thought, I suddenly couldnāt remember any historical Chinese drama Iāve watched that had the second male lead end up with the female lead. What if she chooses neither the male nor second male lead, and instead decides to find someone else that isnāt in the picture but he has more desirable qualities than the two āchoicesā? (Iām going off on a tangent here, but I imagined a female lead finally throwing up her hands in frustration and marrying a man that the male leads had never even heard of, like the local blacksmith or a court physician )
Kim Ji Suk and Lee Honey
KJS did a great job acting as a crazy king!
this reminds me of the Anne series by Lucy Maud Montgomeryā¦where Phillippa(Phil) spends most of the book whining that she isnāt able to choose between handsome, rich Alec and Alonzo, but in the end falls for a young preacher and gets married to him instead
I wonder if there are any dramas like that
??? Where do you live? I know all kinds of people from China and that is just not true. There is a reserved āin publicā face and if older people do not know you, they will go around you and not interact with you. That comes from the ākeep your head down and out of troubleā way of dealing with outsiders. But the family at home is entirely different. Lots of laughter - frequently loud, but not fighting. Cantonese speaking people standing right next to each other can sound like they are cursing each other and shouting across a field but they are not mad. They are just loud. There is no volume control button on conversations. A gathering of two Filipinos is just as loud. I know this for a fact. I have a ton of friends and in-laws I can send your way. (along with earplugs)
At a family party, you should hit the majong game going on in the garage or the back room. Wear earplugs.
I would love to see that happening in my area, but is mainly very old people (the grandparents that use to bring their grandkids to the Day Care Center by me) I worry about those grouchy old man since it has been so long since I saw them (the daycare center is closed for almost a year now). As a matter of fact, I just realized the only Chinese couple I see are the owners of a Laundromat I used to go to for over 20 years. The husband was the one always screaming and fighting to his way younger wife (I thought she was his daughter) I wonder if heās just talking to her and thatās the way he talks like heās screaming and fighting (poor thing). Check this out, I have been spending money there and in those 20 years they never said to me THANK YOU or GOOD BYE. I even had to struggle to hold open the door while I pushed my overflowing shopping cart with the clothes. [I changed Laundromat already].
porkypine90_261
I know all kinds of people from China and that is just not true.
Just bc it doesnāt happen where you live at, doesnāt make what I wrote not true. I donāt doubt Filipinos are loud bc my niece married a Filipino, and their parties are so loud I donāt/canāt stay too long. In a party of over 100 filipino family and friends, the earplugs would have been a lifesaver for me. I just donāt go to their parties anymore. It so happens I just turn one down for this coming Sunday lol
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A gathering of two Filipinos is just as loud. 
(along with earplugs) 
