#MeetYourself (2023) – dir. ding zi guang

Upcoming drama #ChasingJade, starring #ZhangLinghe and #TianXiwei, has obtained a distribution license with a total of 40 episodes. #逐玉 #ZhuYu

I’ve seen 12 of these xianxia dramas, but not the two most famous - #TenMilesofPeachBlossom & #AshesofLove From this list, along with #LoveBetweenFairyandDevil, probably #TheLegendofShenLi & #AncientLovePoetry are my favourites #cdrama

Day 15: Found Family In #GuardiansoftheDafeng Wang Hedi’s character is mysteriously transported back in time to the fictitious Dafeng Dynasty; where, in his new identity, he finds he has a chaotic but cute extended family through his uncle ☺️ #dramajoychallenge #cdrama youtu.be/2-lcXcA2nxc?...

When watching an older #cdrama like #FlightToYou, i love it to reach a moment I saw a picture before... But now I'm able fill this moment with all my emotions and feelings for the characters ♥️🥰

#KpopDemonHunters was nominated to the following categories at the 68th Grammy Awards: Song of the Year Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Best Song Written for Visual Media

Day 14: Child Performance This is more of a sentimental choice, because Fu Bohan appeared with Zhao Lusi in my first #cdrama #WhoRulestheWorld - so it was nice seeing them team up again in #LovesAmbition, where Lusi’s character protects him #dramajoychallenge youtu.be/gh3iFpIkmEU?...

An article on why Arden Cho felt her character Rumi (who is part human/part demon) resonated with her Unlike Christian mythology btw, it’s common in East Asian dramas for prejudice faced by demons to stand in as a proxy for prejudices faced by racial minorities #kdrama www.bbc.com/news/article...

#TianXiwei shares behind the scenes photos as she wraps filming the drama #GeniusGirlfriend. 来自 田曦薇 的微博 m.weibo.cn/status/52338...

lol 😅 “An English school has banned the singing of songs from hit Netflix film #KPopDemonHunters over concerns they are not in keeping with its ‘Christian ethos’ “Some members of the community are ‘deeply uncomfortable’ with references to demons” 😈 #kdrama www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Partly because I’m reluctant to finish the beautiful #TheStoryofMinglan, & partly because @tinacmml.bsky.social & @thelifeofrose.bsky.social reminded me of the lovely #FlightToYou I had put on pause, I’m back watching it again 😊 & my how Gu Nanting has gone from enemy to ardent protector! #cdrama

#DramaJoyChallenge Day 13: For my propulsive action scene, I am torn between Are You The One and Legend of the Female General. Don't make me choose! The action sequences in both shows are stunning - a real joy to watch :) #cdrama #areyoutheone #legendofthefemalegeneral

Let's share our favourite moments of joy! #dramajoychallenge #kdrama #cdrama #jdrama #blseries Day 13: Propulsive Action Scene I don't know, what propulsive means, but this is one of my fav! #AreYouTheOne with #ZhangWanyi & #WangChuran Both equal badass fighters perfectly together in syn! ❤️

Day 13: Propulsive Action Scene Again I’m going for #LegendoftheFemaleGeneral, because it has so many great moments of action 🔥 - the bullwhip fight, sparring with spears, use of short swords & moment of revenge Here’s the horse-taming scene #dramajoychallenge #cdrama youtu.be/5TJ4lnPs4hw?...

Trying out #LastSamuraiStanding & the first 2 eps are brutal! - but they set up some interesting character portraits & plot development going forward In a time of change desperate Samurai participate in a mysterious challenge with shadowy forces, forming unlikely alliances as they go #jdrama

Day 12: Cameo Although #LoveinPavilion had weaknesses as a drama, it was stacked with guest roles (see reply) Aside from Ding Yuxi’s cameo, the standout was Hou Minghao’s Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord, Baimu Yaojun, who sacrifices himself for love #dramajoychallenge #cdrama youtu.be/YidubDKHML0?...

#dramajoychallenge #kdrama #jdrama #cdrama D11: Snowfall I only like LOOKING at snow from a safe distance - nasty cold wet slushy, horrid stuff. So kudos to #cDrama #AmidstASnowstormOfLove for managing to make a Finnish snowscape a key character in the entire Drama

Along with the reference to #TheUntamed, I was reminded by @aluthiensky.bsky.social’s comment (re: how tragedy in dramas allows us to experience overwhelming emotions at a safe distance) to re-up this amazing video-edit with the cliff-falling scene at its heart 🔥 #cdrama youtu.be/8mUNUjtaHik?...

Btw - a brief 🧵 - the question of how fictional tragic scenes can be linked to states of joy opens up an interesting aesthetic discussion about the nature of tragedy 🎭 Aristotle said the “proper pleasure” of tragedy is that it evokes pity & fear, & then purges us of these emotions (catharsis)

Let's share our favourite moments of joy! #dramajoychallenge #kdrama #cdrama #jdrama #blseries Day 11: Snowfall ❄️ #AmidstASnowstormOfLove delievers one of my favourite snow moments as first meeting of #ZhaoJinMai & #LeoWu 💕 He fells in ❤️ at 1.sight 😍 It feels poetical, unique & authentic!

Day 11: Snowfall ❄️ This cue is usually for a happy romantic scene; but the ❄️ moment I most clearly remember from this year is actually a painful one, beautifully performed by the leads. #MoonlitReunion “It’s just a pity that life is too short” #dramajoychallenge #cdrama youtu.be/vfa9gyGp_pY?...

Day 10: Healing Moment As I already shared the healing moment I had in mind for today’s challenge (the scene by the ocean from #Reborn), I’ll share a more *literal* one instead Because it contains spoilers 🚨🚨 for #LoveintheClouds it’s in the reply, so be warned! #dramajoychallenge #cdrama

#TheRemarriedEmpress is a juggernaut of a webtoon, and the newly released stills from the upcoming adaptation are doing it justice. Each actor perfectly captures the vibe of their webtoon counterparts. I’m seated. #ShinMinAh #JuJiHoon #LeeJongSuk #LeeSeYoung

This is the highly anticipated drama some of us were previously calling #Wifeofa21stCenturyPrince 🤩 Starring IU & Byeon Woo-seok #kdrama

Day 9: Childhood Connection There’s a moving moment in #WouldYouMarryMe when Choi Woo-shik’s Kim Woo-joo comes across a photo of Yoo Me-ri (Jung So-min) as a child, & suddenly recognises her as the girl who consoled him when he lost his parents #dramajoychallenge #kdrama youtu.be/3WxZ8pmJtbE?...

Day 8: Beautiful Ocean Although #Reborn isn’t primarily about romance, it did serve up a beautifully poignant scene with an ocean setting, in which the leads share a passionate moment - representing their healing after long unhappiness #dramajoychallenge #cdrama youtu.be/0hzv1Ss2flc?...

EVERYONE SHUT UP. I am on #FatedHearts episode 28 and this just got even crazier. HOW???!!! MY GOD. I LOVE THIS DRAMA.

Drop something WHITE ❄️🐇🤍🦢

More folk who look stylish wearing a turtleneck 🩶🖤🖤🖤 #cdrama

Drop something WHITE ❄️🐇🤍🦢

Share someone who looks stylish wearing a turtleneck 🩵 Does this count as turtleneck? #WuJinyan

Day 7: Cute Animals 😻 Two of my favourite fantasy dramas from this year - #MoonlitReunion & #Feud - showcased striking animal actors 🐈 🐕 (Though getting them to appear together in the same drama may be a problem 😊) #dramajoychallenge #cdrama

#TheYouthMemories (2023) – dir. fu ning

*Finally* Gu Tingye convinces Minglan to have a proper heart-to-heart He tells her he understands her conflict, & that if she marries him her standing among women will equal his standing among men “I will not let you be aggrieved & keep things to yourself from now on” #TheStoryofMinglan #cdrama

This time when Gu Tingye comes to talk marriage he’s in earnest (with a roguish smile on his face) But Minglan’s not having anything to do with it 😅 Shocked by his elaborate strategies she says “What do you treat me as? A wild pig in a trap, or a herring in a fish net?” #TheStoryofMinglan #cdrama

Day 6: Coming of Age Story There are so many lowkey joyful moments in #AlwaysHome, so it’s hard to pick out one But I loved this scene where Jing Xichi - having been separated by work commitments - surprises Chen Huan’er at her university 😊 #dramajoychallenge #cdrama youtu.be/kdArDSvAXSQ?...

Some more beautiful costumes from the delightful Japanese drama #ACalmSeaandBeautifulDayswithYou #jdrama

While all ongoing #cdrama couldn't really hold my interest, I started my rewatch of #TheStoryOfMinglan inspired by @jamesdramac.bsky.social lovely thread. I've reached ep5 and I'm enjoying it very much!

Centuries before Virginia Woolf dreamed of a “room of one’s own,” Li Qingzhao(1084 – ca. 1155) already claimed hers in the Song Dynasty. While most women were bound to the household, she built a library of 4,000 volumes and wrote with a voice both lyrical and defiant. 1/2 #poem

lol - every time these two meet they always talk about marriage 😅 That they are fated is certainly clear to Gu Tingye, but Minglan is only slowly beginning to ponder this new possibility… #TheStoryofMinglan #cdrama

I didn’t know this before, but there is a difference between Macarons & Macaroons (see article) 🍪 In the UK, where people are more familiar with Macaroons, apparently Macarons are often referred to as “French Macaroons” to distinguish them from regular ones 🙂 www.angesdesucre.com/blogs/anges-...

Day 5: Cooking Scene In #BonAppétitYourMajesty the face-off between the Ming & Joseon cooks was the highlight But here’s a moment from just before, when we get to see their psychedelic reactions to taking a bite from Ji-yeong’s macaroons 🍪 #dramajoychallenge #kdrama youtu.be/gDmG-wByi1M?...

After Minglan hears sad news about Yuanruo, who comes with a message from him but Gu Tingye? He takes the opportunity to affectionately encourage her to look ahead As she says to herself afterwards, “Our eyes are grown on the front side, so we can look ever forward” #TheStoryofMinglan #cdrama

It seems Zhao Lusi is finally free of her old agency! 🙌 🥳 “A new journey begins” #ZhaoLusi #cdrama

which was the greatest #cdrama of 2025? let's find out!!! voting starts nov 30. nominate your faves now! forms.gle/YWgtPKnsnLrY...

Some people may feel it’s not in keeping with the spirit of the #dramajoychallenge to interpret or stretch day 4’s challenge to mean horse riding 🏇 (ie for those like myself who largely watch cdramas set in - or inspired by - historical periods before the time bicycles 🚲 were invented) Apologies 🙏

Day 4: Horse Ride In historical dramas they don’t have bicycles 🚲, so horse riding is the nearest equivalent 🏇 This is the moment in #LegendoftheFemaleGeneral when Xiao Jue (Cheng Lei) realises He Yan (Zhou Ye) is actually female 🙂 #dramajoychallenge #cdrama youtu.be/ynNXrh0Y3pM?...

I love their heart-to-heart after the pirate & boating incident Because it is a liminal moment outside the usual routines, Minglan is unusually open with Gu Tingye, confiding in him about her life, while pressing him to reflect on his parental responsibilities #TheStoryofMinglan #cdrama

I’m a few episodes past this now, but there’s a cool Tolstoy-esque scene that takes place at a polo-match, where Minglan steps in to help her friend retrieve a family heirloom The horse-riding skills she’s kept secret come to the fore, gaining the respect of Countess Wu #TheStoryofMinglan #cdrama