James
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right now mostly cdramas, kdramas and jdramas
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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
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
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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
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
Reposted by James
#TheYouthMemories (2023) – dir. fu ning
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
#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
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
November 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
*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
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
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
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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
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?...
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?...
November 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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?...
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
#jdrama
November 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Some more beautiful costumes from the delightful Japanese drama #ACalmSeaandBeautifulDayswithYou
#jdrama
#jdrama
Reposted by James
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!
I've reached ep5 and I'm enjoying it very much!
November 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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!
I've reached ep5 and I'm enjoying it very much!
Reposted by James
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
#poem
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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
#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
That they are fated is certainly clear to Gu Tingye, but Minglan is only slowly beginning to ponder this new possibility…
#TheStoryofMinglan #cdrama
November 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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
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-...
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-...
November 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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-...
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?...
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?...
November 9, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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?...
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
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
November 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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
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
#ZhaoLusi ‘s new agency is rumored to be announced after the #LovesAmbition celebration banquet (Nov 10).
Her contract with KU ended on Nov 5 and since her studio account is back in Zhao’s hands and has resumed posting two days later, sharing wrap-up video captioned “A new journey begins”.
Her contract with KU ended on Nov 5 and since her studio account is back in Zhao’s hands and has resumed posting two days later, sharing wrap-up video captioned “A new journey begins”.
November 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Reposted by James
which was the greatest #cdrama of 2025?
let's find out!!!
voting starts nov 30.
nominate your faves now!
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let's find out!!!
voting starts nov 30.
nominate your faves now!
forms.gle/YWgtPKnsnLrY...
bluesky cdrama cup 2025 nominations
to be eligible for nomination dramas must :
be made by mainland China or Taiwan,
have had at least one main episode (not including any bonus/extra eps) first screened in 2025,
have the final main ep...
forms.gle
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 AM
which was the greatest #cdrama of 2025?
let's find out!!!
voting starts nov 30.
nominate your faves now!
forms.gle/YWgtPKnsnLrY...
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 🙏
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?...
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?...
November 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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 🙏
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?...
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?...
November 8, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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?...
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
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
![Minglan talking at a fireside with some people who helped rescue her
A lady tells Minglan: “Thankfully my brother Shitou brought the Young Master [Gu Tingye] here”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yr6gfiasse4kq3zl6tv6w6g6/bafkreif7vbrn643rlv3jqedzqhdx73vvwuvwe76hyvv6btrqvd3zarhz7e@jpeg)
November 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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
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
The horse-riding skills she’s kept secret come to the fore, gaining the respect of Countess Wu
#TheStoryofMinglan #cdrama
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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
The horse-riding skills she’s kept secret come to the fore, gaining the respect of Countess Wu
#TheStoryofMinglan #cdrama
Reposted by James
I think i watched this cdrama 3 times in a row this year. I haven't rewatched a drama immediately since 2021!
It really is that good!
#TheStoryOfMingLan
It really is that good!
#TheStoryOfMingLan
After learning that #TheStoryofMinglan is back on Viki, I couldn’t resist a rewatch of this marvellous gem! 💎
I’m at the point in the story when Gu Tingye is at his most infuriating 😠 - his blindness towards a certain person creating tragedy
Meanwhile Minglan remains a locus of sanity
#cdrama
I’m at the point in the story when Gu Tingye is at his most infuriating 😠 - his blindness towards a certain person creating tragedy
Meanwhile Minglan remains a locus of sanity
#cdrama
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I think i watched this cdrama 3 times in a row this year. I haven't rewatched a drama immediately since 2021!
It really is that good!
#TheStoryOfMingLan
It really is that good!
#TheStoryOfMingLan
After learning that #TheStoryofMinglan is back on Viki, I couldn’t resist a rewatch of this marvellous gem! 💎
I’m at the point in the story when Gu Tingye is at his most infuriating 😠 - his blindness towards a certain person creating tragedy
Meanwhile Minglan remains a locus of sanity
#cdrama
I’m at the point in the story when Gu Tingye is at his most infuriating 😠 - his blindness towards a certain person creating tragedy
Meanwhile Minglan remains a locus of sanity
#cdrama
November 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
After learning that #TheStoryofMinglan is back on Viki, I couldn’t resist a rewatch of this marvellous gem! 💎
I’m at the point in the story when Gu Tingye is at his most infuriating 😠 - his blindness towards a certain person creating tragedy
Meanwhile Minglan remains a locus of sanity
#cdrama
I’m at the point in the story when Gu Tingye is at his most infuriating 😠 - his blindness towards a certain person creating tragedy
Meanwhile Minglan remains a locus of sanity
#cdrama
Day 3: Moment of Revenge
I’m only using 2025 dramas, so no #StoryofYanxiPalace or #TheDouble
#TheGlory (the #cdrama) deserves special mention here, but the juicy revenge moments most vivid to me are from #LegendoftheFemaleGeneral (see video & reply)
#dramajoychallenge
youtu.be/ym4YqhXFKIQ?...
I’m only using 2025 dramas, so no #StoryofYanxiPalace or #TheDouble
#TheGlory (the #cdrama) deserves special mention here, but the juicy revenge moments most vivid to me are from #LegendoftheFemaleGeneral (see video & reply)
#dramajoychallenge
youtu.be/ym4YqhXFKIQ?...
He Yan » A ghost. [Legend of the Female General FMV]
YouTube video by Felicity Queen
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Day 3: Moment of Revenge
I’m only using 2025 dramas, so no #StoryofYanxiPalace or #TheDouble
#TheGlory (the #cdrama) deserves special mention here, but the juicy revenge moments most vivid to me are from #LegendoftheFemaleGeneral (see video & reply)
#dramajoychallenge
youtu.be/ym4YqhXFKIQ?...
I’m only using 2025 dramas, so no #StoryofYanxiPalace or #TheDouble
#TheGlory (the #cdrama) deserves special mention here, but the juicy revenge moments most vivid to me are from #LegendoftheFemaleGeneral (see video & reply)
#dramajoychallenge
youtu.be/ym4YqhXFKIQ?...
Reposted by James
Director #YangLong (The Glory) has offered the leading roles of upcoming drama #TransferGoldHairpin to #TianXiwei and #YanAn.
Based on the novel of the same name and adapted for the screen by #ZhouMo (Story of Yanxi Palace).
Based on the novel of the same name and adapted for the screen by #ZhouMo (Story of Yanxi Palace).
November 7, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Director #YangLong (The Glory) has offered the leading roles of upcoming drama #TransferGoldHairpin to #TianXiwei and #YanAn.
Based on the novel of the same name and adapted for the screen by #ZhouMo (Story of Yanxi Palace).
Based on the novel of the same name and adapted for the screen by #ZhouMo (Story of Yanxi Palace).
Reposted by James
SHUT UP. Where are my #TheDouble people?!!?! look what it’s happening (possibly).
Upcoming modern drama #坠落春夜, based on the novel Yan Xuejie, has offered the lead roles to #WuJinyan and #WangXingyue.
If both actors accept, they would be working together for the first time since their hit drama #TheDouble.
If both actors accept, they would be working together for the first time since their hit drama #TheDouble.
November 7, 2025 at 3:56 AM
SHUT UP. Where are my #TheDouble people?!!?! look what it’s happening (possibly).
Reposted by James
'Two Women in a Gusty Autumn Landscape' from the series 'The Six Immortal Poets' - Katsukawa Shunsho, ca. 1771. From the Art Institute of Chicago collection.
#JapaneseArt #ukiyoe
#JapaneseArt #ukiyoe
November 7, 2025 at 12:28 AM
'Two Women in a Gusty Autumn Landscape' from the series 'The Six Immortal Poets' - Katsukawa Shunsho, ca. 1771. From the Art Institute of Chicago collection.
#JapaneseArt #ukiyoe
#JapaneseArt #ukiyoe
Reposted by James
Don't you think #Changhuasen as the unhinged #SuChanghe in #BloodRiver is hot?
I'm up to episode 18 and have a feeling this #wuxia epic with its stunning CGI martial arts choreography is going to be my favorite wuxia after #AJourneytoLove! The dynamics btwn Muyu and Changhe are electrifying!
I'm up to episode 18 and have a feeling this #wuxia epic with its stunning CGI martial arts choreography is going to be my favorite wuxia after #AJourneytoLove! The dynamics btwn Muyu and Changhe are electrifying!
November 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Don't you think #Changhuasen as the unhinged #SuChanghe in #BloodRiver is hot?
I'm up to episode 18 and have a feeling this #wuxia epic with its stunning CGI martial arts choreography is going to be my favorite wuxia after #AJourneytoLove! The dynamics btwn Muyu and Changhe are electrifying!
I'm up to episode 18 and have a feeling this #wuxia epic with its stunning CGI martial arts choreography is going to be my favorite wuxia after #AJourneytoLove! The dynamics btwn Muyu and Changhe are electrifying!