#dragon zakura

[xinyuehui]

The nature of palace dramas 🙊

鸣龙少年│The Hope (2023)

#鸣龙少年 #the hope #ming long shao nian #cdramasource #asiandramasource #dramasource #dailyasiandramas #chineseartistsinc #cdramanet #chinesemedia #cdramaedit #cdramagifs #chinese drama #cdrama #dragon zakura #*4 #ep5 #zhang ruoyun #lei ming #sang xia #huang yao #i love sang xia i think they wrote her character annoying at the beginning (maybe bc im a psy major too so i cant bare to see it #but the things she says and her world view im like yesss 😭🙏🙏

[redsamuraiii]

Dragon Zakura (S2E3)

Their English lesson is more interesting than my school.

#dragon zakura #masami nagasawa #abe hiroshi #hirate yurina #nagasawa masami #hiroshi abe #yurina hirate #japanese drama #j drama #jdrama #dorama #japan #asian drama #english lesson #english language #language #linguistics

[moononmyfloor]

In the 1st Quarter of 2024 Cdramaland...

1. The Hope

Nothing can be better than a Zhang Ruoyun drama to start the year with. One of the best High School shows I've seen in the recent years, it had an amazing balance of explosive emotions of youth and jaded realism. It would appeal to viewers of all age ranges and I felt so so much nostalgia and relatability from beginning to the end. It was funny, it was smart, it was beautifully acted down to every minor role. (I pretend that last 30 minutes didn't happen, though)

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2. Wang Qiang (as Li Ran from The Hope), Zheng Hehuizi as Yang Caiwei from In Blossom)

LOOK at that babie😭🥺. Don't you want to pinch his cheeks? One of the most darling characters I had pleasure of watching recently, I wish a bright, bright future career for Wang Qiang. He portrayed the classic outwardly-prickly, marshmallow-inside teenager archetype with amazing nuance.

And Yang Caiwei oh Yang Caiwei.... as one of the shows and characters that created quite the buzz recently, I don't have anything more to add to the discussion. I can only say: lady, thank you for taking up a role that is FINALLY convincingly scarred, unkempt, dirty and not strikingly goddess-y from the first glance, and playing her with such gusto the true, genuine beauty of the character was drawn out with no external effort at all.

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3. The Hope

This drama utilized music so beautifully than 99% idol romance dramas ever would. Atmospheric music that elevated the scenes with lyrics that fit, not to mention writing three whole songs to be FULLY performed in-drama for character purposes. It felt like a musical at times. Talk about dedication.

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4. Pan Yue's, from In Blossom, Legend of Shen Li (Only few)

I mean

How many costume drama wardrobes can top these embroidery and visibly high quality fabric? Not to mention they actually look wearable in daily life, and not just ornate for "main character's costumes" reasons. They are actually quite simple, if you think a bit- but immensely tasteful. AND

My FAVORITE thing about not just his, but all costumes in this show that I've rarely seen other dramas do is: They repeated the costumes! Many times! Almost all of them! And that added so much to the groundedness of the character. Rich young master having a runway-worthy wardrobe? Nothing new. Him wearing them again and again because that's what a normal, reasonable person does? I'm sold.

I loved the plain but in an elegant and carefree way styling of the two leads of Shen Li whenever they were having recluse times. *This* is exactly how I imagine immortals too- just vibing and not decked in gold from head-to-toe because they are simply beyond it. Whenever the show changed to the typical bejewelled guzhuang garb in heaven scenes, it immeadietely visually reduced the show to just another xianxia. First Till the End of the Moon and now this😭. Guys, pick a consistent style and rock it proudly! A signature look is very important especially if you are aiming to create an impactful all-powerful character! I see no reason the gods couldn't do all the grand court and fight scenes in these robes either, honestly that would've served drive home the nail that the gods function on a different wavelength than humans.

(Also Wtf was even that Shen Li in a Greek goddess like getup? [last image] Not that it's not pretty BUT *waves hands around helplessly..)

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5. In Blossom, Legend of Shen Li, The Hope, Baking Challenge

In Blossom posters had a perfect balance of traditional Chinese ethereal elegance mixed with gothic horror mystery vibes.

I LOVED the "how I imagine the peaceful cottagecore fairytale like life of my great-grandparents" vibe of Shen Li posters. It's giving lore.

Really liked the "hooligan teens on retro album cover" aesthetic of The Hope posters too.

The whimsical food posters of Baking Challenge were also fun.

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6. Detective Chinatown 2

I didn't even know a Detective Chinatown S2 was even coming like...until it did and it was like a second new year because I LOVED that show and it was the most unexpected pleasant surprise of the year- especially when almost all the main cast members were returning. And the first few eps were amazing too and didn't do a disservice at all to the previous season and I got my hopes up thinking we'll get to see a continuation of the Roy Chiu-Janine Chang arc too... only for the show to pull the rug and did the exact same thing as the previous season- the main character withdrew from the story by midpoint. Oh my gods. I want to find this show's creators and give them a good shake. Have some Janine jiejie pics from first season though just for the nostalgia's sake.

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7. Baking Challenge

If you aren't deterred by barely-legible machine subs, give this one a try. It's a fun little food drama that doesn't take itself seriously yet has a lot of heart. And for The Untamed fans, there's our Lan Sizhui (Zheng Fanxing) in it, and he's still the same cutie pie!

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8. Pegasus

I watched five episodes, it's a solid show, fun too, it's just that I'm not very into racing AND Hu Xianxu is still a baby in my head😭😂 To convince me that he's a rich CEO with his own romance and adult problems will take at least 20 more years!

I see him parading like this and couldn't help but want to laugh hysterically lol. IT'S NOT HIS FAULT. He's an amazing actor! But still..

I hope he doesn't try to force-rush his shift to adult characters, either.

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#The Hope #In Blossom #Detective Chinatown 2 #Pegasus #Baking Challenge #Youtube #legend of shenli #legend of shen li #dragon zakura

[1mi3do3ri]

I just found DRAGON ZAKURA has a second season!!

the first season was in 2005 and the second one is in 2021, and omg how does teacher kenji still look the same!?!???!?!?? They never get old

#i loveeee him #dragon zakura

[madraleen]

Dragon Zakura

love. love love love. obviously there's a lot to unpack if you feel so inclined, but boy is it entertaining. i laughed, i cheered and i cried for these kids. i love it.

#dragon zakura #jdrama #jdramas #tv commentary #there IS a lot to unpack if you don't take things at face value #but it was also made fifteen+ years ago

[zaruba-needslove]

Kinda amused at this Dragon Zakura collab in Jobtribe

#jobtribe #joblords #dragon zakura

[dilebe06]

My Favorite Female Characters

#danger zone season 2 the silver lining #ji si qi #lighter and princess #zhu yun #crash landing on you #yoon se ri #dragon zakura 2 #mizuno naomi #cigarette girl #arum #mafia the series: gun and freaks #Anna #my demon #do do hee #noble my love #cha yoon seo #house of ninjas #tawara taki #Chen Zhao Jun #yong jiu grocery store #taiwan drama #thai drama #jdrama #japan drama #cdrama #chinese drama #kdrama #korean drama #indo drama #my favorite female characters

[wolame-o-ccx]

Finished watching Dragon Zakura s2 it has everything I love

Polycule queers

Kento Hayashi

JOKE the show is actually really good I'm definitely gonna rewatch it in the future especially because there are studying tips that can help me with my academics because I suck ass.

I loved all the character stories and arcs I just wish netflix had season 1 so I could watch it before but whatever I'll watch it some other day!!!

9/10 overall because they didn't even get to gather at the tree WHICH IS LITERALLY THE NAME OF THE SERIES BTW when they graduated ACTUALLY WE DIDNT EVEN REALLY SEE THEM GRADUATE but it's okay whatever 👍 I loved it

Also Kento is so pretty I've said this like a thousand times now

+ his boyfriend

#dans rambles #dragon zakura 2 #personal review!

[jdramablr]

#jdrama #dragon zakura 2 #hirate yurina #abe hiroshi

[xinyuehui]

I learned one thing since then. Now I want to tell you.

鸣龙少年│The Hope (2023)

#鸣龙少年 #the hope #ming long shao nian #cdramasource #asiandramasource #dramasource #dailyasiandramas #chineseartistsinc #cdramanet #chinesemedia #cdramaedit #cdramagifs #chinese drama #cdrama #dragon zakura #*4 #ep4 #cheng yushan #xu ruohan #sang xia #huang yao #sang laoshi 😭😭 the way i cried at this scene this drama makes me very emotional

[redsamuraiii]

Dragon Zakura S1 (2005) & Dragon Zakura S2 (2021)

"You were young, anxious, lost, frustrated, depressed. Who would have thought that you would be here now, many years later?"

They age gracefully 15 years later. Hope we can be the same 15 years from now. 😭

#dragon zakura #koike teppei #saeko #nakao akiyoshi #masami nagasawa #yui aragaki #teppei koike #akiyoshi nakao #nagasawa masami #aragaki yui #japanese drama #j drama #dorama #jdrama #japan #asian drama #life

[maenimalist]

#jdrama #dragon zakura 2 #masami nagasawa #study tips

[judas-isariot]

What if Zelda could not be turned back humain so Link turn itself into a dragon to stay by her side ?

Inspire by @usagi-zakura Comics.

About link design:

Link is smaller than Zelda

Link has a longer mane than zelda

Link is slightly darker than Zelda.

Link horn are green and look like dead tree branch branch instead or living one.

Link look "rougher"

#dragon #link #zelda #totk #spoiler #the legend of zelda #wyrm #zelink #my art #scribble #my artwork

[idleminds]

helloo

can u recommend some jdramas that will motivate me for school?

Not too sure but give these a try: Hana Kimi, My Boss My Hero, Dragon Zakura, Nanba MG5, Bokura wa Kiseki de Dekite Iru.

#anonymous #answered #recs

[questintheskies]

Why is Tomohisa Yamashita your favorite actor?

I have been following YamaPi since 2005, which I consider to really be the start of the golden era of Jdorama. He was in Dragon Zakura, and Nobuta wo Produce during that time period. I just took a liking to him back then, and I have been following him since. We are similar in age (1 year apart) so we have kind of grown up together in a way (if that makes any sense).

[hurricanechronicles]

ドラゴン桜 (2005)

#dragon zakura #jdrama