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Surprisingly, while watching Love And Destiny, we find the character Yuan Tong much more appealing than the female lead herself. Why? Because there is a lot you can say about her that does not have to do with her love life. Romance is good, but a good character stands on her/his own without depending on …
Jingxiu, the zither loving villain of the romance fantasy drama Love And Destiny, turns out to have quite a well built up story arc. At times, he seems to be more of an anti-hero than a villain. To be frank, he’s only officially villain for one last episode.
Dae Jang-Geum (played by Lee Young-Ae) is the central female character of the epic Korean historical drama Jewel In The Palace. Throughout her story, Jang-Geum is a kind and caring friend to her loved ones, a hardworking and intelligent figure in the eyes of her mentors, and a bookworm who never stops learning. In other …
Out of all of Jin Yong’s (Louis Cha) male leads, we believe Yang Guo is the most complicated and well-developed character. His Wuxia journey and romance with Xiaolongnu are basically a legend among Wuxia stories and even among Jin Yong’s fictional world.