The Long Ballad / Princess Changge 长歌行 [2021]

[abs-oluteM]

@NiteWalker @Tofu every one is trying to sell me their dramas with some abs . Haha even @SilverMoonTea

[NiteWalker]

7 minutes ago, abs-oluteM said:

@NiteWalker @Tofu every one is trying to sell me their dramas with some abs . Haha even @SilverMoonTea

 

u know how we already see abs and be reminded of you lols.....

 

im not watching this as yet to be honest however seeing all the pictures they seems to be doing pretty good.....

[SilverMoonTea]

9 minutes ago, abs-oluteM said:

@NiteWalker @Tofu every one is trying to sell me their dramas with some abs . Haha even @SilverMoonTea

Ya we know it's hard to sell to you through normal route  Even already with abs, sometimes you don't take the bait too 

[Maya]

Aww. What an eye candy. 

 

 

Ahahahaha!

 

 

 

[NiteWalker]

these prove that dilreba always surf the net @MayanEcho hahaha so we gotta becareful what we post on Dilreba hahahahah

[NiteWalker]

new stills for WuLei and Dilreba in The Long Ballad

 

 

 

[NiteWalker]

i like Reba army looks, she look great in it....not to mention her move is fluid given the fact that she is a good dance

 

 

 

[oppasaranghaeyo]

Hmm... I'm only at Ep 2 (slowly watching, and patiently waiting for more to binge) but can't seem to "feel" the main CP's chemie yet. They are both awesome in their roles, but... Part of me silently wished (please don't "bash" me) they were paired differently... It is what it is now. Let's hope I will be "struck" soon... haha

 

On the other hand, just from Tencent Official Zhou Shen OST MV, I'm already loving the second CP. Can't wait to see more of them. Oh well... I'm biased, I guess

 

 

 

[NiteWalker]

2 hours ago, oppasaranghaeyo said:

Hmm... I'm only at Ep 2 (slowly watching, and patiently waiting for more to binge) but can't seem to "feel" the main CP's chemie yet. They are both awesome in their roles, but... Part of me silently wished (please don't "bash" me) they were paired differently... It is what it is now. Let's hope I will be "struck" soon... haha

 

On the other hand, just from Tencent Official Zhou Shen OST MV, I'm already loving the second CP. Can't wait to see more of them. Oh well... I'm biased, I guess

 

i think alot more ppl are leaning more heavily on the 2nd CP more....as the chemie in between those two seems to be better.....

 

 

[Yana]

yuhuu...i am here. Just finished 1st ep...what a quite late start 

[40somethingahjumma]

Oh wow... Fei Liu from Nirvana in Fire is all grown up and playing the male lead. He's blossoming into a decent actor and his chemistry with Dilraba is not bad. Who would've thought? But it's working fo me.

 

I manage to hoodwink the other half to watch it with me because of Wu Lei and we're up to Episode 7 I think. We're on holidays so it's worked out that way. I started looking at the first one just out of curiosity and before we knew it, we were on Episode 7. 

 

Overall and so far... it's immensely watchable. I like how the big story is unfolding and was pleasantly surprised by the political complexity because I really wasn't expecting much. However I don't know what it is... probably old age... but I find Changge's character less impressive than most of the comments I've seen on MDL and Viki. Yes she's smart and capable on some level but reckless and surprisingly naive. Dilraba is good here. Probably the best I've seen from her. But the character is very narrowly focused and the revenge project is fraught with problems. She's not as sympathetic a character that I was led to believe but I'm supposing it's part of her journey into maturity.  It's not a deal breaker because there's plenty about the show I really like. I especially enjoy the veterans maneuvering, triangulating and behave as slick political operators should. Many are scumbags and at least they're good at it.

[NiteWalker]

18 hours ago, 40somethingahjumma said:

I especially enjoy the veterans maneuvering, triangulating and behave as slick political operators should. Many are scumbags and at least they're good at it.

 

hahaha....should we be happy with this....sometimes this mean endless cursing from my mother when she start watching lols

[abs-oluteM]

Wanna drop these off as Viu has subbed a lot of stuff

Main teaser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[40somethingahjumma]

On 4/8/2021 at 5:29 PM, NiteWalker said:

 

hahaha....should we be happy with this....sometimes this mean endless cursing from my mother when she start watching lols

 

It all depends really. As you know I like my historical dramas to have some level of political backstabbing. ;) To me a historical drama without plotting and scheming is very boring. I didn't really know what kind of show Chang Ge Xing was going to be. I thought it was a wuxia drama but it's actually far more historically based than I expected. I'm impressed with how Li Shimin is written and portrayed here. In fact I really appreciate how balanced the political perspectives are between the Han Chinese and the Eastern Turkic peoples.

 

Anyway I have to pace myself with this drama as it only comes out 3 times a week. 

[NiteWalker]

3 hours ago, 40somethingahjumma said:

 

It all depends really. As you know I like my historical dramas to have some level of political backstabbing. ;) To me a historical drama without plotting and scheming is very boring. I didn't really know what kind of show Chang Ge Xing was going to be. I thought it was a wuxia drama but it's actually far more historically based than I expected. I'm impressed with how Li Shimin is written and portrayed here. In fact I really appreciate how balanced the political perspectives are between the Han Chinese and the Eastern Turkic peoples.

 

Anyway I have to pace myself with this drama as it only comes out 3 times a week. 

 

you have the point down....political are all about back stabbing to be honest even to today days lols

[NiteWalker]

The Long Ballad, finally top the chart on Apr/10 Rating

 

 

 

[NiteWalker]

the wolf and the rabbit hahahaha

 

 

 

[Tofu]

New trailer for The Long Ballad.

 

[Maya]

Done until Ep06. Not bad, from what I've seen. Eastern Asian politicking and maneuvering from the historical past are no less bloody and cunning than the usual European stuff.

 

The drama is touching some historical figures, like the Khans, so no complaints. Anyhow, I'm still only at Ep06 going Ep07, so there are more episodes to still watch before I can truly say nay or yay to the characters and their development as the story progresses.

 

One thing for sure, I ain't bored of anything yet. I like the costumes and outfits. I'm just amused with that rolling down the roof scene. It reminds of another, infamous enough rolling scene wherein Reba is also one of the rollers, LOL!

[Tofu]

Previews for next week’s episodes. 

 

[40somethingahjumma]

Outtakes, interviews and behind the scenes... beware spoilers... 

 

Spoiler

 

 

I'm really impressed with Wu Lei here. He does a really good job bringing gravitas to the role despite his age. He really does hold his own against more experienced actors and does well in his scenes with Dilraba.

 

@NiteWalkerAre you not watching this? It's quite good. 

[NiteWalker]

2 hours ago, 40somethingahjumma said:

 

@NiteWalkerAre you not watching this? It's quite good. 

 

i need to sit on the notion of Reba as a 16 years old first lols

[40somethingahjumma]

2 hours ago, NiteWalker said:

 

i need to sit on the notion of Reba as a 16 years old first lols

I'm glad I didn't know that she was supposed to be 15 or 16 until she had her period. Even then that's pretty late. I went to a girls' school and I didn't know anyone who had their period that late.

[NiteWalker]

3 minutes ago, 40somethingahjumma said:

I'm glad I didn't know that she was supposed to be 15 or 16 until she had her period. Even then that's pretty late. I went to a girls' school and I didn't know anyone who had their period that late.

 

if you're under develop or lack of nourishment i heard that it will affect the period...back then we didnt actually ask ppl about 'hey did you have your period yet or not..'

 

and now i remember 'Go Ahead' where SongYun also only had her period when she was 16? and announced to the whole table of men **ahem**

[40somethingahjumma]

1 hour ago, NiteWalker said:

 

if you're under develop or lack of nourishment i heard that it will affect the period...back then we didnt actually ask ppl about 'hey did you have your period yet or not..'

 

and now i remember 'Go Ahead' where SongYun also only had her period when she was 16? and announced to the whole table of men **ahem**

 

I don't think she should suffer from lack of nutrition as she's a princess but she is athletic. 

But it's a convenient way to convince other people that you're a woman after you've been dressing like a man. 

Although I don't see how anyone can think that Dilraba looks like a man.

 

 

 

I can't get over how manly little Fei Liu has become. And how these two can potentially be my second favourite OTP this year.