Ashes of Love (2018)

Go ahead and watch it

I usually avoid drama that have so many episodes and i'm not a chines supernatural/fantasy lover.
But this drama got me hooked !

Do not be fool by the first fluffy-esque episodes. There is indeed a love story but you also betrayal and schemes.

Story: The plot is coherent and mostly well paced. If the begging seems slow, the interesting part come a tiny bit later later.
This drama will make you ride an emotional rollercoaster with no end. You will experience all kind of emotions while watching this show.

The main characters are well developped . You can see them experience conflicts but how they mature from those experiences
The acting and casts really did a good job of expressing their character's emotions.

If you want to try a C-drama, i'll recommand this one-

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I am not really a fan of chinese fantasy dramas coz they always end up with a traguc ending. After Ice Fantasy i tried to stay away from that genre. I thought of giving it another try and chose Ashes Of Love after reading good reviews about it. And to be honest, this drama do not disappoint. It put me into so much roller coaster of emotions even in one freaking episode. You'll be happy in one event, and then sad, and then in the end you will be mad. It was unpredictable. The story line is also superb. We all know love can be the root of happiness but it can also be the fruit of evilness which i truly believe this drama explained and portrayed really well.

Kudos to the cast too, Deng Lun and Yang Zi's chemistry is impressive. I fell in love with their characters so much that when they cry, i cry too. I never really cry in a drama but this one is exceptional. It pierced my emotions so much that yes I will rewatch it again. Same with the other characters. You will hate the bad guys, and the good ones turned bad, you will pity them. All in all great casting! Everyone is commendable! There are many love stories in this drama that you will truly truly love.

If you think 60/63 episodes is too long, don't. It is needed for each character growth. There are so many unexpected twist and turns in this drama. Heaven doesn't mean it is good, and demon world doesn't mean it is bad.

My only spoiler is, not everyoned deserve a happy ending. 10/10

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Overall an awesome Drama

A pretty good drama which will take u on an emotional roller coaster ride, I don't think so if it missed any emotion. From those cute silly moments, innocent dialogues, funny clips to those intense parts where u really are stuck in a dilemma whos is actually at fault here, and what emotion u have or what u r feeling. It was fab and really heart touching drama

Story/Plot: The only flaw i can point out is it was really lengthy like 63 eps. I think there were places where they could have made things a bit more precise and could have actually shortened it a bit. I really cant say that it was a con but i really didnt liked or found it pretty annoying that the chars turn wise turn gained the spotlight and all that scheming stuff, but it was justified in a way so i made sense. Talking about good points, they are in plenty. The 2 or 3 bubbly characters, the Moon Immortal and Mr Puchi (Yan You) stole the show whenever they made appearance. they were really lovely and one of my most fav characters from the story. The little glimpse of friendship of Flora immortal, Water Immortal and Wind Immortal was also one of the lovliest part, what was more sweet was their relationship with Jin Mi. The parent bond was one of the component which really warms your heart. The demon princess also stood out among the best chars and also presents a father daughter bond again on the screen. When the scheming empress and princess boils your blood, these scenes and side stories comfort your heart and soothen your eyes. The fulfilled unrequitted love, love obsession(the crazy one) and ofc the bittersweet painful and heart wrenching love all mixed together with those sweet and annoying parts to squeeze out all emotions out of you, that was what this drama actually does.adding tyo it the war scene in the lasp eps was breathtaking. The ending was TOTALLY UNEXPECTED, i was really not looking forward that i can get such an ending, and very honestly I LOVED IT, and i think so did all. when we watch this kind of dramas, esp as complicated as this it is really difficult to give out a surprise happy ending, Either u end up getting a illogical ending or a tragic one. Thats where this drama went beyond my expectations and at the end u really feel, It was WORTH IT!!!

Acting/Cast: Like really, each one of them nailed it. JinMi's characters really perfectly potrayed by YZ. U can literally justify all their deeds and they truly succeed passing her emotions. Like the scenes where JM cries helplessly really made us heartbroken. The chemistry in leads were really breathtaking and the the way u could feel the pain, helplessness and all feelings . All charatcters had a character change by the end and the actors really adapted very well from expressing love, hatred to heart wrenching pain, which can really make ones eye moist and tears rolling down, esp in later parts of story.

Music/OST: The music is soft, sweet and lovely, perfectly befitting the every scene. There isnt much of it but still the ones which are there are superp.

Rewatch Value: Well there isnt any reason u wont like to rewatch this epic tale of love, sorrow, grief and what not. but half points minus bcz 63 eps are really pretty lengthy. Still They r all worth it. Be4 u go for it again, RIP your heart. From my opinion, I strongly recommend this one if u r really into good storyline and character development.

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Hm.i don't know how to explain how i'm ver like this series. After legend of fuyao, have many people told to me this series is very good but i'm hesistant to watched it.why?? Because i don't know all the cast on this series and feel they are too young.it is really amazing like many people said? But after for a long time i'm doubt with this drama. I decided to start watch it, and what happens? I'm totally like and become addicted with this series. I'm never thought i will be so crazy with deng lun and yang zi after watched this drama, and now i'm totally become their fans and try to watched all the drama who is played with both of denglun and yangzi.
I give 10 poin for all category because this drama really has a very good and amazing story line, costumes,cgi and animation pictures. They all have a perfect acting performance especially for main cast denglun and yangzi. But not only the main cast, the support role and antagonist role also have a very good acting skill, i'm really open my eyes and my mind about them, although they are still.younger but they already have a very great acting
.. very awesome. I must admit it. They are superb and this seris really have a unique ost. For the first time i'm feel like strange with the ost but after listen it, slowly i become very like the ost especially unparalled in the world and love frost ,opening theme song is okay too.i give 10 poin fot rewatched value because now i'm planning to rewatched again after finished it.i'm like already addicte with this series,with denglun and yangzi..
I'm very happy i'm not hesistant for a long time to watched this drama if not maybe i will missed this very good drama on my life. Thanks for all my friends already recommende this best drama for me.. love u all..

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If you loved watching Ten Miles of Peach Blossom, do consider watching this drama too.

Personally, I'm a very lazy person and I hardly write reviews but I just had to write one for this drama because it is AMAZING.

At first, I didn't really feel interested to watch this drama, when I read a summary of it on Netflix, but I was pretty bored and oh god, I got hooked so badly.

The plot is pretty amazing - other than the fact that there was more screentime and plot for the second main lead - Runyu. But I guess it was for some kind of character development.

This drama has a focus on unrequited love and love triangle, and oh boy... I got my heart broken so many times and cried so much throughout the entire drama. It was an emotional rollercoaster.

The drama was pretty light-hearted, especially with Jinmi's oblivious and innocent character (played by Yang Zi), at the start -- it felt like the three main characters were just best friends etc., until the male leads started to develop more feelings for her and the main plot line starts to develop from there.

ANYWAYS in short, watch the drama. With this drama, I think I'll start watching more Yang Zi and Deng Lun's dramas.

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How to describe this drama... I hated it and I loved it. I wanted to finish it but now I am still having withdrawal symptoms... These Immortals are so intense... they don't love, they get OBSESSED.

Basically, for me, this was:

- First 35 or so episodes (till they come back from Human Realm): 9/10 (the love triangle + the evil mother were just too much to handle)

- Last 30 episodes: 5/10, don't let me get started with the scheming + victimization of Runyu, all the tears and fainting of that b*** JinMin, the obsession of Suihe and the resentment of Xufeng.

- OST + Deng Lun: 1000/10 both perfect, I miss him + listening to that OST so much. Most of the eye-rolling scenes were bearable because of the BGM.

Rewatch Value: only the sweet moments of Xufeng + JinMi, meaning, this video: youtube.com(/)watch?v=UmcpnE-MrTY

My longer review: https://sunakoyue.livejournal.com/77242.html

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This was the first Chinese drama I had ever seen, and (between this and Princess Agents) made me totally hooked on Asian dramas. Why?
1. The romance. It really is one of the most achingly romantic stories out there.
2. The acting. I may be completely wrong, but the two ML seem a lot more intelligent than their characters were written. Perhaps that’s what added nuance to what would probably have been like watching the quarterback and head cheerleader hook up. (Pretty to watch, but really…) The entire cast was brilliant and I’m always happy to see them show up again in dramas. To me, this is part of what marks a stellar production.
3. This made me understand what Second Lead Syndrome was. Poor Night Immortal. So damaged, dark and deep. Leo Luo brought him to life in a pavane of delicate fragility, with a core of tempered steel.
4. Beyond anything else, the set, the music, the cgi, pretty much everything about this drama was gloriously aesthetic and made my dreamy artist’s heart sigh. I still have some of the OST on my playlist. It was a feast to the eyes and ears.
5. It wasn’t particularly intellectual, but it was entertaining and memorable. Certainly something I could find myself going back and rewatching in a few years, especially since I have seen so many others of the same genre now.
I would definitely recommend it to you if you’re looking for something to sweep you away for a little while into a dreamworld. Don’t expect it to challenge your mind, and it will truly get your heart engaged.

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I am very much into Chinese historical series after watching no.of series i ended up watching AOL its my one of favorite drama it has no. Of different plot different story connected to each how beautifully ML and FL chemistry grow. I have already watch this drama twice without skip any moment its comedy,heart breaking,suspense and happy ending
I am in love with his drama
I have watched many other drama of FL i must say she very talented actress in chinese industry














I love the music of this drama wanna watch again and again i think i am obsessed with this drama













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This drama epitomizes every reason why romantic historical Chinese drama is my favorite genre of dramas. It gave me everything I needed, the ending gave me closure, all the leads were gorgeous, mystical powers, hidden realms, the right amount of angst.

The only thing this story could have done better is the character of the female lead. I know she is supposed to be ditzy and naive and the embodiment of a flower but I wish she had been more powerful and more independent. It’s really hard for me to get attached to such a helpless and dumb girl. I know it seems to make it more romantic and interesting for the drama if the female lead is a dumb girl that has to be protected all the time and feminism is frowned upon in Asia but we like smart female leads who can kick butt too.

The music from this show is really nice. It’s always icing on the cake when the music is pretty. I immediately have to have it on my phone. I feel like modern dramas now a days don’t focus too much on music but we always notice if the music is good or not.

The actors, especially the Phoenix were all attractive. Jin Mi was really pretty and Feng Hua was gorgeous. So gorgeous! And when Run Yu and Sui He weren’t maniacal, they were pretty too.

Finally, this is the kind of plot that always pulls me in starting from the summary. A girl who has either secretly belongs to some royal dynasty, or inherited some powers, or was the child of some power couple, that she has no idea about. That kinda story is my favorite.

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one of the best xianxia dramas out there

just rewatched the entire series again and the iconic parts still hit so hard. i grew up watching many dramas with a similar concept but ashes of love really is unique and worth watching compared to all other xianxia dramas. i think back to this drama a lot, even in day to day life.

although lowkey basic, the storyline is still very good. there are parts that may seem pointless to you at the start but they all seem to have a purpose as you continue to watch it. e.g the character that jinmi helped to translate for xufeng who appeared again later on and the words of that woman who helped to revive jin mi's friend (those of you who watched will know the significance). i have not given the story a higher rating than 9 due to the clearly boring and useless story between that princess and the guy who keeps making arrows. they add nothing to the story and their acting very much sucks.

yang zi, deng lun and luo yunxi are overall almost perfect for their roles. to me, yang zi is one of the few actresses who don't make innocent characters seem like utter idiots and cowards. i do find her character cute. however, i do want to be picky as deng lun is a little emotionless at points but it doesn't affect his overall performance too much. as i said before, the princess mu ci aren't good at acting (in my opinion) so the score of 9 mainly is given because of them.

the music is very almost spot on. the way it comes in at just the right parts - they have done an amazing job with the production ! taken off 0.5 points because the outro may be a little scary and weird to listen to at first. however, i think most people get used to it and start to appreciate it after watching the drama.

as i said before, i have decided to write this review because i just rewatched it. it is definitely worth watching AND rewatching. the cgi, production and acting easily makes this one of my all time favourite dramas. i really do think it was the best drama of 2018.

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