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  • @no.new.friends
    @no.new.friends 5 месяцев назад +196

    Wow. Two dramas with Liu Yuning made the list for Avenue X this year 😁. I feel happy for him and his fans haha.

    • @just_cat_stuff
      @just_cat_stuff 5 месяцев назад +1

      I was thinking that too

    • @angelxxsin
      @angelxxsin 5 месяцев назад +2

      I can tell she really likes LYN.

    • @detanta
      @detanta 5 месяцев назад +9

      I fell in love with Liu Yuning in Be your own light. Really very good drama. And A journey to love is just so unique...

    • @jujutsushira9649
      @jujutsushira9649 5 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@angelxxsinnot really.. it's just like his 2 dramas was good even he has small screentime in Be Your own light I still watch it coz it's really good.

    • @angelxxsin
      @angelxxsin 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@jujutsushira9649 I mean, it's fine if she really likes him. We are all entitled to have actors we love or prefer and that doesn't preclude the aforementioned dramas being good. I do think she overrates A Journey to Love, and it's something she even admits to in this video, when she says that a lot of the attacks the drama and actor received, make her want to overcompensate. It's a good drama but I think there's a reason the rating tanked in China and it started dropping even before the ending.

  • @4_4_4..
    @4_4_4.. 5 месяцев назад +107

    The list:
    1. Three body
    2. Meet yourself (wonderful scenery)
    3. Oh No here comes trouble(BL taste)
    4. Be your own light (women 30's/40's)
    5. The Heart (medical career drama)
    6. Ancient Love Song (romantic time travel story)
    Yessss🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 thank you for saving time and preparing our holiday drama nights😅

    • @taiwo3136
      @taiwo3136 5 месяцев назад +5

      she included a journey to love as well

    • @4_4_4..
      @4_4_4.. 4 месяца назад

      @@taiwo3136
      Yes you are right, couldn't hear it the first time

    • @sc3304
      @sc3304 2 месяца назад

      @@4_4_4.. She zips through the titles so quickly - she often misses out the english title. I wish she would slow down or put a bookmark thingy in her videos so you know what show she's talking about.

    • @ceanothussoapary5998
      @ceanothussoapary5998 Месяц назад

      Would you be able to add the end of the year dramas to the list? I could not catch the English names. Thank you.

  • @michaelcraig666
    @michaelcraig666 5 месяцев назад +69

    'Oh no! Here comes trouble!' was the best thing I've watched this year. So glad you loved it as much as I did.

    • @queenofthepierats3488
      @queenofthepierats3488 5 месяцев назад +3

      I absolutely LOVED this one! It makes me so sad that not too many people have heard of it or are talking about it - it was so good. I'm so glad to find other people who enjoyed it. ❤

    • @Irkiz0505
      @Irkiz0505 5 месяцев назад +2

      I enjoyed it as well, love their chemistry. Deserve the 3 Gold Mine rating by AvenueX

  • @lassuli
    @lassuli 5 месяцев назад +120

    I fell in love with 'A Journey to Love'. The characters are lively, not superficial, and the story flows well. I managed to connect with each character created; they were very well developed (almost all of them). The final stretch was turbulent, very rushed, but even so, this drama is still above others, which often treat us as foolish and non-thinking creatures on the other side.
    It was really a journey to love, because I fell in love.
    Note: Ning is beautiful.He looks like a deity, he's so beautiful and his voice is perfect. 💜

    • @trang0918
      @trang0918 5 месяцев назад +4

      Totally agree!

    • @longyoulee2510
      @longyoulee2510 5 месяцев назад +1

      Ning is so hot! 🥵🥵I’m crazy for this man this year

    • @tommy13965
      @tommy13965 5 месяцев назад +2

      100 percent agreed lui shishi is so pretty and played her part so well felt every single emotion from her love for Ning.

    • @jenniferthanhhango5018
      @jenniferthanhhango5018 5 месяцев назад

      Nailed it! ❤😂😮😢

    • @inammuldomchidra4450
      @inammuldomchidra4450 4 месяца назад

      itss really goodd but I kind of like debating whyyy even make the drama if you're gonna kill almost all the main character😩😭ngl tho it definitely top my list for 2023 period dramas🆙🆙

  • @marietrotski
    @marietrotski 5 месяцев назад +31

    Mine is "Meet Yourself", "Fake It Till You Make It", "Lotus Mystery Case Book", and "A Journey to Love".
    I choose that 4 because they are rewatchable, and got so many layers to talk about. 😊

    • @hassanas4816
      @hassanas4816 5 месяцев назад +7

      Thank you! I’ve been looking for someone to mention Fake it till you make it. I love the show so much.

    • @charlize9718
      @charlize9718 3 месяца назад

      ​@@hassanas4816me too, hope can find drama that's good again

  • @lizeames9490
    @lizeames9490 5 месяцев назад +13

    I don’t comment very often online but I am making this an exception. I started following your channel after I found Guardian and then your review of it. Since then I watch regularly because we share a similar taste in what we like and don’t like. I have watched so many series on your recommendation plus have usually agreed with your analysis both positive and negative. Please don’t disappear for what ever reason. I count on you to help me navigate the overwhelming quantity and quality of Chinese dramaland.

    • @elen1112ep
      @elen1112ep Месяц назад +1

      I didn't know anything in Cdramas until I found Avenuex's Guardian review. Since then I have been following her reviews to help me watch because there are so many in a year. Thank you very much ❤

  • @mitjong855
    @mitjong855 5 месяцев назад +44

    The best Chinese drama for me:
    1. The Blood of Youth
    2. Lost You Forever
    3. Hidden Love
    4. Journey to Love

  • @ingalaudy999
    @ingalaudy999 5 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you so much for this channel, which always brings me joy. Hope to see many many more of your videos in the upcoming year. Have a good start into 2024!

  • @CrysJReed
    @CrysJReed 5 месяцев назад +97

    Top 5 for me:
    1. Lost You Forever - 长相思 第一季
    2. Mysterious Lotus Casebook - 莲花楼
    3. I Am Nobody - 异人之下
    4. Meet Yourself - 去有风的地方
    5. Stand by Me - 那些回不去的年少时光
    Honorable Mention: The Blood of Youth - 少年歌行 (adding since it bleeds into 2023)

    • @QueensThief76455
      @QueensThief76455 5 месяцев назад +2

      So happy to see I Am Nobody in your list. I finished it last week and I am still feeling drama withdrawl.

    • @KF-zb6gi
      @KF-zb6gi 5 месяцев назад +5

      I am Nobody is definitely one of the best, The Blood of Youth too!

    • @eyyao
      @eyyao 3 месяца назад +1

      thank you for recommending I am nobody, it is actually from Anime "Hitori no Shita The Outcast"

    • @Mia-rn2gk
      @Mia-rn2gk 2 месяца назад

      Lost you forever YES ❤❤❤❤

  • @memphisgiaromano7234
    @memphisgiaromano7234 5 месяцев назад +12

    I actually watched Be Your Own Light because of your recommendation and I agree it's a fun drama to watch, the characters were logical and the romance wasn't forced. I also watched Oh No Here Comes Trouble and it was good so I will definitely check out The Heart.

  • @niakantorka7070
    @niakantorka7070 5 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks for this wrap up video and all your brilliant works! I’m not a big drama watcher and I mostly watch your videos for the passion you put into them. Yet I loved Meet Yourself and still listen to its OST. I’m going to check out An Ancient Love Song because a drama one can watch forwards and backwards sounds super intriguing. I discovered Liu Cixin because of your reviews of Three Body and The Wandering Earth and the Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy was one of the best things I read in 2023. I got stuck on the show - not because it’s bad just because The Dark Forest called to me more than the show in that moment. I’ll hope to get back to it.
    So, thank you again for your reviews. Happy New Year and my 2024 bring you joy and many good dramas! 🎉

  • @Alicida
    @Alicida 5 месяцев назад

    I appreciate you making this video and your thoughts. Watching your reviews in 2023 has brought me to many dramas that give me joy. Wishing you a good New Year!

  • @taiwo3136
    @taiwo3136 5 месяцев назад +8

    Thank you so much for the video! A Journey to Love was my favorite drama this year. I also really liked "I am Nobody". Will check out Three Body, Be Your Own Light, The Hope and Under the Microscope (since everyone keeps mentioning it in the comments).
    I hope your channel still exists next year. I watch all your videos and always look forward to each one. Wishing you an amazing 2024 and beyond! 🎉🎊

    • @longyoulee2510
      @longyoulee2510 5 месяцев назад

      For me the couple of Be Your Own Light is so sweet 😢😢😢The female characters are encouraging and Yuning’s role “Jiang Junhao”is such a cute,reliable and kind young man that I totally fall in love with this guy! Can’t imagine he is also boss Ning in the A Journey to Love. He can be a cute puppy and a hot boss at the same time 🥵🥵🥵

  • @PeachBlossoms77
    @PeachBlossoms77 5 месяцев назад +7

    I liked Youth Memories, Hidden Love, The blood of Youth, Destined , Mysterious Lotus Case Book
    Dropped quite a few highly recommended dramas like Story of Kunning palace, Only for love , My Journey to You etc.

  • @linnalihe
    @linnalihe 11 дней назад

    Thanks for making your best dramas of the year video! I just watch your reviews and decide what to watch now :D

  • @thefence_3809
    @thefence_3809 5 месяцев назад +43

    My faves for 2023
    1. Lost You Forever
    2. A Journey to Love
    3. Mysterious Lotus Casebook
    4. The Heart
    5. Alliance

    • @celinawang3428
      @celinawang3428 5 месяцев назад +1

      Omg!! We almost have the same list 😊 yay same tastes let’s goooo

    • @Reflekt0r
      @Reflekt0r 5 месяцев назад +3

      Just started watching The Heart ❤️

    • @cirene2143
      @cirene2143 5 месяцев назад +3

      1. Lost you forever, i get so into that drama...it was perfect...

    • @RIAN-he8oo
      @RIAN-he8oo 5 месяцев назад +4

      Nice list, Mine would be MLC first

    • @celinawang3428
      @celinawang3428 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@cirene2143 SAME! The romance between Xiao Yao between each of the main romantic leads are so raw and unique in its own way, I love it so much. Super excited for Season 2 but mentally prepping myself

  • @myeherbalpath8466
    @myeherbalpath8466 5 месяцев назад +5

    I really love
    1.a journey to love
    2.My journey to you
    3.the story of Kunning palace
    4. Starry love
    5. Till the end of the moon
    6. The knock
    7. Lost you forever

  • @celinawang3428
    @celinawang3428 5 месяцев назад +42

    For me this year top favorites:
    1. Lost You Forever S1
    2. A Journey to Love
    3. A Mysterious Lotus Casebook (could be #2)
    4. The Starry Love
    5. My Journey to You
    Have a skewed list since I mainly watching costume dramas 😅 very excited for 2024, especially seeing the Lost You Forever S2!!!

    • @gracelyn2963
      @gracelyn2963 5 месяцев назад +2

      Somebody else remembers Starry Love. 🥰🤗🫶 That was good too! ♥️ It was a rare sis love and was so emptional.

  • @KeiPalace
    @KeiPalace 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you for all the hard work this year! Hopefully the new year brings new enjoyment!

  • @ritaveiga134
    @ritaveiga134 5 месяцев назад +1

    AvenueX, following your suggestion, I just watched Ancient love song. I simply loved it. Effectively, everything and every detail is taken into consideration. If you hadn't let me know that it was a low-budget production, I wouldn't have believed it. Thank you very much and I will definitely look into other suggestions made.

  • @Audie529
    @Audie529 5 месяцев назад +23

    My best drama for 2023 is A Journey to Love I give a 9.7. Yes, the ending is sad but logical to me & a bit rushed but I’m glad it’s completed & I don’t have to wait for a S2 like Lost You Forever, which is my second best. ❤

  • @christinatan6734
    @christinatan6734 5 месяцев назад +4

    Thank you AvenueX for all your drama reviews. I watched “An Ancient Love Song” after watching AvenueX’s review earlier in the year. Such a beautiful love story that touches audience to the core. Just love it to bits and cannot recommend it enough. Watched it from episodes 1 to 14 and episodes 14 to 1 several times and all the special episodes. Every time I watch this drama, 1 see another detail that I did not notice earlier.

  • @Reflekt0r
    @Reflekt0r 5 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you so much for sharing this! 🙏✨

  • @writerbyday
    @writerbyday 5 месяцев назад +7

    When you hummed the GoT theme I nearly spit out my coffee 😂! So true - although I haven’t read the originals of most the dramas that came out, you can absolutely tell when they fell apart and diverted into dramaland logic 😅. 3 body is still on my tbw list and I’m excited to see it because it was so highly rated by you! I also became absolutely invested in The Lost Tomb series because you recommended Ultimate Note. Im chasing down the novels although I’m being picky about the drama adaptions.

  • @kunaiflicker
    @kunaiflicker 5 месяцев назад

    thank you for your videos. I try to go back and watch dramas since I do not watch in real time and summaries like this help!

  • @longyoulee2510
    @longyoulee2510 5 месяцев назад +24

    Can’t agree more! I get to know Yuning as a perfect actor in drama Being your light with Liu Tao. He presents an unexpected great performance in this drama cuz he is still a great singer as I know. This year I watched two dramas of him, in all of them he does a great job!

  • @j4yd3nYang
    @j4yd3nYang 5 месяцев назад +8

    We have four in common..yay!!!
    1. Meet Yourself
    2. Be Your Own Light
    3. Ancient Love Song
    4. A Journey to Love
    💕❤️ And I've got more to watch on my TBW list now ... Thank you..🙏😘

  • @QueenXKnit
    @QueenXKnit 5 месяцев назад +18

    My fav are :
    ❤ Lost You Forever
    ❤ Mysterious Lotus Casebook
    ❤A journey to love

  • @serenabee1475
    @serenabee1475 5 месяцев назад +7

    Top 5
    Mysterious lotus casebook
    Lost you forever S1
    A journey to love
    Oh no, here comes the trouble
    Destined

  • @holiday_jeeneewoo47
    @holiday_jeeneewoo47 5 месяцев назад +21

    A Journey ti Love is also my Best 2023 CDRAMA

    • @namwanjelilian6408
      @namwanjelilian6408 5 месяцев назад +2

      Even me I can't get over it

    • @trang0918
      @trang0918 5 месяцев назад +2

      Agree. I wished they would've stretched out the drama 5 more episodes so the ending wasn't so rushed! But I still loved it! ❤

    • @123-yoyo3
      @123-yoyo3 9 дней назад

      🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋❤️🙂

  • @liztatianaflorez3942
    @liztatianaflorez3942 5 месяцев назад +5

    Everyone has different tastes and opinions on this topic. However, many of your reviews have enlightened me in this sea of dramas, and I have agreed with some of your comments as well as disagreed with others that have not been mentioned, but I have liked them and find them entertaining. However, I still appreciate your criticism. On the other hand, I loved your vlogs about your trip to China, and I'm going to take them into account when I go to visit your country. Thank you so much for another year of your reviews. 👍☺❤❤❤

  • @duckraft
    @duckraft 5 месяцев назад +12

    The biggest surprise of 2023 for me was The Starry Love. It's the show I remembered long after watching. The one I had to rewatch. It subverts xianxia tropes so delightfully. The acting and writing shone through any CGI shortcomings. And the story was fresh and creative. I laughed. I cried. Then I did it all over again.

    • @eadlyni4450
      @eadlyni4450 5 месяцев назад

      it was in her landmine list.

    • @KF-zb6gi
      @KF-zb6gi 5 месяцев назад

      @@eadlyni4450 btw what was the reason? I forgot

    • @duckraft
      @duckraft 5 месяцев назад

      @@KF-zb6gi I only remember that she dislikes the camera guy. “Up the nose shots, so unflattering”. Tho the example she showed was one of the broad comedic moments when the girlfriends are beating him up. His reaction face is extreme, silly and distorted. Intentionally. (And kudos to such a handsome actor for being willing to do this.) I remember thinking, well that’s a bit unfair.
      Otherwise, I’d think this series would appeal to her. Creative, flipping xianxia tropes, and striving for healthier relationships.

    • @Almarilys
      @Almarilys 4 месяца назад +1

      ​@duckraft but it did appeal to her, yes she put that drama in her video regarding "worst of 2023" but it's because of the camera work, lights on set (those big lights whenever there was a kissing scene were just plain weird), the color grading, the way the director filmed the drama... And I agree with her, the colors and lights in this drama were weird, and even off-putting at times (those big lights... just why? It almost ruined some scenes for me).
      But if you leave these aspects aside she did enjoy the drama. She made 2 review videos on it. Maybe you didn't see them back then? 😊
      In the 1st video the drama was still ongoing and she had watched 12 episodes and then the 2nd video was the final review. She ended up rating the drama with 2 goldmines. So I think it's safe to say she still had a pleasant time watching it.
      :D
      Especially with all that ranting, that means she was capable to appreciate the good aspects.

    • @KF-zb6gi
      @KF-zb6gi 4 месяца назад

      @@Almarilys Glad that she increased the rating! I thought it had a solid story and was very enjoyable

  • @syamsulalam2110
    @syamsulalam2110 5 месяцев назад +1

    Waahh you put on ur list 3 drama that i like it too...meet yourself,be your own light and a journey to love...thank u 🙏

  • @debbiegllau
    @debbiegllau 5 месяцев назад +7

    My absolute favorite is A Journey To Love followed closely by Till The End Of The Moon. I’m glad that two of Liu Yuning’s dramas made it to this year’s list. I wasn’t expecting AJTL to be this fascinating & captivating! Looking forward to more of Liu Yuning’s dramas next year.

  • @ilanawistinetzki869
    @ilanawistinetzki869 5 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you for another year of fascinating & instructive reviews, commentaries and rants :-) Wishing you a wonderful end of year season and a happy new year! Looking forward to your next video!

  • @MsVindhy
    @MsVindhy 5 месяцев назад +1

    Love your outfit ❤
    Totally agree with your drama choices

  • @maritzacaceres3973
    @maritzacaceres3973 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you for all your 2023 videos

  • @strangersontheinternet
    @strangersontheinternet 5 месяцев назад +5

    My faves were
    1. Meet Yourself
    2. Fake It Till You Make It
    3. A Journey to Love

  • @helenk5579
    @helenk5579 5 месяцев назад

    Happy Chinese New Year Avenue x!! Thanks for a great year, especially you ranting videos 😮

  • @actuallyvidding
    @actuallyvidding 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you for another year AvenueX!

  • @karenoshea8214
    @karenoshea8214 2 месяца назад

    Thank you for pointing me to Be Your Own Light.
    Gripping from the first episode. Great story, fantastic acting. Loving it

  • @rebeccadarwon8971
    @rebeccadarwon8971 5 месяцев назад

    Can’t wait to start some of these ASAP, thank you.

  • @PUHAKID70
    @PUHAKID70 5 месяцев назад

    Yeeha thanks for another great year of reviews, everything I have watched from Chinese drama land (Korean/Japanese) as well. I discovered your channel 3yrs ago and I appreciate the time effort and passion you have 😊 Happy New Year 🎉❤

  • @annabear1746
    @annabear1746 4 месяца назад +1

    I was really hoping that An Ancient Love Song would make it into your best drama list here, and it does! It's honestly an amazing drama that exceeds all expectations considering the budgets. I'm actually one of those people who have no idea this drama existed because I saw no promotion of it but fortunately stumbled upon it on Bilibili very randomly. I like the fact that it's a time travel drama and despite its tragic story, it actually doesn't make a fool out of the viewers by having a stupid painful self-cancelling plot twists of turning all the efforts into just a dream or making the characters wanted out from the transported world after all those time and efforts. I like the fact that the director, cameramen, editors, writers, wardrobes, everyone in the production team worked very professionally. No stupid camera angles, no weird transitions, no awkward directing, the story is beautifully written with great flow and enjoyable pace, and the editing also cinematography is good. The costumes is simple but without unbearable historical inaccuracies (at least I didn't notice!). The FL wuxia scenes are little but gorgeous. It's a great experience!

  • @vinoliamolefe4144
    @vinoliamolefe4144 5 месяцев назад +1

    Im here to see which dramas i should watch because i trust your insight about Dramas.
    Im currently enjoying Journey to love
    And enjoyed Meet your self...

  • @rabiamufti3692
    @rabiamufti3692 5 месяцев назад +4

    The ones I enjoyed this year were:
    Hidden Love
    My journey to you.
    A journey of love
    The love you give me
    May I love you
    Exclusive fairy tale

  • @missaisohee
    @missaisohee 5 месяцев назад +4

    this year is the best year of AvenueX for me because you took us to Hengdian 😗

  • @joanenikkanovilla2554
    @joanenikkanovilla2554 5 месяцев назад +5

    My top five 🤗
    1. A Journey to Love
    2. Imperfect Victim
    3. Mysterious Lotus Casebook
    4. Meet Yourself
    5. Hilarious Family
    These are the dramas that made me laugh, cry and left me in awe for their beautiful storytelling and acting.

  • @PNWPawsPathsPad
    @PNWPawsPathsPad 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you for this list!

  • @Carolee44
    @Carolee44 5 месяцев назад

    You are so right about Three Body - really magnificent make of the story.

  • @busariwaliyatiwalewa2053
    @busariwaliyatiwalewa2053 5 месяцев назад +5

    1 A journey to love
    2. Blood of youth
    I love it so much

  • @imnbar
    @imnbar 5 месяцев назад +5

    For me
    1. Where dreams begin (received many awards also)
    2. A journey to love
    3. The longest promise

  • @mariyasayed5530
    @mariyasayed5530 5 месяцев назад +2

    I would love to know about your thoughts on Derailment. I am liking it a lot right now

  • @CaroleMcDonnell
    @CaroleMcDonnell 5 месяцев назад +4

    My favorites: Faithful, Hilarious Family, My Journey to you, Kunning Palace, Starry Love Song. I still have to watch or finish Parallel World, Ripe Town, Oh no, here comes trouble, Ancient Love Song, and Ancient Love Poetry.

  • @irinphotofactory2547
    @irinphotofactory2547 5 месяцев назад +8

    A journey to love was also the very very very very best drama of the year for me. I’ve never felt so longing waiting for every new episode and so lost when it’s over like somebody that i love just left me 😂
    But, i’ll also put lost you forever and my journey to you in my list. Both of them pretty surprise me, as i watch them with no expectation at all. I thought i’ll gave up on the third episode or so, but turned out i finished it an anxiously waiting for the next season *if there will be any haha. I usually would put some dilraba drama on my list but this year her drama were flop, i gave them up on episode 3 😅. Liu Shi Shi is my favourite now, waiting for her new project 😘. Anyway, hope we’ll find another great quality, unexpected drama like a journey to love next year, and also the second season of every cliffhanger drama from this year 😁👍

  • @user-jk2ep4bn9l
    @user-jk2ep4bn9l 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much for this video! I must see "be your own light" and "a journey to love" in 2024. I didn't see many dramas from 2023, but this year's favourite is definietly "Heroes" (2022). I instantly fell in love with it and loved it to the very end. It was the most epic thing I've seen in a very long time.

  • @tailor31415
    @tailor31415 5 месяцев назад

    went and watched your edit and now I'm going to try Here Comes Trouble :)

  • @bellabermudas
    @bellabermudas 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you Avenue X for all your hard work this year. Happy New Year!🥳
    The tours through China were very interesting as I will never have the opportunity to travel to mainland China. I would love to but might not get the opportunity. Having said that, my outstanding dramas are as follows:
    1. The Knockout
    2. Imperfect Victim
    3. Alliance
    4. The Heart
    5. A Journey To Love
    6. Destined
    7. Lost You Forever
    All the other dramas were entertaining but these three really captured my attention in all aspects of story telling. The cast and crew were on point. For a drama to be on my top list has to have great costumes, set design, interesting camera shots, talented actors, multi layered characters and excellent direction. All other dramas I enjoyed were entertaining. I hope that next year Chinese drama land can keep pace with the rest of the world as Chinese dramas can be compelling. I recently watched the sweetest Japanese science fiction movie My Happy Marriage. On Netflix, Korean dramas ; My Demon, Song Of Bandits and The Fiery Priest. All fantastic viewing.
    I will attempt to watch your entire list of dramas as they all sound terrific in a few reviews. Take care and stay safe💃🏽

  • @QueensThief76455
    @QueensThief76455 5 месяцев назад

    I am watching THE HOPE and I understand perfectly why it would have gone on your list, AvenueX, except for the awkward timing as it straddles two years. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on it! What were the last two dramas you mentioned (Rembrandt lighting is spectacular!)? I didn't recognize them.

  • @chitru1983
    @chitru1983 5 месяцев назад +34

    Dramas that made an impression on me this year - 3 Body ( excited to watch Netflix version next year), Under the Microscope (anything Zhang Rouyon i ship), Meet Yourself (the best this year in my opinion), A Journey To Love, Here Comes Trouble, The Hope, I Am Nobody and Never Give Up (funny and refreshing to watch).
    Meet Yourself is such a gem. It's very well made and everyone is a natural. And there are two songs from an unknown filipino singer-songwriter in the soundtrack. I am from the Philippines, so.. ❤

    • @thecritic6977
      @thecritic6977 5 месяцев назад +3

      happy to see Under the Microscope mentioned, I started just for Zhang Ruo Yun but this drama is actually a gem

    • @just_cat_stuff
      @just_cat_stuff 5 месяцев назад +1

      I scored Under the Microscope 8/10 on my MDL, so just missed out on the top three - I did really enjoy it though, and really like ZRY. Am looking forwards to Joy of Life 2 next year as well!

    • @QueensThief76455
      @QueensThief76455 5 месяцев назад

      Under the Microscope was excellent and it was a novel experience since period dramas that tell a commoner's story is rare.

    • @kimvious
      @kimvious 5 месяцев назад

      omg really? I'm Filipino too

  • @yanyanxu8499
    @yanyanxu8499 5 месяцев назад +4

    Be your own light was much better than i expected.

  • @just_cat_stuff
    @just_cat_stuff 5 месяцев назад +14

    My top-rated shows this year on MDL (8.5 and above) are apparently: A Journey to Love, Mysterious Lotus Casebook, and An Ancient Love Song - with a special mention to Egg and Stone, because it is just ridiculous and made me laugh a lot, and there have been so few shows this year to do that!
    Am looking forward to a number of promised sequels in 2024 for Strange Tales of the Tang Dynasty, Joy of Life and hopefully NiF3 (please don't any of them be sh*t 😅)

    • @Irkiz0505
      @Irkiz0505 5 месяцев назад +1

      I’m reallyyy hoping for Joy of Life 2! Did Zhang Ruo Yun had any noteworthy dramas this year?

  • @LikeOMGDuh21
    @LikeOMGDuh21 5 месяцев назад +6

    Wonderland of love was my favorite this year and second was Til the end of the moon, really bummed that WoL didn’t get popular, the chemistry was fire and the story was fun.

    • @dianakariuki7491
      @dianakariuki7491 3 месяца назад +1

      Thank you for mentioning wonderland of love 😀. It was an amazing drama. Definitely my favorite as well!

  • @kedaninna
    @kedaninna 5 месяцев назад +4

    Be Your Own Light
    A Journey to Love
    Watched for Liu Yuning!

  • @fatisummer9106
    @fatisummer9106 5 месяцев назад +5

    For me :
    Back From the Brink🥰
    I Am Nobody🔥
    Mysterious Lotus Casebook👍
    My Journey to You (but crappy ending )😥
    Never Too Late (the only modern drama I didn't drop )😎

  • @CeCe317
    @CeCe317 5 месяцев назад

    I will definitely check out The Hope. I watched Dragon Zakura in May to keep myself motivated for my GRE exam prep while working full time. Some of the study exercises the teacher makes those students do helped me too!

  • @karenoshea8214
    @karenoshea8214 2 месяца назад

    I loved Meet Yourself as well. Such a great start for the year.

  • @ivettesantana4319
    @ivettesantana4319 5 месяцев назад

    In no order, Lost You Forever, Lighter and Princess was surprising. I will watch Ancient Love Song based on this recommendation. Basically i barely watch because I have no time to focus on captioning lol

  • @lilyTlily
    @lilyTlily 5 месяцев назад +2

    I watched all your best awards recommended dramas! Now onto The Hope and Wen Chang Meng (If I can find it - what is the English title?) Thanks for your journey of love in drama land with all of us. I so appreciate your reviews and your videos and travel logs this year. Have a happy 2024 - start of period 9. It is going to be a wild ride!
    Here are my own ratings for Cdrama in 2023 on a scale of 10. I completed watching 37 dramas in 2023, dropped 8 in 2023 :
    1. Meet yourself 10
    2. Three Body 9.5
    3. The Knockout 9.5
    4. Journey to Love 10 up till ep 36 and 9 overall.
    5. When I Fly Towards You 9.5
    6 I am Nobody 9.0
    7. Nothing But You 9.0
    8. An Ancient Love Song 9.0
    9. Under the Microscope 9.0
    10. Parallel World/Sunshine by my Side/Hidden Love//The Heart/ The Love you give me/ The Youth Memories 8.5

  • @ysg.6540
    @ysg.6540 5 месяцев назад +1

    My list would be the ones I still remember after finishing them. Oh here comes trouble, Ancient Love Song, A journey to Love. I vaguely remember other dramas I've watched in 2023.

  • @mcht9565
    @mcht9565 5 месяцев назад +6

    I love LOST YOU FOREVER too with all its flaws. My fave is also JTL.

  • @cappadoccia
    @cappadoccia 4 месяца назад

    Thank you Avenue X for your list. I watched The Heart and Fake It Till You Make it based on your recommendations and enjoyed both dramas very much. In fact, I have since rewatched The Heart many times and still enjoyed it each time. As long as the script is good, I think a second season of The Heart without the main leads should be fine. Key is a good script.

  • @thearcheologist6679
    @thearcheologist6679 4 месяца назад

    I watched completely Three Body and An Ancient Love Song. Very satisfying. I am halfway A Journey To Love, not sure if I will finish it. But I am interested in Be Your Own Light after looking at the list.

  • @borex1596
    @borex1596 5 месяцев назад +1

    Journey to love, kunning palace, mysterious lotus casebook HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

  • @user-ro2xr4oo4v
    @user-ro2xr4oo4v 5 месяцев назад +1

    You must understand, reba had been recognized as the most commercial value actress &wetv VIP (her drama in wetv had been watched the most).
    Also she had been recognized as the national culture ambassador from the China government;the government of China 🇨🇳 of the culture minister &China's president had been talking good about reba, the embassy of China in most countries had given permission to show the divas road,because reba had been promoting her country and hometown Xinjiang

  • @valeriemain4016
    @valeriemain4016 5 месяцев назад +3

    I really enjoyed A Journey to Love. All the main characters, the costumes, the story. I cried at the end, which I never do. And I really like LYN.

  • @nweni24
    @nweni24 5 месяцев назад +1

    Basically my list too plus hidden love for me❤️

  • @khatemel2968
    @khatemel2968 5 месяцев назад +4

    BEST 2023 >> 1) Mysterious Lotus Casebook >> 2) Stay With Me >> 3) Lost You Forever 🥳❤❤💘💯❤‍🔥

  • @compiii7960
    @compiii7960 5 месяцев назад +3

    Mysterious Lotus Casebook is still number 1 for me, AJTL was close though.

  • @jenniferthanhhango5018
    @jenniferthanhhango5018 5 месяцев назад +5

    Liu Yuning is king of dramas. He only picks good ones! ❤❤❤❤

  • @hummingbirdman
    @hummingbirdman 5 месяцев назад

    I found a good way to watch your videos. Every time you flash a picture, I pause it so I have time to look at it. Otherwise, I blink and its gone. Since you talk so fast that I sometimes can't even catch the name of the drama. BTW, I generally like to watch dramas where the FL is under 30, with some exceptions, like Liu Yifei, so I think Meet Yourself is nice drama for getting me hooked on FL over 30. Some decent dramas I like this year and have watched are GenZ, Starry Love, Legend of Anle, Rising with the Wind, Hidden Love, The Love You Give Me, Incomparable Beauty. A bunch that came out this year but I haven't gotten around to that I look forward to seeing are Wonderland of Love, Weaving a Tale of Love 2, Last Immortal, Journey to Love. I generally like to watch if they put a lot of production value into the drama.

  • @Veninum
    @Veninum 5 месяцев назад

    I'm so glad that apart from A journey to Love, you have Be Your Own Light in the best list! I honestly think its such an underrated series. I also didn't expect it to be good, picked it up only cause I love Liu Yuning and I was so surprised how good this drama was.

  • @user-vd7ih9nl2d
    @user-vd7ih9nl2d 5 месяцев назад +4

    Yes Liu Yuning in both dramas 😊. Hope to see him more in 2024.

  • @manalnadeem9190
    @manalnadeem9190 5 месяцев назад +5

    I think lost you forever should also be on the list. It deserves that much. Waiting for season two. And for that crappy drama my journey to you I WILL NEVER FORGIVE the director and scriptwriter for that ending why couldnt gong shangjue and shanguang qian have a happy ending what the hell was that!!!!!!But it was totally a feast for my eyes that lighting angles props one of the best the whole year! My only motivation to watch it was becauze of the trio gong er gongzi,his didi, and his fiance...

  • @chaesstrawberry9449
    @chaesstrawberry9449 5 месяцев назад +10

    Wonderland Of Love is this year's cdrama that's been overlooked that deserves more praises and popularity!

    • @violettendai992
      @violettendai992 5 месяцев назад +2

      I agree. It was 'the' drama for me this year. The chemistry was off the charts.

    • @pamelamt8895
      @pamelamt8895 5 месяцев назад +1

      Yes! WOL is my favorite for the year as well!

  • @cherylcroft4283
    @cherylcroft4283 5 месяцев назад +2

    Agree with your assessments. Even in a year of meh, there are good/excellent dramas to be found.

  • @deyayona
    @deyayona 5 месяцев назад +1

    I always keep a note of the dramas that I watch but didn't realise till now that I have watched so many dramas in 2023 and like them.
    Meet yourself, Three body, Under the microscope, Our ordinary days, Echo, Nothing but you, Thirteen years of dust,
    Take us home, Oh no here comes trouble, When i fly towards you, Hidden love, Imperfect victim, Young blood 2,
    Lost you Forever (part1), My journey to you, Parallel world, The heart, Rising with the wind, Wonderland of love,
    Fake it till you make it, A journey to love, Love me love my voice.
    Among these the best ones would be Meet yourself, The Heart, Imperfect victim, Hidden love, A journey to love, Oh no Here comes trouble and Love me love my voice.

  • @rarezzzzz
    @rarezzzzz Месяц назад

    I loved Story of Kunning Palace, The Blood of Youth, The Starry Love and Mysterious Lotus Casebook

  • @michellefeng867
    @michellefeng867 5 месяцев назад +4

    For me, the top 3 dramas this year are: Flight to You, Road Home, and When I Fly Towards You.

  • @josuetkiu9322
    @josuetkiu9322 5 месяцев назад

    I always trust your taste. Happy new year, from Shenzhen.

  • @genpamatian4868
    @genpamatian4868 5 месяцев назад +3

    Tbh, Oh No Here Comes Trouble and Reset are the only dramas I completed this year. And Reset was from last year. 🤣

  • @kara-karina8530
    @kara-karina8530 5 месяцев назад +33

    The Hope is SO GOOD. I am chasing it like mad, complaining that they are releasing the episodes way too slowly! Even went and watched Dragon Zakura, the original one (which is completely different). The Hope is much more complex as a story. ❤

    • @friya196
      @friya196 5 месяцев назад +1

      same. I also watched unsubbed spisodes because i couldn't wait😭

    • @cmaven4762
      @cmaven4762 5 месяцев назад

      Wow ... I thought I was the only one! lol! @@friya196 I watched the last three episodes without subs, then again with subs ... lol ... it's so freaking good!

    • @katiirabbi
      @katiirabbi 5 месяцев назад

      it's really really good!! Although i have to say, by ep 17 when the plot took an abrupt turn, its J-drama DNA for unnecessary emotional dogblood really became apparent. Still a really nice drama to keep watching, but it's lost some of its wow factor that really kept me glued in the earlier episodes.

  • @cdramaaddict
    @cdramaaddict 5 месяцев назад +10

    My top 3 Favourite Dramas :
    1. Three Body
    2. Meet Yourself
    3. A Journey To Love

  • @jennivai
    @jennivai 5 месяцев назад +2

    Top 5 for me:
    1. Ancient love song
    2. Mysterious lotus casebook
    3. My journey to you
    4. I am nobody
    5. A league of noble man

  • @annaliseh9727
    @annaliseh9727 5 месяцев назад

    This is what I'm waiting for!!!!❤❤❤

  • @ErinBerlintop10
    @ErinBerlintop10 5 месяцев назад +5

    This was the year of bite sized dramas for me...Provoke, Butterflied Lover, and both Revenge dramas (Maid's and Bride's). I went in hard on Kdramas this year and I abandoned more Cdramas than I actually watched.

  • @allie3482
    @allie3482 5 месяцев назад

    Fake it to You Make It was my favorite by far. Loved it! The back and forth was short and made sense for both characters. Very realistic for a start of a mature relationship.
    Be Your Own Light wasn’t for me. Not bad but not good to me as I felt it was dragged on with the filler episodes. I thought it could have been cut down and included more of the friendship to show the progress of the romance. Fake It did the career and love pacing better imo.
    Liked Meet Yourself. I would probably revisit. I liked the pace.
    I’ll have to check out Parallel World and see if it was for me based on the comments.

  • @echoing_catastrophe8482
    @echoing_catastrophe8482 5 месяцев назад +1

    My faves for 2023:
    1. Three Body
    2. Be Your Own Light
    3. Hidden Love
    4. Mysterious Lotus Casebook

  • @shehazi695
    @shehazi695 5 месяцев назад

    I also loved ‘Meet yourself’.

  • @Deathrunaway12
    @Deathrunaway12 5 месяцев назад +1

    1. My journey to you , I accidentally fell in love with the main couple and the drama is so gorgeous x)
    2. Be your own light, very good characters
    3. Ray of light, good but the end is so frustrating, just be together T-T
    4. Oh no ! Here comes troubles !, pretty ok
    5. Homesick (just because I finished it haha)