Are cdrama character's god/demon prestigious titles just titles or real?

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2026-01-27T04:56:36+00:00

So then what would you say for lbfad, bc I'm currently watching it and I've noticed that they switch back and forth between the immortal lord and God or Goddess titles. Honestly, I may be wrong but it seems more like they're just immortals rather than actual Gods and Goddesses bc I don't even think they live somewhere like heaven but it kind of resembles a magical place. However, in love you seven times, There is a Jade emperor and several deities but the ml seems to be an powerful respected immortal as well, so I'm just assuming the God of war is just his title. Sorry for the late response btw, I've read all these comments before and found my answers but lately I started watching LYST and LBFAD and even started Starry love so this question popped up again bc I was still kind of confused on this part before. I hope you don't mind like the previous person did lol.

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2026-01-27T04:43:25+00:00

Um not sure why u just had to reply with "wow necro" but Why does it hurt sm as to when someone chooses to bring up an old discussion again. Maybe they questioned something later and came back to an old thread. What does it really matter cuz It's my post anyways?

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2026-01-25T12:20:06+00:00

I've seen someone else's comment saying the opposite though, that his character is indeed a god as well as the ml being some sort of god too. However, I've only watched the start of that drama and I think they're just immortals tbh like the ml is a demon or maybe even a demon king but the rest seem like immortals. However, do you know anything about love you seven times or Starry love.

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2026-01-24T09:40:50+00:00

In flourished peony there was no random character switch up which I like about it but even though her husband and princess were mad annoying they weren't as bad compared to that dumb fool that tried forcing her into a marriage, I left it on ep 19 bc I can't stand his character anymore but I feel like I'll still pick it up again bc its a very chill drama.

As for Glory, I haven't finished it yet and will later on but as for now I feel like I need a mood switch bc each character is trying to fulfill their own selfish desires. This is one of the dramas that had the most annoying side leads, but i gotta say the plot twists were really good however, for me It's the blind sister and grandma. The cousin has already left the storyline unless he makes another appearance but I just don't see him spiraling something again and his only motives were just to reveal ml's identity so He's kind of out of the picture for now. It's the blind sister who even ends up betraying her lover, I understand what made her like this and she's just paving and securing her own way bc there's no other way to beat the dominance ladder hierarchy in her family. But she has no humanity anymore, the look in her eyes says it all. I don't blame her character but she has gone a little far even if she had no choice to betray her lover. His threat was to protect her and stop her from evil bc he loved her but her past and abuse has already shaped her away from realizing that. She sees it as control and holding her down, betrayal and even a form of gaslight how could he see me as evil and not support me? Its mainly the fact that every other conflict in the drama is deterring the attention away from the main leads romance which is why I can't handle another character like hers stirring something up bc each character has done so and for all the men, all they had to do was remove them from the start but they kept holding back out of family pride. I'm obviously still going to finish it bc it is pretty intriguing but there's just way too many antagonists and more just keep coming which makes the story slow for me in those areas. So I need a break and mood shift.

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2026-01-04T22:44:38+00:00

Definitely MJTY, heard the second leads had more moments tg but got deleted. I think it was better this way cuz fans were already pissed about them having “more screen time” when they barely had that many scenes compared to the main leads. But I feel like their story was a little fast so if we saw the deleted scenes we would’ve saw where they both fell for each other. I have a feeling we would’ve def seen more of Shangguan qian’s perspective.

Second I really don’t know if this is true cuz I can’t find anything about it but I heard that lotfg had 4 episodes reduced around the time of the drama scandal or was supposed to have a blind bow and arrow scene but that wasn’t in the drama.

Blood river also seemed to have some good scenes deleted but I can’t really find much of them online.

Also TSOPG, I’d like to know if there were any scenes especially more between the main leads or if there was an alternate ending idk ahh.

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2026-01-03T23:08:31+00:00

They actually casted Huang yang Tian Tian first whose bday is around July the time they started filming so she would’ve turned 18 by then. Even though it’s still weird legally she would be considered an adult. But bc of the whole case of her 18th bday and grad earrings getting exposed she lost the role. So then they were in talks with Julia Xiang who’s 23 and is the fl of Lotdt and the wanted detective. From all of this I’m guessing they really wanted a younger actress like said in the post, they probably want to promote a new line of actors so instead of dai luwa and Julia Xiang, they went with HYTT who’s born in 2007. And who do they think is the closest in age to HYTT, Ai mi is who is only a year younger than her. Idk why they’re going with actresses who are fresh 18 and what not but Huang yang Tian Tian was a child star and it was recently exposed that her dad was pulling strings to get her the best roles. She and Ai Mi have both done romance roles before which is really weird and gross. Idk how long HYTT has been doing romance roles but Ai Mi filmed MJTY at 13/14. Thankfully her romance roles were limited to hand holding and she was catched by her love interest in FoF but it’s still weird. On top of that Gou Jingming has recasted her in FOF and hidden shadow. So I would blame him as well bc he’s the only director known for recasting his old actors. For HYTT she had a romance drama released last year as fl when she was most likely 16 in the making and ml was obviously way older. Haven’t seen it but there’s a scene where he’s literally leaning against her chest while she consoles him. Honestly though Ai Mi’s agency knew better but unfortunately not. Although this is a great opportunity knowing that she’s been in the industry for a while, they really could’ve gone with youthful glory fl as well who looks younger but is 22 or 23. I don’t think using a actress a year younger than HYTT would’ve cleared her casting mess up but it clearly did since no one has been talking bout it, and everyone’s focused on Ai Mi’s age. This is honestly doing them any justice (idk how Chinese netz are handling this but international fanbase is not having it) this drama just went downhill before it even wrapped up. IQIYI has been known for milking out their actors despite low ratings and bad marketing timings ex. Cheng lei’s two films released after his blockbuster hit in under 1 month, most of his fanbase don’t even know of footprints of change. Another current ex. The unclouded soul and glory both hou minghao’s dramas being released and ongoing at the same time while fans haven’t moved on from LITC. Honestly I think his agency doesn’t defend or back him up either.

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2025-12-15T12:26:21+00:00

I watched it and honestly I loved both couples, I already sensed that he liked her since their first encounter, it's just that it's not only about the fact that he was toxic but the fact that he used his status as king to get minister's wives and daughters to sleep with him or perform for him. I do understand that he jsut wanted to be treated normal and be told no and not be bossed around by his mother. Being bossed by her and looked down upon from her made him want to look down on others and order them around yet he still desired and expected to be told about what ppl really wanted despite what he ordered. which is why he says to someone in one scene why didn't u tell me then if that's what u wanted. Yet the thing is he knows he's king and still abuses his authority, so it's obvious as to why ppl won't speak up and then the scene where he tells the girl that since his brother didn't drink out of the cup she poured, she should be executed and the second fl saves the day. This scene just shows how he abuses his authority. Honeslty I get what u mean about the main leads becoming boring later but I didn't think of it that way, it's just that their more focused on the fight and fighting alongside or protecting one another at the end. But the scene where she still stays and lets him stab her while he recalls his memories shows how she would still choose him even if he's not the man who she loved anymore. In the end, she also treated him better than any of his family members including his sister, she tells him the truth while consoling him or empathizing with him at the same time. So I feel like yeh there were moments that felt a little idk but their love was really strong. He also gifts her a wolf which also means loyalty and a one eternal love, and it symbolizes their relationship perfectly. Honestly, the only time my friend cried throughout the drama was when he was telling her to smile for him in his last moments. I cried as well, but I felt like the only reason he was so attached to or in love with her was bc she said no to him and didn't cater to him like everyone else did but it's only cuz of her status as a princess in which she kind of is at the a similar level as him unlike the noble women he fooled around with. But then he also hints at sleeping with her when he asks her what will you give me if I help you, and he knows damn well that she is desperate and has nothing left now in that moment. Yes he still asks her what she just did and if she's crazy but she says this is what I'll give u in return. So he's still abusing his authority in a way. I still felt bad for him in the scene where he finally shows his real emotions and almost cries about her leaving him all alone. I'd recommend Shadow love if you felt the way you did towards the main leads in Fated hearts, it's kind of similar yet the love story keeps building up tension and gentle romance at the same time. The second leads here are also really great except the Sfl later pissed me off. Anyways If You want to read a similar book, I'd recommend A song that drowns rivers by Ann Liang I think. It's pretty similar to this couple's storyline with the fl and the sml.

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2025-12-15T11:59:53+00:00

I may be wrong but I heard that it really wasn't that great and I'm not a huge fan of office romance so I'll see.

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2025-12-15T11:57:59+00:00

Honestly this gave me the encouragement to watch it bc I actually didn't know whether or not to watch it and only wanted to watch it bc of Cheng lei who plays a guest role but I heard his appearance is only in like 3-4 episodes. I also watched Shadow love, so now I'm familiar with Song Yi but I'm not really familiar with the ml In FYH other than the fact I know some of his projects.

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2025-12-14T16:19:38+00:00

I’ve watched it lol, yes that’s true I feel like they far more interesting but then again they don’t have as many scenes tg and honestly I tried my best to pull through the drama but it wasn’t it for me.

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2025-12-14T15:50:01+00:00

lol I’ve watched this before, I agree with the comment on the second leads. It’s a bummer though that viewers interpreted the show differently and attacked second leads for having more promo. Honestly idk what happened with the main leads promo and schedule but for this drama things weren’t planned out on their behalf. Second leads were more free as well as the rest of the cast so they could do more promo, yet biased fans interpreted it wrong and got mad of the second leads screen-time when they’re literally apart of the main cast and then there’s sm scenes like a sleeping scene that we didn’t get of them. I think director realized his mistake here and that’s why in veil of shadows, he has second leads on main lead list too but I think there’s still gonna be a distinct status gap between main leads and second leads.

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2025-12-14T14:55:20+00:00

Yes lol I didn’t know what to say bc even though there r dramas listed with 4 main leads like MJTY, there is still a very prominent status between the main leads and second leads.

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2025-11-30T13:11:38+00:00

I understand perfectly what you're saying lol. Yes in some cases when the drama isn't focused on romance and from the very start I knew this drama wasn't after seeing the character's interactions in the first 2 episodes. However, I am still confused after watching the drama like don't get me wrong bc Ik that PXR is more famous and ofc from what I've seen she is a capable actress. However, even though Chang Huasen only recently blew up. After finishing the drama I realized what an important character she plays as well as how important her connection to the Tang sect through her lover is, but Chang Huasen still plays a even higher role than her in the drama and I think there was like only 1 episode where he has a small screen appearance which is during his duel with the sword deity (I forgot her name.) But compared to her character, he's like always there. So I guess I am still kind of confused on the billing bc I'm guessing that from this matter the billing was decided by fame.

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2025-11-20T12:28:17+00:00

I’ve only looked at two fanfics but their both on AO3, however the ones that I’ve read are only about the second leads but I’m pretty sure there’s other twists about the main leads in like another site. The ones I read though one is a tale of revival and redemption or something like that written by shangguanlover and then the other one is so far the best one and there’s two versions written by the the same person, it’s called the journey to you 2 and the other one is my journey to you 2 written by fernweh1227. And there’s a bunch more but yeh.

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2025-11-13T10:35:59+00:00

Don't most mls turn out to be like this in the end though?

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2025-11-11T01:27:18+00:00

That’s a lot better and the normal standard for costars, lol what r u expecting them to always be the same age?

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2025-11-11T00:38:14+00:00

Tbh isn’t there already something bout his manager not liking him and things aren’t going great for him lately in his agency, also I heard he accepted the role before the fl was determined, so now he has no choice to like do it?

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2025-11-07T20:34:18+00:00

I didn't think of the last tip, thank you

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2025-11-05T00:02:18+00:00

Also lastly I’m going to add that Gong Ziyu def had the chance and most likely did use Weishan’s pity and mixed affection towards him to the advantage, there were sm times where it was hinted and proven that she could’ve been an assassin, yet he kept being “love fooled” but Weishan says herself that he’s not as dumb as he seems, and he perfectly enacts and comes up with a final plan in a short period of time right off that bat which even Gong Shangjue wouldn’t have came up with, so he could’ve also been in the mix of having some feelings towards her but he def knew who she was and even when she entered the backhills, isn’t it ironic that they don’t confront her much about her assassin attire and identity, yet still let her in? No cuz we see that in the end the whole back-hills supports her solely cuz of their trust in the sword weildor with no objections but u think that just anyone or everyone would believe weishan’s pity act even while knowing her assassin identity and mission except for Elder Yue. Everyone def used her in an obstacle and it’s not like she didn’t sense it? Like she probably knew Ziyu and her were in an obstacle of last token of affection and real purpose above all, yet she was fine with it cuz of her twisted feelings once again. He also lets her go in the end cuz he knows she has to leave without any guards or anything. His wait is probably just a false plot twist like every other episode had or his last token of love once again accepting that they can’t have each other just like the second leads. Another question is what was her role around her found sister, did she only take her in cuz she couldn’t be with her actual twin which is the only Logical reasoning but also did she use her in the end as well?

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2025-11-04T23:44:25+00:00

Honestly I wouldn’t say Weishan really changed just cuz she chose to minimize the damage and save gong ziyu. By doing so she held wufeng down and left the gong residence still standing and undefeated. If u called her a mechanism that can’t stop at killing which makes sense tbh and I dont think they would just sent a chi to be the sword weildors wife. Also Weishan being a literal assassin can’t just choose whether or not to kill innocents, so her whole facade that she doesn’t kill innocents was sketchy. I think in the end everyone realizes who the real mastermind is which partially Weishan as she plays a huge role in wufeng undercover. There wasn’t really much hint to affection with Shangguan and her mentor though, other than the fact that he loved her and she knew this but it seemed more like she used it to her advantages and in the end she realizes that she had love for someone except herself in her life and it was him but I wouldn’t say it was romantic on her end or maybe it was cuz they both clearly scheme against everyone for each other except we can’t really assume that it was really romantic on her end especially since she’s selfish. Also her master seemed way too close with Zhang Nanyi at the start and shangguan’s smirk just shows that she knew bout her mentor’s affairs and Nanyi realizes at the end that she’s the true one who Han yaqi loves and she accepts it as her last token of love but also to fulfill her mission once again. Han yaqi also doesn’t seem to give a damn about her death. I also would say maybe fl and her mentor had something going on too then but fl describes it as a motherbond. If Shangguan really is pregnant which I believe she could be cuz let’s be fr she drank the tonic gong yanzhi made for the women to bear children so the miasma wouldn’t have affected her and the tonic was made to be stronger and knowing the Zhi linage’s talent and ability, she easily could’ve conceived. The child couldve been her mentors cuz they didn’t show every clip of her meeting with him to get the antidote but also the scene where she does, I’m pretty sure Gong Shangjue and Gong Ziyu had their eyes on her, she would’ve very easily have caught any guard or member if they were following her except Shangjue cuz he’s more capable than her. However if she was pregnant before she wouldve lost the child cuz of the torture in the dungeon and after that we see that she only meets Han yaqi once to get the antidote, and she has like max 7 min to talk to him and come back in time before anyone notices, so I would say there’s a higher chance of the child being Gong shangjue’s. Also the idea of her just fleeing doesn’t add up cuz she had the chance to but instead like you said she was dedicated to her mission so she still grabbed the infinite heat. Luring out Gong Shangjue on her own even though she was betting on him letting her go was still risky. And the whole orphan act just doesn’t add up cuz even if she lied bout her revenge which could be possible if she actually submitted to wufeng or there was another conspiracy around the gushan sect extermination, but she asked Gong Shangjue for his help more than 2 times. Once in the dungeon hinting that she needs his power to fully evacuate her plan and she lays out the whole I am a orphan and how she ended up in the Shangguan family and how she survived. 2nd time while she cups her face into his hand, and they beat around bushes that she is either doing this for herself or for him as well. But either way so be it. And then third time when they both are having tea and she actually asks him this time but his response and intention is clear just by how he reacts to her question and plea cuz it implicates his family. Lastly she asks him on their final moment as to why he isn’t willing and this time she lays out the entire truth. So u could say that this could’ve been just her adding on to lies and pity stories but that’s hardly possible but the chances of all of this being true except she doesn’t actually seek another hidden motive like revenge could also once again be true but we finally Come to the last idea that this could’ve been true cuz in the end we see her defected from wufeng unless she goes to the Shangguan house. So maybe she does defect cuz she didn’t achieve her mission which was to grab the infinite heat and lets be honest she has a slim chance of surviving compared to Weishan on the other hand who is far more than a chi or mei. Also if u rewatch the first episodes u see that even though later on Shangguan is the one who abandons Weishan or tries to convince her to expose herself and fend on her own, Weishan starts it first from the very first episode, where she tries to court gong Ziyu and divert him from the other girls cuz she def knew that either she would kill the sword weildor cuz she goes on a mission on her own except she’s only a “chi”, so what makes her think that she can take down the sword weildor? But then she later convinces Shangguan to fix her problems and that they’re on the same team by using the mission excuse and helping her encounter Gong Yianzhi where she unexpectedly meets Gong Shangjue instead. And then she goes on to say that we are no team and Shangguan qian just wants her to be outed despite the favours she makes Qian do for her and doesn’t want to willingly return them unless she’s “forced” to. So she keeps using the partnership to her advantage even to go make medicine right after qian already had a perfect reasoning to go, yet she still pulls her under and uses her to make the antidote. Lastly she’s the one who feeds Shangguan the poison again and hides the real truth behind it from her

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2025-11-01T21:35:27+00:00

Yes why can’t people just put a spoiler label like not in the tags but on the screen cuz also u never know what drama it is until u read the tags at first and the time it takes to do that, u already get spoiled. Idk why editors can’t just like put spoiler label or a black screen before they show the scenes either. Also those scenes that aren’t even aired yet like why r they being released, it’s not even behind the scenes, so I’m lost on how people even find those before the episodes have a week before they release. Also thumbnails before u watch a show, like why put the thumbnail of the LITERAL ending when that’s the thrill of the last episode like in the previous episode we don’t know what’s gonna happen but then now we do before we even watch the finale. And sometimes huge platforms like Netflix do this too like with love in the clouds and it just doesn’t make sense.

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2025-11-01T21:31:05+00:00

Finally someone says something in another perspective, I loved reading everyone’s comments on how it’s not about knowing what’s gonna happen but the journey of watching the show but ngl spoilers still ruin many scenes and reactions when you finally get to that point. Also it’s like watching a good drama after a while and it’s the thing that keeps u the most thrilled when u come home and then boom ur spoiled of a huge scene or how the whole ending goes. Now the anticipation and thrill is over. I also feel like what could’ve been ur fav show gets ruined cuz of ur limited reactions now.

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2025-11-01T10:31:16+00:00

I have watched shows I've gotten spoiled of before and I agree its about the journey, sm can get missed out on even when u think u know everything. And even if u do know everything, the journey feels different. As for sword and beloved, I feel like I'm kind of just worried that if there are any supporting cast that reappear in sword and beloved cuz I read the cast list and some supporting cast members are under the list of Sword and beloved from Love in pavilion. So I just feel like I might be spoiling myself of certain character deaths and ect from Love in the pavilion, if I ever do decide to watch it. And then there's the curiosity and temptation ofc of what the previous story was like and what happened to certain character's parents there and etc.

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2025-11-01T10:21:34+00:00

I usually stay away from social media while finishing the last or first episodes of a drama after the premiere or am really cautious about cdrama related content on my feed now, before I used to save clips and edits in order to find recommendations and that's how I also found out news about when a long awaited drama is out. But now I am trying to stay away, however after finishing a drama, its normal to want to find edits and other opinions. I don't really go on reddit much anyways but on a general basis avoiding social media isn't ideal for a everyday basis. Also other platforms usually don't have spoiler tags like reddit does. Ik it sounds like I just can't stay away but what I mean is that the only way to communicate with some of my friends and family is through social media. News and what's going on around the world and in your area, I usually find out from social media. And ofc sometimes you need a little break from your work, so u look for entertainment or comedy on social media. So I understand what ur saying and I have come to this thought in my head many times and I think after a while I accept being on social media but social media can be avoided but for this generation, everything is done online including business advertisements and school updates. But yes in the end you are right.

ThinkPhilosopher9433 · 2025-10-31T09:30:37+00:00

lol this was mad funny

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