Poster for the Chinese Drama Dear Enemy showing the three leads

Poster for the Korean Drama Divorce Attorney Shin, showing the eponymous lead with his work and friendship crew

#chinguchallenge #cDrama #kDrama #jDrama #twDrama
Day 4: Drama friendship

Once again, to paraphrase Queen, there CAN'T be only one
#cDrama #DearEnemy
#kDrama #DivorceAttorneyShin

Friendship is absolutely at the core of both these very different Dramas and what elevated them both

Because I'm a kind, sweet and generous soul, I offer you a choice. Any one of these will be acceptable 😀
#kDrama
#GoodbyetoGoodBye

#cDrama
#TheTaleOfRose
#DearEnemy

#twDrama #ImperfectUs

Ah yes, you’ve mentioned these 2 shows very positively ☺️ - I’ve put #DearEnemy on my watchlist 👍

I technically have 6 on my currently watching list:

2 I'm never in the mood for:
#WandeeGoodday
#TheManipulated

2 on a restricted schedule:
#TheVendettaOfAn (currently airing)
#Sh**tingStars (self-imposed)

2 trading off and on with:
#TyphoonFamily
#DearEnemy

#cdrama #kdrama #ThaiBL

Watched #LovesAmbition - if I pretend it ended after ep 28, it's a 10/10 . I'm going to start #SniperButterfly because the Taiwanese FL was really good as one of the leads in the outstandnig #DearEnemy

It looks like the last Drama I start in 2025 will be a #cDrama - I really liked the Taiwanese FL in #DearEnemy this one might scratch the itch I have for a decent romance. And it's right at the outer limit of what I consider the safe zone of #cDrama ep counts: 30 More is almost always less

😛 hehe - I may have gone on a cdrama tear this year, but I haven’t forgotten kdramas. I will do a separate (albeit slightly shorter) list for them

& don’t forget you’ve been making a good case for a few cdramas recently - eg #DearEnemy, #Destiny, #LovesAmbition & even #ThisThrivingLand. We 🫡 you

I hadn’t heard of the cdrama mini #Destiny before - I’ll have to check that out

I also want to get around to watching #DearEnemy after your great praise for that show

So your 2025 favourite 11 shows are

#WhenLifeGivesYouTangerines
#ACalmSeaandBeautifulDayswithYou
#IAmMarried…But
#MarryMyHusbandJapan
#Destiny
#ThisThrivingLand
#Alice-sanChinoIroribata
#The19thMedicalChart
#DearEnemy
#LovesAmbition
#MissKing

Oh, I just remembered you loved #DearEnemy - another of Wan Peng’s dramas from this year

So that takes us up to 10 ☺️

Does this list get your approval @unclerobin.bsky.social ?

A collection of stills from different Asian dramas showing women tying a man's tie and in other stills a woman is pulling on a man's tie.

Fun with ties. The girl who ties it gets to pull it. Those are the rules. 😘 #cdrama #kdrama

#MissHammurabi
#SniperButterfly
#LegallyRomance #YouAreMySecret
#TheBestThing
#Encounter
#DearEnemy

…but she’s been in some well received recent modern dramas - such as this year’s #DearEnemy

But I guess because I only discovered Chinese dramas over the last few years, I’m more familiar with recent dramas than older (eg, pre-2015) ones

For folks who don’t recognise the actress, or who want the lowdown without clicking (😉), it’s Wan Peng, for her roles in #LovesAmbition & #DearEnemy 🙌

To see why though, & for a richer experience generally, you are cordially invited to click the link ☺️

It’s maybe worth at least putting the drama title in the main text Robin - to save lazy people the extra click 😉

Here’s the key info for other lazy folk (like me!):

“for my top #cDrama of 2025 #DearEnemy I found out I loved 2 of the director's other works (Someday or One Day, Snowstorm of Love)”

A collection of stills showing the 3 ladies from the Chinese drama #DearEnemy

#EYDC2025
Day 12: A platonic relationship you loved

"Life is tough. Luckily, women exist."

"Today, if it weren't for you, and you...I wouldn't get to be who I am."

"The relationships between women can be complex, ever-changing, and profound."

The ladies of #DearEnemy! #cdrama

#TrumpDefined
#NightClub
#DearEnemy

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The perfect description of Trump’s world!
#DearEnemy

There is nothing else like this.

The perfect Donald John Trump analogy in lyrics & visualization.

#DearEnemy
#NightClub
#Trumpocalypse

youtu.be/ckTkBY6t2Dc?...

#ThoughtsAboutTrump
#NightClub
#DearEnemy

youtu.be/ckTkBY6t2Dc?...

#PerfectTrumpAllegory
#NightClub
#DearEnemy
youtu.be/ckTkBY6t2Dc?...

My thoughts about Trump & his supporters:

youtu.be/ckTkBY6t2Dc?...

#NightClub
#DearEnemy

Dear Enemy - As Good as it Gets In my personal database of East Asian drama viewing, I've scored several dramas at higher than 10 out of 10. All of them have something...

The first #cDrama to be SO GOOD for me that I had absolutely no choice but to write it up #DearEnemy

robinwalter31.blogspot.com/2025/10/dear...

3/24 into #cDrama #DearEnemy and it's shaping up to be complicated, messy and interesting. NOT a romance, the 2 best frenemies and Wan Peng's character are the core of the show. Fingers crossed it stays good

It's interesting how small differences can make big impacts: In #cDrama #DearEnemy Gao Ye's character (one of the 2 main leads) has spent a lot of time talking to the audience, breaking the fourth wall. I am NOT a fan. Wan Peng's character talks to herself: same result, completely different effect

Starting #cDrama #DearEnemy and it's off to a promising start. I really like Wan Peng, she's building an impressive portfolio of solid supporting roles, I hope she gets to step up to lead soon

Thanks 🙂 - I think I’ve heard the title for #TheComicBang but haven’t looked into it or seen it

#DearEnemy is new to me too 👍

These are 2025 #cDrama on my PTW, apologies for any duplicates
#LovesAmbition
#OurGeneration
#TheComicBang
#DearEnemy
#SummitOfOurYouth

a woman with red hair says i was excited in yellow letters Alt: a woman with red hair says i was excited and now I am sad!

Me clicking play on episode 1 of #LegendOfZangHai and getting excited to see #MichelleChen again since I just watched her in #DearEnemy. #cdrama

I'm such a sucker for a good tie tying scene. 😘 #Encounter #LegallyRomance #SomethingAboutOnePercent #DearEnemy #cdrama #kdrama

May Wrap-Up
#cdrama #tdrama

Dramas:
#OhNoHereComesTrouble 9/10
#LoveoftheDivineTree 8.5/10
#DearEnemy 8/10
#DominionAndDevotion 8/10
#TheStarryLove 8/10

Movies:
#ABalloonsLanding 8/10
#VivaLaVida 8/10
#WelcomeToMySide 7/10

#ShiningForOneThingMovie (rewatch)