#IAmNobody and #GuardiansOfTheDafeng are great recs!!

day 12: comedy #chinguchallenge

i don't generally watch just "pure" comedy bc i love story and sentiment too but these are the closest to it that i've really liked!
#IAmNobody #GuardiansoftheDafeng #StrongWomanDoBongSoon

also Joy of Life was comical in parts but I can't count that as pure comedy

#TianXiWei is probably one of my least favourite actors so I can’t imagine watching #PursuitofJade i stopped watching #GuardiansoftheDafeng because of her and #DylanWang ‘s non chemistry.

I have heard #Reset is a drama to watch and I will see it soon. I have been recommended #ShineOnMe #Mobius and #GuardiansOfTheDafeng as good dramas to watch as well. Aside from Reset, do you have any other cdramas that you recommend that you love?

A picture of characters from the show under the words 'Michael's Take: Guardians of the Dafeng' in the SF-Fandom forums.

I finally finished writing my review of 'Guardians of the Dafeng' after almost a year delay. You can read it in the SF-Fandom forums.

#cdrama #cdramas #dylanwang #guardiansofthedafeng #gotd #fantasy #review

"Michael's Take: 'Guardians of the Dafeng'

https://forums.sf-fandom.com/thread-38588.html

2025 Total Effective Viewership (statistics by Lighthouse) - #cdrama

#LegendOfZangHai
#ThisThrivingLand
#StrangeTalesofTangDynasty3
#InTheNameOfJustice
#LovesAmbition
#CoronersDiary
#TheFirstFrost
#Feud
#ADreamWithinADream
#GuardiansOfTheDafeng

2025 Total Effective Viewership (statistics by Maoyan)

#LegendOfZangHai
#ThisThrivingLand
#StrangeTalesofTangDynasty3
#InTheNameOfJustice
#GuardiansOfTheDafeng
#ADreamWithADream
#FlourishedPeony
#LegendofTheFemaleGeneral
#ABetterLife
#Northward

The cdramas I recognised are

#WhispersofFate
#TheBlossomingLove
#WhenDestinyBringstheDemon
#LoveintheClouds
#MoonlightMystique
#LegendoftheFemaleGeneral
#PerfectMatch
#SpeedandLove
#LoveoftheDivineTree
#OurGeneration
#TheFirstFrost
#ThePrisonerofBeauty
#GuardiansoftheDafeng

I have this one student who’s also into #cdramas, and we often battle on which shows we’ve watched, fav actors, genres etc. So we made a pact for each to watch a show the other liked during the holiday. I recced #GuardiansofTheDafeng, bc it’s an underrated HOOT. Meanwhile, this student has me

Guardians of the Dafeng

#GuardiansoftheDafeng

#GuardiansoftheDafeng wins Outstanding Drama of the Year award at the Tencent Video Golden Penguin Award 2025.

2025 WeTV TOP GLOBAL RANKING: Top C-Costume Dramas of the Year

1. #ThePrisonerofBeauty
2. #LegendofTheFemaleGeneral
3. #TheGlory
4. #ThePrincesssGambit
5. #GuardiansoftheDafeng

Based on data collected from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 17, 2025.

Yunhe Face Of The Year Top Hit Drama Characters Of 2025

#WangHedi Wang Hedi as Xu Qianfor #GuardiansOfTheDafeng

#EYDC2025
Day 19: A drama that made you laugh

Gotta go with #GuardiansOfTheDafeng. #DylanWang was funny & charming. Him and his besties shared one brain cell. His family was hilarious & unhinged. Our princess was dramatic & silly. BUT they all had so much heart and a joy to watch. #cdrama

*from dramas I’ve seen

Also - Bai Jingting for #TheFirstFrost, Li Xian for #FlourishedPeony, Ao Ruipeng for #Coroner’sDiary, Chen Xiao for #LegendoftheMagnate, Wang Xingyue for #TheWantedDetective, Deng Wei for #LoveoftheDivineTree, Xu Kai for #MoonlitReunion, & Wang Hedi for #GuardiansoftheDafeng

For the lazy folk (like me) who want to know the top 10 in the video without watching 🙂:

1 #LovesAmbition
2 #UndertheSkin2
3 #DriftingAway
4 #TheLegendofZangHai
5 #GuardiansoftheDafeng
6 #ThisThrivingLand
7 #FlourishedPeony
8 #TheFirstFrost
9 #MoonlightMystique
10 #ThePrisonerofBeauty

Day 14 #EYDC2025 Directors/Writers
Dir. Deng Ke
of favorite #cdramas watched this year
#PrisonerOfBeauty plot/action exquisitely presented.
#GuardiansOfTheDafeng So fun! #LegendofShenLi in 2026.
Writer Zhen Nan
#PrisonerOfBeauty what's said & left unsaid=brilliant!
#RomanceofTiger&Rose for 2026

The votes are against it, but I loved #GuardiansoftheDafeng! 🥰 - It’s truly an ensemble drama where everyone plays their part

Apparently it’s the 5th most watched cdrama of 2025!

I didn’t get into #WhenDestinyBringstheDemon when it aired - it’s one I’ll have to return to 👍

#CdramaCup2025 #cdrama

Day 12: Platonic

Considering one’s a cat 🐈 & the other a snake 🐍, these two got on pretty well (from #MoonlitReunion)

& as literally the *whole* cast of #GuardiansoftheDafeng seemed to be best friends, I had to include at least one pairing - these guys were great fun together ☺️

#EYDC2025 #cdrama

Day 10 #EYDC2025 Rewatched #kdrama & #cdrama
Ultimate feel-good rewatchables for me
#HospitalPlaylist the OG incredible ensemble chemistry and humor. DELIGHTFUL every damn time😍
#GuardiansOfTheDafeng I love me some #DylanWang, cheekiest, swaggeriest hero in Guardians of the Universe-type cast😍😍

Zhao Qing as Zhou Yangling in Les Belles

Chang Huasen as Fan Yunfei in Sword and Beloved

Liu Meihan as Chu Caiwei in Guardians of the Dafeng

Deng Kai as Zhuge Kongyun in The Wanted Detective

Some other memorable secondary #cdrama characters I could have added are Zhao Qing as Zhou Yangling in #LesBelles, Chang Huasen as Fan Yunfei in #SwordandBeloved, Liu Meihan as foodie astronomer Chu Caiwei in #GuardiansoftheDafeng, & Deng Kai as Zhuge Kongyun in #TheWantedDetective

#EYDC2025

Is it better than???... #ParkJinyoung #GOT7 & #KimGoEun in #Yumi'sCells2

#DylanWang & #TianXiWei in #GuardiansoftheDafeng

#NEOHOU #LuYuXiao
#LoveInTheClouds

I know what you mean - I was initially trying to think of non-romantic friendships, like the one in #TheFirstFrost (with Zhang Miaoyi’s character); but I couldn’t recall if it was “heartwarming”

I then thought of the brotherly soldier friends in #ThePrisonerofBeauty & #GuardiansoftheDafeng, but

Day 15: Found Family

In #GuardiansoftheDafeng Wang Hedi’s character is mysteriously transported back in time to the fictitious Dafeng Dynasty; where, in his new identity, he finds he has a chaotic but cute extended family through his uncle ☺️

#dramajoychallenge #cdrama

youtu.be/2-lcXcA2nxc?...

j'ai avancé un peu et c'est vraiment bon avec de l'action et de l'humour. Des parallèles avec l'excellent Joy of Life dans le style et le traitement.
#drama #Guardiansofthedafeng

…continued

#LoveoftheDivineTree
#TheGlory
#LoveGameinEasternFantasy
#GuardiansoftheDafeng
#FireworksofMyHeart

It’s also interesting that #GuardiansoftheDafeng is the most successful according to this chart, despite being downgraded by Douban

It’s also nice to see #FlourishedPeony #ThePrisonerofBeauty #CoronersDiary #Feud & #TheGlory doing so well

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

#GuardiansoftheDafeng S2

It’s official! #GuardiansoftheDafeng announces the #cdrama is return Ming for a second season at the Weibo TV & Internet Video Summit 2025.

I loved #GuardiansOfTheDaFeng, but it didn’t properly end! AHHH! It was super fun though! I just want a season 2 continuation with the same cast, and I probably won’t get it!

I’ll add Once Upon A Time In Lingjian Mountain to my list—haven’t heard of it before.