Tag: The Story Of Ming Lan (知否知否应是绿肥红瘦)

Douban’s Top Rated Chinese Romance Novels and their Adaptations

In the last few years, I’ve gone through several drama droughts, where I wasn’t interested in any of the dramas coming out. As the popularity of IP adaptations continued to surge and seeing the more light-hearted comedies released, I decided it was time to venture into the source medium. However, where to start was always puzzling …

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Series Review: The Story of Ming Lan (CDrama, 2018-19)

The Story of Ming Lan Country: China Episodes: 80 Episode Length: 45 Minutes Genre: Historical Romance I love strong heroines. They are like the drug (a proper play on words in my opinion), addicting, exhilarating, unpredictable, and surrounded by an endless array of drama because most of the time the characters are placed in a …

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The Story of Ming Lan Discussion Post Week 7: Episodes 65 – Ending (Finale)

Seeing this picture really cemented the fact that Li Ying is married and with a child. She’s worked hard for years and now has created a family all on her own, and this drama seems to be the perfect representation of her work ethics and personal growth. I will definitely take my time to watch …

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The Story of Ming Lan Discussion Post Week 6: Episodes 55 – 64

My bad, we have one more week! I have put Ming Lan on hold for now… I think binging it later will be better for my heart. 😉 Saw a few gifs of Ming Lan post wedding and she looks hella feisty!

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The Story of Ming Lan Discussion Post Week 5: Episodes 43 – 54

Our 6th Miss is officially off the market! And we have one more week to go with Ming Lan. Time flies.

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The Story of Ming Lan Discussion Post Week 4: Episodes 31 – 42

I spent the past weekend jumping onboard the Minglan wagon (up to ep 12)! Yay to me! It is indeed slower in pace and conversations tend to drag out between people I don’t want to care much about, but there’s quality and build-up in character and plots. It’s a type of drama that simmers, no …

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The Story of Ming Lan Discussion Post Week 3: Episodes 19 – 30

Plenty of episodes this week!

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The Story of Ming Lan Discussion Post Week 2: Episodes 11 – 18

Sorry this post came up a little late, I was away for a few days for the holidays. Hope everyone had a great one with plenty of new wonders for 2019. =) Haven’t had a chance to watch this yet, hopefully, this weekend!

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