Melody of the Golden Age | Open Thread

A general of hell marries a coroner who isn't afraid of hell, let alone him.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Ding Yu Xi: Shen Du

Deng En Xi: Yan Xing

Director

Wang Wei

Chinese Title

長樂曲

Melody of Lasting Happiness

Genres: Period, Romance, Mystery, Period Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2024
Episodes: 40

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Cast

Ding Yu Xi: Shen Du	Deng En Xi: Yan Xing
Mao Zi Jun: Lai Luo Zhi	Xiao Yan: Lu Chui Chui
Song Fang Yuan: Yun Que	Sun Ze Yuan: Pan Chi
He Sai Fai: Grand Empress Dowager	Mao Lin Lin: Princess of Yong'an
	Also: Zhang Tian Yang Peng Xiao Ran Li Xin Ze
Xuan Lu: Xu Wan

Romcom/Romance Checklist

How much of the plot is angst/romance?

0 / 1 / 2.5 / 3 / 4 / 5

The ML: 

Cold–Lukewarm–Warm / Timid / Falls in Love First / Noble Idiot / CEO / General 

The FL: 

Bold / Cute / Cool & Independent / Falls in Love First / Better than ML / Noble Idiot

Describe the Relationship (the tropes):

Bickering Start / Childhood Connection / Cohabitation / Contract Marriage or Fake Couple / Enemies to Lovers / Hidden Identity / School to Adulthood / Love Triangle / Married Couple (Real) / Secretly in Love (F/ML) / Star-Crossed Lovers / 

Relationship Progress (officially together; first (official) kiss; breakup*):

Ep 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26  / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37* / 38 / 39 / 40

# of CPs (including main CP):
0 / 1 / 2 / 3

Ending:

Happy / Sad / Open Happy / Open Sad / Bad

Remarks

[Drama Info] 

• Wang Wei (director): White Cat Legend (also a Ding Yu Xi a drama), Gone With the Rain, Legacy, and Royal Feast.
• Bask in the voices of Love and Redemption's Si Feng and Xuan Ji. Their VAs are the same: Zhang Jie and Qiao Shi Yu. Recurring CP voice actors aren't that common!
• There's a 10 year age gap! (It's hard to tell! She looks more mature than a 19yo and he looks younger than 29).
• This is Deng En Xi's first drama kiss. 
• The cast also has a variety show: After Party · Melody Of Golden Age.

Recommendations

Preliminary recs are random / a peek at the list. These may be updated if drama is completed

Genre List:

Period Mystery Romances

Popular	Mystery	Mystery