Flourished Peony | Open Thread

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Notable Actors/Actresses

Yang Zi: He Wei Fang

Li Xian: Jiang Chang Yang

Wei Zhe Ming: Liu Chang

Zhang Ya Qin: Li You Zhen

Director

Ding Zi Guang

Screenwriter

Zhang Yuan Ang

Chinese Title

國色芳華

Peerless Beauty and Graceful Splendour

Genres: Period, Romance, Period Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2025
Episodes: 32

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Cast

Yang Zi: He Wei Fang Mu Dan	Li Xian: Jiang Chang Yang
Wei Zhe Ming: Liu Chang Zi Shu	Zhang Ya Qin: Li You Zhen
Tu Song Yan: Lord Ning	Guan Yue: Zhu Fu
Xu Ling Yue: Xue Xi	Shen Meng Chen: Huangfu Ling Ge
Tong Meng Shi: Li Xing

Romcom/Romance Checklist

[In Progress]

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How much of the plot is angst/romance?

0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

The ML:

Cold–Lukewarm–Warm / Timid / Tsundere / 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):

Annoying Love (F/M) Rivals +++ / Bickering Start / Childhood Connection / Cohabitation / Contract Marriage or Fake Couple / Enemies to Lovers / Hidden Identity / Harem / Love Triangle / Married Couple (Real) / Rebirth / Secretly in Love (F/ML) / School to Adulthood / 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

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

Ending: 

Happy / Sad / Open Happy / Open Sad / Bad / Rushed+++

Remarks

[Drama Info]

Crew: 

• From the director of Meet Yourself and Go Ahead, Ding Zi Guang brings us his first period costume drama. 
• Screenwriter Zhang Yuan Ang has many popular dramas too: Ashes of Love, The Ultimate Note, The First Shot, Listening Snow Tower. 

Cast:

• This is a reunion drama for Yang Zi and Li Xian from Go Go Squid! (Note: the exclamation mark came with the title.)
• Yang Zi is a girl with many Seasons. This is the first drama to have already filmed a S2 that's meant to be a S2 and not forcefully cut in half. Unless the rules change, do not get your hopes up for a S2 until one year later.
• Zhang Ya Qin will be in two airing dramas for January – The Blossoming Love.
• Li Yun Rui, who is not in the drama, was apparently offered Wei Zhe Ming's role which LYR turned down for Blossom's Song Mo.

Wrapped on July 26, 2024.

[Ending]

Recommendations

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

Genre List:

Scheming / Palace Romances

Marriage	Busi-Rom	Busi-Rom