Coroner's Diary | Open Thread

A coroner, disguised behind a dead identity, and a general with a royal identity team up to solve hidden mysteries surrounding them.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Ao Rui Peng: Yan Chi

Li Lan Di: Qin Wan

Director

Li Hui Zhu, Deng Wei En

Screenwriter

Zou Yue

Chinese Title

朝雪录

Record of Morning Snow

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace,Mystery, Period Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2025
Episodes: 38

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Cast

Ao Rui Peng: Yan Chi	Li Lan Di: Qin Wan
Yu Cheng En: Yan Li	Shen Yu Jie: Yue Ning
Ren Zhong: Yan Huai	Wang Ji: Old Madam Qin
Dai Chun Rong: Empress Dowager	Deng Ying: Madam Yan
Zeng Yong Ti: Feng Ling Su	Yang Shi Ze: Yang Ze
Zhao Bin: Shen Yi	Li Dai Kun: Wei Yan Zhi
Liang Xue Feng: Yuan Rui	Tian Niu: Grand Grand Princess
Li Sheng: Zhao Shu Hua	Li Huo: Zhang Dong Xuan
Cheng Hong Xin: Bai Feng	Wang Lu Qing: Fu Ling

Romcom/Romance Checklist

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 / Business-woman

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 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37 / 38

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

Ending: 

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

Credit: Geo for checklist, synopsis and ending remarks. 

Remarks

[Drama Info]

Director Li Hui Zhu is a longtime director best known for his 2011 hit Gong / The Palace: The Lock Heart Jade. After that, things went downhill: Untouchable Lovers, Princess Silver, and The Song of Glory all fell flat. His most recent drama is Warm on a Cold Night

Zou Yue, the screenwriter, is behind fan favorites like Love Like the Galaxy and The Rise of the Phoenix.

Wrapped on September 4, 2024 with one of the crazier wrap-up parties (thanks to wild Ao Rui Peng, but apparently Li Lan Di started it by messing with him first). Faces were caked, water guns came out, and by the end, not a single person was dry or clean.

[Ending] Happy....and whelming. 

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Genre List:

Period Mystery Romances

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