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Gauri

Hi someone recommend me good  latest historical Dramas. I just finished watching The princess and the werewolf and Till the end of the moon..It would be good if  the drama doesn't have  a fantasy touch and doesn't have boring subplots. However if the drama is good you can recommend me Historical/ fantasy Dramas.  I prefer C-dramas and kdrama.Just recommend me latest drama

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emeraldarrows

I enjoyed these from this year

Historical, no fantasy (first three are kdramas, all the rest are cdramas):

Historical/fantasy (all cdramas):

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Gauri
 emeraldarrows:

I enjoyed these from this year

Historical, no fantasy (first three are kdramas, all the rest are cdramas):

Historical/fantasy (all cdramas):

Thank you will watch them

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here are some of my favorite historicals: 

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KDramas:

  • Hwarang Strong bromance among the youth of Silla as they form the group of warriors, meant to serve the King.
  • Sungkyunkwan Scandal Historical, Comedy, Romance, Youth. Gender bender FL as she attends an all boys school as her brother.
  • The Forbidden Marriage Historical RomCom, Mystery, Political intrigue. In the first couple of episodes, the FL's shaman acting was a bit over the top and was not meant to be taken seriously. Lots of action scenes. The chemistry and rapport among the FL/ML, ML/SML and FL/SML were so good. Satisfying ending.
  • Under the Queen's Umbrella Historical, Comedy, Drama, Political. I enjoyed every minute of this sageuk. For me, there was not a second that felt like it was dragging. Instead, it felt like watching two masters play chess where discarded pieces could very well be bodies dropping on the ground! But it was speed chess, no time to dilly dally lest your opponent gets the better of you. I esp. like the bromance between the Crown Prince and Grand Prince Sung Nam. Little romance.
  • The Tale of Nokdu ML cross-dresses to enter a widows’ village where he believes he has traced the assassins that attacked his village. As he digs deeper, he finds more than he bargained for. Great action scenes, palace intrigue, comedy, romance.

CDramas:

  • New Life Begins Historical RomCom. ML is the 6th Lord and was sickly as a child so he tends to be quieter than his brothers. FL arrives into Xin Chuan as part of the marriage selection. She is quirky and hilarious, but also generous and kind. One of the best CDramas I've seen with wonderful sismance; the wives and concubines really supported one another. Slow burn romance with satisfying ending.
  • Destined Enemies-to-lovers trope where the leads have an arranged marriage early in the series. They negotiate a truce and plan to divorce once they meet certain criteria, but found they were better partners than they could have imagined. I found the ML’s mother an endearing and perfect M-I-L, as she imparts pearls of business wisdom to her daughter-in-law. Political and business intrigue, as well as action scenes. Leads had a great rapport.
  • Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1  and Part 2 Historical, Mystery, Romance, Political, Revenge. Complex characters with convoluted family relationships. Epic action and fight scenes. Leads had great chemistry. This is one of my favorites, which I binge-watched in 5 days (all 56 episodes). There was no character that was all-good or all-evil, which made them so much more interesting to me. The FL could be annoying yet, knowing where she was coming from, I could see how she learned to manipulate to survive 2nd aunt's household. The ML could be charming, protective, yet there were times he scared the sh*t out of me. Highly recommended.
  • The Legendary Life of Queen Lau Historical RomCom that's a bit campy. This show does not take itself seriously and neither should you. It is funny, has some drama as well as some political intrigue. ML and FL are in an arranged marriage.
  • The Untamed This Xianxia-danmei BL drama is fantastic. It uses queer-coding at its best, bypassing Chinese censorship. While we don't see depictions of an actual queer relationship, there were plenty of examples of the MLs' growing closeness. 
    • They call each other their soulmates.
    • Lan Zhan allows Wei Ying to touch his headband, a privilege reserved for parents or spouses.
    • Physical touching: holding each back, carrying each other, etc.
    • Flirty eyes from WY and longing gazes from LZ.
    • Drunk LZ gifted WY two chickens (Chinese betrothal gift).
    • Bowing together in front of memorial tablets.
    • Bowing together in front of Lan ancestor.
    • Bunnies saved by WY, shown kissing. Bunnies on lantern when they made their wishes/vows. Tu Shen (Chinese: 兔神; pinyin: Tùshén, The Rabbit God), is a Chinese deity of love and sex between men. 
    • When Ah-Yuan first meets LZ, WY jokes he gave birth to Ah-Yuan. Later, LZ becomes Ah-Yuan's adoptive father.

Great acting, wonderful cinematography, political intrigue, chemistry between the MLs is fantastic.

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