Legend of Dance is a unique piece of chinese period drama as it is set as a SinoBurmese theme in the 9th century. Based on a true account of Prince shwenandaw.
Starting from Kingdom of Pyu, now known as Myanmar, the Prince sets out on a Journey to the North to present Kingdom of Pyu's music to the Tang Dynasty. Before he sets out, he brings along a thief, a lonesome hero, Tang dynasty insider, and Pyu's best dancer.
The first 20 episodes basically have three arcs: - Kingdom of Pyu
- Rui Li
- Nan Zhao
Each arc has it's own plot twist and tons of mysteries to solve. Scenaries in every city and episode is VERY BEAUTIFUL. This drama is very rich in history, Buddhism, and traditional musical elements of Pyu.
What i love about this drama is that it focuses a lot of martial arts scenes as well as the different locations and costumes. You will see places of ancient Myanmar, cross border between China and Myanmar. They also used actors/actresses from Asia which makes this very unique!
The costume is filled with so much gold and peacock feathers... the costumes of Pyu reminds me of Magi! The Prince (played by lin geng xin) looks like a real life sinbad.
I love all the music and dance in this show and even though i am posting this after watching Episode 20, i still cringe at certain plots.
The entire assassination happened since the first episode and up till episode 20, it is still ongoing. It's like how team rocket appears to cockblock Ash, Swiper interrupts Dora's journey. I am still waiting for the General to die.
However, the plot have already gone through countless plot twists and each time the group checks in to a new city, a whole new mystery starts.
Prince will be your Sherlock Holmes who will solve mysteries nearer to the end of that arc and whenever he presents his arguments, you will feel like he is testing your intelligence because you never once felt that loop hole and it just mindfucks you.
Characters:
Prince is like your 9th century Sherlock Holmes. He is the brain but lacks the skills of fighting. He is pretty much the innocent, useless, and dumb prince who has yet to seen the world. So pure-hearted who is willing to forgive everyone.
Thief. She's the wittiest and quirkiest among the group. She's more than what you think she is. But she has her secrets too.
Lonesome hero. He's the typical warrior like hero who is very calm and gentleman. I love his character a lot and his martial arts skills are really impressive. All the whoosh, wham, bam! are super sick! He's also the pillar of support in the groupie since he is the only one who can fight.
Insider. She's a VERY innocent girl who has no decision over what she does and she is so naive to the point where you want to scream at her.
Dancer. ETHREAL BEAUTY. GODDESS. ELEGANCE. She is so cool, your tsundere!!!!!!! I love her character and mysterious aura around her. Her dance is so breath taking i love her already.
General son. He is a very sharp tongue person who also is a womanizer. Although he is the foster child of the General, there is more to what he is. He has so many sides to him, it is too hard to trust him.
This drama definitely challenges your intelligence and observation skills, but often you get distracted because of the surrounding.
For now, this drama is 8.5/10!
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