Drama Digest
Imperial Concubine is a Chinese drama that explores the genre of history, Wuxia that refers to chinese fiction about the martial artists set in the backdrop of ancient China, and romance. Imperial Concubine narrates the story of the eldest lady of Lin Mansion, Lin Ruo, who was forced to marry Lu Jun Yi. The drama revolves around the plotline of an unusual phenomenon where the male lead, Lu Jun Yi, the prince of Qi, gets attacked every three hours and transforms into another body, for instance, sometimes a man, a child, and even a woman. This had happened because he got infected with a strange poison. However, nobody knows about this secret of the prince.
The Feel-good part
The fans of the genre wuxia would thoroughly enjoy this romantic drama, as it also offers an exciting plotline that involves the transformation of the physical body every 3 hours, which would make the viewers thoroughly entertained. This C-drama also stays true to its romance genre and provides the viewers with big heart-fluttering scenes. The chemistry between the two lead actors is a bonus point.
The Disappointing factor
The Disappointing factor of the drama, Imperial Concubine, is the short duration of the episodes. Each episode are of only 5 minutes, which is very short! Historical dramas especially are known for the lengthy storylines, which are usually necessary to showcase the details of the plotline which is involved in the drama. This, in turn, helps the viewers to connect more to the drama, which is entirely missing in the case of Imperial Concubine. The short duration of the episodes is one of the cons of this C-drama.
In-Depth Analysis
Imperial Concubine showcases a dose of love-hate relationship, forced marriage, and martial arts, while the genre is of Wuxia, romance, and history. The C-drama sees the turns of events, and the main lead couple turns lover from an enemy, this transformation of feelings, along with the male lead’s secret condition of changing into somebody after every 3 hours makes for a gripping historical drama. Though the duration of each episode is of 5 minutes, the 29 long episodes sure don’t disappoint.
Star Power
The drama, Imperial Concubine, has a long list of casts. The leading roles are played by Wang Zi Ting, the male lead, Prince Qi/Li Jun Yi and Yan Jin Feng the female lead, Lin Ruo. The supporting cast includes Prince Yong played by Ivan Xu, Mu Ming played by Xia Guang Yan, Transformed Die er played by Hu Dong Qing.
Overall Opinion
Imperial Concubine is a historical romance and wuxia genre C-drama that aired in 2020. This 29-episode drama has a good storyline with a good direction. The actors, too, did a pretty good job in portraying their characters. Though this topic of changing bodies/transformation of bodies has been tried out before, the fact that the period of the drama is ancient, makes the plotline fresh and entertaining to watch. Overall, if you have a short attention span and cannot watch longer-duration episodes, then this C-drama is a perfect option for you. Each of the episodes lasts only 5 minutes. You can binge-watch Imperial Concubine over the weekend. As the rating of Imperial Concubine is “G,” there is not really any restriction on age and can be watched by all age groups. This drama has the potential to attract a vast viewership because of its predictable yet fresh storyline.
