Drama Review: The Corridor Pavilion

12

Rating

★★★

Episodes

12

Drama Digest

The Corridor Pavillion, also known as The Murder in Kairoutei, is a Chinese drama exploring the genre of Mystery, Drama, and Romance. The plotline tells the story of a fire that broke out in the corridor pavilion, which killed a man and left Jiang Yuanxing severely burnt and injured. There was also a mark of strangling on her neck, which led to the suspicion of her boyfriend being the perpetrator.

The Feel-Good Part

The plotline focused more on the romantic angle, and the chemistry between the two leads was icing on the cake.

The Disappointing Factor

The pace of the drama is relatively slow, and at some point, the plot is dragged unnecessarily. Though the drama has been given the tag of a mystery and suspense genre, the series couldn’t explore the mystery-suspense genre properly, given the vast potential and scope. The narration is a little sloppy too.

In-Depth Analysis

The plotline starts with the burning of the corridor pavilion, in the middle of the night, where one man loses his life. Jiang Yuanxing, the female lead, is disfigured and burnt severely; however, she survives. Then enters the bright and handsome man, Cheng Cheng into her life. Both their lives have somehow been changed and affected by the fire incident. They both join hands to go through the end of the arson case.

Star Power

Deng Jia Jia plays the lead female character of Jiang Yuan Xing, while Zhang Xin Cheng plays the male lead character of Cheng Cheng. The rest of the cast plays the support characters, which includes Qian Bo as Gao Guang Yi, Gong Zheng Ye as Gao Zi Jian, Liang Ai Qi as Ji Dong Mei, Wang Yan as Lin Zhen Hui, Hai Yi Tian as Teng Jun, Liu Yi Wei as Gao Hong Jie, Chen Zi Han as Gao Shi Yao, Li Ya Nan as Gao Hong Zhi, Sun Sheng Hao as Li Si Xuan, Zhang Guo Qing as Cheng Da Wei, Shao Bing as Shi Qing, Wang Yi Lin as Liu Jia, Sun Yi as Zhang Lin, Zheng Liu as Sun Jing. There are several guest appearances by actors such as Sun Can, Ding Xi He, and Gao Dong Ping.

Overall Opinion

The Corridor Pavillion has been adapted from a novel titled, The Murder in Kairotei. The novel has also been adapted into a movie titled, Revival. The fans might have already been exposed to one of these platforms. However, what makes the drama stand out from the other adaptation is that the focus has been more on the romance genre rather than the suspense genre. Overall, it is a good Chinese drama that might be liked better by mature audiences. The actors have done an excellent job in portraying their characters. Many fans might not know that there is a considerable age difference between the male and female leads. The female lead is 12 years older than the male lead. It is incredible how the age difference is not at all noticeable on-screen. Kudos to the actors! The Corridor Pavillion is a decent mystery romance genre drama with some talented actors; the drama is definitely worth watching.