Because I didn’t have a KDrama I wanted to watch I tried watching CDramas, I had tried watching Love O2O quite a while back but I dropped it because I felt like the voices coming from them seemed odd for some reason and I later found out the problem was that C dramas are often dubbed and so I never tried a CDrama again till recently. The one I watched was Ashes of Love which I really enjoyed, it didn’t have that obvious dubbing which helped me pay attention to the story. I also tried watching 10 Miles of Peach Blossom and Because of You but didn’t like them as much. Most recently I watched A Love So Beautiful I absolutely loved it. I hope someone can recommend me good CDramas that don’t have the obvious dubbing.
I don’t mind trying, I have tried watching one or two of them but couldn’t complete and most of the popular ones seem to be very tragic and I try to avoid such dramas. I recently tried the Jdrama everyone had been recommending here but it was turned out to be a teacher student romance so I didn’t continue with it.
Yes to this one! Also, “A Girl and Three Sweethearts” (Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto), “A Clinic on the Sea” (Umi no Ue no Shinryoujo), and Boku, Unmei no Hito desu (not really sure of the English title for this one) are all cute and fluffy with no ick-factor.
For C-dramas, I really liked “Accidentally in Love” and the dubbing isn’t really noticeable most of the time.
The leads in Ashes of Love actually used their own voices. If I am not mistaken, A Love So Beautiful and Accidentally In Love are not dubbed, for reason that might be unexpected -these two dramas had relatively low budgets and couldn’t afford to do so!
There are definitely more and more Chinese dramas which use actors’ own voices. One of my absolute favorite is The Story of Ming Lan which just finished airing. It is available on Viki.
Ah and if you want a cute fluffy C-drama, I second @snarkyjellyfish‘s recommendation of Accidentally In Love which is super adorable and silly but also with lots of heart (available on Netflix.) I would recommend to skip episode 26 and 27 for the short anti-adorable turn.
I am currently watching the 2018 When We Were Young which is a campus drama that some Beanies like just as much (if not more) than A Love So Beautiful. You might want to check it out! It is currently airing on Viki (make sure that it is the one from 2018 since there is another drama with the same name.)
@kimbapnoona It actually costs more to record live voice. Every disruption (siren, plane, bystander chitchat) must be refilmed. In China, only the nitpicking producers bother with recording live audio because the entire cast and crew must stay around to finish the scenes — that’s costly. Also, casting must be more selective because so many actors speak nonstandard Mandarin. Most producers just manage filming the visual as quickly as possible and hire inexpensive voice-overs to record the audio in a studio, or if the actor is willing to sacrifice opportunity cost, have the actor dub him/herself. High grossing actors are almost always too expensive to film with live audio.
@geliguolu That makes a lot sense regarding live audio! In cases like Ashes of Love, the leads must feel strongly about having their own voices heard so they would dub their own post production.
I actually don’t mind Chinese actors who speak Mandarin with hints of their own regional accents. For me China has always been a country where many regional dialects are spoken so it makes sense that characters speak with different accents. Even if the characters are written to be from the town I still prefer to hear their own voices and for me the difference can be easily overlooked and forgiven.
Of course it could be glaring when the accents are really thick but with the newer generation of actors I would imagine that they are very conscious of the fact and do actively practice pronounciate Mandarin well.
It is also the most bazaar experience to watch non-Chinese actors like Yoon Shi-yoon or Lee Jun-ki in Chinese dramas speaking in different voices!! 😆
@kimbapnoona I looked up Ashes of Time and I see it’s produced by a Hong Kong director. They usually prefer live audio or at minimum the actors’ own voice performance, especially period dramas where live audio seems to be extra challenging to complete. Back when I used to watch Cdrama, I looked for a few producers that came from HK TVB.
Being able to understand Chinese, dubbing sucks twice as much. I generally stay away from Cdramas. I only watch HK dramas or TW dramas that records live audio on location.
You guys probably have no idea how bad some Cdrama acting is because the voice acting covers so much flaws. I once read a piece that bashed some unnamed actress that spoke gibberish while filming because she knew her voice and it will be dubbed anyway, and it’s not uncommon.
I initially couldn’t get past Love O2O because of the dubbing too. I had to try it again and then only watched it because my daughter loved it. But A Love So Beautiful is definitely a keeper and Legend of Fuyao is also good. (Oh my word, Ethan Ruan.)
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booming system up up
February 20, 2019 at 7:59 AM
Because I didn’t have a KDrama I wanted to watch I tried watching CDramas, I had tried watching Love O2O quite a while back but I dropped it because I felt like the voices coming from them seemed odd for some reason and I later found out the problem was that C dramas are often dubbed and so I never tried a CDrama again till recently. The one I watched was Ashes of Love which I really enjoyed, it didn’t have that obvious dubbing which helped me pay attention to the story. I also tried watching 10 Miles of Peach Blossom and Because of You but didn’t like them as much. Most recently I watched A Love So Beautiful I absolutely loved it. I hope someone can recommend me good CDramas that don’t have the obvious dubbing.
beantown
February 20, 2019 at 8:34 AM
How about jdramas? I thoroughly enjoy their mellifluous tones (and the lack of dubbing!) Would you consider them?
booming system up up
February 20, 2019 at 8:49 AM
I don’t mind trying, I have tried watching one or two of them but couldn’t complete and most of the popular ones seem to be very tragic and I try to avoid such dramas. I recently tried the Jdrama everyone had been recommending here but it was turned out to be a teacher student romance so I didn’t continue with it.
beantown
February 20, 2019 at 9:55 AM
@kirti98 Have you tried ‘We married as a Job? …Not tragic, and not underage!
SnarkyJellyfish
February 20, 2019 at 10:21 AM
Yes to this one! Also, “A Girl and Three Sweethearts” (Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto), “A Clinic on the Sea” (Umi no Ue no Shinryoujo), and Boku, Unmei no Hito desu (not really sure of the English title for this one) are all cute and fluffy with no ick-factor.
For C-dramas, I really liked “Accidentally in Love” and the dubbing isn’t really noticeable most of the time.
🍙 kimbap noona
February 20, 2019 at 10:37 AM
The leads in Ashes of Love actually used their own voices. If I am not mistaken, A Love So Beautiful and Accidentally In Love are not dubbed, for reason that might be unexpected -these two dramas had relatively low budgets and couldn’t afford to do so!
There are definitely more and more Chinese dramas which use actors’ own voices. One of my absolute favorite is The Story of Ming Lan which just finished airing. It is available on Viki.
🍙 kimbap noona
February 20, 2019 at 11:05 AM
Ah and if you want a cute fluffy C-drama, I second @snarkyjellyfish‘s recommendation of Accidentally In Love which is super adorable and silly but also with lots of heart (available on Netflix.) I would recommend to skip episode 26 and 27 for the short anti-adorable turn.
I am currently watching the 2018 When We Were Young which is a campus drama that some Beanies like just as much (if not more) than A Love So Beautiful. You might want to check it out! It is currently airing on Viki (make sure that it is the one from 2018 since there is another drama with the same name.)
SnarkyJellyfish
February 20, 2019 at 11:16 AM
@kimbapnoona that makes sense re: AiL and ALSB. Loved both for the fresh stories but the lack of dubbing helped a lot too.
booming system up up
February 20, 2019 at 11:20 AM
Its not like I want to watch a cute and fluffy drama, its just that I don’t watch the ones with stuff like terminal diseases.
sph_7
February 20, 2019 at 4:22 PM
@kimbapnoona It actually costs more to record live voice. Every disruption (siren, plane, bystander chitchat) must be refilmed. In China, only the nitpicking producers bother with recording live audio because the entire cast and crew must stay around to finish the scenes — that’s costly. Also, casting must be more selective because so many actors speak nonstandard Mandarin. Most producers just manage filming the visual as quickly as possible and hire inexpensive voice-overs to record the audio in a studio, or if the actor is willing to sacrifice opportunity cost, have the actor dub him/herself. High grossing actors are almost always too expensive to film with live audio.
🍙 kimbap noona
February 20, 2019 at 5:34 PM
@geliguolu That makes a lot sense regarding live audio! In cases like Ashes of Love, the leads must feel strongly about having their own voices heard so they would dub their own post production.
I actually don’t mind Chinese actors who speak Mandarin with hints of their own regional accents. For me China has always been a country where many regional dialects are spoken so it makes sense that characters speak with different accents. Even if the characters are written to be from the town I still prefer to hear their own voices and for me the difference can be easily overlooked and forgiven.
Of course it could be glaring when the accents are really thick but with the newer generation of actors I would imagine that they are very conscious of the fact and do actively practice pronounciate Mandarin well.
It is also the most bazaar experience to watch non-Chinese actors like Yoon Shi-yoon or Lee Jun-ki in Chinese dramas speaking in different voices!! 😆
sph_7
February 20, 2019 at 6:05 PM
@kimbapnoona I looked up Ashes of Time and I see it’s produced by a Hong Kong director. They usually prefer live audio or at minimum the actors’ own voice performance, especially period dramas where live audio seems to be extra challenging to complete. Back when I used to watch Cdrama, I looked for a few producers that came from HK TVB.
thatstp
February 20, 2019 at 12:49 PM
The dubbing, along with crazy editing and crazier endings is what made me stop watching c-dramas. I was so disappointed to find out they were dubbed.
sph_7
February 20, 2019 at 4:08 PM
Being able to understand Chinese, dubbing sucks twice as much. I generally stay away from Cdramas. I only watch HK dramas or TW dramas that records live audio on location.
You guys probably have no idea how bad some Cdrama acting is because the voice acting covers so much flaws. I once read a piece that bashed some unnamed actress that spoke gibberish while filming because she knew her voice and it will be dubbed anyway, and it’s not uncommon.
thatstp
February 20, 2019 at 6:34 PM
Wow.
🍃noobita🍃
February 21, 2019 at 12:05 PM
I think Shan Shan Comes To Eat is not dubbed too.
Ally
February 21, 2019 at 4:59 PM
I initially couldn’t get past Love O2O because of the dubbing too. I had to try it again and then only watched it because my daughter loved it. But A Love So Beautiful is definitely a keeper and Legend of Fuyao is also good. (Oh my word, Ethan Ruan.)