Fighting for Love (2024) - Synopsis
Drama info:
Title: Fighting for Love
Chinese title: 阿麥從軍/ 阿麦从军 (Eng translation: "A'Mai joins the Army")
Episodes: 36
Genre: Action, historical, palace
Original network: iQiyi
Release date: 31 Jan 2024
Airing schedule: 31 Jan 2024 - 21 Feb 2024
Synopsis:
A'Mai is a young woman disguised as a man, in a man's world. She lives for one purpose - to hunt down Chen Qi, the childhood friend whom she thought of as an elder brother and who killed her entire family when she was a child.
In the course of her investigations, A'Mai meets Shang Yi Zhi, the happy-go-lucky son of the Grand Princess (the Emperor's sister). The Emperor repeatedly tries to assassinate his "nephew" Shang Yi Zhi, but A'Mai rescues him on more than one occasion, and the two form a close bond.
When war breaks out with Bei Mo, Shang Yi Zhi become a general and A'Mai joins the army as a foot soldier, alongside her sworn brother Tang Shao Yi. On the battlefield, A'Mai meets and clashes with Bei Mo General Chang Yu Qing, and due
to her military talent, A'Mai swiftly rises in the ranks to become General Mai, the army's "little god of war".
But when a palace coup overturns the status quo, both Shang Yi Zhi and A'Mai are swept up in events beyond their control...
Main cast/characters
Zhang Tian Ai (張天愛) as as A'Mai 阿麥
Zhang Hao Wei (張昊唯) as Shang Yi Zhi 商易之
Wang Rui Chang (王瑞昌) as Chang Yu Qing 常鈺青
Gao Ge (高戈) as Tang Shao Yi 唐紹義
Trailer:
First thoughts:
🐼: Despite the tacky English title, I started watching this because I loved Zhang Tian Ai's powerful badass role in Sword Snow Stride (2021) and also because Zhang Hao Wei was so much fun in The Trust (2023). Besides, I haven't seen Wang Rui Chang in a substantial role since In a Class of Her Own (2020) and I miss seeing his snarky sarcasm on my screen.
Several episodes in, I am not sure the comic vibe sits well with the subject matter, but I am entertained enough to keep watching, so here goes...
See my final review 👉 here
