History Series / NirvanaInFire

* PullingTheThread: Jingyan attempts to do this when he asks both his mother and Mei Changsu what his father's name was whithout giving them time to consult each other. Unfortunately for him, Mei Changsu's cover is too well planned- they both give the same name, the one Lin Shu's real father used as an alias.

* Lady of War: Nihuang has protected the southern border from invasion as the general of the southern fortress for years and she's so awesome at martial arts than none of the skilled warriors from all around China that came to compete as her potential suitors are able to beat her in a one on one duel.

''Nirvana in Fire'' (琅琊榜, Lang Ya Bang) is a Chinese drama aired in fall 2015. The brilliant leader of a powerful martial arts alliance Mei Changsu hides his true identity as the young Lin Shu and returns to the capital of his native country in order to claim justice for his wrongly executed father and the entire Chiyan army. Set in a fictionalized ancient China, the drama revolves around complex political strategies with a healthy dose of kung fu action and character drama.

** Jingrui's ill-fatedly combined double family is possibly one of the "most" screwed up examples I have "ever" seen

* NeverMyFault: The Emperor takes this to extremes with the Chiyan case.

* Family Honor: Almost all the characters are driven by protecting their family's honor- or at least the appearance of it.

* Wuxia

* BecauseI'mGoodAtIt: One of Lin Shu's justifications for taking on the role of the political manipulator

* ScrewTheRules,I'mDoingWhat'sRight: When Jingyan insists on breaking the falsely accused Weng Zhi out of prison

** Consort Jing discovers Mei Changsu's true identity after discovering a small reference to his mother's name in a book he wrote
** Lin Shu accidentally draws Jingyan's sword and uses it to point out troop movements, unconciously repeating a familiar move he used to do which Jingyan recognizes

* YourDaysAreNumbered: Lin Shu is driven to reach his goal as quickly as possible because of his limited time left to live. Drives the angst between our main characters.

''Nirvana in Fire'' (琅琊榜, Lang Ya Bang) is a Chinese drama aired in fall 2015. The brilliant leader of a powerful martial arts alliance Mei Changsu hides his true identity as the young Lin Shu and returns to the capital of his native country in order to claim justice for his wrongly executed father and the entire Chiyan army. Set in 4th century China, the drama revolves around complex political strategies with a healthy dose of kung fu action and character drama.

* IllBoy: Lin Shu is a sympathetic and near perfect character who certainly manages to look very pretty even when he's turning deathly pale and coughing up blood. Thankfully he avoids the more annoying Marty Stu versions of this trope.

* IllBoy: Xiao Shu is a sympathetic and near perfect character who certainly manages to look very pretty even when he's turning deathly pale and coughing up blood. Thankfully he avoids the more annoying Marty Stu versions of this trope.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Almost all the good characters share this trait; Prince Qi, Nihuang, Jingyan, Xiao Shu, Jingrui...
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Xiao Shu is driven to reach his goal as quickly as possible because of his limited time left to live. Drives the angst between our main characters.

[[caption-width-right:350:Our power trio Jingyan, Lin Shu, and Nihuang]]

''Nirvana in Fire'' (琅琊榜, Lang Ya Bang) is a Chinese drama aired in fall 2015. The brilliant leader of a powerful martial arts alliance Mei Changsu hides his true identity as the young Lin Shu and returns to the capital of his native country in order to claim justice for his wrongly executed father and the entire Chiyan army. Set in 4th century China, the drama revolves around complex politics and strategies with a healthy dose of kung fu action and character drama.

''Nirvana in Fire'' (琅琊榜, Lang Ya Bang) is a Chinese drama aired in fall 2015. The brilliant leader of a powerful martial arts alliance Mei Changsu hides his true identity as the young Lin Shu and returns to the capital of his native country in order to claim justice for his wrongly executed father and the entire Chiyan army. Set in 4th century China, the drama revolves around complex politics and strategies with a health dose of kung fu action and character drama.

* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Almost all the good characters share this trait; Prince Qi, Nihuang, Jingyan, Xiao Shu, Jingrui...

''Nirvana in Fire'' (琅琊榜, Lang Ya Bang) is a Chinese drama aired in fall 2015.

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''Nirvana in Fire'' (琅琊榜, /"Lang Ya Bang/") is a Chinese aired in fall 2015.

* ArcWords: "Yes!" "Endure!" All courtesy of Chief Oh.
* TheAtoner: Chief Oh Sang-Sik.
* BerserkButton:
** Don't mess with Chief Oh's team or mention his former employee who died.
** You really shouldn't badmouth Chief Oh in front of Geu Rae. Or Dong Sik for that matter. They will both punch you.

''Nirvana in Fire'' (琅琊榜, "Lang Ya Bang") is a Chinese aired in fall 2015.

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''Incomplete Life'' a.k.a. ''Misaeng'' (미생, 未生) is a Korean drama aired on the cable network tVN in 2014. It's a slice of life story based on the wildly popular webtoon about office life and corporate culture in South Korea. The title refers to a concept from the strategy game Baduk (바둑) or Go where a player's piece could either "live" or "die" depending on the rest of the gameplay. The webtoon uses many detailed references to Baduk as a metaphor for life and its challenges as the main character, Jang Geu Rae (Im Si Wan), was once studying to become a professional Baduk player. However he failed to achieve his dream and now must somehow survive in a desk job alongside the rest of Korea's mass of corporate drones. The clueless intern is thrown into a team with the beleaguered Chief Oh (Lee Sung Min) and his trusty side kick Dong Sik (Kim Dae Myung), leading to conflict as the last thing the Chief needs is an incompetent kid to manage.

* TheDeterminator: Jang Geu Rae. He always pushes through, no matter how difficult or humiliating the task.
* DrowningMySorrows: A lot of the drinking really is a part of the corporate culture. But frequently things do just get too much fpr a character, and they'll crack open an extra bottle or can without the pretense of socializing, to dire physical effects for many who have been in the game a while.
* LoserProtagonist: Geu Rae. He starts out with only a GED and a computer course to his name and has to go through hell and back to prove his usefulness at the company. Can sometimes go into {{This Loser is You}}.
* {{Nepotism}}: How Geu Rae gets his job at One International.
* PetTheDog: Many small but significant moments involving the four rookies, and Geurae in particular.
* {{Salaryman}}: The series is like a love letter to salarymen everywhere.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: The other interns view Geu Rae's hiring as this and are initially very hostile to Geu Rae because of it.
* ScriptWank: Geu Rae's narration often tells the audience what he (and therefore us) is supposed to have learned during the episode, however it is rarely of the {{anvilicious}} kind. They tend more toward poetic contemplations.
* SliceOfLife: Focuses on the minutiae of office life.