Ruyi - where have you been all my life?

[dangermousie]

Even though this journal is 90% kdramas, my favorite drama type is actually Mainland period dramas. Nothing is as good as those, nothing as designed to appeal to my tastes. I haven't seen nearly as many of them as I have kdramas, in part because the subs are hard to find, in part because at minimum 30-40 eps, they are a major time committment, and in part because once I find a good one, I tend to hoard (yes, I am still saving Romantic Red Rouge for a rainy day. Sue me).



You know, what I love as much as I do period cdramas? Yang Mi, the gorgeous and charismatic star of Jade Palace Lock Heart (and many other dramas). I have a massive girlcrush on her. Another thing I love? Manpain and romance.

What do you get when you add all of these together? You get the upcoming period cdrama romance Ruyi starring Yang Mi and Hawick Lau.



And do you know the plot? Using fragrant tea plantations as the setting, new drama “Ruyi” is a Republican era piece starring Yang Mi and Hawick Lau. Hawick Lau will play Tan Mingkai, the young master of the Tan clan and the heir to its fortune. The title character, Ruyi (played by Yang Mi), is an ordinary worker on the tea plantations. A secret? Their lives are the result of a switcheroo – Mingkai’s real mother almost died giving birth to him; to save his wife, Mingkai’s birth father (a plantation worker) sold him to be Madam Tan’s son. Family conflict, former best friends become enemies, disaster and calamity…and of course, challenging it all, love. (from cfensi).

Oh God, has this thing been designed especially for me or what? I WANT I WANT I WANT!!!

Comments

[karened.livejournal.com]

I already LOVE LOVE LOVE it when you mentioned Harwick Lau (I felt it was tvb's loss that he switched to Mainland), to top it, Yang Mi (same girlcrush!).

Now, add the plot in, and I'm totally putting it on top of my drama list. Any idea when it'll air? Or is it still filming/in post production?

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I think it's still filming but not sure.

[singing-tree.livejournal.com]

*Jade Palace Lock Heart flashback*
I really need to finish that one.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yes you do, it's awesome.

[zhuer.livejournal.com]

i love you so much for loving Yang Mi as much as I do. There are too few people who care about period cdramas or any cdramas! And I honestly love the Mainland actors and actresses. Who else do you like?
Besides Yang Mi, I quite like Liu Shi Shi and Tang Yan in the younger actresses, and then there's a million in the older ones.
Actors: Chen Kun, Huang Xiaoming, Yuan Hong, Hu Ge, Wallace Huo, etc.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I think if they had more subs, there would be more of an English fandom - I think that is a reason j/kdramas are so popular - subs are easy to find.

Hmmm, my list is pretty much like yours only I'd add Ady An, Liu Yi Feng, Jimmy Lin, Feng Shao Feng, Nic Tse, Fan Bing Bing etc...