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dangermousieSo, do you find yourself thinking that seeing Four in Jade Palace and upcoming BBJX is not enough for you?
Yeah, me neither.
But in case you do crave more of said Qing Emperor, Hou Chuan Zhen Huan is about to come to your rescue. It centers around Zhen Huan, one of Yongzheng's concubines, who later became an empress and the mother of the next emperor. Have a trailer:
To be honest, while pretty, this isn't on my radar because it seems to be all about concubine in-fighting (shockingly, this is not made by Yu Zheng!), which is a topic I find utterly boring (though apparently poor Yongzheng isn't the focus of the heroine's affections in this one either. Poor man can't get a fictional break). If I check it out, it will be solely for its leads. I've loved Sun Li (who portrays Zhen Huan) in what I've seen of Shanghai Bund, and Yongzheng is played by Chen Jian Bin, who may be old enough to be my father, but won me over forever with his tour-de-force performance as Cao Cao in Three Kingdoms 2010.
And speaking of Yu Zheng, I am sure you are aware he's released a 20-min trailer for his thematic (because different time period and characters) sequel to Schemes of Beauty, Mei Ren Tian Xia. To be honest, I am not entirely clear on the plot. In my head it goes something like "blah blah blah intrigue, Ming Dao as twins, Mickey He hotness, gorgeous women, etc". It looks amazing though and YZ's dramas are always my thing, so am very much looking forward to this, even if that haircut does Ming Dao no favors.
Trailer:
Yeah, me neither.
But in case you do crave more of said Qing Emperor, Hou Chuan Zhen Huan is about to come to your rescue. It centers around Zhen Huan, one of Yongzheng's concubines, who later became an empress and the mother of the next emperor. Have a trailer:
To be honest, while pretty, this isn't on my radar because it seems to be all about concubine in-fighting (shockingly, this is not made by Yu Zheng!), which is a topic I find utterly boring (though apparently poor Yongzheng isn't the focus of the heroine's affections in this one either. Poor man can't get a fictional break). If I check it out, it will be solely for its leads. I've loved Sun Li (who portrays Zhen Huan) in what I've seen of Shanghai Bund, and Yongzheng is played by Chen Jian Bin, who may be old enough to be my father, but won me over forever with his tour-de-force performance as Cao Cao in Three Kingdoms 2010.
And speaking of Yu Zheng, I am sure you are aware he's released a 20-min trailer for his thematic (because different time period and characters) sequel to Schemes of Beauty, Mei Ren Tian Xia. To be honest, I am not entirely clear on the plot. In my head it goes something like "blah blah blah intrigue, Ming Dao as twins, Mickey He hotness, gorgeous women, etc". It looks amazing though and YZ's dramas are always my thing, so am very much looking forward to this, even if that haircut does Ming Dao no favors.
Trailer:
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Date: 2011-04-13 11:15 am (UTC)Hou Gong Zhen Huan Chuan (correct title; people on the Internet seem to have magically decided to drop the word "gong", which frankly baffles me) is coming at just the right time - I am going through Yongzheng withdrawals. I was watching the trailer this morning and OMG! *makes grabby hands* As you know, palace in-fighting = right up my alley.
Though the whole "she's forced to kill her true love to divert Emperor's suspicions" thing makes me wonder whether I'll be able to like the female lead at all. I can't watch a drama where I don't like the main leads. :/
Re: Mei Ren Tian Xia, don't forget Ming Dao with cornrows! And palace maids being offed by the dozen - at least we definitely won't be bored.
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Date: 2011-04-13 11:29 pm (UTC)Yeah. The reason I'm interested in the drama is because of the main leads. I tend to choose the drama based how much I like the main leads. I love Ada Choi, Sun Li and Chen Jian Bin. I'm skipping BBJX. I'm not really the fan of the main leads.
I used google translate to translate the title. Sorry if it's not correct.
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