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My Youth succeeds without struggle

May 22, 2009 | Posted in Mainland China,Television, Tagged , , , , , , ,
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The ladies of Who Controls My Youth

The companion piece to the immensely popular “idol drama” Stuggle,  Wo De Qing Chun Shui Zuo Zhu/who controls my youth?,  easily reached the popularity of its prequel. So popular, in fact, that the director has announced a third in the series – Bei Jing Shao Nian/ Beijing youth.

This drama would be to Meteor Garden, what BOBO is to Top Combine. The first two are quintessentially Chinese, no offense meant to the others. It has all the romance, young cast and plot-twists of a typical K/J/TWdrama, but I love its capturing of a more complete picture and thus greater audience range by involving three generations and  multiple plotlines. At the same time, it also caters to the idol drama audience. The filming and costumes are also high-qualitied, and the dialogue is cleverly written, layering the drama, and giving it the nuances that make it one of those dramas that can be watched over and over. Synopsis below the line.
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Lu Yi and Bao Lei explains true love

March 30, 2009 | Posted in Interview,Mainland China,Photoshoot,Relationships, Tagged , , ,

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One of the most flawless love stories in the entertainment world, translated by the wonderful dbskholic. Thank you so much!

When asked the question of ‘How do you comprehend love?’ Lu Yi thought deeply from a very long time before giving a response of ‘when you miss someone.’ He added to that by saying, ‘when you leave you’ll start to miss her even if it was just for one day, I believe that this is love.’

Having been together for almost a decade, Lu Yi still feels very reluctant when leaving Bao Lei to go to work. He starts that, whenever he leaves Shanghai to go to work, he will start to feel grieved when he check in every time at the airport. Every time he finishes work the first person he will call will be Bao Lei saying, ‘I will come home tomorrow’, and she’ll respond by saying, ‘really? That’s great, I’ve missed you’. He believes that this is true love.

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High School Musical still sings for BOBO; Lu Yi joins the brotherhood

February 25, 2009 | Posted in Events,Mainland China,Movies,Music,Non-Chinese, Tagged , , , , , , , , , , ,
Huayi's Jane Zhang and BOBO at the recent Baidu Awards, where they took away a combined number of five awards

Huayi's Jane Zhang and BOBO at the recent Baidu Awards, where the three took away five awards

Once upon upon a June night, news first surfaced about a High School Musical starring BOBO. After months of inactivity, when almost everyone forgot about the movie, today, in an interview during Huayi’s 2009 Plans Press Conference, BOBO mentioned the movie again.

BOBO’s “Always Ready” to climb the ladder of success
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Also during the press conference, it was revealed that Huayi Brothers brought management company Long-D, which means that former Long-D stars like Lu Yi, Tian Liang, Jessey Meng and Annie Yi will now belong to Huayi.  It also announced its partnership with the Italian sportswear company Kappa.
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Valentine's day, NOW edition

February 13, 2009 | Posted in Mainland China,Movies,Music,Photoshoot,Stage,Taiwan, Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,

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Holding hands – every couple in love often began with this simple gesture Love – two pair of hands, separating and joining Holding another person’s hands, doesn’t always mean a smooth future; Love – is sour, bitter, and sweet – hotspot

From the Hotspot Photoshoot featuring China’s best looking model couple, Rojam Wang and Emma Pei Bei

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Yep, it’s that time of the year again, when the world is full of love, every MV has a duet and every magazine has a valentine special. Here are some of our favorite Valentine goodies, in two editions (because there’s too much love for just one post). NOW will feature the Valentine’s Day specials, and FUTURE will have Valentine’s Day releases that are previews for even better things later.

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HQ Stills from The New Three Kingdoms Drama

December 10, 2008 | Posted in Mainland China,Television, Tagged , , , , , ,

Despite the economic downturn, it seems that Chinese TV dramas are still plunging ahead with bigger and bigger budgets. Admist a lineup of already opulent productions for 2009 including The Legend of Bruce Lee and Dream of the Red Chamber, a new drama adaptation of the Three Kingdoms has already an estimated 100 million yuan budget (around 14 million USD), the highest budget for any drama ever made in China. Even its fairly famous cast, including Lu Yi, Peter Ho, Chen Hao, Ruby Lin, Victor Huang, and Nie Yuan, and what it must have cost to pay them,  does not seem to have affected the quality of the production.

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This seems to be the scene where Zhao Yun (played by Nie Yuan) retrieves the infant A Dou. More below, along with a little information on who is playing what. Click on each for bigger.

Edit: This seems so out of place next to the happy Alan/Wei Chen picture.

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Photoshoots of Various Chinese Actors #2

December 8, 2008 | Posted in Mainland China,Photoshoot, Tagged , , , ,

Since I was just commenting about Deng Chao, I thought I would post these. It annoys me how people think it’s not good-looking enough to play the lead in HSDS, because if I am to sit and watch a series I’d rather watch someone who is decent looking but can act rather than stare at a blank pretty face. Besides, he’s not that unattractive. If you want your pretty fix however, check out the pictures of BoBo, Zhang Junning, and Lu Yi below. I guess BoBo can be called actors now since they’re both filming dramas.

Edit: All the thumbnails have been fixed. Sorry about earlier.

Edit: Added Wu Jianfei.

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Photoshoots of Various Chinese Actors

December 3, 2008 | Posted in Mainland China,Photoshoot, Tagged , , ,

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Recent pics of Wu Jianfei, Yan Kuan and Lu Yi, and an A-ONE request. Sorry if I’m not replying to your comments just yet…I’m a little busy for right now, but I’ll get to them all later.

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Fit Lover Movie Theme MV

November 4, 2008 | Posted in Mainland China,Movies,Music, Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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It looks like Deng Chao is the main lead. Congrats…out of 12 actors, that’s quite an accomplishment. They made the right choice in picking the charismatic Karena Lam as the lead. I’m watching this, and I don’t hate her. Sorry that the audio quality is not so good on the video. It’s actually quite a pretty song. Under the cut.

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Lu Yi's wife gives birth to a baby girl!

October 26, 2008 | Posted in Mainland China,Relationships, Tagged ,

It seems appropriate that the news of death be follow by news of life. Lu Yi, of the upcoming Three Kingdoms series and the first mainland Chinese actor that I really liked, and his actress wife, Bao Lei have welcomed into the world their new baby girl. Congratulations! I’m sure they’ll be fantastic loving parents. Edited with Lu Yi’s blog entry.

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Another Wedding!

September 29, 2008 | Posted in Mainland China,Relationships,Weddings, Tagged , ,

Nie Yuan thinking what is going on with all the weddings?

What? Another marriage? I just posted about a celeb wedding and the new Three Kingdoms series. Put them together and what do you get? A recipe for another wedding and me a little spooked at how quickly all the good actors are getting taken.

Nie Yuan, who plays Zhao Yun in the new Three Kingdoms has just gotten hitched today to his girlfriend/fiancee of two years, Yang Guang, also an actress. So far there are no official wedding pics, just candids. I will certainly post them when I get the goods.

Also in attendance to congratulate the happy couple was fellow 3K cast member and cutie Lu Yi , Mr. Zhu Geliang himself, also a married man. They don’t stay single for long in China ladies, those actors. Get them while you can. Meanwhile, I’m going to add a tag for weddings. If this keep up, I may have to make it into a entire category.

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