Beauties of the Emperor releases photos

Chen Qiaoen, Mingdao, Luo Jin and Yu Shanshan acts out a four-way love triangle in the founding of a new dynasty.

Beauties of the Emperor, the latest Yu Zheng drama (Schemes of a Beauty, Gong/Palace Lockheart), puts a twist on the familiar Han founding story. He breaks up the tragic love wellknown from “Farewell my concubine” and instead pairs King Xiang Yu (Mingdao) with his colleague and then rival Emperor Liu Bang’s wife – Lv Zhi (Chen Qiaoen).  The costume designer is that of films Painted Skin and the original Chinese Ghost Story.

Unlike the last couple of Yu Zheng dramas , this drama’s costumes are not as historical and groundbreaking, but they’re pretty and shiny for the most part. I really like how vibrant the men’s outfits are.  Photos and characters below the cut. (more…)

Tian Liang to dive into Lei Feng

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hotness cannot be covered by sand

Diving is known for producing hot guys, and Tian Liang’s one of the hottest (the Olympic gold medals just add to the package). After leaving the team in 2007, he’s became an actor, starring opposite An Yixuan in Nv Lang Zhi Nv and guest starring in Gillian’s Fantastic Water Babes. His next role, which he wanted to act for free, was Lei Feng, a soldier who has posthumously been molded into a myth of selflessness and kindness by the government. In spite of the petition signed by 70 of Lei Feng’s comrades against him playing the role, Tian Liang looks strikingly similar to the portrait of Lei Feng. An interview with Tian Liang below the cut, translated by dbskholic (more…)

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

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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