Why has Viki only added 18 episodes so far? It finished like 4 or 5 days ago. Come on Viki, pull your finger out…
ππππππ - I already watched it to completion on Youku. But may rewatch parts on Viki to appreciate the subtitling there in different languages. Nevertheless, I am NOT going to review the subtitling in the CCC - "discussion" : There's already enough there. ππ Presently sampling the double subtitled Youku English version (direct link in CCC) which is available till episode 19 today. The schedule https://mydramalist.com/photos/Z873J8_3 shows that Youku releases episodes for non VIP subscribers until end of the month. Viki cannot go faster than official production platform.
Look in pinned Discussions above Comments. I think it is not translated, though. The book cover looks nice (it is shown in the CCC mentioned in my previous comment). But if you understand Chinese and want to, you can listen to the audio excerpt that is also linked in the CCC. There's a nice wolfish howl in this recording :)
Before I say goodbye here, let me remind you of the interesting stuff you can find in the "Recent Discussions" section above this Comments one. There is an in depth review of Characters, Cast, Crew (CCC) with illustrations, pictures, gifs ; explanation of the Beast tribes the characters belong to, explanations about their names ; links to information for many things, even to Wu Xuanyi other songs and dance performances ; short biographies and filmography as available for actors and actresses including for the voice artists ; description of the filmography of the director with a note about upcoming projects in view of new regulations ; bibliography of the autor (Orange) , links to articles, to the original Beauty and the Beast tale and to its translations, and a piece about its adaptations ; links to selected Behind the Scenes including one that shows the sets and the wirework in Hengdian studios; link to a part of the audio novel by Orange, in Chinese ; link to a humorous interview of Chen Zheyuan about his work in the drama ; timeline from the date of shooting and wrapping in 2021 to promotion, and finally, airing, with direct links to the three main places to find it (Youku, Viki and Youtube Youku English channel) ; reception and various reactions, heat index attained and placing in the top ten dramas of the week. Also link to the OST pinned discussion (full on Spotify and Youtube, and Peachey Blossom's MV with lyrics in Chinese and pinyin and translation into English). And more ! Here : https://mydramalist.com/discussions/lang-jun-bu-ru-yi/110459-the-princess-and-the-werewolf-cast-characters-crew + the comprehensive Profile of life and work of actor Chen Zheyuan (also with many links to explore, TikTok, Douyin, Weibo, Bilibili, Youtube... snippets and direct links to watch the dramas in the filmography) + some basics about the fandom names, colors, fanchant (for Wu Xuanyi, it's also mentioned in the CCC) - both their fandom colors are blue. https://mydramalist.com/discussions/lang-jun-bu-ru-yi/109975-actor-profile-of-chen-zheyuan-tpatw-july-august-2023
I think I covered thoroughly almost everything I could think of, but if you have something to add, don't hesitate to mention it (or link it too) in reactions ! Have a lovely weekend!
Yes, that's the biggest gripe for those who wanted to hear Chen Zheyuan and Wu Xuanyi's original voices, but it is still a drama that many enjoyed, and to hear CZY's comments about his role (with original voice of course), find his interview in his Profile or in the CCC (Characters, Cast and Crew) feature added in the Discussion section above.
Gosh, I love Viki but I hate the delay...we only have 24 episodes right now, waaahhhh. I am resisting watching…
You know you can put an adblocker ? This is so much healthier to browse with : no pesky ads. YouTube tries to program against adblockers, but there are still efficient ones. Also, choose your browser carefully. I prefer Firefox. Anyway, find a competent tech around you to set your computer up. But don't go to drama cool because, for one, they are missing two whole episodes of this drama. Better go to kiss then. Or to official Youku platform, if you don't mind subscriptions. I don't. I have in line WeTV, iQiyi, Youku, and Viki. Together the subscriptions don't even cost me as much as my cinema pass, my Amazon prime, and my family's Netflix. And I can watch both on tablet, phone and computer, even cast some shows to bigger screen for the shared experience. I'm considering cutting down on the cinema pass, but this is also my way to support the flicks in my area. Cinemas are ailing, and it is always nice to go to premieres, meet the cast and crew on visits, and sample the champagne, orange juice, or small snacks, as a change for the Coke & popcorn menus to make other audience raving mad at the sound out chewing !
To have more fun about this drama, you can have a look at my pinned Discussion there about CCC (Characters, cast, and crew). It's below the Recommendations section further up on this page.
For the first time I actually felt that the original soundtracks in a drama is spectacular. The songs during the…
It is also in one of the Discussion pinned pieces above :) There are other interesting things to view there : the near complete CCC (characters, cast, crew review, full of pictures, links, and funny gifs that I had fun making ! And the detailed profile about Chen Zheyuan. For Wu Xuanyi, the CCC has the longest column.
I just read it and it's wonderful!!! How much time did you spend making that?! Mad respect for your dedication…
Thank you for those details! I have (at last!!) wrapped all I wanted to post about the Princess and the Werewolf, and will announce it in the conversation too, before I go explore other fantasy or real places :) I hope the long feature will be of interest to those who decide to give the drama a try even now that it is completed airing. Have a lovely weekend!
Only the short is available now, it was dated on screen from Dec 9, 2021 showing Wang Ruichang exiting a building in warm sportswear, looking bruised on the face.
I just read it and it's wonderful!!! How much time did you spend making that?! Mad respect for your dedication…
Thanks for all this. I'm adding the funny tidbit about the fandom name into the CCC thing then : still in the works... 1Rmb is not much indeed, esp these days. I still have a few of those coins, notes, even jiao notes and the 1 fen aluminum coin in my souvenir box ! Btw, do you know when Wu Xuanyi cut her hair on stage. I saw the video,of that and assumed it was in August 2021, for the Stage Boom show, but have no more precise date. As the commenters said, this was akin to contemporary performance art, with the almost philosophical meaning... Do you know if things go well for her ? She looked a bit thin and wan, almost emaciated, in the recording of the Live Yuehua Family Concert 2023 : δΈη±δΊ (linked in the CCC). That was in May this year if I am not mistaken ?
I also thought mdl had got it wrong when I was checking to add data in the Cast Characters and Crew discussion. :) I haven't put in everything yet... Perhaps tomorrow. If you have something you'd like to mention, you can DM me perhaps. The thing is still in the works, and I have not proofread what I already wrote. It took some time to tailor the appearance with the tools at hand, and look for pix in this interesting photo album. I still think I'll have to go to episodes to get screenshots for the Poison master. Btw I wonder why MDL listed so many unimportant characters in the cast (the Elders, the Momo, and some that I clear don't remember who they were in the drama: Qi,Pa's guard in Daxia?? ) and left out a few that are at least as essential for the story.
General Ma of Da Xia, always ready to sacrifice for the country or for the Princess; He fell in love with Chun'er the twitting kitchen maid of the Beast palace.
I love his smile herw with KM apperiance he is more cuter...Ahhh πππ ...I just said what we will do on…
You're welcome!
It was nice witnessing your enthusiasm about this drama, and after lamenting that the TT links were down i am glad they are back ! (now why did that sentence get cut in action, puzzling!)
That was a right lovely drama, despite the sour faces who had the cheek to want to scare off audience (and managed to achieve their goal in part : one commenter on Hidden Love answered my recom with "I've not heard good things about it") by writing sour stuff several days BEFORE it even was broadcast. That it still was in the top ten TV dramas of last week is a feat, since that sort of fantasy is not that popular a genre in itself. I am glad so many here liked it. It is probably not the utmost masterpiece, but a nice one so I too, would rate it high, perhaps not 10 though, because of some unresolved things, that are in fact relatively unimportant, and leave the door open to imagination and dreaming up more for this new spin on the fairy tale.
I have added a Cast, Character and Crew Discussion which is still in part in the works, because I lost my first try (a lot of time lost), but which I hope will be useful for those who will watch it now or re watch it, or just look up there for the souvenir in addition to the picture album. Like in the Profile piece, I added also some Gifs which I had fun making. The Profile has been updated and added to, slightly, also, but it should be the very last version. For the CCC piece, I'd like to know where TPATW was shot, if someone knows and has a link? Hengdian? If you can think of other data you'd like to add or have me add, if I can find it, do tell me in answer here. (I'm planning short biographical notes for the members of cast and crew in addition to the longer profile of Wu Xuanyi, some more cast, and photos where they are missing (but that may need me rewatching episodes to find exactly where a good snapshot can be had, that is not already in collection, so, please be patient, I need a day more I believe: check again later?).
Meanwhile the happy co-watching party here will probably be on its way to new fun elsewhere. I've started on Lost You Forever, liked the first episodes as said, which I watched the other day in the lull while waiting for a vegan burger and for doors opening to a double feature of Barbenheimer (that's vicious, I know lol, but I had promised a family member we would see that. So it's done.) Yet, because or not of the finishing touches to the discussion pieces projects, I think I will also be re-watching parts of episodes that I particularly liked.
Yes the two kids.... China would like to promote such families now the population trend is taking a nose dive in spite of deregulation of family planning. Not only China : Japan, many other dveloped countries. If there was a message it is that one : despite all odds, find your best partner in life and love, keep smiling confidently and optimistically on your way towards a radiant future, and ... do increase the birth rate!! π€£ Those laughs we had were so good against the gloom and doom of the Barbenheimer stuff - and now to compound viciousness, that family member wants to drag me to watch that series .... Π§Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΜΠ±ΡΠ»Ρ - : What a world we live in ! If only we could have a portal to escape to a nice Beast kingdom like in this drama, eh ?
I love his smile herw with KM apperiance he is more cuter...Ahhh πππ ...I just said what we will do on…
Yes but without interaction, this will not work well. Try to find real Chinese friends who speak the language you want to learn (putonghua or other) ? Language exchange purpose is a valid approach anywhere, and there are also clubs that promote it, or in some universities, the "language corners" where budding linguists congregate to make friends and hone their language and culture skills. Learning to read characters is actually different, since sinographs are embedding meaning in a visual way. For foreigners, it is easier to start with simplified characters, and slowly learn to spot the corresponding classic ones, studying their evolution to make sense of why they are built the way they are. Next, assemble them into sentences needs some grammar learning, but it is no that hard. I too, recommend the Pleco app on the phone, when you know the basics about the syntax of character drawing with finger or stylus pen. To start from scratch, follow some models where the strokes are numbered, and "paint" them on an erasable board until the gesture is so well in your hand that you even can flow it into shortened style handwriting. (For Pleco, though, you need to follow the stroke order without too much flow). Pleco has some set phrase suggestions that can inspire your "feel" of the language. Bot don't hesitate to find someone to point out corrections, give explanations, and boost your knowledge and courage : one needs a certain amount of boldness to learn languages. What's nice as an instructive relaxation time is to learn some well-known poems, chengyus, and songs. + drama watching of course. So do try karaoke if your voice is at least as good as Chen Zheyuan's (he is half tone deaf, clearly, but that doesn't prevent him from delivering adequately when he wants, so if he can, why couldn't others follow suit? π€£) I recommend to start with some classic (not too fast) songs, whatever style you like.
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- I already watched it to completion on Youku.
But may rewatch parts on Viki to appreciate the subtitling there in different languages. Nevertheless, I am NOT going to review the subtitling in the CCC - "discussion" : There's already enough there. ππ
Presently sampling the double subtitled Youku English version (direct link in CCC) which is available till episode 19 today. The schedule https://mydramalist.com/photos/Z873J8_3 shows that Youku releases episodes for non VIP subscribers until end of the month. Viki cannot go faster than official production platform.
Also link to the OST pinned discussion (full on Spotify and Youtube, and Peachey Blossom's MV with lyrics in Chinese and pinyin and translation into English). And more ! Here :
https://mydramalist.com/discussions/lang-jun-bu-ru-yi/110459-the-princess-and-the-werewolf-cast-characters-crew
+ the comprehensive Profile of life and work of actor Chen Zheyuan (also with many links to explore, TikTok, Douyin, Weibo, Bilibili, Youtube... snippets and direct links to watch the dramas in the filmography) + some basics about the fandom names, colors, fanchant (for Wu Xuanyi, it's also mentioned in the CCC) - both their fandom colors are blue.
https://mydramalist.com/discussions/lang-jun-bu-ru-yi/109975-actor-profile-of-chen-zheyuan-tpatw-july-august-2023
I think I covered thoroughly almost everything I could think of, but if you have something to add, don't hesitate to mention it (or link it too) in reactions !
Have a lovely weekend!
But don't go to drama cool because, for one, they are missing two whole episodes of this drama. Better go to kiss then. Or to official Youku platform, if you don't mind subscriptions.
I don't. I have in line WeTV, iQiyi, Youku, and Viki. Together the subscriptions don't even cost me as much as my cinema pass, my Amazon prime, and my family's Netflix. And I can watch both on tablet, phone and computer, even cast some shows to bigger screen for the shared experience.
I'm considering cutting down on the cinema pass, but this is also my way to support the flicks in my area. Cinemas are ailing, and it is always nice to go to premieres, meet the cast and crew on visits, and sample the champagne, orange juice, or small snacks, as a change for the Coke & popcorn menus to make other audience raving mad at the sound out chewing !
To have more fun about this drama, you can have a look at my pinned Discussion there about CCC (Characters, cast, and crew). It's below the Recommendations section further up on this page.
There are other interesting things to view there : the near complete CCC (characters, cast, crew review, full of pictures, links, and funny gifs that I had fun making ! And the detailed profile about Chen Zheyuan. For Wu Xuanyi, the CCC has the longest column.
I hope the long feature will be of interest to those who decide to give the drama a try even now that it is completed airing.
Have a lovely weekend!
Btw, do you know when Wu Xuanyi cut her hair on stage. I saw the video,of that and assumed it was in August 2021, for the Stage Boom show, but have no more precise date. As the commenters said, this was akin to contemporary performance art, with the almost philosophical meaning...
Do you know if things go well for her ? She looked a bit thin and wan, almost emaciated, in the recording of the Live Yuehua Family Concert 2023 : δΈη±δΊ (linked in the CCC). That was in May this year if I am not mistaken ?
It took some time to tailor the appearance with the tools at hand, and look for pix in this interesting photo album. I still think I'll have to go to episodes to get screenshots for the Poison master. Btw I wonder why MDL listed so many unimportant characters in the cast (the Elders, the Momo, and some that I clear don't remember who they were in the drama: Qi,Pa's guard in Daxia?? ) and left out a few that are at least as essential for the story.
It was nice witnessing your enthusiasm about this drama, and after lamenting that the TT links were down i am glad they are back ! (now why did that sentence get cut in action, puzzling!)
I have added a Cast, Character and Crew Discussion which is still in part in the works, because I lost my first try (a lot of time lost), but which I hope will be useful for those who will watch it now or re watch it, or just look up there for the souvenir in addition to the picture album. Like in the Profile piece, I added also some Gifs which I had fun making. The Profile has been updated and added to, slightly, also, but it should be the very last version.
For the CCC piece, I'd like to know where TPATW was shot, if someone knows and has a link? Hengdian?
If you can think of other data you'd like to add or have me add, if I can find it, do tell me in answer here. (I'm planning short biographical notes for the members of cast and crew in addition to the longer profile of Wu Xuanyi, some more cast, and photos where they are missing (but that may need me rewatching episodes to find exactly where a good snapshot can be had, that is not already in collection, so, please be patient, I need a day more I believe: check again later?).
Meanwhile the happy co-watching party here will probably be on its way to new fun elsewhere. I've started on Lost You Forever, liked the first episodes as said, which I watched the other day in the lull while waiting for a vegan burger and for doors opening to a double feature of Barbenheimer (that's vicious, I know lol, but I had promised a family member we would see that. So it's done.)
Yet, because or not of the finishing touches to the discussion pieces projects, I think I will also be re-watching parts of episodes that I particularly liked.
Yes the two kids.... China would like to promote such families now the population trend is taking a nose dive in spite of deregulation of family planning. Not only China : Japan, many other dveloped countries. If there was a message it is that one : despite all odds, find your best partner in life and love, keep smiling confidently and optimistically on your way towards a radiant future, and ... do increase the birth rate!! π€£ Those laughs we had were so good against the gloom and doom of the Barbenheimer stuff - and now to compound viciousness, that family member wants to drag me to watch that series .... Π§Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΜΠ±ΡΠ»Ρ - : What a world we live in !
If only we could have a portal to escape to a nice Beast kingdom like in this drama, eh ?
Learning to read characters is actually different, since sinographs are embedding meaning in a visual way. For foreigners, it is easier to start with simplified characters, and slowly learn to spot the corresponding classic ones, studying their evolution to make sense of why they are built the way they are. Next, assemble them into sentences needs some grammar learning, but it is no that hard.
I too, recommend the Pleco app on the phone, when you know the basics about the syntax of character drawing with finger or stylus pen. To start from scratch, follow some models where the strokes are numbered, and "paint" them on an erasable board until the gesture is so well in your hand that you even can flow it into shortened style handwriting. (For Pleco, though, you need to follow the stroke order without too much flow). Pleco has some set phrase suggestions that can inspire your "feel" of the language.
Bot don't hesitate to find someone to point out corrections, give explanations, and boost your knowledge and courage : one needs a certain amount of boldness to learn languages.
What's nice as an instructive relaxation time is to learn some well-known poems, chengyus, and songs. + drama watching of course. So do try karaoke if your voice is at least as good as Chen Zheyuan's (he is half tone deaf, clearly, but that doesn't prevent him from delivering adequately when he wants, so if he can, why couldn't others follow suit? π€£) I recommend to start with some classic (not too fast) songs, whatever style you like.
Me, it used to be well-known folk songs, Deng Lijun, Cui Jian ... and some patriotic evergreens like β€οΈ ζηη₯ε½ My motherland - lyrics here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yEHLZ9a0Pk (sung in flash mob there : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok4j_0qCwpw).
But also β€οΈ Jay Chou's Orange Jasmine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FzC5V70eJw before the more challenging rap/gufeng β€οΈ Fearless song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al7USRMI6Ug) ;
β€οΈ JJ Lin's Jiangnan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Kjx6U8B0p0 and β€οΈ Cao Cao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp05NISVjws
+ β€οΈ Sally Yeh's Walk Gracefully Once ζ½ζ΄θ΅°δΈε https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDYcGYMMPas (this was the first song I sang in karaoke back in 1993 in a past incarnation of this timeless alien π€£ !! So fun to hear it belted out almost a capella by Xiao Zhan π₯°π₯°π₯° 30 yrs later, here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDWOpvHgY4o, I was singing along! )
There are so many to choose from. favorite OST songs are also nice to add to an ever thicker songbook.
But goal could be to increase speed pronunciation towards rap, like in these Z.Tao songs :
β€οΈ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2UmLHmeyV8 (One Heart),
β€οΈ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tc80F8Ez_A (Crown),
β€οΈ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUdZvL2SDXo (Yesterday. - If you can rap the part at the end there, then I think you can be confident to attain the correct rhythm in mandarin speech) Or like in this Allen Ren "protest song" : β€οΈ Who/Shei? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrZFGcGYjtU
At the moment, I am tackling the π Dao Lang phenomenon song "Raksha Haishi" or "Luochahai shi" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pHqQeMygZg that's making waves beyond China...