BUT The description of the live action from the Sword and Fairy shows that neither authors of this guide nor editor watched the drama.... Only the GIF is correct. The title should have been Sword and Fairy 4 (emphasize 4). The description in this guide does not refer at all to that drama. And yes, describing Duan Jiaxu as a middle school student in Hidden Love also reveals the writers did not really watch it - since DJX had finished middle and high school in another city before ever flying hundreds of kilometers away to attend college in Nanwu, and becoming Sang Yan's dorm mate and friend... Otherwise, some pictures have already disappeared for some reasons (bugs?) in some places. Nevertheless, it's nice to see that there is an interest in Chen Zheyuan.
You can also look up more info on my ongoing illustrated "Profile" of him, started almost three years ago: https://mydramalist.com/discussions/an-ye-yu-li-ming/119875-profile-of-chen-zhe-yuan (I will move the profile again with some more additions or paring down what's not accessible in links any longer, when Chasing Dreams land on screen, or perhaps Fateful Hearts, if that one comes earlier; it was (moved from HL page to be) "housed" under DNAD discussions only for convenience sakes, and not moved to TWOT because a link in my Companion piece there allowed to find it easily. Since it is already long and I only rely on myself to maintain the column at times, bear with that every new tidbit is not included - for that, please go to the lively "actor page" https://mydramalist.com/people/14352-chen-zhe-yuan where many fans post the latest news. Anyway, I hope that the "profile" I crafted will allow newcomers to sample highlights like his first audition, and his latest performance singing Forever Star - quite well for someone who has trouble with tones. He likes to sing... under the shower - check my preserved GIF of what he once posted about the "shuai gege" look : he's got tons of humor and expressions, and if he was an emerging/rising star, he is now fairly comfortably established... Not number one yet, but far from unknown. What was the meaning with 'up-and-coming'? not very clear to me - and no way will he be "gone tomorrow", lol ! Despite the noxious work of some haters who target him, but so many Chinese artists have to go through that pit of snakes... He has managed to keep his calm, mostly, and keep on with his work, despite naysayers, and earned a faithful fandom at home and abroad, in South East Asian countries, but also further away, where his name is shining too.
I also have a quibble about introducing him with a Korean pop song now; it was OK when he was younger and a Panda EXO fan enough to attempt dancing Growl with his two left feet, lol. He is more graceful now, but still not an expert dancer, despite his attempt with Cheng Xiao for New year's eve. Singing and dancing are just not his specialty, and should not be his definition. He is a real actor who only used the idol tag to move to where he wants to be, and totally aware of his shortcomings and gifts (he is a champion archer, and a good ball player), but always trying his best to please when he accepts a challenge outside his comfort zone. Respect is due.
yes, the cuts in sound can be annoying on unofficial YT channels that are also marred by impermanence. Now bilibili is free too, and I checked cursorily that episode 1 and final 20 both had English subtitles :) If more is needed, it can also -still- be --cooled (dot sr extension) or kissed with clean sound and pictures... But let's be careful to protect these treasure troves by only hinting to them in spoilers...
In such case, it could be right up your alley 👌 The drama is perhaps not always fun, but always interesting and not pessimistic. It's been praised by no less than a Nobel Prize winner Chinese author! For more info, you can explore the Companion piece I put together in Discussions (section over Comments here, on this page), which has a character and cast repertory by order of appearance, illustrated links to all sorts of things such as the songs, subtitled interviews, and the Mo Yan comment.
She look so skinny in the pics, showing her color bone 😭
umm you meant "collar bone" ; it's a good thing she is on the mend now, but I doubt she'll touch that drama again, and director Deng Ke is special. He did well with a number of dramas, but there's that bit which is trending now, of him having "stimulated" an actor by screaming at him, right into his ears. Here : https://www.youtube.com/shorts/usmeeOYgxeg
I’ve been a BaiLu fan since “The King Is Not Easy” and haven’t looked back.So, I really like and appreciate…
yes, I was lapping up the fun BTS, added the link too in the Companion piece for the late comers who don't trawl the avalanche of comments but want it all, drama, summary edit, BTS, links to music and get to know who did what, and recommendations including from a Nobel Prize winner (gasp! this Go North drama was a winner even among intellectuals!)
another important comment regarding Northward as a drama from Mo Yan, 2012 Nobel prize winner in literature:https://x.com/dablcpnk2/status/1905922129188868375
I’ve been a BaiLu fan since “The King Is Not Easy” and haven’t looked back.So, I really like and appreciate…
Joseph Zeng and Bai Lu ? Sure, I'm in too ! 😊 This summer probably. The month of May will be too soon, apparently. It's another costume drama. Anyway Bai Lu is good in any costume, modern, qipao, soldier, Hanfu... Same for JZ (except the qipao 😅)
Of course. So do the majority of people watching dramas in China over the past three weeks.
But since you seem to favor SK dramas and romance, this may not be what you relate to, if you are not interested in realism and China. It is a coming of age, period piece, around the Grand Canal of China, and Beijing in the period 2008-2016, about family matters, close community friendship and the choices faced with changing times, changing ways of transport, of work, of cities, of health, from the 2000s to the late 2010s, recovering and valuing humble proof of ancient roots to strengthen the ties together, and realism of the sentiments. There are sweet moments, but since it is between childhood sweethearts, there is also a lot of pulling back and forth, no misunderstandings but uncertainty since the ML, and the group of 3-4 boys and 2 girls that he leads informally, need to choose their path and the way to stay together and support each other. Work comes first, and there is stiff competition in studies and on the job market, so the ML, even if he has bright ideas, cannot hope to become an industry leader in his twenties without strong backing that he lacks. So he and his friends struggle, until they find what and who they are made for.
Culturally, even if it is not at all "a musical", the specificity is the music which deploys an anthology of the Chinese pop songs that were known to all, in those 15-20 years of the 21st century (Pengyou, Ting Mama de Hua, Mama Hao, Beijing Huanying Ni, Beijing Beijing, Two Bufferflies aka "亲爱的你慢慢飞 Qīn'àide nǐ mànman fēi" ...), with 6 additional new OST songs by emerging composer Zhang Yilin (who has also been music director for c-drama Six Sisters). Zhang Yilin composed music for six songs in Go North, sung by others, including the nostalgic "Yuǎnfāng" by relative newcomer actress Li Wanda/Vanda Margraf. The FL is in love with the songs of Chris Lee, who is still very much favored as singer of original Chinese pop music.
Their reuters are sooooo sweet omg, everytime i see one they're both smiling and laughing and look close. plus…
Generous man. He has always promoted his good friends' work. Remembering the movie theater he paid all the seats for, one year ago: "I miss you", the previous movie of Zhang Jingyi, starring Tan Jianci with whom he played in the shelved drama Winner Is King.
< Chasing Dreams > Drama shooting Day 126 ( final day of filming ) Baby boy arrived at makeup studio. He is wearing…
tell me. MUEE is not in my vocabulary list ... yet. When I Googled, I stumbled on a site for maternity dresses in South America, but I strongly doubt that's it 😅😅😅
Ahhhh not for warmth, but for looking expensive?? CZY likes derision. 😅 So, now, did he imply the show was under funded? Of course, it was not going to be as expensive as the S+ White Olive Tree... But surely not as low budget as the vertical dramas ? 😭 He looks good in those billowing white robes ! 💙 And with the table and loudspeaker, he could start a cult as preacher lol or... has he? all those nice yuanbaos are drinking his every word as honey ! 😅
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BUT The description of the live action from the Sword and Fairy shows that neither authors of this guide nor editor watched the drama.... Only the GIF is correct. The title should have been Sword and Fairy 4 (emphasize 4). The description in this guide does not refer at all to that drama.
And yes, describing Duan Jiaxu as a middle school student in Hidden Love also reveals the writers did not really watch it - since DJX had finished middle and high school in another city before ever flying hundreds of kilometers away to attend college in Nanwu, and becoming Sang Yan's dorm mate and friend...
Otherwise, some pictures have already disappeared for some reasons (bugs?) in some places.
Nevertheless, it's nice to see that there is an interest in Chen Zheyuan.
You can also look up more info on my ongoing illustrated "Profile" of him, started almost three years ago: https://mydramalist.com/discussions/an-ye-yu-li-ming/119875-profile-of-chen-zhe-yuan
(I will move the profile again with some more additions or paring down what's not accessible in links any longer, when Chasing Dreams land on screen, or perhaps Fateful Hearts, if that one comes earlier; it was (moved from HL page to be) "housed" under DNAD discussions only for convenience sakes, and not moved to TWOT because a link in my Companion piece there allowed to find it easily. Since it is already long and I only rely on myself to maintain the column at times, bear with that every new tidbit is not included - for that, please go to the lively "actor page" https://mydramalist.com/people/14352-chen-zhe-yuan where many fans post the latest news. Anyway, I hope that the "profile" I crafted will allow newcomers to sample highlights like his first audition, and his latest performance singing Forever Star - quite well for someone who has trouble with tones. He likes to sing... under the shower - check my preserved GIF of what he once posted about the "shuai gege" look : he's got tons of humor and expressions, and if he was an emerging/rising star, he is now fairly comfortably established... Not number one yet, but far from unknown. What was the meaning with 'up-and-coming'? not very clear to me - and no way will he be "gone tomorrow", lol ! Despite the noxious work of some haters who target him, but so many Chinese artists have to go through that pit of snakes... He has managed to keep his calm, mostly, and keep on with his work, despite naysayers, and earned a faithful fandom at home and abroad, in South East Asian countries, but also further away, where his name is shining too.
I also have a quibble about introducing him with a Korean pop song now; it was OK when he was younger and a Panda EXO fan enough to attempt dancing Growl with his two left feet, lol. He is more graceful now, but still not an expert dancer, despite his attempt with Cheng Xiao for New year's eve. Singing and dancing are just not his specialty, and should not be his definition. He is a real actor who only used the idol tag to move to where he wants to be, and totally aware of his shortcomings and gifts (he is a champion archer, and a good ball player), but always trying his best to please when he accepts a challenge outside his comfort zone. Respect is due.
Now bilibili is free too, and I checked cursorily that episode 1 and final 20 both had English subtitles :)
If more is needed, it can also -still- be --cooled (dot sr extension) or kissed with clean sound and pictures... But let's be careful to protect these treasure troves by only hinting to them in spoilers...
not on youtube
The drama is perhaps not always fun, but always interesting and not pessimistic. It's been praised by no less than a Nobel Prize winner Chinese author! For more info, you can explore the Companion piece I put together in Discussions (section over Comments here, on this page), which has a character and cast repertory by order of appearance, illustrated links to all sorts of things such as the songs, subtitled interviews, and the Mo Yan comment.
https://mydramalist.com/discussions/chinese-actors-actresses/70027-stars-in-the-rose-pavilion?pid=3298650&page=45#p3298650
https://mydramalist.com/discussions/740015-bei-shang/139272-companion-piece-for-northward-beishang?pid=3281760&page=1#p3281760
https://mydramalist.com/discussions/740015-bei-shang/139272-companion-piece-for-northward-beishang?pid=3281760&page=1#p3281760
This summer probably. The month of May will be too soon, apparently.
It's another costume drama. Anyway Bai Lu is good in any costume, modern, qipao, soldier, Hanfu... Same for JZ (except the qipao 😅)
But since you seem to favor SK dramas and romance, this may not be what you relate to, if you are not interested in realism and China. It is a coming of age, period piece, around the Grand Canal of China, and Beijing in the period 2008-2016, about family matters, close community friendship and the choices faced with changing times, changing ways of transport, of work, of cities, of health, from the 2000s to the late 2010s, recovering and valuing humble proof of ancient roots to strengthen the ties together, and realism of the sentiments. There are sweet moments, but since it is between childhood sweethearts, there is also a lot of pulling back and forth, no misunderstandings but uncertainty since the ML, and the group of 3-4 boys and 2 girls that he leads informally, need to choose their path and the way to stay together and support each other. Work comes first, and there is stiff competition in studies and on the job market, so the ML, even if he has bright ideas, cannot hope to become an industry leader in his twenties without strong backing that he lacks. So he and his friends struggle, until they find what and who they are made for.
Culturally, even if it is not at all "a musical", the specificity is the music which deploys an anthology of the Chinese pop songs that were known to all, in those 15-20 years of the 21st century (Pengyou, Ting Mama de Hua, Mama Hao, Beijing Huanying Ni, Beijing Beijing, Two Bufferflies aka "亲爱的你慢慢飞 Qīn'àide nǐ mànman fēi" ...), with 6 additional new OST songs by emerging composer Zhang Yilin (who has also been music director for c-drama Six Sisters). Zhang Yilin composed music for six songs in Go North, sung by others, including the nostalgic "Yuǎnfāng" by relative newcomer actress Li Wanda/Vanda Margraf. The FL is in love with the songs of Chris Lee, who is still very much favored as singer of original Chinese pop music.
I did not follow as closely as I ought to. Was there something amiss with Fated Hearts wrap?
So, now, did he imply the show was under funded? Of course, it was not going to be as expensive as the S+ White Olive Tree... But surely not as low budget as the vertical dramas ? 😭
He looks good in those billowing white robes ! 💙 And with the table and loudspeaker, he could start a cult as preacher lol or... has he? all those nice yuanbaos are drinking his every word as honey ! 😅