It's been quiet lately. According to earlier reports, they should start right after Chinese New Year, that is, sometime in February (January is usually a period full of various galas and concerts), but as far as this production is concerned, I don't trust them with anything anymore. Every few months it's "we're about to start" and so it's been the third year. Meanwhile, the actors aren't getting any younger, and we're only looking at when the next veteran will retire.
I think that for Kim Rae Won this drama could be the ticket to the second wave of his career, and much better than the first. I really liked him in this role. He's very ordinary and realistic, natural and gripping as that mutt foster you took in. And he has a nice deep voice. I like it when an actor gains with age.
If I may...The thread of Tang San's past life would not pass censorship because it violates one of the prohibitions…
You're welcome :) For me, it was this transfer between worlds that interested me in the anime, but it was only in the first episode. In the anime in the new world, Tang San is 6 years old, then 12. I prefer slightly older characters, like in the drama. I dropped the anime around the ninth episode. But that's just my opinion. Many people like it very much :)
If I may...The thread of Tang San's past life would not pass censorship because it violates one of the prohibitions…
Warning, big spoiler about Tang San's origin in the anime.
He is coming from another world where there is a different magic. He was a young genius. In the anime he was accused of stealing the great secret of magic and to prove the nobility of his character he jumped into the abyss. He was reborn on the continent of Douluo having the memory of his past, but here magic works differently and he was unable to use it. In time, however, he combined both skills. In the series, magic from the other world was replaced by this book, from which he learned since childhood. In my opinion, it was done neatly. Dramas are subjected to more censorship than books, so more is allowed in books and anime.
I didnt care if u didnt do any variety show,less attend the event,or maybe not very frequently going to new year…
I think that in most fan clubs are active very young people led by slightly older professional fans. Very young people have a lot of enthusiasm, but a little less life experience, so it's easy to believe that an actor's class is measured by the number of programs he appears in. They are used to idols rather than professional actors. Therefore, don't worry about what they say. Xiao Zhan has a lot of loyal fans of all ages who know that he doesn't need to appear in these types of programs to be at the top of popularity. Xiao Zhan chooses projects prudently. With his popularity, he can't show up on many programs because he would eclipse the other contestants, yet they are the ones who need publicity, promotion, and popularity battles. So no worries. Don't get upset about what fans of other actors say. They just believe that this is the only way to success. We know that you can choose another, as Xiao Zhan did.
You are comparing two photoshopped pictures with different lighting out of context. As far as I see by what XZ…
Well, yes and no... 50 is probably a slight exaggeration :) I've known Xiao Zhan since 2018, I've been following him a little more closely since 2019 but for me personally this change is also too fast. I also have trouble getting used to his new face. But that's also the fault of his earlier image. Unfortunately, when someone crosses 30 it's like crossing a certain line. When one feels grown up, feels that it is no longer appropriate to be a teenager, well, this is the first magic line of many :) Anyway, for me it doesn't matter how old a guy looks or how old he actually is, if he is of age and has that something about him, I like him, pretty face or less pretty. For me, XZ is always 6.5/10.
You are comparing two photoshopped pictures with different lighting out of context. As far as I see by what XZ…
People mature with age, they change. Faces that remain the same, ahem, had the help of a surgeon. A single photo does not reflect the condition of a person. I agree that XZ looks different now than he did 3 years ago. Whether better or worse is a matter of individual taste. However, XZ himself has a peculiar feature - plasticity. When the role requires it, his face can be the innocent face of a teenager or a serious middle-aged man. In the West, we generally dislike men who are too thin and look too young. First of all, they look unhealthy, secondly, a woman can't lust after a child, and when my colleague saw an old photo (2018) of XZ, she said that liking him was bordering on pedophilia. Therefore, when working with Western companies, Xiao Zhan's image will be more mature because it is measured by slightly different beauty criteria. The West simply doesn't like bishonen.
Of course, there are exceptions to everything. Very young women even in the West will prefer cute boys, but don't forget that the average age of Xiao Zhan's fans is over 30 (two years ago it was 32, I haven't seen statistics now). Xiao Zhan himself has also suffered a lot from the "little fresh meat" label stuck to him, so he is deliberately changing his image to that of a mature actor. He, at this point, is not measuring to please teenage fans and becoming a serious, environmentally recognized actor. Besides, he already reiterated in 2018 that he doesn't want to be seen only as a pretty face. Therefore, he is moving away from the image of youthful beauty. He knows that he won't please everyone, but here it's about his survival in the market and a pretty face won't give him a permanently stable position.
I like just such police series, where the characters are flesh and blood. Sometimes they are funny, sometimes a little pathetic, but they know what their job is and how to do it well.
This guy is one of my most favorite people in the world. What he does on stage with his guitar is insane! One Ok Rock concerts are a nuclear explosion of excellent music and energy. To start a band like this and keep it going for so many years takes really great talent, intellect and personality. Toru rules!
I am watching this drama for the umpteenth time and having a great time. I especially like how 2ML is written and his transformation. Someone really made an effort to make this character multi-dimensional and interesting. I just find it funny and embarrassing that in order to sell high-heeled shoes, these poor actresses have to pretend to be comfortable. No self-respecting doctor would go to work in such shoes! 12 hours in high-heeled shoes, where you have to run from one patient to another or stand at the operating table for hours? The sponsor really had a great sense of humor ;)
I just read that the reason they keep putting off airing TLP is because they want to release it the same week…
There are usually no costumed, entertaining dramas in October, and certainly no dramas where there is an expected fever online. October is a time of major national holidays in China. A few years ago there was even a total ban on such dramas for several months to maintain patriotic solemnity.
Certainly Tencent does not synchronize TLP with Anle. The end of the year is approaching and every company does annual profit and loss statements. If they need something good for statistics, Tencent will let TLP go this year. If they don't have a problem, they won't let it go until after the New Year. The situation with Anle may be exactly the same. But I sincerely doubt that the dramas are dependent on each other, because it doesn't make sense. Releasing both dramas at the same time may cause more bad than good. Anyone who has seen at least one fan war knows what I'm talking about.
i think tencent confirmed the season 2 today, 3rd November correct me if I'm wrong.ps. i don't want them to change…
At the moment I have not received any information on this subject. I have two kinds of sources - fairly serious ones who don't bother with rumors but can analyze the slightest official mention for hours, and those who love rumors. Neither of them said anything about DC2 in the context of the Tencent conference. Sorry. I suspect that this year Tencent will commit most of its resources to JoL2 and Nirvana on Fire 3 if they are the ones shooting the drama. If the scriptwriter wrote the script for seasons 2 and 3 of JoL, he may just be starting work on DC2, so shooting won't start until 2024 at the earliest.
Never going to happen: XZ as an opera singer playing female roles in old China. Impossible for many reasons, but…
Such policemen in shades of gray do not go out of fashion, as well-written and played they are really appealing personalities on the borderline between darkness and light. I guess a lot of people are attracted to such a gray area of human personality, where demons resurface and fight against good nature. Probably the easiest way to have something like this is in the police, where a person chooses this profession wanting to fight evil but constant contact with violence leaves a mark on him. It's a universal, classic and as much loved as ever. I think it's very realistic for a future XZ role. Although I think we will have to wait a few years for it. I think such a character should be in his mid-30s. You know, so that he still remembers his idealism but has had enough unpleasant experiences and disappointments to enter the gray. But of course this is my opinion, nothing more.
That's because no official source is talking about the cast yet. Of course, XZ is the first choice, but currently…
Elein is a very weak rumor. Definitely not confirmed.
You see, these types of pages can be created, added to and changed by all MDL users. You too can propose a change. EVERYONE can. A regular user proposes a change and gives an argument, such as "on this and that day there was a press conference by this and that label, which said that this and that actor will star in this and that drama." The moderator either recognizes your change or not. And some users don't even have to wait for moderator approval.
As a rule, any information posted on MDL is supposed to be official and confirmed, but there are users who, as soon as they hear a rumor, immediately post it on MDL. The rumor appears on MDL, and because this site still has a certain reputation, people think it is certain information. In two days, another rumor appears, someone enthusiastically posts it on MDL, people believe it again and chaos ensues.
I personally and many old XZ fans who remember what happened during the 227 very much dislike rumors and unofficial information. Therefore, XZ account is one of the few where there is almost always only confirmed information. This way, anyone who checks his account knows that he has definitely performed or is performing in a particular project. Just because other actors have even 6 dramas each TBA doesn't mean that they will really star in them, it just means that someone likes rumors.
DC 2 is a drama that Tencent wants to shoot, so they are gathering investors, preparing the script, and considering the cast. Of course, everyone wants most of the original cast back, including XZ without whom it won't be the same, but the actors have their commitments and it may be very difficult to gather them again. Perhaps DC 2 is just making some moves, but it is not giving any information to the public. That's why we can't confirm anyone in the cast, and we can't confirm the drama itself.
So it really all comes down to the fact that some people believe that you have to post every rumor and believe that it will come true (even if the rumors are mutually exclusive) and others only consider information that can be verified through official channels like official statements from the drama's production side. These, in the case of DC2, are absent.
For me, it was this transfer between worlds that interested me in the anime, but it was only in the first episode. In the anime in the new world, Tang San is 6 years old, then 12. I prefer slightly older characters, like in the drama. I dropped the anime around the ninth episode. But that's just my opinion. Many people like it very much :)
He is coming from another world where there is a different magic. He was a young genius. In the anime he was accused of stealing the great secret of magic and to prove the nobility of his character he jumped into the abyss. He was reborn on the continent of Douluo having the memory of his past, but here magic works differently and he was unable to use it. In time, however, he combined both skills. In the series, magic from the other world was replaced by this book, from which he learned since childhood. In my opinion, it was done neatly.
Dramas are subjected to more censorship than books, so more is allowed in books and anime.
I think I will express a popular opinion by saying that Xiao Zhan is definitely more than just a pretty face :)
Anyway, for me it doesn't matter how old a guy looks or how old he actually is, if he is of age and has that something about him, I like him, pretty face or less pretty. For me, XZ is always 6.5/10.
I agree that XZ looks different now than he did 3 years ago. Whether better or worse is a matter of individual taste.
However, XZ himself has a peculiar feature - plasticity. When the role requires it, his face can be the innocent face of a teenager or a serious middle-aged man. In the West, we generally dislike men who are too thin and look too young. First of all, they look unhealthy, secondly, a woman can't lust after a child, and when my colleague saw an old photo (2018) of XZ, she said that liking him was bordering on pedophilia. Therefore, when working with Western companies, Xiao Zhan's image will be more mature because it is measured by slightly different beauty criteria. The West simply doesn't like bishonen.
Of course, there are exceptions to everything. Very young women even in the West will prefer cute boys, but don't forget that the average age of Xiao Zhan's fans is over 30 (two years ago it was 32, I haven't seen statistics now). Xiao Zhan himself has also suffered a lot from the "little fresh meat" label stuck to him, so he is deliberately changing his image to that of a mature actor. He, at this point, is not measuring to please teenage fans and becoming a serious, environmentally recognized actor. Besides, he already reiterated in 2018 that he doesn't want to be seen only as a pretty face. Therefore, he is moving away from the image of youthful beauty. He knows that he won't please everyone, but here it's about his survival in the market and a pretty face won't give him a permanently stable position.
I just find it funny and embarrassing that in order to sell high-heeled shoes, these poor actresses have to pretend to be comfortable. No self-respecting doctor would go to work in such shoes! 12 hours in high-heeled shoes, where you have to run from one patient to another or stand at the operating table for hours? The sponsor really had a great sense of humor ;)
Certainly Tencent does not synchronize TLP with Anle. The end of the year is approaching and every company does annual profit and loss statements. If they need something good for statistics, Tencent will let TLP go this year. If they don't have a problem, they won't let it go until after the New Year. The situation with Anle may be exactly the same. But I sincerely doubt that the dramas are dependent on each other, because it doesn't make sense. Releasing both dramas at the same time may cause more bad than good. Anyone who has seen at least one fan war knows what I'm talking about.
You see, these types of pages can be created, added to and changed by all MDL users. You too can propose a change. EVERYONE can. A regular user proposes a change and gives an argument, such as "on this and that day there was a press conference by this and that label, which said that this and that actor will star in this and that drama." The moderator either recognizes your change or not. And some users don't even have to wait for moderator approval.
As a rule, any information posted on MDL is supposed to be official and confirmed, but there are users who, as soon as they hear a rumor, immediately post it on MDL. The rumor appears on MDL, and because this site still has a certain reputation, people think it is certain information. In two days, another rumor appears, someone enthusiastically posts it on MDL, people believe it again and chaos ensues.
I personally and many old XZ fans who remember what happened during the 227 very much dislike rumors and unofficial information. Therefore, XZ account is one of the few where there is almost always only confirmed information. This way, anyone who checks his account knows that he has definitely performed or is performing in a particular project. Just because other actors have even 6 dramas each TBA doesn't mean that they will really star in them, it just means that someone likes rumors.
DC 2 is a drama that Tencent wants to shoot, so they are gathering investors, preparing the script, and considering the cast. Of course, everyone wants most of the original cast back, including XZ without whom it won't be the same, but the actors have their commitments and it may be very difficult to gather them again. Perhaps DC 2 is just making some moves, but it is not giving any information to the public. That's why we can't confirm anyone in the cast, and we can't confirm the drama itself.
So it really all comes down to the fact that some people believe that you have to post every rumor and believe that it will come true (even if the rumors are mutually exclusive) and others only consider information that can be verified through official channels like official statements from the drama's production side. These, in the case of DC2, are absent.