Promo Round-up: The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty

The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty pairs court official (Guan Hong) and secret police detective (Fu Mengbo) together to solve a bunch of cases before discovering a bigger conspiracy awaits. Liu Yaoyuan costars as the leader of the Eastern Depot.

You can watch the drama English subbed on Youtube here.

Costume Design

Ending theme song “Mortal World” by Cui Zege, Xu Liang
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Weibo Wednesday: May 6, 2015

Wang Leehom for L'Officiel Hommes

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If there’s anything better than one Wang Leehom, it’s four Wang Leehoms. Here he is poking fun at himself in a recent photoshoot for L’Officiel Hommes.

You! You! You! It’s not polite to point like that!

Leehom also randomly started posting sheet music for his songs, starting with “Your Love” (你的愛), the title track from his new album. If you play violin, viola, cello, or bass, and have been dying to learn how to play his music, check out the link!

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Palace III: releases stills

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Could Yuan Shanshan finally be getting a real lead role? Or will she be edged out like in The Swordsman by another homosexual-turned-heterosexual relationship?

Following Palace I and II, Palace III: The phoenix returns/Lian Cheng tells of a (shock) birth mix-up that has the real princess (Yuan Shanshan) replaced with a commoner (Lu Yi) for inheritance reasons.    The new drama from Yu Zheng Workshops features Lu Yi, Yuan Shanshan, Yang Rong, Gao Yunxiang, Alyssa Chia, Dai Jiaoqian,  and Wang Lin.

More stills below the cut and here.
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