Promo Round-up: Maiden Holmes

Update: The drama has been delayed until the 29th.

Chen Yao stars as a maiden who crossdresses to become a detective in order to overturn the case of her family in detective rom-comĀ Maiden Holmes. New actor Zhang Linghe costars as a prince who is ousted from power after losing a key battle.

The 32 episode drama should be English-subbed on WeTV.

Insert song by Chen Yao

Promo Round-up: My Unicorn Girl

Couldn’t they just use “A Maiden in Armour” as the English name instead?

My Unicorn Girl stars Chen Yao as a budding figure skater who cross-dresses (again) to join the ice hockey team. Guan Hong plays her love interest.

The 24 episode drama releases 2 episodes every Sunday to Tuesday beginning tonight. English subs should be available on the iQiyi app.

Teaser 1, Teaser 2

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Friday Photos

Posters, photoshoots and stills that caught our eyes this week. What caught yours?

Zheng Kai as Adam (Ryan Choi) from the Snyder Cut of Justice League
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Promo Round-up: Wuxin: The Monster Killer 3

Han Dongjun reprises his role as the monster killer in the third installment of Wuxin: The Monster Killer, and will have a love line with Qingluan (Chen Yao), reincarnation of Yue Qiluo.

The 24 episode drama will release 2 episodes every Tuesday and Wednesday on iQiyi and Tencent (English subs available on both apps).

Promo song, Chen Yao teasers,

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Wuxin 3 releases stills, adds new cast members

Chen Yao again crossdresses to play Liu Xuanxi, the older brother of a pair of roles she’ll be playing.

Chen Yao will once more crossdress to play a male character in the latest installment of the Wuxin: The Monster Killer series. The series, a story of the undead Wuxin set in the Tang dynasty, released a set of still recently. Han Dongjun returns as the titular Wuxin in the Tang Dynasty, as does Sui Yongliang as Shang Qingtian. The series also announced Tangren regulars Tan Jianci and Ye Qing as well as Ding Qiao and Niu Junfeng as additions to the cast.

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Luo Yunxi, Chen Feiyu cast in BL-novel adapted drama

Immortality ēš“č”£č”Œ is based on Roubao Buchi Rou’s novel The Husky and His White Cat Shizun/Teacher äŗŒå·å’Œä»–ēš„ē™½ēŒ«åøˆå°Š. Luo Yunxi plays the grandmaster of the cultivation world while Chen Feiyu is his rebellious disciple who eventually turns over a new leaf. Chen Yao costars as one of the other two disciples.

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Celebrities face their shadows in Multiverse photoshoot

Probably the most creative fashion event photoshoot of the year, Sina Fashion Awards gave everyone a shadow from an alternate universe.

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Tencent’s new acting variety show releases stills of contestants

Peng Xiaoran (Goodbye My Princess) reenacting Chen Kaige’s Legend of the Demon Cat

Tencent’s upcoming big-budget acting variety show Attention, Actors ę¼”å‘˜čÆ·å°±ä½ (lit.) has hired directors Li Shaohong (Palace of Desires, Dream of Red Mansions 2010), Chen Kaige (Farewell My Concubine, Legend of the Demon Cat), Guo Jingming (Tiny Times, L.O.R.D) and Zhao Wei (So Young) as judges who will assemble their own team from a group of 58 actors.

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