Wartime film The Eight Hundred gears up for premiere

Guan Hu’s (Mr. Six, Candle in the Tomb) The Eight Hundred 八佰 focuses on the eight hundred Chinese soldiers who hold Shanghai’s defenses for four days against three hundred thousand Japanese troops. Starring Zhang Yi, Jiang Wu, Huang Zhizhong, Ou Hao, Wang Qianyuan and Du Chun, the film will be released on August 21st.

BTS, Teaser

Theme song Suzhou River by Na Ying and Andrea Bocelli
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Chinese remake of Signal streams today

The remake is titled Unknown Number and stars Du Chun as the detective from 1998 who is able to communicate with a modern day profiler (Wang Tianchen) through a magical cellphone. Li Xiaoran rounds out the trio as the current-day police detective who was once the hero’s colleague.

The Tencent web drama will release 2 eps every Wed-Fri.

(From the trailer, it seems like the remake hasn’t changed anything – even the music is the same.)

 

Lin Gengxin, Gai Yuexi begin filming modern suspense drama Love and Lost

Love and Lost 最初的相遇,最后的别离 is an upcoming suspense romance drama starring Lin Gengxin as Yan Jin, a former anti-narcotics officer turned businessman. He joins a drug cartel as an undercover operative after clues related to a past drug trafficking case, which also took the life of his good friend, resurfaces.

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Huang Xiaoming, Yin Zheng sing and romance in new Winter Begonia stills

For a borderline boylove drama, I can’t believe we don’t even have a photo of the two male leads together yet. Huang Xiaoming looks at the top of his game , though.

Peking opera-themed Republican drama Winter Begonia 鬓边不是海棠红 released its first full set of still today while announcing the full cast.   The Yu Zheng-produced series stars Huang Xiaoming, Yin Zheng, Charmaine Sheh , Tan Jianci,  Merxat,  Ma Su,  Bai Bing, Du Chun, Huang Shengyi, Liu Min. Gao Yu’er, Chi Shuai, and Tang Zeng.

Yin Zheng continues his obsession with beiing Leslie Cheung 2.0

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Song of Phoenix to be released

… and we finally get to see this in action…

Song of Phoenix 思美人 is set to be released on April 28th.  Starring Ma Ke, Zhang Xinyu, Qiao Zhenyu, Yiyang Qianxi, Du Chun, Liu Yun, Lan Xi, Lee Hyunjae, Yin Zhusheng, Fu Yiwei, and Wang Yuelun, those looking forward to this rendition of Qu Yuan‘s story in preparation for the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival can finally check it out.

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Song of Phoenix release date

I keep feeling like I’ve seen everything but every now and again there’s something that we haven’t.

Song of Phoenix 思美人 images for those readers who like them today.  Starring Ma Ke, Zhang Xinyu, Qiao Zhenyu, Yiyang Qianxi, Du Chun, Liu Yun, Lan Xi, Lee Hyunjae, Yin Zhusheng, Fu Yiwei, and Wang Yuelun, the 81 episode drama will premiere on April 28th.

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Song of Phoenix continues with more

That staff kind of reminds me of something you would see in an online game.

Song of Phoenix 思美人 has released even more images so we’re getting a head start on releasing them.  Starring Ma Ke, Zhang Xinyu, Qiao Zhenyu, Yiyang Qianxi, Du Chun, Liu Yun, Lan Xi, Lee Hyunjae, Yin Zhusheng, Fu Yiwei, and Wang Yuelun, more for those who missed these pictures.

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Song of Phoenix releases production materials

Can’t really remember what has been posted so here goes nothing…

Song of Phoenix 思美人 has released stills.  Starring Ma Ke, Zhang Xinyu, Qiao Zhenyu, Yiyang Qianxi, Du Chun, Liu Yun, Lan Xi, Lee Hyunjae, Yin Zhusheng, Fu Yiwei, and Wang Yuelun, it’s been a while so here we go.

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