New stills for Zhao Liying, Wang Yibo’s Legend of Fei

Wuxia drama Legend of Fei has released new stills of the cast. Starring Zhao Liying, Wang Yibo, Zhang Huiwen and Chen Ruoxuan, the 58 episode drama will wrap up filming within the month.

Character introductions | Extended Synopsis

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Teaser and character introductions for Zhao Liying, Wang Yibo’s Legend of Fei

Zhao Liying as Zhou Fei, the stubborn heroine who is a natural at martial arts. She travels across wulin and begins to learn powerful skills from the grand masters she meets along the way.

Wuxia drama Legend of Fei has released stills and a short preview of leads Zhao Liying and Wang Yibo in action. I loved the original novel, so am keeping an open mind about the adaption. See below for more character introductions (spoilers ahead) and here for extended synopsis.

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Mike Angelo, Ju Jingyi splash into romance in Mr. Swimmer

Their posters department is really missing out on the memo of the appeal of a show about a men’s swimming team.

Mr. Swimmer 游泳先生 features Mike Angelo, Ju Jingyi, Hu Bing, Yan Yuhao, Zhang Shasha, Tan Chunyi as a group of swimmers and their love interests.  The series will stream on September 5th IMGO TV and hopefully Youtube. I

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Swords of Legends 2 streams today

How much chemistry will real-life couple Fu Xinbo and Ying’er have?

Ancient Sword/Swords of Legends 2 古剑奇谭2 begins streaming today on Youku here. Like most Youku dramas, it’s not blocked in the US. It’s eight episodes per week for members and one episode per day for free.

Starring Fu Xinbo, Ying’er,   Aarif Rahman, and Jiang Wen the series is loosely based on the video game of the same name and not a  sequel to the first one.  They’re joined by Ken Chang, Dylan Kuo, Zeng Li, Hu Bing, and Shao Bing.

Theme song by Jane Zhang; character posters ; stills ; Trailer below:

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Promo Round-up: Game of Hunting

Hu Ge’s most anticipated drama since the end of Nirvana in Fire in 2015Game of Hunting follows protagonist Zheng Qiudong’s journey from an idealistic entrepreneur to a skilled headhunter.

However, the path is far from smooth – his business fails after Bai Liqin’s (Zu Feng) death, and the teaser suggests he also spends time in prison after being betrayed by girlfriend (Jian Renzi). Thankfully Qiudong befriends wise inmate Liu Liangti (cameo by Sun Honglei), who points him in the right direction after he is released. The 45 episode drama begins airing tonight.

Drama opening theme (I’m intrigued by all the symbolism):

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