Promo Round-Up: Serenade of Peaceful Joy
Director Zhang Kaizhou (The Story of Ming Lan) returns to the Song Dynasty in Serenade of Peaceful Joy (formerly Held in the Lonely Castle) in this tale of the court and harem of the Emperor Renzong of Song (Wang Kai). The series focuses on the attempts of the leads to try to balance their responsibilities and personal lives and stars Wang Kai, Jiang Shuying, Ren Min, Bian Cheng, Yang Le, Wang Churan, Ye Zuxin, Yu En’tai, Xu Lingyue, and Zhang Tian’ai.
The series should be available on Youtube on this channel beginning April 7th, with two episodes a day on weekdays and one episode a day on weekends.
Serenade of Peaceful Joy TV spots spotlights the relationships
Here’s a compilation of the much more enticing TV spots for Serenade of Peaceful Joy (formerly Held in the Lonely Castle), focusing on the relationships between the Emperor (Wang Kai) and his Empress (Jiang Shuying), favorite concubine (Wang Churan), daughter (Ren Min), and first love (Crystal Zhang Tian’ai), as well as that between the Princess and her first crush (Ding Jiawen), husband, eunuch (Bian Cheng), and father.
The drama has been moved back to April 7th due to a national day of mourning for victims of the coronavirus on April 4th.
Held in the Lonely Castle gets name change and release date, releases new promos
Wang Kai as the Emperor Renzong of Song 
Jiang Shuying as Empress Cao
So SARFT has decided to give Held in the Lonely Castle a new name, and the historical drama is now going by the name Serenade of Peaceful Joy 清平乐. The new name is the title of a popular song during the Song Dynasty commonly used by poets to pen lyrics of common life, a reference to the peaceful and prosperous reign under the Emperor Renzong, in part perhaps due to the high and lonely standards the Emperor held for himself and his family. Wang Kai plays the emperor stuck between a rock and hard place, while Jiang Shuying costars as his empress.
The 69 episode drama airs daily on Hunan TV beginning April 6 April 7.
Despite the name change, there is definitely not an iota of joy in the new trailer below.
Promo Round-up: Wait in Beijing
Wait in Beijing focuses on the romance between lawyer Xu Tian (Li Yifeng) and a fashion designer (Jiang Shuying) who probably reunite in Beijing after meeting overseas. [Extended Synopsis]
The 50 episode drama airs daily on Zhejiang / Jiangsu TV beginning tonight.
Celebrity Schedules: December 2019
Round-up of celebrity Decembers schedules put out by their workshops and what drama/film they’re working on right now, mostly selected based on if I liked their photo.
(more…)Nothing But Thirty releases stills
Female ensemble drama Nothing But Thirty finished filming this week and released its first set of stills. The drama, one of many upcoming female ensemble dramas, tells the story of three thirty-year-old women, played by Jiang Shuying, Tong Yao and Mao Xiaotong, who break free from stereotypes and begin to live life the way they want – because they’re only thirty after all.
(more…)Celebrity Schedules: September 2019
Round-up of celebrity September schedules put out by their workshops, mostly selected based on if I liked their photo. I’m too lazy to look up what they’re all filming, but the biggest news is probably that Dilraba is finally filming again after being on filming break since the new lunar year.
(more…)The King’s Avatar is now on Netflix
Yang Yang and Jiang Shuying’s The King’s Avatar is now available with all sorts of subtitles on Netflix here. I haven’t watched it yet but I’ve heard high praises for it, especially for keeping the suspense and interest going without a forced romance.
The King’s Avatar is now streaming on Tencent
Yang Yang and Jiang Shuying’s online gaming drama The King’s Avatar has premiered on Tencent. The 40 episode drama releases 2 episodes every Wednesday to Friday, and VIP members get a 6 episode head start. English subs will be available on Viki and possibly Tencent’s Youtube channel.
Theme song by new Tencent boyband R1SE