Drama Review: Royal Nirvana

The show clearly wants my tears, and it’s got them.

I’ve got so much to say about Royal Nirvana I just couldn’t wait until the halfway mark, so here I am with a first impressions post (Episodes 1-11).

Royal Nirvana is a poignant drama that is anchored by a group of wonderful actors and an equally good screenwriter in Liangman Xueyuan, who is also the original author. The tragic relationship between the emperor (Huang Zhizhong) and his estranged son the crown prince Xiao Dingquan (Luo Jin) forms the core of the story, and sets the tone for the entire drama.

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Magic Star to be released

Aim and fire!

Magic Star 奇星记之鲜衣怒马少年时 is revving up for its release date on January 3rd.  Starring Wu LeiChen XiangHao ShaowenZhang YuxiZhengge HuiziHe MeidianJackie LuiQiu XinzhiZhang JunzhuXue CunWang TianzeChen Long, and Fang Feilin, there has also been a barrage of promotional materials released as well.

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Magic Star releases trailer and sets release date

‘Tis the season for every drama and their mother to come out with a release date…

Magic Star 奇星记之鲜衣怒马少年时 has set a release date for January 3rd.  Starring Wu LeiChen XiangHao ShaowenZhang YuxiZhengge HuiziHe MeidianJackie LuiQiu XinzhiZhang JunzhuXue CunWang TianzeChen Long, and Fang Feilin, another drama joins the release avalanche.

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Border Town Prodigal set for release

Pretty pictures from this drama today because what else do we want to see before a release…

Border Town Prodigal (Edge City Wanderer?) seems to be set for release on July 18th.  Starring Zhu Yilong,Ye Qingbin, Qiu Xinzhi, Zhang Xinyu, Chai Biyun, Vincent Jiao Enjun, Gong Mi, and Zhang Junning, MV below for those interested.

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More from Border Town Prodigal

I want to know what happens to the interesting-looking sets that we keep seeing in this drama after filming ends…

Border Town Prodigal has released more stills.  Starring Zhu Yilong,Ye Qingbin, Qiu Xinzhi, Zhang Xinyu, Chai Biyun, Vincent Jiao Enjun, Gong Mi, and Zhang Junning.  more colorful costuming and sets for those interested.

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Border Town Prodigal shows off stills

As long as they keep up with stuff like this, I might tune in.

Border Town Prodigal has released more stills, starring Zhu Yilong,Ye Qingbin, Qiu Xinzhi, Zhang Xinyu, Chai Biyun, Vincent Jiao Enjun, Gong Mi, and Zhang Junning, something to feed the masses while we wait on release dates.

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Wu Lei stars in Magic Star

Fei Liu is back again!!

Magic Star 奇星记之鲜衣怒马少年时 has started filming.  Starring Wu LeiChen XiangHao ShaowenZhang YuxiZhengge HuiziHe MeidianJackie LuiQiu XinzhiZhang JunzhuXue CunWang TianzeChen Long, and Fang Feilin, this drama seems to deal with Chinese mythology.

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Border Town Prodigal shows off natural backgrounds

I don’t think the leaf blower was supposed to make him look like he was being electrocuted…

It’s been a while but here are more Border Town Prodigal stills.  Starring Zhu Yilong,Ye Qingbin, Qiu Xinzhi, Zhang Xinyu, Chai Biyun, Vincent Jiao Enjun, Gong Mi, and Zhang Junning, this time against more natural backdrops.

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More stills for Border Town Prodigal

I think I’m more interested in what she seems to have found on his body…

Border Town Prodigal releases yet more stills.  Starring Zhu Yilong,Ye Qingbin, Qiu Xinzhi, Zhang Xinyu, Chai Biyun, Vincent Jiao Enjun, Gong Mi, and Zhang Junning, I believe there is a point where promotion becomes overdone.

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Stills for Border Town Prodigal

Pretty soon, I am going to run out of titles involving Border Town Prodigal and stills but in the mean time, you guessed it, more were released.  Starring Zhu Yilong,Ye Qingbin, Qiu Xinzhi, Zhang Xinyu, Chai Biyun, Vincent Jiao Enjun, Gong Mi, and Zhang Junning, this batch of stills seems to have a couple more non-major characters in it.

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