Never Gone: So You Are Still Here 原来你还在这里 is the drama adaption of Xin Yiwu’s youth romance novel of the same name, and stars Yang Zishan and Han Dongjun as a pair of high school frenemies turned lovers who break-up and make-up over the years due to a series of misunderstandings (involving money and in-laws, if I remember correctly).
Personally I feel 2016 has been a rather lackluster year for dramas, and there wasn’t a single show that had me completely invested. My standards have risen exponentially after a slew of good dramas in late 2015, and I’m hoping some of the shows from the 2017 lineup will make up for the disappointment this year. That being said, I probably have missed out on a couple of gems this year, so feel free to suggest your favourites below.
This is my first time reviewing anything, so do bear with my ramblings as I try and figure everything out. I also owe a huge thanks to the team at CFensi, especially 0kuo0 and idarklight, for patiently answering all my questions and making sure I settled in with minimal hiccups. All productions are listed in the order they aired, and I’ve also included some short commentary on dramas I dropped.
The real reason this is airing relatively quickly after filming…
The Foxes of Azure Hills/Legend of the Qing Qiu Fox seems to be set for release tomorrow, February 8th. Starring Jiang Jinfu, Gulnazar, Jin Chen, Mike D. Angelo, Xiao Caiqi, Chen Yao, Zhang Ruoyun, Zhang Ruoxuan, Jiang Kaitong, Zhai Tianlin, Fu Xinbo and Wang Kai, prepare for the usual promotion barrage.
Theme song by Yu Kewei below and more goodies below the cut.
Theme song 2, Insert song by Claire Kuo, Promo 1, Wang Kai Promo 2, Trailer-Promo 3,
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I am hoping that some of the improvements in production value from Qin’s moon carry over into this drama.
The Foxes of Azure Hills has released foggy stills with plenty of editing. Starring Jiang Jinfu, Gulnazar, Jin Chen, Mike D. Angelo (as Wu Yifan), Xiao Caiqi (as Sun Li), Chen Yao, Zhang Ruoyun, Zhang Ruoxuan, Jiang Kaitong (as Liu Shishi), Zhai Tianlin, Fu Xinbo and Wang Kai (as Yuan Hong), those looking forward to this drama can probably look for a late February release. This is the third drama to air in a role starring Jiang Jinfu (the other two being Qin’s Moon and The Adventure for Love 寻找爱的冒险, which airs on the 20th on Hunan TV), and the sixth with Wang Kai.
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You get pointy ears! You get pointy ears! Every-body gets pointy ears! 2:40
The Foxes of Azure Hills has released more stills after its trailer. Starring Jiang Jinfu, Gulnazar, Jin Chen, Mike D. Angelo, Xiao Caiqi, WuXin: The Monster Killer couple Chen Yao and Zhang Ruoyun, real-life couple Jiang Kaitong and Zhai Tianlin, and idarklight’s biases Fu Xinbo and Wang Kai. It will be interesting to see Tangren return to making this type of drama after a while (Liaozhai Zhiyi and Liaozhai Qi Nvzi).
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I’m not sure what to make of this. I guess the Chinese fantasy genre is the new hot now?
Tangren has released stills for their new drama The Foxes of Azure Hills , starring Zhang Ruoyun, Jiang Jinfu, Gulnazar, Jin Chen, Chen Yao, Yao Yichen, Qiao Xin, Fu Xinbo, Wang Kai, Xiao Caiqi, Mike D. Angelo, and Tang Yixin. This drama seems to be following the pattern of some of Tangren’s older productions in adapting fantasy stories from Liao Zhai (Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio). Costuming is not bad but I really hope they look better in action…
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Originally posted on cfensi.dramaddicts.com
JULY 1, 2011 | POSTED IN MAINLAND CHINA,TELEVISION, TAGGED GULINAZHA, HU GE, JIANG JUNFU, LIU SHISHI, MA TIANYU, SCAR OF HEAVEN, TANG YAN, TANGREN
Liu Shishi ready to fight again as the cold Tuoba Yu’er
Familiar faces from Chinese Paladin 3 will be starring in new Tangren Drama Sword of the Yellow Emperor : Scar of Heaven 轩辕剑-天之痕 . Hu Ge, Liu Shishi, and Tang Yan come together with Ma Tianyu (he did stunning crossdressing in Strange Hero – Yi Zhi Mei) and newcomers Jiang Junfu and Gulinazha for another drama based off of a popular computer game.
The composed character played by Hu Ge will be paired with a somewhat spoiled Princess played by Tang Yan. Meanwhile, Liu Shishi and new actress Gulinazha will via for love of Jiang Junfu, Hu Ge and Yuan Hong’s shidi from the Shanghai Drama Academy who captured our hearts on Happy Camp. See his and Gulinazha’s photos on the thread here.
More of Hu Ge in CORNROWS and Liu Shishi below the cut.