Mirror: A Tale Of Twin Cities, City of Streamer and more to premiere next week

Happy New Year! There’s plenty of dramas premiering over the next few days, so I thought I’d cover them all in the same post. Which ones are you looking forward to watching the most?

On a side note, I just started watching time-loop drama Reset, and it’s pretty good so far. It’s not the thriller I was expecting, though I do like how it spends time developing the backstories of the other bus passengers as well. Plus, it’s only 15 episodes long – what can go wrong? Try the first episode here.

Mirror: A Tale of Twin Cities 镜:双城
– 2 episodes every Sunday to Wednesday beginning Jan 16th on Youku, Tencent (WeTV)

The fantasy angsty romance drama stars Li Yifeng as King of the Seas who wants to lead his enslaved people to freedom. Chen Yuqi plays the queen of the noble Bai clan, and Zheng Yecheng costars as the crown prince of the ruling kingdom (and the third wheel).

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Behind the Scenes with Rule the World

Rule the World 独步天下 has released behind the scenes images.  Starring Raymond LamTang Yixin, Zhang RuiQu ChuxiaoJing GangshanChen XinyuWang KaiyiHuang Deyi, and Yan Zidong, a look for those keeping tabs on this production.

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Rule the World character stills

Qing dynasty drama for those interested.

Rule the World 独步天下 has released character posters.  Starring Raymond LamTang Yixin, Zhang RuiQu ChuxiaoJing GangshanChen XinyuWang KaiyiHuang Deyi, and Yan Zidong, those interested in this production can get a look at the actors and actresses in costume.

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Love is More Than a Word stills

Based on what has been released so far, it’s pretty apparent that they expect this to float on fanservice, fanservice, fanservice, and fanservice… because… you know… based on the stills below half the scenes are necessary to float a good story line…

Love is More Than a Word 识汝不识丁 stills today.  Starring Jiang Zile, Yan Zidong, Lu Zhuo, Chen Yichen, and Kong Chuinan, those who tire of the usual heterosexual pairing of dramas can give this a go.

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Love is More Than a Word releases yet more stills

I wonder how she feels about this arrangement…

Love is More Than a Word 识汝不识丁 stills again.  Starring Jiang Zile, Yan Zidong, Lu Zhuo, Chen Yichen, and Kong Chuinan, not really planning on watching this at this point but the images are acceptable so meh…
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More stills for Love is More Than a Word

Surprisingly the stills aren’t tacky to the point of scaring me away yet… that or my standards are just too low… XD

Love is More Than a Word 识汝不识丁 has even more stills.  Starring Jiang Zile, Yan Zidong, Lu Zhuo, Chen Yichen, and Kong Chuinan, given how new the genre is in dramas and everything, the production looks surprisingly acceptable.

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Love is More Than a Word releases more stills

Given that this is BL, this still is making me hope it doesn’t turn into the creepy variety… DX

Love is More Than a Word 识汝不识丁 stills today as we look at China’s first major BL ancient series.  Starring Jiang Zile, Yan Zidong, Lu Zhuo, Chen Yichen, and Kong Chuinan, anybody else seem to recognize some of these costumes from other dramas?
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Han Lei sings for Love is More Than a Word

Someone who's read the novel tell me they actually get married and this photo and the scenes aren't just clickbait.

Someone who’s read the novel tell me they actually get married and the wedding scenes in the trailer aren’t just clickbait.

Han Lei lends his soulful voice to the theme song for Love is More Than a Word 识汝不识丁, which I kind of gave up on after the trailer but might watch given their good taste in theme songs. Meanwhile, may I recommend Han Lei’s other famous BL song,  Who will remember you (link is not fanvideo but actual snippet of drama).

While there’s still no news of a streaming date yet, the production team and leads have already started filming a “sequel”, ‘Till Death Tears Us Apart, a Republican-era drama based on the novel of the same name. The team’s also planning on a fantasy bl drama….