Magazine spreads, photoshoots and cover art that recently caught our eye.
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Trailer and stills for Yang Yang’s Glory of the Special Forces
The first trailer is out for military drama Glory of the Special Forces, which stars Yang Yang as a budding soldier who must learn the value of teamwork. Li Yitong and Jiang Luxia costar as his colleagues.
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.
Friday Photos
Photos that caught my eye this week.
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
Yang Yang, Jiang Luxia stills from The Glory of Special Forces
Jiang Luxia, the best fighter to play a female lead in a long time. 
Yang Yang, who was actually in the army as a teen
We finally get a glimpse of female lead Jiang Luxia (Operation Red Sea) in the latest stills from special forces drama The Glory of Special Forces. The series follows the journey of a rebellious teen (Yang Yang) to become a special forces member.
(more…)First trailer for Yang Yang, Li Yitong’s upcoming military drama
It seems like the training Yang Yang took part in for Glory of the Special Forces has paid off, because the first trailer looks pretty good. Li Yitong also made an official appearance at the Tencent press conference, and has confirmed that she will be playing Ai Qianxue, the hero’s main love interest. [Extended Synopsis]
Behind the scenes with Yang Yang in Glory of the Special Forces
Upcoming military drama Glory of the Special Forces 特战荣耀 (lit.) stars Yang Yang (Martial Universe) as Yan Poyue, a high school student who comes from a family of soldiers. He forgoes the university entrance examinations and joins the armed police force in order to prove his worth to his father.
Yang Yang cruises to victory in The King’s Avatar trailer
Gaming series The King’s Avatar 全职高手 released its first trailer today. Based on the novel of the same name, the series stars Yang Yang, Jiang Shuying, Lai Yumeng , Lai Yi, and Gao Hanyu as professional gamers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0Kj5lDA8pA
Yang Yang by Wei Lai
Actor Yang Yang is captured by Wei Lai in what is actually a car ad posing as an editorial, but I’ll take what I can get of his pretty face.
Yang Yang’s Martial Universe is currently streaming, and he was recently on Happy Camp last week. Also watch his recent ads for Lay’s, Pepsi, and this car.
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