Song of Phoenix starring Ma Ke and Zhang Viann will be airing tonight!! The 80 eps is a little too long but the trailers look really promising.
Information:
Title: Song of Phoenix (思美人)
# of episodes:81
Release date: April 28, 2017
Broadcast station: Hunan TV
Synopsis: During the Warring States Period, Qu Yuan falls in love with a slave girl, Mo Chou Nu, causing discord in the state of Chu. Due to this, the lovers elope but are nonetheless drawn into court politics and intrigue. Through this turmoil, Qu Yuan attempts to raise the country to power but eventually finds despair in the powers that be.
Cast:
Ma Ke as Qu Yuan
Viann Zhang Xin Yu as Mo Chou Nu, a slave girl
Qiao Zhen Yu as Chu Huai Yu, the King of Chu
Jackson Yi as the young Qu Yuan
Stills:
Trailers:
Zhang Viann focus
Long 5 minute trailer
Themesongs/MVs:
Themesong sang by Jane Zhang
Opening theme sang by Ma Ke
怀王千古志 by Qiao Zhen Yu
Others
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Watched ep 1, almost a full hour! Weird vibe from story to acting to dialog to CGI to costumes to lighting. Only the Qin kingdom felt normal. Will see how ep 2 goes.
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Wow! That’s rare for cdrama. They’re usually like 40min after u cut out the opening and ending theme songs. Gonna watch the first ep tomorrow and see how it is. Hahah thanks for the heads up.
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Jesus Christ, is any international fan able to stomach 81 episodes???
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Hahah a. Probably not. I can see them splitting this into part 1 and 2.
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81 episodes 😱 I’ll take a look at a few episodes to see if I like the story. An actor or actress alone is not enough to make me watch a show.
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Lol. My first reaction. Same. Gonna watch a few eps and decide after to continue or not. The story is interesting tho.
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I’m watching for Ma Ke but hoping the drama surprises me. Also, we should all just…..look at how beautiful Ma Ke looks in every outfit
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Lol! 81 episodes worth of beautiful outfits!
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Honestly, I am not excited about this after the trailer but Viki will be subbing it so I will check it out for MaKe.
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