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Déjà Vu

2014-05-07T18:23:12Z

Chasingscarlett:

[[File:DejaVu.jpg|thumb|320px]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 回到愛以前 / Hui Dao Ai Yi Qian
*'''Other title:''' Déjà Vu
*'''Genre:''' Romance, fantasy
*'''Episodes:''' 22
*'''Broadcast network:''' CTV
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2013-Nov-03 to 2014-Mar-30
*'''Air time:''' Sunday 22:00
*'''Opening theme song:''' Mei Li (美麗) by [[Wang Da Wen]] (王大文)
*'''Ending theme song:''' Feng Shou Hou Bu Yao Zhuo Peng You (分手後不要做朋友) by [[Rachel Liang]]

==Synopsis==
A woman goes back in time to save her boyfriend's life by sacrificing the most important thing to her.

==Cast==
*[[Mandy Wei]] as Xu Hai Lin 徐海琳
*[[Yao Yuan Hao]] as Lu Xi Wei 陸希唯
*[[Wang Si Ping]] (王思平) as Xu You Xi 徐又熙
*[[Yang Zhen]] (楊鎮) as Lu Xiang Kai 陸向凱
*[[Guan Jin Zong]] (管謹宗) as Lu Bai Feng 陸百峰
*[[Chen You Fang]] as Lin Yu Hua 林玉華
*[[Fu Lei]] (傅雷) as Xu Zhen Ji 徐振基
*[[Qian De Men]] as Lu Da Qi 陸大器
*[[Lin Xiu Jun]] (林秀君) as Wang Mei Hui 王惠美
*[[Zhang Xi En]] (張熙恩) as Liu Fei Fei 劉菲菲
*[[Wang Jia Liang]] (王家梁) as Zheng Ya Li 鄭亞力
*[[Paul Hsu]] (許騰方) as Tony (also known as Xu Teng Fang)
*[[Mei Xian Zhi]] (梅賢治) as Xiao Q
*[[Yao Dai Wei]] (姚黛瑋) as Qiao Qi 喬琪
*[[Chen Ruo Ping]] (陳若萍) as Fang Ruo Mei 方若梅
*[[Nylon Chen]] as Fang Qi Xiang
*[[?]] as The Time Shepherd

== Review by Chasingscarlett ==
When I first began watching this series I'll admit, I found the premise a bit peculiar but still intriguing enough to watch through its entirety. If given that chance to save someone you loved, who wouldn't take it? The series did start out very beautifully and the concept of it all was more different to what I usually see in romantic dramas. The chemistry between the lead actors is very convincing and while some character aspects were occasionally repetitive and annoying, they were out-shined by how beautifully they carried the more emotional aspects. The character of Hai Lin was somewhat more of a dull heroine but well acted by [[Mandy Wei]]. In the rare times she was smiling she was very endearing, and when she cried you cried with her. The character of You Xi ([[Wang Si Ping]]) was a bit off-putting but a role like that in a romantic drama isn't exactly rare and the actress did her best with it. [[Nylon Chen]] shone as the second male lead, Fang Qi Xiang. Among the problems with this drama, I personally don't think the acting was one of them. But that doesn't eliminate the fact this show had problems. As I mentioned earlier, the series did start out well. There were a few questionable moments but nothing that couldn't easily be ignored. Then it started getting repetitive, and it knew that. But in trying to solve that, they began to venture into soap-opera territory and with a story that already has a seer who sends you back in time when you die, that is never a good move. It became so ridiculously repetitive it became nearly painful to watch. It seemed that every time the main couple progressed in any way, fate literally drove into them. Had it been a shorter series, this would have been a much more positive review but honestly, I lost all interest in this series by the second major accident and the writers ventured into the stupidly cliche amnesia storyline. The writers wanted to make it painstakingly clear that fate hates these two characters together but did so exaggeratedly and with the same barriers in constant repetition. Skip the second half of the series and the ending will still make perfect sense. And that's probably the most disappointing part of this series - the insurmountably ridiculous ending. For the possibility that you still want to watch this series, I won't ruin the ending for you instead I will simply say this: not only do the two leads have yet another ''two'' car accidents but they finally pay a price for their tampering with fate - and it is the series' biggest flop. It's not a hugely terrible show, but there are simply so much better out there.

==Production Credits==
*'''Producer:'''
*'''Director:''' [[Wang Ming Tai]]
*'''Screenwriter:'''

==External Links==
*[[wikipedia:zh:回到愛以前|Chinese Wikipedia]]
*[http://blog.iset.com.tw/dejavu/ SETTV]

[[Category:TWDrama]] [[Category:TWDrama2013]] [[Category:CTV]]

Beauties of the Emperor

2014-04-17T19:36:02Z

Chasingscarlett:

[[File:BeautiesoftheEmperor.jpg|thumb|400px|Beauties of the Emperor]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 王的女人 / Wang De Nu Ren
*'''English title:''' Beauties of the Emperor
*'''Also known as:''' 美人心计前传 / Mei Ren Xin Ji Qian Zhuan
*'''Genre:''' Historical Drama, Romance
*'''Episodes:''' 32
*'''Broadcast networks:''' Zhejiang TV, Shenzhen TV, Shanxi TV
*'''Broadcast period''' 2012-Dec-07 start
*'''Air time:''' 19:30
*'''Ending theme song:''' ''Lei Feng Gan'' (淚風乾) by [[Ming Dao]]

==Synopsis==
A saga of passions unfolds in this epic tale of romance at the heart of the historical Chu-Han contention, one of ancient China's most defining moments. Xiang Yu ([[Ming Dao]]), leader of the Chu, wages a civil war against Han ruler Liu Bang ([[Luo Jin]]). But he must balance his ambitions with the love for femme fatale Lu Zhi ([[Chen Qiao En]]), the future empress of the Han Dynasty — and the future bride of Liu Bang. What unfolds is a dramatic evolution of how one man loses (or sacrifices) his power, all in the name of a love of dynastic proportions. ([http://www.dramafever.com/drama/4214/Beauties_of_the_Emperor/])

Men change the world, but women change men. Based on the events of the Chu-Han Contention, what begins as an innocent romance in youth becomes the first in a chain of events surrounding the rightful ruler of the Imperial Throne - Yun Kuang ([[Ming Dao]]) or Hai Tian ([[Luo Jin]]). However, in the hearts of men nothing is ever truly black and white, and the common ground between them is found in the love of a woman, Lu Er ([[Chen Qiao En]]) - who becomes the eye of the storm.

==Cast==
*[[Ming Dao]] as Yun Kuang (Chu Emperor Xiang Yu)
*[[Chen Qiao En]] as Lu Er (Han Empress Lu Zhi)
:*[[Jiang Yi Yi]] as child Lu Er
*[[Luo Jin]] as Hai Tian (Han Emperor Liu Bang)
*[[Yuan Shan Shan]] as Miao Ge (Chu Concubine Yu Ji)
:*[[Wang Jia Hui]] as child Miao Ge
*[[Jin Sha]] as Qi Xi Bing (Han Concubine Qi)
*[[Tian Liang]] as Han Xin
*[[Ren Xue Hai]] (任学海) as Zhang Liang
*[[Li Zhi Nan]] as Xiao He
*[[Lin Yuan]] (林园) as Hua Qing Guo
*[[Tong Li Ya]] as Bo Ji
*[[Gino]] as Xiang Zhuang
*[[Hugo Ng]] (吴岱融) as Fan Zeng
*[[Hu Jing]] as Qing Lian
*[[Louis Fan]] as Zi Ren
*[[Xie Miao]] (谢苗) as Fan Kuai
*[[Marco Li]] as Xiang Liang
*[[Yuan Fei]] as Yun Jiang
*[[Chen Xiao]] as Qin Emperor Zi Ying
*[[Yu Yi]] (于毅) as Hu Hai
*[[Chin Siu Ho]] as Zhang Han
*[[Hu Ya Jie]] (胡亚捷) as Lu Cheng Feng
*[[Shen Bao Ping]] as Liu Tai Gong
*[[Bai Shan]] as Shen Xue Ru
*[[Su Qing]] as Liu Bang's original fiancee
*[[Yang Rong]] as Yu Ru Yi
*[[Liu Jia Yuan]] as Lu Qiao
*[[Han Zi Xuan]] (韩梓轩) as Liu Ying
*[[Lou Zi Hao]] (楼子豪) as Lou Ru Yi
*[[Li Sha]]

== Review by Chasingscarlett ==
It was clear from the very beginning this show was a heavily romanticized re-telling of the Chu-Han Contention and I'm not going to lie, I've seen better. 'Beauties of the Emperor' essentially re-drafts history as a series of love triangles, literally about a new one every few episodes albeit all surrounding at least one of the core four of the series. Using these triangles however, the series uses them to chronicle the transitions these characters will go through to become what history remembers them to be – the powerful Empress Lu Zhi ([[Chen Qiao En]]), the proud Overlord Xiang Yu ([[Ming Dao]]), the tragic Consort Yu ([[Yuan Shan Shan]]) and the renowned Emperor Gaozu (Liu Bang). Even in spite of this however, the series was still heavily flawed. The CGI attempts were laughable, the hairstyles were peculiar and the storytelling was completely inconsistent. The character of Le Er (Qiao En) also transitions frequently, going from moments were she stands strong as a woman, to a weaker-willed girl who dreams of a very specific rescuer – in this case, Yun Kuang (Ming Dao). Throughout the series it is illustrated that however much they love each other they were never supposed to be together and never will be. In this particular story, Le Er and Yun Kuang were each other's first and true love. But your first love isn't always your last love, and your true love isn't always your soul-mate. Despite every flaw and inconsistent story transition the series had, it illustrated that point beautifully, and that is the truest tragedy of the story. The history behind the series was never meant to be its message instead it wanted to illustrate the individual tragic messages behind each person who endured it, rather than the heroes they emerged as. Le Er survived as a woman by spreading kindness to others' advantage but thrived as an Empress on the strength it created. Yun Kuang despite all his strength and courage lived and fought for one woman and died for another. Miao Ge (Shan Shan) lived with the belief that wealth was all she ever wanted but died knowing love was all she ever needed. As for Hai Tian (Liu Bang) he started from the lowest of the four, a drunken gambler whose misfortune of helping others had a habit of leading him into disrepair. He lived by shouldering the destruction of others' actions however thrived from what each experience taught him. With what was given I think the actors did well, with moments that stand out as with every series. The highlight I think for me, being the finale where Qiao En portrays her series finest in the transition of Le Er from Hai Tian's wife to the Empress Lu Zhi, a ruler in her own right - a complete contrast from the young girl she used to be, and suggestive of the woman history remembers her to be. Overall, I wouldn't say this was the best drama I have ever watched but I wouldn't necessarily say it was the worst. I'd recommend it to the right people – to ones who would want to watch a romantic drama than a historical one because it wasn't historical by far albeit, I will give it props for trying at the end. To people looking for a historical drama, I would look elsewhere but to people wanting to watch two romances unfold, and for the undeniable chemistry of its actors, I would recommend it if you can watch past the first three, maybe four, episodes. The beginning could have been better. The ending could have been better. But overall I do think this series was entertaining if you are willing to look past its flaws. Overall rating 6.5/10.

==Production Credits==
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Yu Zheng]]
*'''Producer:''' [[Yu Zheng]]
*'''Directors:''' [[Li Hui Zhu]], [[Cheng Zhi Chao]] (成志超)

==External Links==
*[http://www.weibo.com/u/1947004822 Sina weibo]
*[http://baike.baidu.com/view/1705589.htm#sub5621273 Baidu baike]

[[Category:CDrama]] [[Category:CDrama2012]]

The Queen of SOP

2014-04-17T19:27:37Z

Chasingscarlett:

[[File:ShengNuDeDaiJia.jpg|thumb|200px|Sheng Nu De Dai Jia]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 胜女的代价 / Sheng Nu (Nv) De Dai Jia
*'''English title:''' The Queen of SOP
*'''Also known as:''' SOP女王 / SOP Nu (Nv) Wang / The Price of Being a Leftover Lady
*'''Genre:''' Modern idol drama, romance
*'''Episodes:''' 33
*'''Broadcast network:''' Hunan TV
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2012-Jul-15 start
*'''Air time:''' 19:30
*'''Opening theme song:''' Xi Huan Gu Du (喜欢孤独) ''Enjoy Being Lonely'' by [[Chen Qiao En]]
*'''Ending theme song:''' Zuo Zui Ai Ni De Peng You (做最爱你的朋友) ''Being the Friend who Loves You Most'' by [[Zhang Han]]
*'''Insert song:''' Ji Ge Ni (几个你) ''How Many of You'' by [[Xue Zhi Qian]]

==Synopsis==
After a failed relationship with her former boss and ex-boyfriend Gao Zi Qi, Lin Xiao Jie decides to start her own business with the support of her internet pal Tom. When she finds out that one of her employees, Tang Jun, is actually Tom, and that he's the son of a wealthy business tycoon, she begins to doubt his intentions, resulting in a series of misunderstandings.

==Cast==
[[File:ShengNuDeDaiJia-chart.jpg|thumb|200px|Correlation chart]]
*[[Chen Qiao En]] as Lin Xiao Jie
*[[Zhang Han]] as Tang Jun / Tom
*[[Godfrey Gao]] as Gao Zi Qi
*[[Coco Jiang]] as Bai Ji Qing
*[[Bai Xue (1975)|Bai Xue]] (白雪) as Tang Lan (CEO of Huang Hai. Tang Min & Tang Jun's mother)
*[[Zhang Meng (1988)|Zhang Meng]] as Zeng Chu Chu
*[[Du Ruo Xi]] as Tang Min (Tang Jun's half sister)

===Supporting Cast===
'''Huang Hai's workers/staffs'''
*[[Nie Ya Liang]] (聂雅亮) as Zeng Dong (Director of Huang Hai. Zeng Chu Chu's father)
*[[Xue Zhi Qian]] as Xue Shao Qian (Marketing Planning Department division)
*[[Tang Yi Xin]] as Su Li (Marketing Planning Department division)
*[[Zhou Zi Yin]] (周子茵) as Zhou Su Su (Marketing Planning Department division)
*[[Zheng Fan]] (郑凡) as Zheng Fan (Marketing Planning Department division)

'''Hai Yue's workers/staffs'''
*[[Lu Wen Xue]] (鲁文学) as Gao Guo Cheng (CEO of Hai Yue. Father of Gao Zi Hao & Gao Zi Qi)
*[[Gino]] as Gao Zi Hao (GM of Hai Yue & Gao Zi Qi's half brother)
*[[Kimi Hsia]] as Li Jia Yi (Sales division)
*[[Han Dao Guang]] (韩道光) as Qiao Zong Jian (Director of Marketing Communications)
*[[Anthony]] as Tian Tian (Gao Zi Qi's assistant)
*[[Huang Wei Ting]] (黄薇渟) as Ai Lin (Marketing Communications division)
*[[Cai Shun Jie]] (蔡顺杰) as Bao Luo (Marketing Communications division)
*[[Han Ke Qi]] (韩可棋) as Sha La (Marketing Communications division)
*[[Chen Zhi Hao]] (陈志豪) as Dan Ni Er (Marketing Communications division)
*[[Mei Xian Zhi]] (梅贤志) as Qiao Zhi (Marketing Communications division)
*[[Lu Xin Yan]] (吕欣晏) as An Na (Marketing Communications division)

'''Other'''
*[[Deng Jiu Yun]] (邓九云) as Ai Mi (Bai Ji Qing's manager)
*[[Zhou Xiao Hai]] (周晓海) as Zhou Wen (Housekeeper of Tang Family)
*[[Kitamura Toyoharu]] as Xiao Ma (Li Jia Yi's boyfriend)
*[[Ming Dao]] as Adam Bell (Tang Jun's sworn follower)

==Production Credits==
*'''Producers:''' [[Li Shi Xiang]] (李诗翔), [[Ouyang Chang Lin]]
*'''Director:''' [[Zhang Bo Yu]] (张博昱)

==External Links==
*[http://www.weibo.com/thequeenofsop Sina weibo]
*[http://baike.baidu.com/view/6443599.htm Baidu baike]

{{DramaRing|Hunan TV|19:30|[[Tian Ya Ming Yue Dao]]|[[The Legend of Zhong Kui]]}}

[[Category:CDrama]] [[Category:CDrama2012]] [[Category:Hunan TV]]

Beauties of the Emperor

2014-04-17T19:11:30Z

Chasingscarlett:

[[File:BeautiesoftheEmperor.jpg|thumb|400px|Beauties of the Emperor]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 王的女人 / Wang De Nu Ren
*'''English title:''' Beauties of the Emperor
*'''Also known as:''' 美人心计前传 / Mei Ren Xin Ji Qian Zhuan
*'''Genre:''' Historical Drama, Romance
*'''Episodes:''' 32
*'''Broadcast networks:''' Zhejiang TV, Shenzhen TV, Shanxi TV
*'''Broadcast period''' 2012-Dec-07 start
*'''Air time:''' 19:30
*'''Ending theme song:''' ''Lei Feng Gan'' (淚風乾) by [[Ming Dao]]

==Synopsis==
Men change the world, but women change men. Based on the events of the Chu-Han Contention, what begins as an innocent romance in youth becomes the first in a chain of events surrounding the rightful ruler of the Imperial Throne - Yun Kuang ([[Ming Dao]]) or Hai Tian ([[Luo Jin]]). However, in the hearts of men nothing is ever truly black and white, and the common ground between them is found in the love of a woman, Lu Er ([[Chen Qiao En]]) - who becomes the eye of the storm.

==Cast==
*[[Ming Dao]] as Yun Kuang (Chu Emperor Xiang Yu)
*[[Chen Qiao En]] as Lu Er (Han Empress Lu Zhi)
:*[[Jiang Yi Yi]] as child Lu Er
*[[Luo Jin]] as Hai Tian (Han Emperor Liu Bang)
*[[Yuan Shan Shan]] as Miao Ge (Chu Concubine Yu Ji)
:*[[Wang Jia Hui]] as child Miao Ge
*[[Jin Sha]] as Qi Xi Bing (Han Concubine Qi)
*[[Tian Liang]] as Han Xin
*[[Ren Xue Hai]] (任学海) as Zhang Liang
*[[Li Zhi Nan]] as Xiao He
*[[Lin Yuan]] (林园) as Hua Qing Guo
*[[Tong Li Ya]] as Bo Ji
*[[Gino]] as Xiang Zhuang
*[[Hugo Ng]] (吴岱融) as Fan Zeng
*[[Hu Jing]] as Qing Lian
*[[Louis Fan]] as Zi Ren
*[[Xie Miao]] (谢苗) as Fan Kuai
*[[Marco Li]] as Xiang Liang
*[[Yuan Fei]] as Yun Jiang
*[[Chen Xiao]] as Qin Emperor Zi Ying
*[[Yu Yi]] (于毅) as Hu Hai
*[[Chin Siu Ho]] as Zhang Han
*[[Hu Ya Jie]] (胡亚捷) as Lu Cheng Feng
*[[Shen Bao Ping]] as Liu Tai Gong
*[[Bai Shan]] as Shen Xue Ru
*[[Su Qing]] as Liu Bang's original fiancee
*[[Yang Rong]] as Yu Ru Yi
*[[Liu Jia Yuan]] as Lu Qiao
*[[Han Zi Xuan]] (韩梓轩) as Liu Ying
*[[Lou Zi Hao]] (楼子豪) as Lou Ru Yi
*[[Li Sha]]

== Review by Chasingscarlett ==
It was clear from the very beginning this show was a heavily romanticized re-telling of the Chu-Han Contention and I'm not going to lie, I've seen better. 'Beauties of the Emperor' essentially re-drafts history as a series of love triangles, literally about a new one every few episodes albeit all surrounding at least one of the core four of the series. Using these triangles however, the series uses them to chronicle the transitions these characters will go through to become what history remembers them to be – the powerful Empress Lu Zhi ([[Chen Qiao En]]), the proud Overlord Xiang Yu ([[Ming Dao]]), the tragic Consort Yu ([[Yuan Shan Shan]]) and the renowned Emperor Gaozu (Liu Bang). Even in spite of this however, the series was still heavily flawed. The CGI attempts were laughable, the hairstyles were peculiar and the storytelling was completely inconsistent. The character of Le Er (Qiao En) also transitions frequently, going from moments were she stands strong as a woman, to a weaker-willed girl who dreams of a very specific rescuer – in this case, Yun Kuang (Ming Dao). Throughout the series it is illustrated that however much they love each other they were never supposed to be together and never will be. In this particular story, Le Er and Yun Kuang were each other's first and true love. But your first love isn't always your last love, and your true love isn't always your soul-mate. Despite every flaw and inconsistent story transition the series had, it illustrated that point beautifully, and that is the truest tragedy of the story. The history behind the series was never meant to be its message instead it wanted to illustrate the individual tragic messages behind each person who endured it, rather than the heroes they emerged as. Le Er survived as a woman by spreading kindness to others' advantage but thrived as an Empress on the strength it created. Yun Kuang despite all his strength and courage lived and fought for one woman and died for another. Miao Ge (Shan Shan) lived with the belief that wealth was all she ever wanted but died knowing love was all she ever needed. As for Hai Tian (Liu Bang) he started from the lowest of the four, a drunken gambler whose misfortune of helping others had a habit of leading him into disrepair. He lived by shouldering the destruction of others' actions however thrived from what each experience taught him. With what was given I think the actors did well, with moments that stand out as with every series. The highlight I think for me, being the finale where Qiao En portrays her series finest in the transition of Le Er from Hai Tian's wife to the Empress Lu Zhi, a ruler in her own right - a complete contrast from the young girl she used to be, and suggestive of the woman history remembers her to be. Overall, I wouldn't say this was the best drama I have ever watched but I wouldn't necessarily say it was the worst. I'd recommend it to the right people – to ones who would want to watch a romantic drama than a historical one because it wasn't historical by far albeit, I will give it props for trying at the end. To people looking for a historical drama, I would look elsewhere but to people wanting to watch two romances unfold, and for the undeniable chemistry of its actors, I would recommend it if you can watch past the first three, maybe four, episodes. The beginning could have been better. The ending could have been better. But overall I do think this series was entertaining if you are willing to look past its flaws. Overall rating 6.5/10.

==Production Credits==
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Yu Zheng]]
*'''Producer:''' [[Yu Zheng]]
*'''Directors:''' [[Li Hui Zhu]], [[Cheng Zhi Chao]] (成志超)

==External Links==
*[http://www.weibo.com/u/1947004822 Sina weibo]
*[http://baike.baidu.com/view/1705589.htm#sub5621273 Baidu baike]

[[Category:CDrama]] [[Category:CDrama2012]]

Beauties of the Emperor

2014-04-17T18:55:37Z

Chasingscarlett: