#The Legend of Chen Zhen

[fuforthought]

A quick dose of action from the Chinese tv series, The Legend of Chen Zhen aka Jing Wu Hero Chen Zhen (2002)

Some of you may recognize the lead actor as the Tai Chi Master from Ip Man 4.

[mydaylight]

Do you like the flowers? Yesterday I passed the greenhouse and saw them in full bloom, so I told them to send you some. I like them very much. Thank you Your Majesty.

LEGEND OF ZHEN HUAN | Episode 4

[kdram-chjh]

Cdrama: Zang Hai Zhuan (2024?)

ENGSUB 【藏海传 Zang Hai Zhuan】 杀青特辑：全阵容官宣！郑晓龙执导现场曝光， 肖战张婧仪新造型亮相 | 肖战/张婧仪/周奇/黄觉 | 古装 奇幻 | 优酷 YOUKU

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WLsPr1ociU

[linggluu]

当初

[jotunvali02]

The return of Chen Zhen (2010)

Or "Donnie Yen looking extremely hot in any outfit".

Especially covered in shiny sweat and blood ^q^ Thick, shredded muscles look way better in the open after all.

We can recognize him only from his arms doing that little jolt when he plays piano.

"l'Internationale"? I love him a thousand more.

His bitchy sassy smile gets me everytime.💘

Ass, plump, naked or in tight leather (or latex?) pants. ^q^

Beautiful in any outfit but exceptionally, incredibly hot in white.🥵

He can fly too apparently.

He does the stabby-stabby thing to his enemies like Akira does in John Wick 4.🗡️🗡️🗡️

These lips, oh god... how must it feel to be kissed by them?🥰💋

And his eyes, sigh....🥺 so many emotions in these eyes. Like they're set ablaze and grow three sizes when he begins a fight. Like two big spheres of fire and sparkles.

🔥✨🔥✨

[guzhuangheaven]

It is nevertheless hilarious to think that New Huan Zhu Ge Ge, Bu Bu Jing Xin and Legend of Zhen Huan all filmed at the same time at the same place (you can see repeat locations across at least 2 of these dramas - the stairs that Ruoxi falls down is also in NHZGG).

Anyway, as a result of this:

The actress who played the Empress Dowager in Zhen Huan also played (a different) Empress Dowager in NHZGG and basically just moved between sets. There was one point where I'm sure they reused a costume piece for the 2 characters.

The actor who played Zhen Yuan Dao (Zhen Huan's father) apparently also had minor roles in both NZHGG and BBJX, which was probably just as well since he already had his head shaved.

It's amazing that Nicky Wu and Chen Jianbin are the same age playing the same emperor in Zhen Huan and BBJX and look...completely different.

The Zhen Huan set was full of women so apparently Chen Jianbin used to go over to the BBJX set to play basketball with the guys there.

Jiang Xin (Hua Fei in Zhen Huan) and Ye Zu Xin (Tenth Prince in BBJX) apparently fell in love on set?!

[dangermousie]

In support of Hot General Summer (tm)

I realized that my recent poll not only lacked visual support but also left out a lot of my fave cdrama generals. So, in support of my Hot General Summer agenda:

Xiao Qi, Rebel Princess

Wei Wu Ji, Sound of the Desert

Ling Buyi, Love Like the Galaxy

Zhousheng Chen, One and Only

Zhao Yun, God of War Zhao Yun

Sima Yi, Secret of Three Kingdoms

Han De Rang, The Legend of Xiao Chuo

Zhan Beiye, Legend of Fuyao

Gao Chang Gong, Lan Ling Wang

Xiang Yu, Story of Han Dynasty

Cao Pi, The Advisors’ Alliance

Meng Tiang Fang, Ancient Terracotta War Situation

Chu Bei Jie, General and I

Zhu Zan, Jin Jiu Ling

Wolfie, The Wolf

Xiang Yu, Legend of Chu and Han

Cheng Yi, The Promise of Chang’an

Liu Xiu, Singing All Along

Huo Xin, Painted Skin the Resurrection

Meng Qi You, Glamorous Imperial Concubine

Yang Bros, The Young Warriors

Weng Gui, Princess Jieyou

Xiao Ping Zhang, Nirvana in Fire 2

Pei Zhao, Maiden Holmes

Ji Ye, Novoland Eagle Flag

Zhu Qi Zhen, Imperial Doctress (it’s a reach he’s an emperor. But he leads his force in battle and I wanted Wallace Huo there so...)

Yuan Ling, Lost Love in Times

Yi Xiao Chuan, The Myth

Gu Tingye, The Story of Ming Lan

Lu Bu, Three Kingdoms 2010

Xu Lingyi, The Sword and the Brocade

Yue Fei, Patriot Yue Fei

Xiang Yu, The Myth

Ping Zhang, Nirvana in Fire 2

Guo Jing, Legend of Condor Heroes 2008

Xiang Yu, The Legend of Qin

[frie-ice]

After I learned about Kung Fu Panda's newest character Zhen, I got the idea to do a crossover collage on Awkwafina's (Nora Lum) voice acting roles. At first I wanted to focus on Sisu and Zhen alone, but when I decided to add in Ms. Tarantula as well it was only fair to include genderbend Scuttle from the 2023 remake of The Little Mermaid. The background wallpaper of the collage was a textless poster of Awkwafina as Chen "Katy" Ruiwen, from Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

[renewedmotionforjudgment]

Me seeing my moots watching Legend of Zhen Huan/empresses in the palace:

But as I was telling @mercipourleslivres and @silviakundera, one of my favorite fun fact about Zhen Huan is that the director got some flack for casting at the start, because people didn’t think Chen Jia Bing was attractive enough even though he’s considered to be an excellent actor. Bc at the time, Jade Heart Lock Palace and BBJX just aired. And the director’s rebuttal more or less was “that’s the point. Nowadays there’s too many attractive princes in historicals. This is what a 40 year old emperor is supposed to look like.”

It’s the opposite of the discourse on casting of lan ling wang the same year, aka that Feng Shao Feng wasn’t attractive enough to play the IRL Prince which by historical accounts was so attractive he had to wear a mask in battle.

[zalrb]

ohhh would love to hear the actors that came to mind with that “they got that dog in them” post

so, like, this is in terms of their performance and it asked specifically about if it caught me off guard.

bill hader -- did not know bill hader could do this.

i had never seen sarah goldberg in anything before barry but

same with julia garner, when i saw her as ruth on ozark i was like oh ok ok, i see you.

dominqiue fishback

i was contemplating if i was going to put zendaya on this especially because outside of euphoria, which i've spoken about, her areas for improvement are clearer, and even in certain parts of season 2, which only makes sense because you can always improve, but i'm going to put her on because she and the soundtrack is what got me through both seasons and i had the same reaction in season one that i did with julia

bryan cranston

there was someone else but i forgot. if it's going to be a character, it's going to be something like chen zhen in fist of legend

which i don't think really counts.

[deathcupcake]

I haven't gone through my drama screenshots for a long time (truthfully, I haven't been taking many), so I'm dumping a selection here, along with the list of Asian dramas and movies that I watched in 2022. I did not realize how much I had consumed. Most of these are from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, but an occasional Japanese or Korean production sneaks in. Mind you, I also watch a bunch of non-Asian dramas and movies as well. My watch list is SO LONG.

Movies

American Girl

Big Brother

Bleach

Double World

Extraordinary Mission

I Missed You

All four Ip Man movies

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

Love O2O

Oversize Love

Super Me

The Legend of the Demon Cat

Your Love Song

Dramas

Being A Hero

Love Between Fairy and Devil

Minning Town

Ms. Cupid in Love

My Unicorn Girl

No Boundary 1 & 2

Pachinko

Rainless Love in a Godless Land

Road to Rebirth

Squid Game

Sword Snow Stride

The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty

Tinted With You

Who Rules the World

Television Shows (I only watch an episode here and there, not the full season)

Call Me By Fire, Season 2

Street Dance of China, Season 4

Did not finish (but still plan to someday)

Alchemy of Souls

Monstrous Me

Moonlight Romance

Tomorrow

Dropped (either too boring or made me roll my eyes too much)

Ancient Love Poetry

Novoland Pearl Eclipse

2023 is already off to a strong start, so I expect to have a similar list next year!

[mydaylight]

Your Majesty put this pair of jade bracelets on my wrists yourself when I first entered the prince's manor. We were hoping that like those bracelets, we would see each other day and night. But now Your Majesty believes that I've done wrong, and perhaps doesn't wish to see me again. At that time, with these bracelets at hand, Your Majesty told me, that if I gave birth to a prince, the position of Fujin would be mine.

LEGEND OF ZHEN HUAN | Episode 72

[yibennianyaji]

Who are known as the best stylists in cdramas? Who are some costume designer/stylists that have caught your attention?

There isn't so much styling directors/costume designers who are considered "good", as much as consistent or well known (because they've had very prominent works, but doesn't mean all their work has been well received). Huang Wei is probably seen as one of the more consistent ones (though she's gotten some criticism recently for similar costumes across the dramas she's done). Fang Sizhe (costume) and Zhang Shuping (hair/makeup) are very well known names, but not necessarily always considered good (they did do Rise of Phoenixes, which won a lot of praise for costumes). Other well known names include Shirley Chan (陈顾方), Chen Tongxun (陈同勋), Yee Chung-man (奚仲文), Song Xiaotao, Ru Meiqi.

(Mentioning just the historical works)

Huang Wei: Shen Yin, My Journey to You (reported), Wu Geng Ji, A Dream of Splendor, Till the End of the Moon, Back From the Brink, The Legend of Xiao Chuo, Immortality, One and Only, Ever Night, Tribes and Empires, THe Longest Day In Chang’an. She also worked on Journey of Flower with JoyBell Chan (陈乐勤).

Fang Sizhe: Immortal Samsara (costume designer, Shirley Chan was styling director), A Journey to Love, Rise of Phoenixes (costume), Mysterious Lotus Casebook (costume, Shirely Can styling director),, Who Rules the World, Story of Kunning Palace, Stand By Me (costumes), Love and Redemption (costumes), Novoland Pearl Eclipse (with Shirley Chan), Eternal Faith, Bu Bu Jing Xin

Zhang Shuping: Eternal Love of Dream, Love and Destiny, The Rebel Princess (one of the costume designers), Ruyi’s Royal Love In the Palace, War of Flowers, Lost Love In Times, Ming Dynasty

Shirley Chan: In addition to the ones mentioned above, she also worked on Bu Bu Jing Xin, Chinese Paladin 1 & 3, Love and Redemption, Under the Power, Nobel Aspirations, Swords of Legends, Listening Snow Tower

Yee Chung-man: Best known for Curse of the Golden Flower, also did Novoland: Eagle Flag and The Golden Hairpin

Chen Tongxun: Best known for Legend of the Demon Cat, also did Legend of Zhen Huan (Empresses In the Palace), The Emperor’s Love, The Legend of Shen Li, Legend of Dugu, Joy of Life, The Untamed, The Wolf,, The Blue Whisper, The Sword and Brocade

Song Xiaotao: Chinese Paladin 1 & 3, Imperial Doctress, Untouchable Lovers (costume, not hair), Wu Xin: The Monster Killer, Palace, Winter Begonia, Story of Yanxi Palace, Legend of Haolan, The Ingenious One, Royal Feast

Ru Meiqi: Nirvana In Fire, Jin Yong’s Wuxia Universe, White Cat Legend, Thousand Years of Love

JoyBell Chan: Eternal Love of Dream, The Romance of Tiger and Rose

For newer names, Xi Jingkai and Tan Limin are the Goodbye My Princess costume designers and won some love there, though haven't had anything prominent since. Yi Xiaoya did Love Between Fairy and Devil and got some attention for that. Han Guangren got some attention with Word of Honor and recently did The Blood of Youth. I liked Li Yuling’s work with Serenade of Peaceful Joy. I also liked The Glory of Tang Dynasty team (Hou Yunyi and Guan Yue).

[linggluu]

can't believe Gao Zhan, Liu Bingyi, Gu qianfan and Yun Xiang all look exactly the same.

(mr gu still has been through some shit though)

[guzhuangheaven]

Legend of Zhen Huan :: Chen Sisi as Cao Qinmo

[winterbaebucky]

2022 Year in Review

Rules: Answer the questions about 2022 and tag some people!

stole from @stanning-seb back in 2018

Top 5 films you watched in 2022:

Sing 2

Ip Man

Spider-Man No Way Home

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

The VVitch

Top 5 TV shows in 2022:

Moon Knight

Derry Girls

Moon Knight

The Rings of Power

Moon Knight (because it was that good)

Top 5 songs of 2022:

Una Vida by Natalia Lafourcade

Leave the Door Open by Anderson Paak and Bruno Mars

Varúò by Sigur Rós

Undercover Martyn by Two Door Cinema Club

The Measure of Things by Oscar Isaac

Top 5 books you read in 2022:

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. Dobbs

How to Love by Thich Nhat Hanh

Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu

Freestyle by Gale Galligan

Five Good/Positive things that happened to you in 2022:

I got a second job and got some wonderful new coworkers

I went to Disneyland with my two best friends and had a wonderful time

I went to Universal Studios for the first time in years with my seester and had the best time

I got a really really nice for free :D

I actually DID get a break during the holidays and I’m so freaking grateful

PLEASE DO IF YOU SEEEEE