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Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Releases New Stills of Kim Ki Bum and Wallace Chung — 17 Comments

  1. I’m choking at the sight of Kibum as duan yu. He doesn’t look the part at all. And that robe kills my eyes. I was open to trying this out too, since I loved the previous adaptations but I think watching Kibum as duan yu might just kill me

    • LOL, I know, but both girls were dressed almost identically in both roles, and their XLN pictures are easier to find and better quality.

  2. Kim Ki Bum has some serious growing up to do before he can pose as Duan Yu. If you need a young, k actor for the role, why not get Song Joong-Ki? But maybe this role is too flimsy for Joong-Ki. I’m waiting for Wallace’s Best Time to roll out in January.

    • There was absolutely no reason to use a Korean actor except on the off chance of attracting K pop/entertainment fans.

      I can alread tell that this will be disaster… who thinks wuxia hero when he looks at Wallace Chung?

  3. I want to cry and laugh. And repeat that process. I wonder what did people think when they cast the characters. Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils is my favorite Louis Cha’s book and I have watched two adaptations of the series already, the 1997 TVB and the 2003 one. To me, the 2003 was the best adaptation so far. I wish I can say that I will keep an open mind about this adaptation, but I think I lost most of the hope. I adore Wallace Cheung, but somehow when I look at him I still see Gu Xi Zhao, and I would rather him play Duan Yu or Murong Fu because he could totally pull those roles off. However, I can see some spirit of Qiao Feng, even if right now it looks like he still lack that majestic, commanding, larger-than-life air when one thinks of Qiao Feng. Qiao Feng is not just a beggar, but like this ultimate perfect hero.

    As for Ki Bum as Duan Yu, I have no idea what did they even think when they chose him for the role. He got that youthful, naive air around Duan Yu, but ultimately there is something…off about him. Perhaps it is because of the costume, which is mortifying at best. If Duan Yu is flamboyant then maybe he would actually wear such a color, but he isn’t. At heart, Duan Yu is still a scholar and a devoted Buddhist, and it is very hard to see him in such a robe like that. Maybe I’m bias because Duan Yu is my favorite character in the book, but still.

    PS: I prefer to remember Carmen Lee as Xiaolongnu than as Wang Yu Yan. I have some pathological hatred against that character. Her character development is almost nil.

  4. I think among the three beauties Carmen Lee is at least a decent actress. She did well in the mother daughter dual role in DGSD and had good chemistry with Benny Chan. BTW I think Benny Chan is the best Duan Yu I have seen so far. Generally I despise this character. He seems to lose all character the moment he met Wang Yu Yan and becomes her lap dog who follows her around but Benny Chan somehow makes Duan Yu seems charming and cute.

  5. Yes, & they have all gone on to play XLN. I will puke blood if this version of Wang Yu Yan plays XLN (if there is another remake)

    • there is another remake out soon that will be produced by yumama. i actually think the lady he worked with in schemes of a beauty would make a decent XLN.

  6. I still can’t stop loling forever…. XD

    This one gets the cake on the fact it’s saving all the snarky trolling fans the footwork of manip, they just have to attach paste things tog and viola!

    I still see Wallace’s XF as a lunatic who loves to pick his outfit while the dryer is still on and it’s a cycle of kitchen rugs and rags.

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