Huang Xiaoming and Chen Qiao En Pair Up for 1930's Shanghai C-drama Cruel Romance

New C-drama alert and this one looks interesting enough to catch my eye. Filming has just started for the period 1930’s Shanghai drama called Cruel Romance (Chinese title 锦绣缘华丽冒险 The Destiny of Jin Xiu’s Extravagant Adventure) starring C-actor Huang Xiaoming and TW-actress Chen Qiao En. Huang Xiaoming has been exclusively doing movies for the last five years though this past year in 2013 he did star in the big-budgeted Legend of Patriot Yue Fei with Ruby Lin. I’ve watched so many of Huang Xiaoming’s dramas right when he started getting really famous such as Return of the Condor Heroes, Royal Tramp, the Shanghai Bund remake and they all share the same general vibe. His drama are always very lush and beautiful, very easy to watch but something is always missing. Usually the writing isn’t up to par, but I’ve also yet to find him playing a romantic role with a leading lady that I think is an onscreen magic pairing. Chen Qiao En, who first started as an idol singer and actress in Taiwan, has really been on fire doing dramas in China and this year her turn as the antagonist in the wonky wuxia adaptation of The Swordsman was inexplicably popular and she just took home the Popularity Award at the recent Anhui Television Domestic Chinese Drama Awards. I think she’s got a keen eye for picking dramas, she left TW-dramas on a high with Fated to Love You and her SOP Queen was a major hit in Asia, so I’m curious what this particular story is about that got such a high profile cast together. I had major issues with the Shanghai Bund remake but Huang Xiaoming was ridiculously gorgeous in that particular period garb so if anything this drama will be eye candy up the wazoo. Check out the first official stills and the just releases teaser trailer that may be short but is action and romance packed to the gill.

First teaser preview for Cruel Romance:

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Huang Xiaoming and Chen Qiao En Pair Up for 1930’s Shanghai C-drama Cruel Romance — 32 Comments

SOP on February 11, 2014 at 7:14 AM said:

Yeah captain K. Its really gonna be up the wazoo. Love Joe Chen(Chen Qiao En) eversince The Girl In Blue so am up for this. So excited.

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jyl on February 11, 2014 at 7:18 AM said:

I didn’t watch Shanghai Bund from start to finish but boyyy was Huang Xiaoming ridiculously good-looking in that drama. The stills for Cruel Romance are breathtaking! Maybe I’ll give this one a try~

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vhe on February 11, 2014 at 10:36 AM said:

yahooooo we got Qiao En and Xiao Ming combination!! Both are super popular star.. Looks like this gonna be a hit!

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Jael on February 11, 2014 at 11:02 AM said:

That….that was effing awesome, I was browsing in my college libary when i saw the trailer at the end of the trailer I screamed awesome and everyone turned to look at the crazy girl in their midst. but seriously the drama looks like it will be a action/romance/thriller drama. pls tell me when it’s airing and where I an watch it online

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Lillie on February 11, 2014 at 11:06 AM said:

the book was okay… hope xiaoming and xiao en makes the drama great!

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- Jael on February 11, 2014 at 11:16 AM said:
  
  there was a book? where and how can I get my hands on an engglish verson
  
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- vhe on February 11, 2014 at 11:56 AM said:
  
  I heard this is adapted from best seller novel 🙂 I hope this turn out as a great drama! can’t wait…….
  @Jael this thread has update information about Cruel Romance http://asianfanatics.net/forum/topic/793196-upcoming-cruel-romance-%26-38182%3B%26-32483%3B%26-32536%3B%26-21326%3B%26-20029%3B%26-20882%3B%26-38505%3B/
  
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cvang010 on February 11, 2014 at 12:14 PM said:

love the trailer! this reminded me when HXM was in Shanghai Bund! HXM looks great in 1930s style and looks hot as a gangster.

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- oi on February 11, 2014 at 12:47 PM said:
  
  agree!! looking forward to the sexy manly gangstar!
  
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oi on February 11, 2014 at 12:45 PM said:

This will be on my Must Watch List. So beautiful in every aspect. Qiao En dramas usually so good! Adore her acting specially beside the handsome Xiao Ming 😉 kyaaaaaaa when will this air???

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mj on February 11, 2014 at 12:49 PM said:

Great! I like to see Joe & Ming together. It will be amazing show..

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tia on February 11, 2014 at 12:57 PM said:

Omg I am so looking forward to this because I’ve heard the book is so good too. but lets hope they don’t do and go change the plot completely. (Finger cross)

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gf on February 11, 2014 at 1:00 PM said:

omg i am so excited!!! HXM and Joe!!!! yayyyyyyy~~~~~~~

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joe on February 11, 2014 at 1:18 PM said:

Ockoala I surprised you actually quite late about this drama o.O
btw, Cruel Romance just finished filming on Feb 7.. And yesterday the second batch of stills out!! The same same Gorgeous Stills!
This became one of the most anticipated drama in China 😀

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mtoh on February 11, 2014 at 1:27 PM said:

Hawick is coming with a new drama, Xiao Ming now too.., all these Korean dramas.., I see no sleeping in up coming months.

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- joe on February 11, 2014 at 1:40 PM said:
  
  now you because pop out Hawick name… there’s a rumor he will be in a next upcoming drama with Qiao En too!!
  
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  - joe on February 11, 2014 at 1:42 PM said:
    
    sigh I mean: now because you pop out Hawick name
  - mtoh on February 12, 2014 at 2:47 PM said:
    
    Oh, that happen how? Girl is lucky.
  - tia on February 13, 2014 at 12:04 AM said:
    
    What do you mean? Why playing with Hawick is lucky??
Mnicolas on February 11, 2014 at 2:03 PM said:

I love her so I am all in

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vis on February 11, 2014 at 3:08 PM said:

Thanks for the post! I happened upon the news of this c-drama not too long ago and got totally excited with this pairing! I hope the story will be compelling from start to end, that’s so rare in c-dramas these days… does anyone know when it will air? I hope it’ll be this year because I seriously can’t wait a whole year or more!

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genki on February 11, 2014 at 3:19 PM said:

Kyaaaaa QE new drama!! I really love her <3 This looks so good, can't wait to see her and HXM chemistry.

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dora on February 11, 2014 at 3:27 PM said:

I can’t wait for this drama to air. The trailer looks amazing! The new batch of stills also damn gorgeous! Yeah he when will the last time I’m chasing a drama? This one high probably will get me hook again..I miss it

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dramagurll on February 11, 2014 at 4:14 PM said:

just a quick correction. huang xiaoming did summer’s desire with barbie xu and peter ho. not sure which year, but it should be within the last five years.

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?????????? on February 11, 2014 at 8:26 PM said:

I can NEVER forget “Fated to love U”.that drama was so damn good. It was my last Taiwanese drama.

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- momo on February 12, 2014 at 12:04 AM said:
  
  You should watch Sop Queen, that was so great.. and so cute!!
  
  Joe and Zhang Han made one of the cuteeest pairing ever.
  
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  - ?????????? on February 12, 2014 at 12:41 PM said:
    
    ThanX !! I’m so gonna check that out.
    
    ^o^
momo on February 11, 2014 at 11:57 PM said:

Joe Chen is getting prettier and prettier.. Really like her acting, girl so charming on screen. I just love her… Hope she not only success in carreer but also bless in getting her Mr.Right soon.. I wanna see xiao qiao en 🙂

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uniqueshop4u on February 12, 2014 at 8:02 AM said:

Joe Chen and Huang Xiaoming…ahhhhh!!!! Nothing better than that…thank you for posting this Ms. Koala…can’t wait to see this drama…fighting!!!

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faythe on February 12, 2014 at 10:16 PM said:

I love love the casts, but I hope that the show is better than the book. Someone gave a summary of the book and the main couple are not so great. He’s too stubborn and she’s too stupid. So I really really hope that their character in the drama will deviate from the characters in the book.

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dramabook12 on February 13, 2014 at 11:30 AM said:

The trailer looks awesome! I can’t wait for it. Love the lead lady since Easy Fortune Happy Life & Queen SOP. The main guy is so good-looking & need to watch his dramas maybe.

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arsy on November 25, 2020 at 2:34 AM said:

joe chen&huang xiao ming pasangan yg luar biasa,ga bosen wlpn nonton berkali-kali,,,semoga pasangan ini dipasangkan kembali didrama yg lain atau cruel romance 2,,,,

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