Linmon Pictures to Produce a Follow Up Drama to A Journey to Love with Liu Shi Shi and Liu Yu Ning
The production company Linmon Pictures will be producing a sequel of sorts to 2023 wuxia period C-drama A Journey to Love (一念关山 Yi Nian Guan Shan or A Remembrance of the Mountains). The sequel’s title is 一念江南 Yi Nian Jiang Nan which means A Remembrance of the South and will get a English title later. It will not be a continuation of the story but likely set in the same universe and from the same production company should visually have the same mood and flourishes. Directing will be the director of A Dream of Splendor and filming is slated to start in Q1 2025.
Is this true?? Will LYN and LSS reprise their role??? I highly doubt it tho butbomg if true this drama is my fave!
Well, if this is true, please let the people survive. LYN is becoming the BWS of China, where his character dies in all his recent costume dramas, with Pearl Girl, Journey to Love, Heroes (both of them), etc.
You are right…his characters did not end happily.
Well he is so convincing playing a sick character that’s why lol
LYN wasn’t even sick in JTL… just on a death mission lol. Cheng Yi is spitting blood throughout all his costume dramas and he probably has a higher survival rate than LYN 😅
@Soph on: thanks for in the info. I only watch 2 LYN drama legend of anle and the story of pearl Girl. In both he got sick. The moment his character spitting blood in TSOPG, I was saying, not again. I just giggle abit thinking, even as a leads he is dying? :))
That first image is beautiful. I loved this drama so I would be interested in a sequel if it was set in the same universe. The story created such an interesting world with many well-rounded characters and factions.
I actually thought after I finished AJTL that a sequel about how Princess Yang Ying and Li Tong Guang navigate their new roles and relationship would be cool.
Yes! Omg that would be great! They could really have a spin-off/sequel with their relationship dynamics from enemies to allies to lovers. They have such great chemistry together as well even in the short time they were a “couple” in the last few episodes.
And you’re so right! I love this story as well and the world building is just amazing. So many possible stories to tell
@Choochoo: Right?! There are so many juicy tropes in their potential love story along with how they handle taking power, dealing with all the court politics and inter-country diplomacy, how they will manage without the Scarlet guards.
I think a sequel will, however, struggle to follow on from the beautiful brotherhood of the Six Realms Hall boys (plus honorary members RuYi and Yang Ying). Their unconventional family really helped make the drama for me.
This is what I want! 🙏😅 There’s a a super good YouTube edit of the limited screen time Yan Ying and Li Tong Guang had, and man, I would watch that drama!! Haha
@lu: I’m going to go and look for that video edit on Youtube now lol😅
Probably everybody dies in the end.
First they will have that baby that they teased us with the whole drama, then they die. Happy ending would be if the baby survives.
I liked Princess Yang Ying.the main CP became boring.
Wait so they are remaking the exact story with a better ending or making a whole new story with different characters and actors? So confusing… or a sequel with unrelated characters but characters existing near events that ended from the first?🙃🤨
Anti-fan of LYN will rise in arms. Oh my…here they come.
Does he still have lots of anti fans?
imo not really that many. most comments/criticisms about him were mostly bec of his own statements like one of his most controversial statement was ‘you don’t need acting skills for custom dramas and you only need to look good’ then he keep on joining custom dramas in the recent years instead of preparing to make and release a proper album. He’s also a repeated offender on making snide remarks borderline bullying remarks to other artists during his many livestreams.
@cdramas, he is not doing himself any flavours…
@HL Depends on how you define anti-fan. If you think someone who criticize his visuals and/or acting is an anti-fan, then yes he has many.
@cdramas I have watched LYN’s livestream and he did not say that. You shouldn’t spread misinformation.
in which everyone also dies? No thanks. Im done crying.
Woow. Excited here😍..hopefully they don’t kill his character again😆…need a comfort after the terrible story and direction of his latest drama.
Sighs…loved the first half but second half was super questionable *ahem writer. The whole main casts were a great ensemble team which were the heart of the show and knew how to play their roles.
He is already has drama? What a hardworking actor, congratulation.
Everyone was dead! They forgot that?? The trauma I had, like I won’t ever recommend this to anyone but people I secretly dislike.
Lol I don’t think Liu Shishi will work with Linmon again after they and Liu Yuning scammed her. It’ll prob be Liu Yuning with another beautiful + popular actress.
@lol You know A Journey To Love casted Liu Yuning first and Liu Shishi accepted the drama knowing he is the male lead right? Liu Shishi’s husband is also one of the investors of A Journey To Love.
You must be daft if you think Liu Yuning who has no background and no company has the power to scam Liu Shishi.
@Rain: I didn’t know Nicky invested in the drama. I wondered what he had been up to over the last few years as he seems to have retired from acting
@Sunny Strawbear is his company and one of the investors of AJTL.
He should be doing well. I have seen him on the occasional variety show and magazine, I think he spends the rest of his time with his family, I often see hot-searches of him and Shishi bringing their son out.
@Rain: Thanks! That’s really good to know he focuses on his family and is even supporting his wife’s career. Seems like LSS is one of the few who made a good marriage in her generation of actresses.
She’s a senior and where do you get that idea that LYN has capability of scamming senior artists? You sound stupid. It took him 4 yrs singing on the street, didn’t accept any lead roles immediately after getting popular. That man worked hard to where he is right now. He doesn’t even have official merch, doesn’t have a physical album, doesn’t like magazines and picky with his endorsements just because he doesn’t want his fans to hoard. If he want to scam anyone,he should start scamming his fans. Hate LYN slander!
This is what Liu Yuning actually said in his livestream.
‘He knows his acting skills are not up to par so he chose to act in costume idol dramas because costume idol drama places more emphasis on filters, styling and special effects than on acting skills.’
Not once did he say acting skills were not needed, antis took his words out of context and tried to paint him in a negative light. The livestream is from 7th June 2022 and is available on his Weibo page. Feel free to watch and verify.
I see…I cannot imagine he will break his rice bowl with unsuitable words. He is actually a very smart guy and have good language skills. Liu Yining have navigate his career very well from a street performer to now.
He has worked very hard to get to where he is, jeopardising that would be dumb move.
Thanks for clearing that up, but it still sounds pretty damning to me when an actor himself says that about idol dramas. Does this mean we’re all clowns for enjoying such dramas and praising an idol actor or actress’ skills? 😅
he’s just being honest. it’s obviously not needed. just look at people like JJY who get lead role after lead role just playing herself with the same exact make-up, dangly bits, and hair frays in every role.
@CB He wasn’t saying that actors in idol dramas lack acting skills or are bad at acting. His point was that exceptional acting skills aren’t necessarily required for idol dramas.
He might have been a bit too honest but it’s the truth. While I expect a certain degree of acting skills in an idol drama I certainly do not expect award winning acting. I personally watch and enjoy mostly idol dramas and I agree with him.
Depends on how you look at it. Quite a few of these popular actresses/actors cannot act to save their lives. I believe that their popularity is based on other factors. This hypothesis is supported by the fact that many actors/actresses cannot be in relationships, have to act like they’re in relationships with co-stars to promote dramas, and use money to buy likes and attention. None of this has anything to do with acting. If a lot of the more popular ones with the crazy stans could actually ACT, they wouldn’t need all these things to be successful. However, I also have to remind myself that idol dramas are aimed at teenagers and young adults. Hence the promoting of this delusional and toxic culture.
Bfffff they seem to just wanna ride on the back of successful drama, they already said this drama not a continuation and it is not by the same characters, just totally different story in the same universe of Journey to love.
I am so happy for LYN. I prefer him with older leading ladies.
I’ll watch if LYN won’t reprise his smarmy acting in AJtL. Even as much as I love LSS, she can’t save the drama if the main love lines become so stale and cringe worthy. LOL.
Yay I loved seeing them play in a drama together. How wonderful it would be to see them again. Kudos
Wow such a great news for us! Hope to see their acting once again, still can’t move on AJTL ❤️❤️
Not South. Its Southern River ot South of the River. The river part is important. Or just JiangNan. You just took the soul out of JiangNan
Are they working together or is it just the production team? If it’s true that they are working together then I’m estatic.
The writer should focus more on the life and romance aspect of the show and make the war minimal. LYN and LSS had so much potentials of a cat and dog relationship back in ep 3 of AJTL, but sad that it was so short. Plus, I still think their best kiss scene was in ep 24.