C-dramas Release Two Period Pieces with Blossoms of Power Starring Meng Zi Yi and He Yu and Key to the Phoenix Heart with Hou Ming Hao and Ai Mi
So I am still catching up on dramas so don’t have any actual first impressions on either of these C-dramas but it’s good to share the news that C-ent has dropped two more dramas for those in a mid-summer slump looking for something up your alley. This past week Tencent premiered Blossoms of Power with Meng Zi Yi and He Yu and over at iQiyi the platform released Key to the Phoenix Heart with Hou Ming Hao and Ai Mi. Blossoms of Power appeals to me slightly more solely for He Yu but Meng Zi Yi still turns me off not to mention she looks exactly like a few of her recent character types and costumes in Blossom and The Princess’s Gambit. Hou Ming Hao does seem to be playing against his usual type but the pre-released discourse remains focused on the age difference with 17 year old Ai Yi and her underage status. But a good drama will overcome any preconceptions so I’ll wait another week to see how these two even out before diving in.
Watching Blossoms of Power now. It reminds me a bit of Glory from earlier this year – the one with Gulinazha – crossed with a touch of Blossom. MZY’s makeup after her soul migrates over is a little more toned down in some scenes, which helps. I found the drama disjointed in the beginning, so it took about 4 episodes to get into it, but I’m liking it a lot now.
Ai Mi’s agency’s decision maker must be a pedo perv. The agency keeps pushing this underaged girl with old dudes. Even in who rules the world when she was 11 or 13 got paired with twenty something Wang Hong Yi.
Or they are impatient and want her as a lead asap but underaged is underaged. Guess we will see how she fares after this drama. She is not the first to be rushed like this. It can’t be easy because she truly is a good actress. I’m sure she wants to get there too. They just don’t give a variety of projects for that age bracket except school dramas and most of the time they never put same ages actors in those roles.
I can’t bring myself to watch Aimi’s drama knowing her a minor, filming a romance drama with a 11 years older co-star. MZY having the same make-up or looks the same in all her dramas after Blossom.
Is aimi regarded as one of the best actress in the industry that despite her age being a bad factor, the production house and casting director are risking it all for her? Why choose her as if she is the only choice when there are thousands actress not only age appropriate but acting wise good ones.Either big capital are backing her or inside connections are pushing her, or else i don’t think that she has emerged as a great actress from her previous works also.
Meng Ziyi must be scared of getting replaced because her roles and makeup are so similar. She’s either 1) playing a princess of some sort and/or 2) taking revenge. All her upcoming historical roles have the same troupe so fans of hers would probably be elated while the audience gets bored to death.
KOPH – The storyline is carrying the drama so far. I don’t like either HHMH or Ai Mi so no comments on their acting.
I am really enjoying Blossoms of power, it’s hitting all the right notes for me despite me being a bit meh about the actress. Key to the phoenix heart though is missing something for me, am I the only one who finds this production very low quality for some reason? Personally don’t have problem with the age gap but nothing about the show is reeling me in so I’m considering dropping it
Ai Mi just turned 18 today but not sure if that would bring comfort to anyone. So there is that.🤷🏻♀️
Its not lol. She’s basically confirmed as the female lead for Guo Jingming’s Bai Yao Pu and the other lead is Deng Wei, and the comments are all about her age and how her agency is exploiting her. I don’t think the comments are gonna stop even if she turns 20.