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Yang Mi is a Vision in White as Filming Wraps on Fantasy C-drama Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles Peach Blossoms

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After five months filming has wrapped on the C-drama adaptation of popular fantasy period novel Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms. Not to be confused with the C-movie adaptation which also wrapped recently starring Crystal Liu and Yang Yang, the C-drama version is just as star-studded with Mark Chao and Yang Mi headlining as the star-crossed and reincarnation … Continue reading →

New C-drama Stills for Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms Brings to Life the Fantasy World of Ancient Gods

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Ravishing is the first adjective that comes to mind when I laid eyes on the newest batch of official drama stills for the upcoming C-drama adaptation of popular fantasy romance novel Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms. Starring Mark Chao and Yang Mi, the source novel by writer Tang Qi Gong Zi has a huge following and the live … Continue reading →

Yang Mi Shines in First Drama Stills of Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms

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I’ve always preferred traditional wuxia dramas over the skewing younger fantasy wuxia with more special effects that come across like an RPG visual. It’s pretty telling that many of the recent years fantasy wuxia dramas have been adopted from popular role playing video games as both the games and such dramas remain quite popular in China. Not as common as … Continue reading →

Yang Mi and Mark Chao are Stunning in Official Stills from C-drama Version of Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms

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Now this is what I call looking good for a fantasy wuxia conceptual character posters. The first official goodies are out for the C-drama adaptation of popular fantasy period novel Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms. This is the C-drama version that is filming at the exact same time as the C-movie version, so don’t get the two … Continue reading →

Mark Chao Unleashes His Piercing Gaze in New Fashion Pictorial

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The meteoric rise of Taiwan actor Mark Chao is probably second only to Kai Ko, and both really have to thank luck for a big part of it. Mark’s first acting role was the second male lead opposite Vic Zhou in TW-drama Black & White, which netted him a Golden Bell Best Actor award, and after that he did the … Continue reading →

C-novel Three Lives Three Worlds Gets Two Adaptations: Movie with Crystal Liu-Yang Yang and Drama with Yang Mi-Mark Chao

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I guess it’s confirmed now that C-actor Yang Yang is the current It Boy of the industry. Last year it was Li Yi Feng thanks to the hit fantasy wuxia drama Legend of the Ancient Sword, and probably more than coincidence that Yang Yang is this year’s big popularity surge since the two guys did the summer drama adaptation of popular … Continue reading →

Huang Xiaoming and Angelababy Tie the Knot in Lavish Wedding Ceremony Attended by Bevy of A-list Stars

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Money was clearly no limitation for the lavish and star-studded wedding ceremony of top Chinese stars Huang Xiaoming and Angelababy. It was as luxurious and over-the-top as Jay Chou‘s nuptials to Hannah Quinlivan last year, minus only the English castle backdrop but plus dozens more celebrity guests since it wasn’t a destination wedding. The newlyweds actually got married officially a … Continue reading →

Alien Fantasy C-movie Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe with Mark Chao and Yao Chen Drops Action Trailer

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Looks like Chinese movies are getting in on the alien adventure yarns as upcoming big budget blockbuster Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe (鬼吹灯之九层妖塔 Ghost Blowing Lamp The Nine Story Demon Tower) gets a September 30th premiere date just in time for the Chinese national holiday vacation stretch. Starring Mark Chao, Yao Chen, Rhydian Vaugan, Li Chen, and Tang Yan, the movie combines … Continue reading →

High Profile Star Couple Gao Yuan Yuan and Mark Chao Wed in Taipei Ceremony

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It was Thanksgiving week in the US but just an ordinary last week of November everywhere else. It was a celebrity star-studded wedding week for a high profile entertainment couple that actually had their entire romance chronicled by the media and still made it to the altar. Congrats are in order for C-movie star Gao Yuan Yuan, a talented and … Continue reading →

Mark Chao and Janine Chang Show Exes Can Work Together in Second Exciting Black & White Movie

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Those of you in living in Greater China will have a fun new movie coming up during the upcoming national holidays in Taiwan and China. The second prequel movie to Black & White will be dropping in the 1st and 2nd of October in China and Taiwan, respectively, with still only Mark Chao reprising his career starting role while Vic … Continue reading →

Mark Chao Partners Up with Best Friend Lin Geng Xin for Second Black & White Prequel Movie

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It’s been five-years since the critically acclaimed TW-drama Black & White, which spawned talks of a sequel or even movie reuniting the cop partner duo of Vic Zhou as Pi Zi and Mark Chao as Ying Xiong. For various reasons that never materialized and two years ago Director Tsai and Mark did reunite for the first movie prequel called Black … Continue reading →

High-profile Couple Mark Chao and Gao Yuan Yuan Register Their Marriage in Beijing

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When two beautiful talented successful people are in love and happen to be celebrities, the media wedding watch switches on the second the couple goes public. Movie stars Gao Yuan Yuan and Mark Chao have been dating for two years since meeting on the set of their movie thriller Caught in the Web. The romance was quickly acknowledged despite the … Continue reading →

TVBS Magazine Releases Top-10 Most Powerful Star Ranking in Taiwan

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Given that this is just the subjective assessment of one major Taiwanese entertainment publication TVBS Magazine, it’s still pretty darn accurate in my estimation. The power rankings are out for the top Taiwanese entertainers of 2013 with ten selected from each gender. It’s not just the actors but includes singers and models and folks who straddle multiple industries. The two … Continue reading →