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Tag Archives: The Swordsman

Upcoming C-drama The Swordsman Changes the Big Bad to a Female Character

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 27, 2013 by ockoalaJanuary 27, 2013

I’m sure slick and soulless mega-producer Yu Zheng was just savoring all the slings and arrows shot his way during the filming of The Swordsman last year, when he cast actress Chen Qiao En to play the male Big Bad character of Dong Fang Bu Bai and gave the character a love line with hero Ling Hu Chong, who was … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Qiao En, Chen Xiao, The Swordsman, Wallace Huo, Yang Rong, Yuan Shan Shan

The Swordsman Releases 9-minute Trailer Ahead of February 5th Premiere on Hunan TV

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 17, 2013 by ockoalaJanuary 17, 2013

It’s coming. I feel this ominous gush of air headed towards me as Yu Zheng‘s upcoming The Swordsman gets an air date of February 5th on Hunan TV. While this drama filmed at the same time as Da Mo Yao, we haven’t seen any official stills or trailers from DMY because that drama still hasn’t passed SARFT review and gotten … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Qiao En, The Swordsman, Wallace Huo, Yuan Shan Shan

The Swordsman with Wallace Huo Releases Official Posters and Trailer

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 21, 2012 by ockoalaNovember 21, 2012

It’s saying something that I put the poster for Chen Qiao En’s character from the upcoming Yu Zheng drama adaptation of the novel Xiao Ao Jiang Hu (Smiling Proud Wanderer) to top this post. After wrapping filming during the Summer, the official posters and first trailer is out for The Swordsman starring Wallace Huo as Linghu Chong, Yuan Shan Shan … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Qiao En, Chen Xiao, The Swordsman, Wallace Huo, Yang Rong, Yuan Shan Shan

The Swordsman with Wallace Huo Releases a Bevy of Colorful Stills

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 20, 2012 by ockoalaMay 19, 2012

The good things about Yu Zheng‘s upcoming adaptation of The Swordsman (based on Louis Cha‘s novel Smiling Proud Wanderer) I can count on one finger – Wallace Huo as Linghu Chong. Bucking my initial reservations, in the official stills he’s gorgeously hot, angsty, and makes me see him for the first time as a non-bland leading man. The bad things….I … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Qiao En, Chen Xiao, The Swordsman, Wallace Huo, Yuan Shan Shan

Yu Zheng Sends Fans into a Tizzy with April 1st Joke about The Swordsman

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 1, 2012 by ockoalaApril 1, 2012

Yu Zheng actually has a sense of humor. It’s evil, but hella hilarious considering he caused a near riot with his one weibo today. Yumama announced that he was making casting changes for his adaptation of The Swordsman, with Han Dong playing Dong Fang Bu Bai, Chen Qiao En playing Ren Ying Ying, and Yuan Shan Shan playing Dong Fang … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Qiao En, Han Dong, The Swordsman

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