Therefore is the completion of Meng Qiyou, unloved, unwanted, the unluckiest man, ever. In this time of warring k. First, she is the producer, of course she would cast herself and she is sorta famous on TV. Evil uncle of Fuya dies from being stabbed by Duyun. Qiyou died protecting her. He has epic eyebrows, beautifully shaved I suppose you can say that. In fact he has my vote as the most pitiful character ever to grace the TV. Ma Fuya is a princess of the Chu state in 10th-century China. He would do ANYTHING for Fuya, including throwing away his kingdom. In here we have her expressions and she is very expressive. His evil wife died from.. At last, leading lady, the producer, the main girl, Ma Fuya played by Ruby Lin. I said DIE DIE DIE for the entire series and when she does die I was like Oh, shes dead. I cant take the full show as it is too tragic but its not bad in small doses. However his face can be puffy and tired looking. Such a coward. Fu Ya bravely takes on the quest of avenging her family and restoring her kingdom, no matter the cost. Please confirm you want to block this member. The Glamorous Imperial Concubine - Episode 7 | Rakuten Viki But even if she didnt love Yan Kuans character, she might never have fallen for Wallaces either. However only in rare circumstances should dubbed voice be used and with Kara Hui, it magnified her excellent performance. He hated her but for his brother, he put up with her and in the end when he realised she died for him, all hatred forgiven. While the drama focuses on the life of madam and hostess in Taipeis nightclub, the focus is shifting to the circumstances of a murder. Watched it because of Yan Kuan. I was like seriously? Disgusting man. But he just fell into the river without a word, not even Fuya, RUNNNNNN!!!. It is like 1 story at the start, another story in the middle and in the end it self disintegrated, a series so suicidal it just did itself in at the end. I didnt like this series because of Rubys character. He harbours unrequited romantic affections for Fuya and searches for her in vain after her kingdom's usurpation. I never knew she was so brilliant until this performance. Genre: Historical, romance. He actually looks better as he is older and he seems taller too! I always thought if under different circumstances, both he and Liancheng can be BFFs. Whilst Wallace has a sense of fragile weakness to him, Yan Kuan looks like he is strong but yet he can play a weak man as well. Half the time I am not sure what she is thinking, no body language, no emotions, no expression. He died by being way too cunning and not trusting himself. Yes, amateur! Broadcast network: Hunan TV. His best crying scene has to be when he was by the river, munching on the persimmon cake and left tear down, then right tear down as he wonders why wont Fuya love him. Your review is totally entertaining, I loved every word you wrote. This is the longest review ever! But first, let me say why I love this series. 2011; Drama; History; 12. She died much later, and even then by poison. I bet anyone who watches this series will feel pity for Kara Hui and that is why she alone will be the reason why I highly recommend this series. And the last one, Duyun dies after Fuya stabbed him on the neck with her hairpin. In the 10th century, a Chinese princess uses her wiles to gain power and exact vengeance after her uncle seizes the throne and kills her family. You can say she did good things for him but the truth is if Liancheng understands love but doesnt know how to love properly, Xiangyun is someone who thinks she understands love but in the end her sort of love is those that you dont want. Having lost everything except her beloved grandpa Hua, she traveled to Northern Han to seek Lianchengs help to revive her kingdom. In fact if I nitpick I can point out the flaws, many of them and he has a tendency to overact in certain scenes. Best Scene(s)For Tony Yang, when he held his hated enemy in his arms as she died and he cried for her not to die so soon. When he died, I didnt feel sorry for him. She is a conflicted woman. South China Morning Post. And then he became the first and foremost reason, until I decided my heart can have 2 men at one go although Wallace (oh how my heart flutters) remains numero uno since then.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[320,50],'jaynestars_com-small-rectangle-1','ezslot_27',643,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-jaynestars_com-small-rectangle-1-0'); In episode 1 this beautiful man, with the most beautiful head gear and a huge fur coat on his shoulder (like some dead purple fox draped over his shoulder) looking rather sad, melancholic and depressed all rolled into one. I assume Liansi didnt die and return to Northern Han since no news after that sick doll like scene. Basically, The Drop Dead Gorgeous Imperial Concubine, Qing Shi to describe a woman so gobsmackingly beautiful. To make herself the prettiest of all, she cast those lesser in beauty although from what Xiangyun said, on paper she is supposed to be the most beautiful woman in the land of Chu. I have no idea who he is. What a tragic character. He does have a face for extreme closeups. Whatever stupidity I see on screen, Wallace Huos beauty blinded me from the obvious flaws and made me think this series is great. The Glamorous Imperial Concubine ( Chinese: ) is a 2011 Chinese television series based on a novel of the same title by Murong Yin'er (). And for all the reasons above, I highly recommend this series to you. For me Wallace Huo made my day. It started out rather predictable, sorta campy fun, then it became all serious and sorta good, became better in each and every episode but towards the end, just went on and on for so long, the fun is lost, the drama is gone, the story is nowhere to be seen and the ending is just up to interpretation ONLY IF you havent paid attention for the past 5 episodes or so. Just remember, Wallace Huo cries beautifully. I enjoyed Wallaces performance when he is alone, when he is with his co-stars except for when he is with Hong Xiaoling because I dont like that actress. Best SceneAll his scenes with Kara Hui. Oh and also a reason to watch is why TVB could not have given some capable TVB actress a role like Kara Hui is given. He is abusive to her, physically when he hits her, mentally when he ignores her and emotionally when he refuses to return her love. Maybe she hated him? Liancheng dies shielding Fuya from the arrow by Xiangyun. Drama. The drama is based on a novel by the same name by Murong Yinr and marks the production debut of Ruby Lin, who also stars in the series. I always thought Qiyou loved Mei more than as a mother; there were plenty of suggestions he was in love with her but the series never took up that suggestion which is to me such a pity. Possess eyes that could say a thousand words. I suspect she deliberately cast all the hot guys for ratings purposes and the less than pretty ones so that she shines more. You can see the way he looks at her that he is eager to please her, when he knows she is not pleased, his shoulder slumped, like the entire weight of disappointment on his shoulder. Whilst I may joke about the fur on the Northern Han royal family, it does enhance the looks of the actors except why do they still wear the fur in Shu?! However the writer seems obsessed with Ma Fuya and since she is the least interesting character, the entire series went belly up after Du Fei Hong died. This show has a strange way of turning rational persons into fan girls. They just trashed a great love story by introducing a new villain just a few episodes from the end who despite his obvious evil intent is managing to fool . Duwan dies being strangled, so her baby dies in her, by Concubine Han. I hated this character and I didnt feel sad at all when she died. What more can I say? However I did not like this character at first when he seems overly concerned over Fuya. Maybe because he has done a lot to atone for his sins and also because Ma Fuyas father would have thrown away his kingdom sooner or later with his almost incestuous fixation over his only daughter which I find annoying to say the least. i knw.. kara should be gven better roles in tvb. He has this beautiful looking face and his acting as Han Ming is ok. Basically he doesnt have much to do. This is one character who doesnt know love at all, worse than Liancheng, he just want to possess and so we can assume he rapes the conscious but drugged out Liansi. Movies . Never have I ever looked upon a Chinese man and go What a beautiful creature. Fuya must now be Lianchengs concubine whilst think of ways to rescue Qiyou and return to Shu, even if it meant sharing Qiyou with another woman, Liansi. Fuya and Xiangyun are supposed to be great dancers but there is nothing graceful. It is not because she got to kiss Wallace. However whilst you can blame her for making a total mess out of the series towards the end, my gut feeling is the director and the person editing fell asleep on the job. The last reason is simply because this series for the most part has memorable characters which are almost well written but because it is also rather long, the momentum is lost towards the end. Whatever you have read about the synopsis, chuck it out because it aint the same. In short, I watched the first 2/3 parts because it was a grand production and all the guys are hotbut even the abundance of hot guys couldnt save it in the end. Heartfelt and sincere. I like the fact that he had no reason for his betrayal to Fuya. In fact everyone loves Fuya except for 3 or 4 people. I find that hard to believe. My post on Wallace Huo which touches a bit on his performance as Liu Liancheng at here (part 1) and here (part 2). I actually thought no he is not dead. FU!! Only Yan Kuan of all the actors I have seen can vomit blood so elegantly, so beautifully, so effectively. She does display all the necessary traits of Liansi the character. But the one thing he does best is his very expressive eyes. My theory of this series is almost everyone is killed by Ma Fuya, whether by her actions or by her hands and the rest are either killed by Ma Xiangyun or Ma Duyun. So she did many things. Competent on a good day, terribly inadequate in most and absolutely horrid on her worst day. The Glamorous Imperial Concubine (TV Series 2011- ) - IMDb She is just the weird white haired extra faithful servant of Empress Du. On her journey, she is caught up in the affections of two supreme rulers, Qi You (Yan Kuan), the ruler of the Kingdom of Shu, and Lian Cheng (Wallace Huo), the ruler of the . Towards the end she suddenly becomes crazy and murderous (though she snapped out of it in 1 episode) that I find totally out of character and I was in disbelief; I thought she is just pretending. Best actionCrying. If he had any, none of it would be justified. That to me is subtlety at its best. Lucky her because she got to caress him, touch him, all sorts of things. They were close as children since they grew up together but at some point Qiyou became cold towards him but that was after he found out Mei whom he loved very much on her deathbed asked her husband to make Qiyun Emperor and not Qiyou. I like the fact that he is somewhat a mysterious figure when it comes to his feelings and the way he thinks. It was first aired in China on HBS on 30 September 2011.[2]. This series suffers from character development because a better part of this series is used to develop the characters of Liancheng, Qiyou and Du Feihong. The only murder she did, which she rightfully did was killing her no good brother of hers when she should also kill herself because she let this evil bastard into her life and thus doomed Qiyou and Liansi. The doors are opened, guards are outside, he is in chains and still they can manage to have sex without alerting anyone. And I love that scene. In the end she alone alive and she didnt kill herself because as she says so many died for her, she must live her life for those who died for her. No idea what happened to her in the end. Yes he does kiss like he is puffing into her mouth (that is Hong Xiaoling). 276 Pins 9y M Collection by Mina Frost Wallace Huo Empress Ki Yan Imperial Academic Dress Glamour Tv Drama Films Chinese Suyao is a spy sent by prime minister of Northern Han to Shu and it is a suicidal mission. He had to marry a woman he did not love. Fair comments? So you can imagine what the creep does next. The Glamorous Imperial Concubine/ Qing Shi Huang Fei - Chinese drama- 2011 Plot Fu Ya was an exiled princess who married three ambitious kings. Maybe because she knows she has Concubine Han and her brother Han Ming behind her back but for a maid she is really 100% fail. And the actor was fantastic. I am however perplexed how such a character can survive in a palace with her talkative nature and the fact she talks back, no matter who that person is. She spent her life protecting her and there was some pride when she saw him become emperor. What she doesnt know is, Liancheng was forced to marry Xiangyun and Xiangyun pushed Fuya down the cliff. Yes, she did all that to gain Lianchengs attention but the thing is Lianchengs attention, already shifted to Fuya is only attracted to those who are genuinely good to him without any hidden agenda. Like I wrote in my recaps, all he needs now is his faithful dog running away and a bird flying by and drop some bird droppings on his head. Yang Kaichun as Yunzhu, Palace maid. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. The Glamorous Imperial Concubine - dramacool.do The Glamorous Imperial Concubine - streaming online - JustWatch One day she meets Liu Liancheng, the crown prince of Northern Han and he fell for her, she however does not wish to marry royalty. This is a classic example of a story that just couldnt go on logically. His infatuation for Fuya brings out the worse in him as he secretly resorts to questionable means to gain her love and have her by his side. In his anguish there is a bit of reluctance, a certain sense of affection. Concubine Han? But the accent is again neutral. Qing Shi Huang Fei (The Glamorous Imperial Concubine) - Blogger I see her so often I just got used to seeing her. I clapped at his ending; never before there has been a more justified ending for a character than that for Ma Duyun. Oh how I so wanted this Yun Zhu to die. She works hard and the results is all there. As she hides in Shu, the crown prince of Northern Han, Liu Liancheng who has an unrequited love for Fuya, searches for her desperately. From the little we know, Du Fei Hong must have been the generals daughter, a capable woman who fought alongside her husband whom to her is a love marriage but to him a marriage of convenience. The Glamorous Imperial Concubine - Wikipedia She is not ugly but as Yun Zhu she is supposed to be plain and eats way too much. Yang Kai Chun as the annoying maid Yun Zhu was effective if annoying is what she is meant to be. Fuya's friend, executed for being a spy. Her hee hee hee laughter got old very quick and it was annoying to the point every time she appeared I know when she will hee hee hee and I just pushed the mute button. letvdramas2. Why did Wallaces character never love his own wife either? I read in forums a detailed explanation by the screenwriter on what makes Lian Cheng the Lian Cheng we see, plus the fact a few episodes were edited out. He is tall, well built and looks like a man should. You know, I normally dont agree with Funns reviews (sorry about that) but I thought this review was quite accurate to how I felt about this series, the parts I read anyway. Sowhats that word.. so.. amateur! I find her sudden cheerfulness after Qiyou died so alarming that I was thinking he didnt die! Of course when Du Fei Hong died, Qiyou became bland, because he was only concerned with Ma Fuya and the love aspect. My question to you is, Wallace Huo is perfect handsome and all that, and yes, I do admit his rough, intense manner with the female leads are swoon-worthy, but still Yuan Kuan is so much more swoon-worthy, how can you not like him???!!! I did have one question throughout; I was wondering Why wont Ma Fuya love him? because if she did, problem solved. I thought he gave an amazing performance as the cowardly Qixing. Those who survived; Han Ming retired to village to wait for Concubine Han to return to him but she never will. The exiled princess becomes the subject of the affections of various princes and emperors, entangled in the battle of inner states affairs of Shu and Han as well as raging wars between contending states. [1] Filming for the series started on 19 January 2011 in Hengdian and wrapped up on 6 April 2011. She was then rescused by a mysterious handsome man who wants to train her as a courtesan to seduce someone important who can help her to revive her kingdom and at this point you must suspend your disbelief that this supposedly intelligent girl would consider being a courtesan trained by a guy whom she doesnt even know all on a promise to revive her kingdom. Maybe in part it is Ruby Lin's fault. These people in these palace shows rarely eat dont they? 1 / 8. He will be the 2nd reason why I highly recommend this series. The Glamorous Imperial Concubine | Mainland China | Drama | Watch with Anyway Qiyun is a good guy, a better brother who in the end became emperor when Qiyou died. The Glamorous Imperial Concubine (2011) - The Movie Database I am not sure if she loved this guy or hated that guy. He is supposed to be a few years younger than Wang Lins Concubine Han but when theyre together he looks like he is at least 2 decades younger. Rachel Lee, Leila Tong, and more actresses were groped during filming. She wanted at first to have his gentleness but when she didnt get it, she so crave for him, she will accept his roughness. Third marriage saved her people but killed the man she loved. The Glamorous Imperial Concubine. The Glamorous Imperial Concubine (2011) Drama 45m User Score Overview Ma Fuya is a princess of the Chu state in 10th-century imperial China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He had to send his favourite mistress away. No mother and child have such magnified problems than this pair. Under his rule, he almost lost his kingdom. Themesong wise, it is like a whole new level of out of tune singing by Ruby Lin. I have seen some BTS with Wallaces original voice. The Glamorous Imperial Concubine (, Qng Sh Hung Fi, also called Introduction of the Princess and Princess Dumping World) is a 2011 Chinese series starring Ruby Lin, Yan Yi Kuan and Wallace Huo. Anyway Lianxi is one character I grew to like towards the end. From inside room to outside garden, it seems his death took him around the palace and still he can carry on about 10 minutes monologue before dying. Recommend Chinese Drama The Imperial Age. The story may suck after a while, Ruby Lin an eyesore when it comes to acting, many actors simply will not do such as Hong Xiaoling who is an even worse eyesore than Ruby Lin, it is still a commendable effort by 1st time producer Ruby Lin who gave us some interesting casting decision that is what drives this series in the end. For all your questions about his actions, there are no answers. This is a man who understands love but doesnt know how to love properly as opposed to Meng Qiyou. But dont know why, I just feel terrible for him. One is when he meets a mask covered Ma Fuya and he was sitting very arrogantly and giving her that I dont give a damn look until he heard her voice and he knew it was her and his look, unchanged except for that momentary shift in his eyes that you know, he knows. It is such a pity the writer just doesnt know what to do with Qiyou after a while. The only song I like, sang very well by Wallace Huo although could have had more emotion is Qingshi. I thought she was lovely though new in Huan Zhu Ge Ge, she was absolutely horrid in Qing Sheng Sheng Yu Mong Mong/Romance In The Rain and cant remember the rest. And basically half of the series died when he died about 10 episodes before the end. Never once, which is something Liancheng realises as well. Liu Zi Jiao as Liansi is competent. Synopsis. Meanwhile Liancheng searches for her for years and continues to ignore his wife, Xiangyun whom he know pushed Fuya down the cliff and hated her since. Watchlist. When he reconciled with his mom, she dies. But she still had Qiyou until her husband cruelly took him away from her, and her bitterness also spill over to Qiyou because Qiyou unknowingly whilst trying to win her favours also grew close to Mei and she hated Mei. Anyway just an observation or rather my failed attempt in prolonging this review. Release year: 2011. She lived not like a widow; worse, she lived like she was all alone. Funn, I started watching this series after reading your review. So the question is before. Dugu, mother of Liancheng dies from sucking the poisonous blood of Lianxi. 2:23. A story that follows Zhu Yuan Zhang's fourth son, Zhu Di, who fought many battles from a young age that aided him in his journey to become a qualified military commander ondemandchina.com. Ma Fuya is a princess of the Chu state in 10th-century imperial China during . However her character is supposed to illicit sympathy with her tragic end but I feel rather cold towards her because she made things so difficult that would have to be her end. Wallacehe is just too pretty for me to really take seriously, I dont know why. But I am sure if he knew, he may have a similar accent as his dubber. I dont think that is her real voice because her real voice is beautiful. Even Ma Fuya seem more like an observer than a participant. He is cold only because he pretends to be. Ma Fu Ya is a princess of the Chu state in 10th century China. Lianxi became my favourite character when Liancheng died because everything he does after that was for Liancheng, and he I suppose became a better ruler. I remember watching an interview of how she had to ask Wallace 3 times before he said yes on principle. It is like she appears just so to be Qiyous confidant companion and of course she is quickly forgotten when Fuya appears. This Ma Fu Ya character just rubbed me the wrong way every way. I didnt like the hairstyle for most though I like the ornaments. By having no reasons, somehow magnifies his love for Fuya and his sacrifice. Some More Informationif(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'jaynestars_com-box-4','ezslot_2',633,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-jaynestars_com-box-4-0');if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'jaynestars_com-box-4','ezslot_3',633,'0','1'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-jaynestars_com-box-4-0_1');.box-4-multi-633{border:none!important;display:block!important;float:none!important;line-height:0;margin-bottom:7px!important;margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-top:7px!important;max-width:100%!important;min-height:250px;padding:0;text-align:center!important}. "The Glamorous Imperial Concubine" is a 2011 Chinese drama series directed by Lin Feng and George Leung. But I must say whenever I dont see Liancheng but I see Qiyou, Qiyou was always interesting, and this was when Du Fei Hong was alive. thy r wasting great talent. But the dubber chosen for Wallace has a similar voice as Wallace, except accent is more neutral. Qiyou dies when trying to save Fuya by arrows and then falling into the river. decide not to watch as cant stand ruby playing helpless again. He treats her with sincerity but she remains unmoved; she in fact plotted to free her beloved behind his back all along. It boils down to one problem, to me at least; I find no sincerity in Rubys performance. No ratings or reviews yet. I would recommend that you watch this series from start to finish just so you know what I am talking about but if you must skip, skip the last 5 episodes or so. Qiyun becomes emperor of Shu and marries no one we know of. Beautifully written review, Funn. Synopsis. She could have sincerely treated those around her but she chose to manipulate, to cheat, to lie, to pretend. The makeup is beautiful though and Ruby seems to pay more attention to her male leads costumes than anyone else, in particular Wallaces. From that moment on, for me Wallace Huo is the THE actor of melancholic sadness. The second marriage gave her shelter to heal her broken heart. Watch The Glamorous Imperial Concubine | Netflix The silliest hairstyles has to be the Northern Han with the high tail hair or testicles hair. His eyes is just gorgeous. His best scenes are with Kara Hui, and every scene he is with Kara Hui is his best performance of that episode. She has never been a good actress. He cries beautifully but not to divert attention from another gorgeous man that is Yan Kuan, I shall speak more of him later. In fact everybodys costume whilst lovely, their hair is a problem, especially Xiang Yuns Marge Simpson hairstyle and yet Fuya, her hairstyle is the sanest, except for the testicles hairstyle.