God of War, Zhao Yun
| God of War, Zhao Yun | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Chinese Hero Zhao Zi Long, Three Kingdoms, Wu Shen Zhao Zi Long |
| Genre |
Historical period drama Romance |
| Directed by |
Liang Sheng Quan Guo Jian Yong |
| Starring |
Lin Gengxin Im Yoon-ah Kim Jeong-hoon |
| Opening theme | Hero Tears |
| Ending theme | Li Shang |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 49 air on TV (original 60) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Shan Tianfang |
| Producer(s) | Cheng Li Dong |
| Running time | 45 mins |
| Release | |
| Original network | Hunan TV |
| Original release | April 3 – May 7, 2016 |
God of War, Zhao Yun (Mandarin: 武神赵子龙; Pinyin: Wu Shen Zhao Zi Long) is a 2016 Chinese television drama starring Lin Gengxin, Im Yoon-ah, and Kim Jeong-hoon.[1] The drama is based on the Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.[1]
Plot
Zhao Zi Long (Lin Gengxin), given name Zhao Yun, was a great military general who lived in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and early Three Kingdoms period. With unparalleled fighting skills, courage, and charisma, Zhao Yun initially served the great warlord Gong Sun Zan but switched alliances to serve Liu Bei for most of his illustrious career as a member of the famed Five Tiger Generals. But when Zhao Yun becomes embroiled in a love triangle with the beautiful Xiahou Qing Yi (Im Yoon-ah), and another great warrior, Gao Ze (Kim Jeong-hoon), will he discover that battles of the heart are the most dangerous of all?
Cast
Main Cast
- Lin Gengxin as Zhao Zi Long
- Huang Tian Qi as childhood Zhao Zi Long
- Im Yoon-ah as Xiahou Qing Yi and Ma Yu Rou
- Kim Jeong-hoon as Gao Ze
- Gao Zhen Xuan as childhood Gao Ze
Shu Han
- Yan Kuan as Liu Bei
- Go Na Eun as Lady Sun
- Liu Ruo Gu as Liu Shan
- Yang Le as Zhuge Liang
- Zhang Xiao Chen as Ma Chao
- Li Tian Ye as Guan Yu
- Zhu Lai Cheng as Zhang Fei
- Ma Xiao Jun as Pang Tong
- Zhang Shan as Huang Zhong
- Wu Wei as Jian Yong
- Liang Ai Lin as Lady Gan
- Huang Yi Na as Lady Mi
Eastern Wu
- He Gang as Sun Quan
- Li Yuan as Zhou Yu
- Wang Kun as Lu Su
- Cai Gang as Zhang Zhao
Cao Wei
- Zhang Ying as Cao Cao
- Ma Yong Kang as Xu Huang
- Sun Hao Ran as Zhang Liao
- Fan Yu Lin as Gongsun Zan (Gongsun Bao Yue's father)
- Jia Qing as Gongsun Bao Yue
- Qi Hang as Xiahou Jie (Xiahou Qing Yi's father)
- Zhang He as Geng Chun
- Lu Hong Yang as Cheng Yu
- An Jun Qi as Xun You
Late Han
- Meng Yan Sen as Prince of Hongnong
- Zheng Wei as Emperor Xian of Han
- Han Dong as Dong Zhuo
- Godfrey Gao as Lü Bu
- Gu Li Na Zha as Diao Chan
- Wu Di Wen as Li Ru
- Miao Hao Jun as Wang Yun
- Wang Gang as Liu Biao
- Lu Ying as Lady Cai
- Liu Liu as Yuan Shao
- Miao Hao Jun as Wang Yun
- Min Jian as Chen Gong
- Luo Bin as Ma Teng
- Tian Zhen as Jiang Gan
Others
- Yu Rong Guang as Zhao An (Zhao Zi Long's father)
- Shi Xiao Qun (Zhao Zi Long's mother)
- Collin Chou as Li Ren Ding
- Zhao Han Ying Zi as Li Fei Yan
- Sun Xiao Xiao as Liu Qing Er
- Guo Dong Dong as Liu Shen
- Wang Peng Chao as childhood Liu Shen
- Du Yi Heng as Du Jue
- Meng Zi Yi as Shi Yan
- Li Ming Zhu as Zhao Shi Mei
- Wang Guan as Jiang Feng
- Tan Xue Lian as Ma Qing
- Zhang Xiao Peng as Jiang An Guo
- Wen Hao Cheng as Zhou Huai Zhong
- Zhou Xiao Fei as Lin Yue
- Sang Ping as Lü Pei Zhuang
- Yuan Wu as Shanzei Lao Wu
- Yang Yi Wei as Shanzei Lao Ba
- Yi Ling as Ping Er
Production
It began filming in 2014. It is confirmed to have a total of 60 episodes and is set to air on Hunan TV. Its first episode is scheduled to premiere on April 3, 2016.
The production investment for this drama is nearly 250 million yuan ($40 million).[2] The drama is featured at Hong Kong International Film and TV market (FILMART), which held from 23–26 March 2015; it is reported that the overseas copyright prices offered for the drama has soared to US$100,000 per episode, set the record for Chinese costume drama exported to overseas markets.[3] The drama is sold to Japan at US$50,000 per episode and become the best-selling Chinese drama ever imported to Japan.[4]
Reception
The reaction to the drama was overwhelmingly positive. On Chinese video streaming websites, God of War, Zhao Yun recorded 2.35 billion hits in a mere 13 days after its official release.[5] Hunan TV also reported that the drama was being viewed 260 million times daily on average.[6] In total the series garnered more than 10 billion hits.[7] The drama's first episode had a 1.73 percent viewership rating, which in Chinese standards, is considered a tremendous success. The drama peaked at more than 2% in its later episodes.[7][8]
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International broadcast
The drama's broadcasting rights were sold to streaming site Viki with English Subtittle as well as various other cities like Chunghwa TV, Sichuan TV, Guangxi TV, Indonesia, Korea, and Japan[9][10][11][12][13]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | |
Global Tourism Industry Congress Fusion Seminars | Im Yoon-ah, Lin Gengxin | Won | [14] |
References
- 1 2 Sung, So-young. "Yoona acts in Chinese drama". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.icaijing.org/top/article4184882
- ↑ http://www.acfun.tv/a/ac1824794
- ↑ http://ent.163.com/15/0703/12/ATJLJMN300031GVS.html
- ↑ Jeong, Byung-ki. "Goddess of Fame, Yoona". Korea joongang Daily. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ↑ Jung Eun-jin (April 17, 2016). "SNSD Yoona making waves in China". The Korea Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- 1 2 http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/09/yoonas-drama-surpassed-you-who-came-from-the-stars-and-descendants-of-the-sun-in-china. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2016/04/201_203710.html
- ↑ http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/368275
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vBPX3N2g18&feature=youtu.be
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Chinchinmiee/status/727341516557967360
- ↑ https://twitter.com/petiteyoona/status/748722165772529664
- ↑ https://twitter.com/langitRTV/status/735352224453398528
- ↑ http://blog.naver.com/vizentor/220372668152