I love listening to music from around the world, especially music in a language I’m trying to learn. In the past couple years that I’ve been studying Mandarin and watching Chinese dramas, I’ve been slowly building a list of various Mandarin language songs and artists I enjoy. Since I haven’t had too many shows to write about lately, I thought I’d share some of my faves on my playlist. And to make it extra challenging, I picked songs that were not from dramas I’d watched.
So you’ve been watching Legend of Fu Yao (or any other Chinese drama) and maybe at some point have thought to yourself, “Oh, I would love to go there and visit that palace or that garden or walk those streets.” Well, if you have a visa to visit China and a couple days to spare, you can visit Hengdian World Studios and see many of the places featured on the series. I’ve been fortunate enough to have visited Hengdian twice and I’m happy to show you around.
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Time to check back in with the novel-to-drama adaption of Gu Man’s novel, Just One Smile is Very Alluring, featuring a set of youthful and beautiful faces led by Yang Yang and Zheng Shuang.
It’s like an open secret at this point with the paps printing pictures of the two on various dates throughout the past few months. Like her promise before in an interview, when Huang Xiao Ming and Angela get married, she will disclose her relationship status. And since the former couple confirmed their marriage, she’s following through with her promise today. A picture of Jerry embracing her from behind is posted on his weibo with the caption, “We Are…”
Recapping and discussing drama is actually an area of this blog that I want to improve upon since the majority of our members are uploaders and my comprehension level is inadequate… Hopefully, some readers with enthusiasm to watch and review shows will come on board. Plus, I really need Cruel Romance to sprinkle some hotness around here! The airing schedule of cdramas makes its hard to keep up but remember that I’m here to help as well (screen captures, raws, etc) so please let this idea simmer and settle for a bit. If you have questions, leave them here. =)
This episode cracks me up and this is me not understanding much. The cast sizzle with chemistry and jokes and new games! They have been repeating many games from Running Man, so I’m so glad that the PD decided to try out new games to great results and great pains. We love seeing people in pain.
I have my Valentine, where’s yours?
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