New My Fair Princess
New My Fair Princess | |
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2011 Chinese DVD cover for Part 2 | |
Genre |
costume drama comedy-drama teen drama soap opera wuxia historical fiction |
Created by | Chiung Yao |
Developed by | Li Hao |
Written by |
Chiung Yao Huang Su-yuan |
Directed by |
Li Ping Ting Yang-kuo |
Presented by |
Ping Hsin-tao Ouyang Changlin He Zhu Chen Tianqiao |
Starring |
Li Sheng Zhang Rui Benjamin Schwartz Hai Lu Li Jiahang Chiu Hsin-chih |
Opening theme | "Benxiang ni" (奔向你) performed by Zhang Rui |
Country of origin | China |
Original language(s) |
Mandarin English Mongolian Uyghur |
No. of episodes | 98 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Ho Hsiu-chiung Liu Haiyan |
Producer(s) |
Liu Xiangquan Wei Wenbin Zhang Huali Hu Weijian |
Location(s) |
Hengdian World Studios Hangzhou Beijing Yunnan Inner Mongolia |
Production company(s) |
Hunan Broadcasting System Shanghai Chuangyi Media Beijing Shining Show Media |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | Hunan Television |
Original run | July 16, 2011 – September 8, 2011 |
Chronology | |
Related shows |
My Fair Princess (1998-1999) My Fair Princess III (2003) |
New My Fair Princess is a 2011 Chinese television drama written by Taiwanese novelist Chiung Yao (with help by her assistant Huang Su-yuan) and produced by Hunan Broadcasting System. It is a remake of the 1998-1999 smash hit My Fair Princess, and directed by the same 2 directors from My Fair Princess III (2003). Akin to the original, main cast members were almost all unestablished, although lead actresses Li Sheng and Hai Lu were already 27- and 26-years-old in 2010 when it was shot. Ruby Lin from the original as well as Qin Lan and Zang Jinsheng from My Fair Princess III made guest appearances.
Despite a huge budget compared to the original, including over ¥4.5 million (roughly 0.7 million USD) on costumes alone,[1] the series received largely negative reviews after it was broadcast.
Parts
The drama is composed of three parts.
- Part 1: Flying Swallow (燕兒翩翩飛)
- Part 2: Blowing Wind (風兒陣陣吹)
- Part 3: Wandering People (人兒何處歸)
Cast
- Li Sheng as Xiaoyanzi
- Zhang Rui as Yongqi
- Benjamin Schwartz as Banjieming (Benjamin)
- Hai Lu as Xia Ziwei
- Li Jiahang as Fu Erkang
- Chiu Hsin-chih as Qianlong Emperor
- Sheren Tang as the empress
- Leanne Liu as the empress dowager
- Zanilia Zhao as Qing'er
- Gao Ziqi as Xiao Jian
- Sun Yaoqi as Jinsuo
- Lu Hong as Fu Ertai
- Fang Qingzhuo as Wet-Nurse Rong
- Wang Jinduo as Liu Qing
- Zhou Fang as Liu Hong
- Liu Xiaoye as Consort Ling
- Zhuang Qingning as Consort Yu
- Madina Memet as Hanxiang
- Zhang Danfeng as Mai'erdan (Merdan)
- Chai Biyun as Princess Saiya
- Kan Qingzi as Xinrong
- Liu Changwei as Chang Shou
- Yu Yingying as Mingyue
- Ma Xiangyi as Caixia
- Qu Aohui as Xiaodengzi
- Zhang Zhuowen as Xiaozhuozi
- Lei Zhenyu as Fu Lun
- Chen Huijuan as Fu Lun's wife
- Xu Yazhou as Lang Shining
- Gang Yi as Ji Xiaolan
- Xing Hanqing as Fu Heng
- Yang Fengyu as E Min
- Xin Xin as Xiaowenzi
- Chen Muyi as Xiaochongzi
- Li Zixing as Xiaoguizi
- Han Chao as Xiaoshunzi
- Wang Zi as Xiaoluzi
- Xu Tianchen as Xiaohuangzi
- Chen Yayun as Xiaolüzi
- Ding Li as Xiaolanzi
- Xie Zhongling as Cailian
- Zang Jinsheng as Liang Tinggui
- Wang Heming as Master Zhuang
- Nige Mutu as Ali Hezhuo (Ali Khoja)
- Wang Jianxin as Qike'er
- Yang Quanjing as Sai Wei
- Ye Dao as Sai Guang
- Yan Qinglong as Sai Hu
- Yu Chengchuan as Sai Bao
- Li Xiaoyan as Wet-Nurse Gui
- Cao Shan as Shuangxi
- Zhou Jingjing as Lamei
- Zhang Xinyue as Dongxue
- Cheng Jinan as Cuihuan
- Sheng Tianling as Peiyu
- Hu Qiunan as Zhen'er
- Weng Wenqian as Cui'er
- Qian Jing as Mei'er
- Luo Shujie as Ying'er
- Yang Qing as Jixiang
- Huang Xiaolan as Ruyi
- Zheng Qiongxiao as Xiaoxiao
- Yang Mengdi as Zhaizhai
- Mou Xing as Qiutian
- Xu Yuhan as Xiaodouzi
- Kang Shengwen as Xiaohuzi
- Chen Shidan as Baby Girl Dou
- Kong Biyu as Grandma Wang
- Liu Huanying as Nanny Sun
- Chen Heng as Third Princess
- Chai Wei as Seventh Princess
- Mi Dou as Ninth Princess
- Fu Tao as Eleventh Prince
- Wu Tiezheng as Twelfth Prince
- Zhu Jiazhen as Zhu'er
- Ai Ru as Jinlingzi
- Chen Zhuo as Yinlingzi
- Yu Zikuan as Guan Bao
- Su Mei as Guan Bao's wife
- Gao Sen as Eunuch Pu
- Wang Chunyuan as Imperial Doctor Hu
- Yan Jingning as Imperial Doctor Li
- Han Xiquan as Imperial Doctor Zhong
- Chen Fusheng as Balang
- Yin Zhefei as Brother Ou
- Mao Jianping as Brother Ou's wife
- Shen Baoping as Liu Yixin
- Xu Zhenbin as Lujia
- Wang Liangzhu as Kaluma
- Li Chenyin as Langka
- Jenny Zhang as Hu Ruolan
- Wang Kun as Gao Yuan
- Wang Kun as Gao Da
- Zong Fengyan as Gao Liang
- Zong Fengyan as Gao Ming
- Ruby Lin as Xia Yuhe
- Gao Ziqi as Xiao Zhihang
- Qin Lan as Du Xueyin
International broadcast
- China - Hunan Television (16 July 2011)
- Taiwan - Chinese Television System (25 July 2011)
- United States - ICN TV (27 July 2011)
- Singapore - VV Drama (30 September 2011)
- Hong Kong - TVB (3 October 2011)
- Malaysia - Astro Zhi Zun HD (19 October 2011)
- South Korea - Asia N (5 March 2012)
- Thailand - Channel 3 (5 October 2012)
Reception
In Taiwan, where the first 2 seasons of the original series both recorded double-digit ratings, the remake only managed 0.8 in the first week, ranking last among Taiwan's major channels.[2] Ratings eventually improved to 2.0 by the last week, tying for third place.[3] In Mainland China, ratings mostly ranked first nationally, even though the average ratings of 1.5 and audience shares of 8.3% also hardly compared to the original's numbers (more than 50% audience shares) more than a decade ago. Reports suggest that many were only watching it to see how "terrible" it was, after initial negative reviews.[4][5] With the exception of Ruby Lin who received strong support by nostalgic fans of the original,[6][7] the actors were harshly criticized and ridiculed on social media.[8] A message on Sina Weibo that was re-posted over 60,000 times read "When I watched the Old My Fair Princess then, I always hoped Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei could finish off the empress and Wet Nurse Rong; when I watch the New My Fair Princess now, I just hope the empress and Wet Nurse Rong finish off Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei as quickly as possible."[9] A Taiwanese kuso version mocking a scene's dialogue also went viral, generating more viewers than the series, infuriating Chiung Yao.[10] After the last episode aired in China, Chiung Yao wrote on her Sina Weibo account to the large number of disappointed critics: "My heart hurts. The distance between us is too large."[11]
Awards
2011 Huading Awards
- Won - Sheren Tang, Best Supporting Actress in a Chinese TV Series
See also
- Flowers in Fog - a 2013 Chiung Yao series also starring Li Sheng and Zhang Rui
References
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