the glamorous imperial concubine recap
He is attracted to Fuya because she is honest to him without asking anything in return (although I will disagree on that). Genre: Historical, romance. 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. Duwan dies being strangled, so her baby dies in her, by Concubine Han. "The Glamorous Imperial Concubine" is a 2011 Chinese drama series directed by Lin Feng and George Leung. Maybe overact is wrong word, I will say being way too dramatic in certain gestures or too deliberate in the way he moves around, especially the over shaking of his head. His death scene was funny though. For Fuya, she feels suffocated with him, and yet when she tenderly touches him when he doesnt notice it, you will think perhaps if if he had saved her first when she first came to Nothern Han, they could have been a beautiful couple. Love his dubbed voice because it suits his face. And for that he is the 3rd reason why I highly recommend this series. I remember watching an interview of how she had to ask Wallace 3 times before he said yes on principle. Watchlist. 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. Competent on a good day, terribly inadequate in most and absolutely horrid on her worst day. Voice actorHated the voice at first. You can love him for so many reasons and you can find very little reason to like him. Hao Zejia as Du Wan, niece of Empress Du. Anyone watch The Glamorous Imperial Concubine? : r/CDrama - Reddit This is the longest review ever! However that big reconciliation scene I was hoping for never materialise. But despite my criticisms on many critical points, I was entertained. I clapped at his ending; never before there has been a more justified ending for a character than that for Ma Duyun. 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. Here he has more role. The songs are nice but she should have let someone better to sing those songs rather than monopolise the songs and in effect made a fool of herself as a singer. Episode 2 47m [Discussion] The Glamorous Imperial Concubine - MyDramaList I like to think at the end they married one another. Qiyous faithful eunuch Xiao Xingan dies from drinking poison given by Qixing meant for Qiyou. She didnt kill anyone; but many died for her. She is pretty; she was Zhiwei in Huan Zhu Ge Ge, damn it!! She plays Du Fei Hong as someone so powerful in looks and yet so fragile in emotions. But of the 3, Qiu Shuang being the youngest and playing the youngest that is Qixing is the best. The success of this character is due to one factor and one factor only; the amazing brilliant performance of Kara Hui who became the driving force of this series for the story in Shu. Ruby and Wallace would not to quarrel or raise their voices at each other in front of their child. Rubys performance in itself is a travesty for the most part. Even his moms death too longer. He is a cunning intelligent good man. He initially saw Fuya as an essential chess piece to his schemes for the throne but inevitably falls in love with her and secretly shelters her from harm. 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. Performance wise, I hated Hong Xiaoling. She lived not like a widow; worse, she lived like she was all alone. Of course when Du Fei Hong died, Qiyou became bland, because he was only concerned with Ma Fuya and the love aspect. If there is one reason why you must watch this complete mess of a series, one reason is the melancholic gentle beauty that is Wallace Huo and the other for the powerful bitter woman that is Kara Hui. And the actor was fantastic. But poor Lian Cheng, no matter what he does, he may have Fuyas person, but he will never have her heart, the one thing he wants more than anything else. The fact he did made him a villain and yet I am sure viewers will be incapable of hating him because by that point he is such a pitiful man you just feel sorry for him. But on screen, somehow her personality is dimmed, sometimes she seems like a total airhead when I know she isnt, giving me an impression she is not terribly bright and she almost always manages to make you hate the character she plays, save for Zhiwei which you will hate in part 2 later on. The Glamorous Imperial Concubine (2011) - The Movie Database Whilst Wallaces Liancheng also has issues with his own mother, you can see Liancheng is more in control whilst for Qiyou, he is not in control of anything at all. Starring Ruby Lin with Kevin Yan and Wallace Huo, it was Lin's producing debut. How unfair it is for poor Qiyou. Title: / Qing Shi Huang Fei. He is cold only because he pretends to be. The Glamorous Imperial Concubine (Qing Shi Huang Fei) Selfish, vain and as bitter as anyone else, she hated Ma Fuya. He sends her away out of affection, not wanting her embroiled in the political struggle but as she sees it, she isnt even fit to die for him or with him like Fuya will. My post on Wallace Huo which touches a bit on his performance as Liu Liancheng at here (part 1) and here (part 2). The Glamorous Imperial Concubine / Trivia - TV Tropes And yes, to the hitting point. Wallace Huo was billed as a guest star, my guess is because of the strict ruling of China broadcasting authorities on the issue of Mainland China actors as leading actors. This series stirs up emotion that TVB cant. I havent seen it yet and reading this make me want to watch it. No explanation but I like the big fur. PerformancesGenerally, pretty good supporting performances by all 3, even if Tony Yang looks weird as some poison sect chieftain look. I am personally, first and foremost, a Yan Kuan fan. In other happier scenes with his beloved Fuya, Wallace shows his tenderness and yet you can see in his little gestures, his eyes, his face that he knows this woman doesnt love him. The Glamorous Imperial Concubine. Fuya and Xiangyun are supposed to be great dancers but there is nothing graceful. "The Glamorous Imperial Concubine" is a 2011 Chinese drama series directed by Lin Feng and George Leung. This page was last edited on 12 April 2023, at 14:12. FU!! It was beyond that of a father to daughter thing. I was like seriously? 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. But for a potentially disgusting character, Wallace gave Liu Liancheng layers that he slowly peels and sometimes you see the worst of him and yet sometimes you see the best of him and most often than not, he gave such a layered performance that you will start wondering why Liu Liancheng is the way he is. The Glamorous Imperial Concubine - DramaWiki - D-Addicts And even in death he looked at Fuya. Oh it hurts! 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Qiyous half-brother whose mother is Meiying. His evil wife died from.. But weaker doesnt mean bad. I always thought if under different circumstances, both he and Liancheng can be BFFs. Not that I think highly of Fuya but I just want my Liancheng to be happy. No idea what happened to her in the end. But she fell for Qiyou because she met him at her worst time and she relied on him emotionally and physically and by that time she gave her heart to him. He could kill Imperial Concubine Li in the same way that he had . Air time: 22:00. Qiu Shuang as Meng Qixing, Third prince of Shu. She doesnt go beyond that. Ma Fuya is a princess of the Chu state in 10th-century imperial China during . TRAILER THE GLAMOROUS IMPERIAL CONCUBINE - YouTube For Forbidden City concubines in imperial China, beauty was more a curse than a blessing. She actually left her that way. Ma Fuya is a princess of the Chu state in 10th-century China. But the accent is again neutral. Wallace Huo is to me the reason why HDTV is created. CharacterThe other man to capture my heart as the series went along is Meng Qiyou. 1:36:04. If it is the girls, maybe dont watch. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. He deluded himself into taking he could make her love him but yet he doesnt make her love him by forcing her. In this time of warring kingdoms and political upheaval, Fuya's uncle usurps the throne and brutally kills her father. Depends why youre torn. I will commend Ruby on being a good producer by the looks of the costumes and all. I find that hard to believe. This is a classic example of a story that just couldnt go on logically. She has never been a good actress. $168.50. PerformanceI am under no illusion that Wallace Huo is not the greatest actor ever. Sun Xi as Mo Chou. But dont know why, I just feel terrible for him. All the pretense, the fakery, all is her need to provoke him to do something. It took some time for her to appear but when she does, her character kept getting better and better and she filled the void Liancheng left behind and when she died, basically this series died along because the other characters were not interesting enough to dominate or sustain a scene. The voice dubbing was terrible, with this woman screaming almost every episode and plus the fact the character is so terrible. 2nd place would have been Yan Kuan. And in the end even his death was so meaningless and uneventful; trying to save Fuya, he got struck by arrows and fell into the lake. While the drama focuses on the life of madam and hostess in Taipeis nightclub, the focus is shifting to the circumstances of a murder. Actor Allusion: Possibly an unintentional one. For me Wallace Huo made my day. However I did not like this character at first when he seems overly concerned over Fuya. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. She just appears to be an obstacle for Qiyou and Fuya and by which time the series have already gone one circle over beloved woman vs not beloved woman that is in Nothern Han. If he had any, none of it would be justified. A mistreated prince who was a subject of reject by his birth mother, Empress Du as well as his adoptive mother Consort Mei. This is one mother who should have killed herself rather than burden her daughter by her very existence. Forced to flee her home after being betrayed and losing everything she loved, she bravely ventures on the path to restoring her kingdom with the help of the mysterious Meng Qiyou, the unfavored prince of Shu. Should be. She works hard and the results is all there. I can still remember her scene flogging Yan Kuan and it looked so real that it hurts but you can also feel her anger that her son would love the other woman more than he loves her. Having lost everything except her beloved grandpa Hua, she traveled to Northern Han to seek Lianchengs help to revive her kingdom. He looks beautiful at any angle, and mostly at extreme closeups. Best action(s)Lianxi and his trademark furrowed look. Your review is totally entertaining, I loved every word you wrote. The makeup is beautiful though and Ruby seems to pay more attention to her male leads costumes than anyone else, in particular Wallaces. Please allow a few minutes for this process to complete. You dont hear her real voice, but you will see the way her lips bite her tongue and I suspect she must have gone for perfect diction sort of delivering her lines. 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. 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. Qiyun becomes emperor of Shu and marries no one we know of. She plays her as someone who loves her husband so much and yet is so disappointed in him. Just imagine youre Liancheng; at last you think youre free from her but in actual fact, her spirit will follow you to eternity. For Kara Hui alone, this series is worth your time because she was sensational. Sowhats that word.. so.. amateur! 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