Tribes and Emipres: Storm of Prophecy and I Cannot Hug You are two very different dramas that are on our radar. One is a fantasy epic while the other is a modern-day romance between vampire and man. Both happen to be web dramas which usually mean that it was produced at a smaller scale though Tribes and Empires is anything but as it was initially meant to air on broadcast network Hunan TV which fell through for whatever reason. On the bright side, web dramas means less restrictions and it looks like we will be able to see the show in its entirety rather than the usual cut up and hastily edited TV version.
Nonetheless, the verdict is out and the show has managed to surpass over 100 million views within four hours of its premiere. The first two episodes focused mainly on the happenings in the North as it revolved around the younger version of Shuo Feng He Ye, played by 17-year-old actor Kevin Zheng Wei.
I tend to want to fast forward through the childhood stories and also figured that the tribal wars would be my least favorite storyline to follow, but this one instantly sweeps you into the story of the previous generation portrayed gallantly by Jiang Yi and Li Nian. There’s no Huang Xuan and Shawn Dou yet, but I’m already hooked!
Meanwhile, I Cannot Hug You which aired a day earlier on November 20 has just shared some happy news as it has racked up 10 million views after its first day of premiere. It would be like comparing apples to oranges to compare the numbers across the two and even though 10 million is much less, it’s an achievement worth celebrating for the two rising stars Zhang Yuxi and Xing Zhaolin.
Sunny
Great for the Tribes and Empires team. It has been a long time coming for them – and us! Whilst I was disappointed the TV plans fell through you make a good point about the advantages of this airing online especially given the way Hunan loves to chop up its dramas. Now I'll keep hoping someone will be pick up Tribes and Empires for subbing…
SimplySilkySweet
Where can I access these dramas, so I can watch them.
Unknown
Can look at subscene com to see if subs are available.
Anonymous
@ SimplySilkySweet:
You can watch it here raw. There is no English sub yet. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpAVnYN4lb0nbHptcpfVc2eRAM_i9vXr
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheTvseriesofficial
Unknown
Dramafever pick up…
AndreaK
Good news! I am desperate for subs and e-mailed Dramafever and they got back to me saying the Video Video Team are currently working on uploading the episodes for this series, don't have an exact date, put should be soon!
Sunny
@Miyuki Akira, @AndreaK; That's great news! Thanks for letting me know. It seems like DramaFever are getting smart and starting to make a niche with anticipated Chinese dramas.