
Today is going be a very happy Wednesday indeed for fans eagerly waiting for a sneak peek at new wuxia drama Legend of Fei 有翡! That’s because the show’s production finally obliged us all by dropping some new stills and a teaser video of its stars Zhao Liying and Wang Yibo. Yipee! Truth be told I can’t keep myself from replaying the short teaser vid multiple times just coz the visuals are looking real good.

Returning to the small screens after a long hiatus is gorgeous new momma Zhao Liying in the titular role of Zhou Fei.And boy, seeing her pick up another sword albeit in earthier toned clothes might leave you feeling just a wee bit nostalgic of her Princess Agent days when she kicked so much arse. Wang Yibo co-stars as Xie Yun who saves a young Zhou Fei’s life after nearly drowning in the river.

Another thing worth mentioning about Legend of Fei is the cast! A noteworthy line up for sure with so many familiar names previously playing leading roles in popular dramas like actress Zhang Huiwen who starred as Lin Xi in Nirvana in Fire 2 and 1/3 of Novoland: Eagle Flag’s main trio Chen Ruoxuan. Produce 101 alumna and idol star turned actress Zhou Jieqiong has also signed on, as well as Sun Jian, Zhang Xinyu, Leng Jiyuan (The King’s Avatar), Che Xiao, Geng Le, Dong Xuan and actor-model Hu Bing.
Some of you were pretty concerned about the age gap between Zhao Liying and Wang Yibo when their pairing was first announced. What do you guys think now that you’ve seen the first stills from the drama?










Anonymous
Initially i had a problem with the age gap but once i saw a few photos stills/bts clips here and there, the age difference is not very obvious but if ZLY's face expression shows whether she's frowning or annoyed (which seemed to alot of that in the novel) then her maturity and age will be too noticeable but with her cuteness sometimes, she can also look younger than her age.
After seeing the teaser, i'm even more anticipating it to show right now but alas, we got over 6 months to wait.
Anonymous
Looks good!
Anonymous
ZLY has that same styling and same expression from Princess Agents. WYB will be the refreshing thing. Liking all the second leads from the stills.
Chen Yuqi and Leo Luo will be more refreshing too, they are doing The Winner is Love, and that storyline sounds really similar to this one.
Tammy
I still don't get why they casted WYB as the main lead. There are so many other great actors more suited for the role. A lot of them are better looking than WYB. Sorry WYB fans, I just don't find him attractive. But more importantly, his acting could use a lot of improvement. He just started acting in 2016 and Zhao Li Ying started in 2007.. In terms of age and acting experience, WYB is falling far behind ZLY. It's hard to ship this couple knowing their age gap but I am sure ZLY is a professional and would overlook the age gap. We all know she prefers older men, AKA Feng Shao Feng who is like 10 years her senior. I feel like the casting director picked WYB because of how popular he is currently.
Mimi
Actually it was Wang yibo who was cast first, they were going to cast another actress but ZLY got interested in the role..so if anything it’s ZLY who was (mis)cast because of her superstardom( no matter how young she looks she does NOT look like a 16 year old girl) and also he signed the role before TU became massively popular..( I like ZLY btw, I think she is kickass but for this role..)
Did you watch The Untamed, WYB is really good in it!! I was more impressed with his acting than XZ cos he has to express emotions without lines which is the more difficult role.I was surprised he hadn’t had any formal training.And have you seen LOVE actually which he acted in at just 17, he played such a playful and obnoxious character,a total contrast to LWJ.
It’s true WYB is a rookie actor and has space for development ,he’s so young ,so do you mean rookie actors should only work with other rookies, they can’t work with senior actors? How are they supposed to improve then?obviously ZLY is technically better at acting than him she has over 10 years acting experience vs WYB.
About your comments on WYB plastic surgery, have you even seen his teenage pictures he looks EXACTLY the same only more grown up without facial baby fat. It’s of course your preference if you don’t find him attractive but please don’t spread rumors without properly investigating..
Maria
It’s really funny to read some WYB and ZLY hater at the same time. Why don’t you just wish them good luck for their upcoming drama!
To Tammy, We’ll definitely see how far both ZLY and WYB acting range has here, It’s quite ridiculous to judge a drama based on their age gap especially since this is not the first time ZLY worked on younger actors
To Mimi, It doesn’t mean WYB landed first on the role he’s the heroine of the story, Remember, Legend of Fei is a female-centric drama and it comes from the title itself that it is the real female lead heroine, The Team must have its own criteria to choose and be very picky on their drama.
Doris
I think the chemistry between ZLY and WYB were excellent. Cannot tell the age difference. He come across as a matured young gentleman in the drama. He can act and like ZLY both is very likable and charismatic. The plot was good, loves those costumes, especially the deep red dress, so beautiful and gorgeous. The rest of the casts were great too, fun and well coordinated. I had seen the series twice, and is looking for the audio book to get the insight of the story.
Anonymous
Out of curiosity, did you watch The Untamed? I find it hard to believe that anyone can think WYB is not attractive and is not a good actor (or at least has much potential) after watching it. But to each his own!
No offense to ZLY but maybe she's getting too old for these young girl kind of roles? If anyone is the miscast here, maybe it's her. If anything, I feel like the casting director picked ZLY because of how popular SHE is. That said, I love ZLY, I really do!
Anonymous
Zhao Li Ying is my favorite actress so I want the best for her. Looking forward to Legend of Fei.
Honestly, I still have doubt with Wang Yibo potential as actor, I watched the Untamed to see his acting but who impressed the most actually Xiao Zhan. I hope he will work alongside ZLY someday.
As for Wang Yibo acting is so-so but I guess people love him because he's cool and pretty.
I hope he will surprise me in Legend of Fei.
Tammy
Of course I've seen the Untamed. That is why I don't think he's right for the role. I too thought Xiao Zhan's acting was pretty good for a newcomer. I didn't think the same opinion for WYB. I think his plastic surgery is too obvious and I don't find him attractive. That's just my opinion. lol Sorry to WYB fans. I don't have anything against him though. ZLY is indeed a little old to play the role of a 16 year old girl (I think that's the age of Zhou Fei.. But to be honest, she has a baby face so I guess it worked out.
Anonymous
What kind of plastic surgery do you think WYB had? I've seen young pics of him and I can't really tell what you think is so obvious?
https://twitter.com/wangxianhell/status/1189356183490121728?s=20
Anonymous
Agree XZ was outstanding in The Untamed. But Wang Yibo was really good too, his role is arguably the harder one because his character is supposed to be stone-faced cold and had practically no lines. For a newbie actor he was able to convey a lot of emotion still and had great chemistry with XZ. I don't the Untamed could've been as successful as it was w/o both XZ and WYB in their respective roles, so I give credit to both.
Anonymous
This looks so good!! The age gap was a concern for me too but I will reserve judgement. Supporting cast looks good too! One of the most highly anticipated dramas for me next year for sure.
Anonymous
Very excited for this show! ZLY is one of my favorite Chinese actress and I love WYB's Lan Wangji. Not sure if those folks above were watching the same show as me, but something must be wrong on with their eyes because WYB's Lan Wangji was very well done, and this was the hardest character to play in 'The Untamed'. Obviously, there are room for improvements, but given his age, there is so much potential for growth. He has some natural talent for acting, and learning from veterans actors from 'The Legend of Fei' will be hugely beneficial to him.
Finally, I just want to say that the whole cast is awesome!
Anonymous
@Tammy Please stop spreading false rumors on WYB, he never had plastic surgery. I can't believe you fell for those false marketing rumors. Please be smarter next time, and as a XZ fan as well, don't make him look bad. XZ's fans already got a bad name for attacking other celebrities.
Anonymous
Agree with everything you said!
Anonymous
Agree. @Tammy You can find him not attractive and not a good actor and that's fine because everyone has different tastes and you're certainly entitled to your own opinion. But don't spread plastic surgery rumors or other malicious rumors if there's no proof.
Anonymous
For you who said that WYB character and acting harder than XZ in the Untamed. I'm not XZ fans but you're totally biased here to said WYB better/harder than XZ LMAO the disrespect to XZ but whatever we will wait Legend of Fei release to see WYB acting.
Anonymous
The hardest character one lmao WYB fans totally made me laugh today.
suzume
I don't understand your comment about her preference of older men. That has absolutely nothing to do with this casting choice as well as the drama.
Anonymous
I'm more of a XZ fan than WYB, and I don't disagree that LWJ is a hard character to play. You obviously have not watched enough dramas to have seen this kind of expressionless character done very very badly by many other actors.
Mimi
Well said??
Anonymous
Uh did you even read the first sentence of that Anon's comment? They said XZ is outstanding while WYB was really good. What bias? What disrespect?? Why must people be so confrontational.
Anonymous
To say that WYB character harder than XZ character sounded bias for me. It is obvious which harder with their acting range, gesture and complicated changes.
I didn't as XZ fans since I never say I'm his fans. Just one of audience.
Anonymous
As a passerby who have watched a lot of Chinese drama and does a lot of evaluations. I said both of Wang Yibo and Xiao Zhan’s acting level are the about same. Xiao Zhan is able to draw in the audience more because the role of Wei Wuxian is easier for the audience to connect with and is more likable. Xiao Zhan’s strongest point is his ability to act the emotional scenes. Because the major plotline hangs on his emotional transformation, through these very well acted tragic scenes, you sympathize with the character and acting during these scenes become highlights of the show. These very well done scenes over shadowed some of the bad acting (overacting), especially in the first couple of episodes.
As for Lan Wangji, these types of cold and emotionless characters are one of the hardest to play. If not done well they become cliche. Very well done of these types of character is Ye Hua from Ten Miles of Beach Blossom, played by Mark Chao. These roles usually requires a very good actor to play it well. The reason for it being such a difficult role to play is because it is challenging for a stoic and emotionless character to connect with the audience. If you overdo it by displaying too much emotions, you will be out of character. But if you are too stoic, too cold, you can easily become a backdrop and won’t be able to connect with the audience. So actors playing these types of role have to find the right balance or find creative ways to be able to connect with the audience.
In the early stage, I can see Wang Yibo struggles in trying to figure out how to play the role of Lang Wangji. But he found a way to express this role very effectively by the use of micro expressions, especially towards the latter half of the show. His micro-expressions are very good with just the right balance that is still within range of the character. The unfortunate thing is that the guy who worked the camera is so bad that he cannot position shots correctly nor have good timing, thus some of these very well parts are either cut off too early or not close enough for most people to observe. People with good eyes and acting knowledge will have good evaluation on Wang Yibo’s Lan Wangji because they are able to pick out these little detail of his acting. You may not be aware, but these sort of things is what make people feel like it is not ‘acting’, but the character itself coming to life.
Again because of Wang Yibo’s ability to interpret Lan Wangji at the age of 20, I already have a high evaluation of his acting skill and it is one of the reason why I'm looking forward to his interpretation of Xie Yun.
Mimi
This is exactly what I feel too.Couldn’t have said it better.?I also thought that they both struggled in the first few episodes( actually XZ more than YB — there was some cringey overacting by XZ which came up here and there in the later episodes too tbh) but it all became eclipsed by Wei Ying’s emotional journey and XZ does have a good emotional range.
I do think LWJ was arguably the harder character to play in terms of micro expressions and I have so much goodwill and praise for WYB for portraying the calmness, self confidence and inner zen of LWJ so well and at such a young age with no formal training in acting.
He has so much potential and it should be given a chance to shine and be honed.I am very excited for this drama since I am a big fan of ZLY too!
Anonymous
Thank you for your detailed comment! Sometimes I get tired of trying to communicate with people who are obviously not on the same page.
Anonymous
I watched many dramas and movies too but I still not agree with you. We will see for Legend of Fei release and his interpretation there maybe I can see more potential on WYB later.
Anonymous
Wow, it is a good thing you are not in the casting business because I don't even think you know what you are talking about. Why would you ship real people? What does age gap has to do with one's ability to act? Yes, experience can hone your acting skill but it does not limit you if you have natural talent for acting.
Anonymous
Yes, it is obvious which is harder with their acting range, gesture, and complicated changes… the LWJ character because he cannot show any of those things or it will be out of character. See comment 7d below, who explained it much better than me. Just because XZ had a hard role to play doesn't mean nobody else can have a hard role to play too in the same drama.
Nobody said you were a XZ fan because it has nothing to do with anything, but you keep denying it lol. Methinks one doth protest too much.
Anonymous
I smell a troll *cough*Tammy*cough*
Unknown
Excited for this!!!
Ying bao! I miss you!!!
Yibo!!!
Xing'er and Lan Zhan!!!
age does NOT count!
good chemistry and excellent acting does!
God bless us all!!!
Anonymous
One of the comments 5d said as XZ fans bla bla.
I don't want you to misunderstand or bring the bad look on the fandom which I'm not part.
I already said in comment under this as well I still have my own opinions, as for WYB acting, we will see later when LOF release.
Anonymous
If you were not part of the fandom, you wouldn't care. This reeks of a toxic XZ fan.
Anonymous
LMAO this is so funny. If you like one actor performance better in drama you will be toxic fans. I will leave now and you can think whatever you want.
Anonymous
Yeah so, in my dictionary, outstanding >> really good. Nobody is disagreeing with you that XZ did a better job. Some of us just disagreed with those who thought WYB did NOT give a good performance. We just gave him credit for playing a character that was hard to do well. To be clear, I'm actually a XZ fan. I just didn't think there was a need to attack another actor just because you like your idol better. A toxic fan is one who puts others down to raise their own idol up, and I think you fit that description.
Anonymous
Yup, 4.a is right! ZLY is the miscasted here. Besides, WYB is currently the person who is top marketable, he is helping her. So, stop trying to bully him just because he is "newer". So what? Some people be acting for ages if they can't act they just can't. He's new but he's better at acting.
Anonymous
Some delusional fan accusing WYB of plastic surgery, why not look at how ZLY copied her face too look exactly like YM first?
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/be/f1/8c/bef18c7bb57ad86e3535d537796e624e.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b0/cd/92/b0cd92beea63b1396567c156617411d9.jpg
Was her face even similar to YM the year before New Fair Princess came out?
Marina Lee
Can you stop? Like seriously. Reevaluate the choices that led you up to this point in time of your post ridiculing someone else's face? Mommy and daddy needs to change the wifi password it seems.
Anonymous
@anon 10.a
It's fair because that pic of YM, she is pretty 10/10.
ZLY looked like a 3/10 at first. Then suddenly one day she look exactly like YM
TO answer 10.b you don't know ZLY made fun of YM face first and called YM plastic. But look at whose face she copied? Act blind, but it's obvious when you cover her face she just turn into YM instantly.
Anonymous
Just looking at the number of comments, I already know what the ruckus is about. All the criticisms are rehashed from C netz. I never thought I would get to read it in English.
Both Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo are phenomenal in their respective roles in The Untamed. You can argue they aren't perfect but overwhelming majority think they were really good, not just eye candies.
Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji are so different and require different acting skills to deliver. It's almost useless to argue who did better. Can Xiao Zhan act Lan Wangji? Can Wang Yibo act Wei Wuxian? I think most of us cannot even imagine and that in itself testifies how good these two actors are – when the audience cannot imagine another actor in the role.As to how excellent an actor they can be, their versatility and range, time will tell.
ZLY is a veteran, isn't she? I liked her in Ming Lan and looks wise, I am fine with the age gap. She's a professional and that includes working well with anyone. Here's hoping the chemistry would be awesome.
Anti-fans and trolling are easy to spot. Using the plastic surgery accusation is so old and pure silliness. Well, trolling is never about logic or common sense, isn't it?
Anonymous
This is my last. True, I said I like XZ performance better than WYB, my first drama for both. if that's made me XZ fans for you, that's you, not me.
I can like many actors and actress without calling myself a fans. On my first comment, I said ZLY is always my favorite actress and hope WYB will surprise me in LOF because I'm not impressed enough with him on his last drama, also because the character will be different.
I disagree with the harder/hardest part. That my opinions and you guys have your opinions.
So i guess we can leave here now.
Anonymous
Lol that's not really fair either. True ZLY face changed since she debut but most if not all of it is baby fat going away. Yang Mi also had a really square jaw back in Chinese Paladin 3 that somehow disappeared.
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/76/0f/d6/760fd6f28c29f3105f2e23e5e0fbc72f.jpg
Don't think they resemble each other that much IMO. Both gorgeous in their own way.
Anonymous
Wang Yibo fans trying so hard to compliment his acting was funny to me when in real life he looks as stoic and expressionless as Wang Lanji. It's not a challenging role for him at all though. Cuz he always look like that irl. Range of expression? Please. Xiao Zhan delivers better if we're gonna talk about range of expression. Even from the trailers of both, Xiao Zhan already show better acting than Wang Yibo.
Wei Wuxian is the best thing about The Untamed PERIOD.
Anonymous
LOL. Reading comprehension. They should teach people this better in school. What people are saying is that he's NOT expressionless despite that's how the character is. *sigh* Trolls would be much more effective if they were a bit smarter.
Anonymous
Just because you're not cultured enough to recognize good acting when you see it, doesn't mean others can't. I'm just going to copy 7d's comment for you to read again.
Xiao Zhan is able to draw in the audience more because the role of Wei Wuxian is easier for the audience to connect with and is more likable. Xiao Zhan’s strongest point is his ability to act the emotional scenes. Because the major plotline hangs on his emotional transformation, through these very well acted tragic scenes, you sympathize with the character and acting during these scenes become highlights of the show. These very well done scenes over shadowed some of the bad acting (overacting), especially in the first couple of episodes.
As for Lan Wangji, these types of cold and emotionless characters are one of the hardest to play. If not done well they become cliche. Very well done of these types of character is Ye Hua from Ten Miles of Beach Blossom, played by Mark Chao. These roles usually requires a very good actor to play it well. The reason for it being such a difficult role to play is because it is challenging for a stoic and emotionless character to connect with the audience. If you overdo it by displaying too much emotions, you will be out of character. But if you are too stoic, too cold, you can easily become a backdrop and won’t be able to connect with the audience. So actors playing these types of role have to find the right balance or find creative ways to be able to connect with the audience.
In the early stage, I can see Wang Yibo struggles in trying to figure out how to play the role of Lang Wangji. But he found a way to express this role very effectively by the use of micro expressions, especially towards the latter half of the show. His micro-expressions are very good with just the right balance that is still within range of the character. The unfortunate thing is that the guy who worked the camera is so bad that he cannot position shots correctly nor have good timing, thus some of these very well parts are either cut off too early or not close enough for most people to observe. People with good eyes and acting knowledge will have good evaluation on Wang Yibo’s Lan Wangji because they are able to pick out these little detail of his acting. You may not be aware, but these sort of things is what make people feel like it is not ‘acting’, but the character itself coming to life.
Anonymous
No wonder a lot of people said that they usually enter the show through Wei Wuxian (XZ) and exit the show through Lan Wangji (WYB). And that WWX give you the kind of first love impression, and LWJ give you the kind of slow love that taste like wine.
Regardless of what the trolls said, both of them acted very well for their role, I don't think anyone else could acted better for WWX and LWJ. We shouldn't boast too much as there are a lot of room for improvements needed for both of them as actors. Each have their strengths and weaknesses during the show. Trying to say one is better than the other are people with fan filter.
Anonymous
Wow look at all these XZ fans getting brave when his movie Jade Dynasty flopped. Let's be honest y'all feel threatened because WYB is still YOUNG and has very bright future ahead while XZ got popular late when he's almost 30. WYB also has better female lead for his follow-up work than XZ and the trailer also looks good, not surprised at all if XZ fans feel jealous. Totally understandable.
Also, even if you think XZ acts better than WYB in The Untamed, so what? I don't feel offended at all because I'm a cool fan and I know WYB is still young and has a lot of time to improve acting. Skills and experiences are accumulated over time. No one can be perfect and flawless at acting at young age. XZ acting in Fight Break Sphere when he was young also was bad. Everyone improves as they age.
Marina Lee
Rude. You and all the other fan girls are so embarrassing.
Anonymous
^ How silly. ZLY helps ANY male star along her. This is her FIRST drama after giving birth. It is highly anticipated, so yes, WYB is lucky in a way.
Anonymous
I can't blame this person, many people don't really understand good acting and are not good at picking out details. Your brain can only process so much at a time. Plus the heavy fan filter will make a lot of people blind.
There is already a very detailed post that explains very well how XZ and WYB role in The Untamed are different and how each of them were able to successfully reach the audience through different means even with some of their drawbacks as new actors.
If you can't reason intelligently, it is going to make you look worst and like a troll.
Anonymous
Agreed with everything you said. Glad to see some intelligent post among the not so smart ones.
Anonymous
There are so many dumb fans! Like get over yourself, your idol don't need your dumbass to be their fans. These people are actors some are more experienced than others, some are more popular. Why can't they act together. One can offer experience and some may boost up their popularity. Like some of you just need to settle your ass dowb and stfu!
Anonymous
the comment that Zanilia prefers older men is false because her ex boyfriend Chen Xiao is the same age as her. They broke up because she was against being a housewife and the traditional lifestyle. While with her husband FSF she has the pants in the relationship.
Anonymous
I think WYB is not attractive finally someone else thinks that way.
Anonymous
The comment section is a drama in itself I can't take what most of these people have said seriously.
Anonymous
Using age as a drag to Xiao Zhan when he looks so much younger than his age.. jokes on you! Ask any passerby, everyone would have guessed Wang Yibo is the older one and Xiao Zhan is the younger one. What's the use of being at young age when your idol look old. That's why people say smile a lot to look younger. Your Wang Yibo has such a monotous face and boring personality, reason why a lot of people, journalists and bloggers are more attracted to Xiao Zhan because he's very nice, sweet, warm, interesting and has colorful personality than Wang Yibo's dull personality. People who like him are so tasteless when Xiao Zhan exist. Raise your damn bar.
kiwilove
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Anonymous
"I just don't find him attractive."
Because people are not shallow like you? Because talent is not directly proportional to years of service? Because WYB actually did a good job in Untamed?
Anonymous
I should be relieved that most comments are bickering not about yingbao, but this is just sad lol
Carrying yingbao away, hoping for a great project for her first drama after her baby
Marina Lee
Ok? Little fan girl knows what's what, right? WYB is the oppa– I mean Gege you gotta hype? It's very important for you? Y'all are so annoying. Why does he have such annoying fans as you?
Anonymous
XZ's fandom is known to have a subgroup of crazy fans. Even XZ himself has to publicly scold/disown them lol.
Anonymous
Seriously! Why are the crazy solo XZ fans here anyway? This article has nothing to do with him. Why must they come and attack WYB for no reason.
Anonymous
LOL it's the proof she's not the famous person to talk about anymore. It's WYB now. People are just using her to criticize him, saying small new guy working with old seasoned people to get more famous.
The people getting criticisms are the current most famous people, WYB and XZ. This has nothing to do with XZ and he made his way into the conversations.
Anonymous
DramaPanda admins, you have to moderate the comments section from all these toxicity of fandom!! Please censored all the comments that are blatantly hating.
Are you going to just let all these keyboard warriors shit talking about celebrities?? Come on, I hope you're not that low who turns blind to all this negativity for clicks. Don't let your blog become a toxic place like netizenbuzz please.
TrueBlue
C-ent is so competitive and cut throat that the same mentality spills into the fandoms. It's ok guys for XZ and YB to be equally good looking and talented. China as 1.8 billion people. XZ and YB are a few elite Chinese, the ultimate creme de la creme. They have won in the game of life – to be able to rise above the millions and millions of fellow citizens to the status of where they are today. Let's celebrate that. It's obvious that they are both extremely talented. We are fighting over who is more? Some people like XZ more. Some YB more. It's just an aesthetic thing. But no reason to hate on the other person.
Anonymous
excited for Yibo after his amazing performance in The Untamed.. Cant wait to see him in new drama.. already in love with his role even before the drama starts
Anonymous
I've never seen The Untamed but it seems like an intense fandom lmao. On the other hand I've seen almost all of Zhao Li Ying's dramas so I'm excited for this. She's known for her baby face and the leads are both adults so I don't see any issue with the age gap. Here's hoping the creators do the novel justice and that it airs not too far in the future.
Marina Lee
Lol kinda the reason I stay far away from it and its fetishization of gay romance.
Anonymous
Wow the female cast excites me. Zhao Liying and Zhang Huiwen in one drama! Wang Yibo is fine… I like his modern dramas more but I think overall he's a very decent actor. Not too worried about Zhao and Wang's chemistry as I think this drama will not be very romance focused.
Tammy
Holy cow. You guys shouldn't be so upset and take things so personal. I will retract my comment about him looking like he had PS. It's just an opinion about a celebrity man. I'm not trying to bash or spread hate about the guy. I don't freaking know him so you all should relax. Once again, I do not HATE or want to spread any hate about any celeb. I was just speaking my mind. Sorry if you guys felt offended.
Rena Késsia
I laugh my ass of when i read the "WYB is helping ZLY" comment, i mean what world you guys are living? She's the veteran actress and the biggest name here, WYB just started acting. I think they're misunderstanding the fame of WYB, he may have "exploded" this year internationally and in china with The Untamed but compared to how big ZLY's name is in china? His fame is literally nothing. As a veteran actress, she deserves respect. The amont of dramas ZLY starred that helped her male leads gain fame are countless, she's also have been in some hit dramas like The Journey of Flower and Princess Agents and that had given her even more fame, money, endorsements, etc. If you haven't seen ZLY's dramas or movies and you know nothing about her acting ability, her life or the name she build in China, don't even talk about her.
ZLY gave birth a few months ago and is now coming back to dramaland (i'm surprised she decided to pick up a new project so soon!) so i'm looking foward LOF. I haven't seem The Untamed yet, but as far as i know the criticism of XZ and WYB acting has been good so i think he will do a good job. I hope to see a great chemistry between ZLY and WYB.
Peace, people. (also english is not my main language sorry for any typos).
Anonymous
Could have not word it better! Yes, these Untamed fan girls need to chill with their hate among the two lead actor, and stop with the hate and negative comments about the actress they are paired up with!
Anonymous
There is something really different bettwen the untamed actors and ZLY. ZLY is not known for good acting, her skills are at least mediocre that it is bearable.Her personality wasn't really welcomed so she took different routes. Compare to the Untamed actors they are not that good looking but they all took very different routes.
The untamed actors:
* Used acting skills to rise up.
* Used good personality to rise up
* Used good projects to gain hype and rise up
ZLY:
* Used personal background story about being inspirational to rise up
* Used countless OTP ships to rise up
* Used good looks and cuteness to rise up
* Used hype to bring up projects even though they are bad
Nadine
I'm just going to quickly leave a comment out here to respectfully disagree about Zhao Li Ying's acting skills and fame.
Now I'm seen some people – not just in this comment section – question her acting saying it's bad or at best mediocre, but in that case, I simply don't think that people took the time to actually appreciate it. I've watched pretty much every drama of hers which is available with English subs and from what I observed, she is good.
Maybe it is hard for people to see because after all, many of her roles show similar traits, but you have to understand that acting is not just about the actor's skills or the way they want to portray their character, but also about the script, director and whoever else is involved in the production.
The actor is not at the top of the chain, they have to satisfy the production team, which may require scenes and acting that is just awkward. I noticed that many female characters tend to be portrayed as 'cute', but like in a really childish and cringy way which is often weird in the audience's eyes, after all, the actress is usually already in her mid-twenties or older. But that still seems to be the norm in Chinese dramaland, so I'm still waiting for improvement in that section.
To her fame, Zhao Liying is a veteran in the industry, she has a long list of works in her name. One person here mentioned that she used countless OTP ships to rise up, but I disagree. Those ships arose due to the popularity of the dramas she starred in, making fans and viewers wish for more. Not the other way around. But I'm also sure that the production teams behind the dramas pushed the popularity of those OTPs to bring in more viewers, but this is not just a Zhao Li Ying thing, but something found in general in the industry, so let's not use this against her.
The point about using hype to bring up projects that are bad is ridiculous, because she starred in the drama, she has the responsibility to at least tempt people to give her works a chance, whether they are good or bad. I'm sure it is part of an actor's contract.
Lastly, sadly there aren't enough moments of Zhao Liying that are subbed out there – without it being part of a drama, movie or commercial – so there isn't a lot of information available, but from what I gathered, Zhao Liying is a rather private person, who is also very hardworking. This is pretty much undeniable if you pay attention to the many works she puts out here. Almost every year more than one drama of hers airs and you have to understand, those dramas take several months to film, to give an example: 'The Story of Ming Lan' which took 8 months to complete.
I've noticed that she often films back to back, so she rarely takes a break. Even now, she not to long ago gave birth (I think it was around March) and is now already back to work. Comments saying she doesn't work hard or is idle couldn't be anymore wrong.
hohliu
@4.e, did you just say WYB acting is better then ZLY? Just to be clear here so I know where you stand.
hohliu
For someone who is mentally very tired today, reading all this back and fro is very entertaining.
hohliu
@Tammy, you definitely open a can of worms…LOL.
Anonymous
The Untamed raised the level of awareness for chinese fantasy drama internationally. Credit should go to the 2 directors who were able to make the 2 young male leads XZ n WYB embodied their characters so well! ����
Anonymous
couldn't agree more to 7d comment. For those who gone too harsh and extreme with your words on actors who put in so much effort to play well with the respective roles given, do give your comments only if you are better than them. check out on youtube how well 'AvenueX' described the entire cast of "The Untamed" from the actors/actresses to the whole production team. We are here to embrace their effort rather than just for the sake of an idol. Thumbs up to "The Untamed" crews.
Anonymous
lol much as I have expectations about this show, I don't know how this will turn out because the lead female character is supposed to be 15-16 years old. It's a coming of age story. the actress is 32 years old. so unless she looks 16 years younger than her age it's going to be terribly awkward.
I'm reading the original text in Chinese and tbh the lead girl's a bit of an idiot imho. She first gets into trouble with her parents because she beats up her tutor whom advices her on "how to be a lady". Then she thinks her cousin goaded her parents and exacerbated the situation so right after she's whipped by her mother and lectured by her father for 2 whole chapters – she decides it'll be a BRILLIANT idea to confront her cousin with her sword in hand. Lets keep in mind that it's implied that her mother would kill her a SECOND time if she finds out they're arguing. Her cousin then goads her into going off to no man's land, which is a lake with a guardian whom kills anyone whom goes there. OBVIOUSLY she thinks it's the smartest idea to go there. All these happen in the first 3-4 chapters alone.
Yibo's supposed to save her in the lake apparently. If she requires saving because she doesn't know how to fucking swim, I'm not reading it any further.
Mimi
LOL0L ??thanks for the synopsis..I’m not going to read it too and wait for the drama.if anyone can save an annoying character it’s ZLY( I’m looking at you Princess agents)
Ybw
after watching 28 episodes of this drama, what can i say is this production misinterpreted the original.
too much dissatisfaction about how the direction and how they bring the character to life.
I hate to say that This female centric drama have become a 3-couple loveline, give attention more to main male charecter, low budget production, dubbing that didnt give justice to the character,
Ybw
this production is missing the weight of the title itself,
ZLY should rest a bit more before take part in wuxia drama that require her to do a lot of martial art, especially after delivering her baby, she look very tired and it show her true age.
WYB should take several supporting characters to develop his acting skill, his job in TU is good, but it just part of himself that didnt speak much and just being there.
This drama didnt satisfy many fans including ZLY herself.