Spring has sprung! Well, at least that’s what the cotton candy coloured posters of Love You Seven Times 七时吉祥 starring Yang Chaoyue and Ryan Ding Yuxi remind me of.
The series is based on author Jiu Lu Fei Xiang’s novel Seven Unfortunate Lifetimes 一时冲动，七世不祥. Many of the author’s works have been adapted into dramas from 2019’s The Legends to upcoming ones like Back from the Brink, Cang Lan Jue and The Blue Whisper.
In Love You Seven Times, the heroine Xiang Yun, Yang Chaoyue’s character, was originally a cloud turned into a fairy by Yue Lao aka the god of marriage and love in Chinese mythology. That definitely explains the cotton candy tones in the posters. Meanwhile, Ding Yuxi’s Chu Kong accidentally broke into Yue Lao’s Pavillion. Whilst quarrelling with Xiang Yun one time, they unintentionally messed up Yue Lao’s red thread thus wreaking havoc in the Three Realms.
Now if you’re familiar with mythology, you’ll know that Yue Lao is the god in charge of the “red thread of marriage” – an invisible red chord that binds your finger to your true love. Thus begins their cycle through seven lifetimes to fulfill the Jade Emperor’s punishment before they can return to the heavenly realm.
The series produced by iQIYI and Stellar Pictures shared photos from its boot ceremony on March 1. Yang Chaoyue has starred in a number of costume dramas in recent years and also has another upcoming xianxia in Chong Zi. On the other hand, this will be the first xianxia for Ding Yuxi who rose to fame after The Romance of Tiger and Rose.
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Laila
Ugh, I’m so excited because I really enjoyed the story. It was funny and also cute in its own way. I really wonder how they’re going to do the live version of this. Love Ryan Ding too so can’t wait for this drama.
LaLaLa
The story was light and great. Hopefully it will be a good adaptation!
Lisa
I liked Ding Yuxi from Tiger and Rose. I haven’t seen Yang Chaoyue in anything. I like her silly and straightforward personality from the Produce show, but she definitely is lacking in the singing and dancing department. Hopefully she has some talent in acting!
Not popular enough to brag
Sorry lisa but you’re an unknown singer or dancer. She might not be best but it’s nothing bad at all, and she’s popular for it. Her acting is good but didn’t have good connections to land better characters. Really like dyx so hoping this will be great.
Lisa
I didn’t mean to come across like I meant to put her down. You’re right, I am way worse than her in singing and dancing so I would never pursue this career or enter an idol survival show. I actually think she’s very cute and love her personality. I was just saying that she wasn’t the best in those two categories for the competition and I hope she found her career path in acting. I want a down to earth person like her to be successful.
Coralie
Love the novel! I hope the actor and actress in this one does it justice.
Dominique
Oh man, I hope she’s improved on her acting. From what I remember, she’s one of those who only has one stiff face and expression throughout the entire drama.
Seriously
Lol South Korean movies and drama are winning oscar and global recognition while China is turning out the EXACT fairy 3-7 lifetime crap. The stories, costumes, posters, everything is so generic, talk about cookies cutter film making.
Smh
@Seriously
It does seem repetitive doesn’t it? It was my first thought when I saw the pictures and read the plot. Rinse and repeat again. Another Xianxia drama with love of multiple lifetimes. But I can’t really blame them as Chinese censorship board discourages riskier drama choices. Though I’m hoping that with the latest success of the drama Reset, producers may broaden their scope to contain other content and topics than this habitual love lifetimes reincarnation trope.
Persimmon
Want a show with a different plot? Go open your wallet and sponsor a show with a different type of plot. Let the people who enjoy fluffy xianxia shows, enjoy their shows. Leave our shows alone. We don’t care about our shows getting a nod from the Oscars.
NANA
fall in love with YANG CHAO YUE in DANCE OF THE PHOENIX and RYAN DING in THE ROMANCE OF TIGER AND ROSE… i watched those two drama over and over and still not bored
they match personality as if you see bts of other drama they act, they both are very active..like to talk and laugh