Monday, January 16, 2023

風起洛陽 - Luoyang



風起洛陽 (Luoyang) is an 2021 drama out of Zhong Guo. The series stars Huang Xuan, Wang Yibo, Victoria Song, and Song Yi. The series was a short 39 episodes first broadbast on iQIYI.



The story is the convergence of three main characters. Huang Xuan plays Gao Bingzhu, currently working for the marshals. Wang Yibo plays Baili Hongyi, the heir to his father’s architecture empire, but prefers to be the best foodie in the city. Victoria Song plays Wu Siyue, a high ranking palace guard with connections to the royal family. When all three are faced with a mystery presented to them, they all work to solve their cases, but cross paths often. However, as they continue down their rabbit holes, they find that there is an even bigger conspiracy in play. Can they all join together to solve this mystery?



Wow, this was a series I wished I had waited for it to finish so I could binge it. However, I watched from the release and waited patiently as they released 2 a day forever. Like forever! And the acting was superb. Huang Xuan is an established “actor”, whereas Wang Yibo and Victoria Song both entered the entertainment industry as part of “Kpop” groups. Both Wang and Song have transitioned to acting now. And this was a good series to increase their acting chops opposite Huang Xuan.



I really like series from the Tang dynasty. The sets and the costumes are always supreme. The city of Luoyang becomes part of the story as the neighborhoods contribute to the story. Go watch it now. The full series is on Youtube from multiple iQIYI sources. I think it comes in multiple subtitles.



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