Scarlet Heart 2
| Scarlet Heart 2 | |
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Official poster | |
| Genre | Romance, Drama |
| Directed by | Lee Kwok-lap (李国立) |
| Starring |
Cecilia Liu Nicky Wu Sun Yizhou (孙艺洲) |
| Opening theme | Step by Step (步步) performed by Mayday |
| Ending theme | Dust (塵埃) performed by Jia Jia |
| Country of origin | Mainland China |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 39 (original), 35 (DVD) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Karen Tsoi |
| Location(s) | China (Tianjin, Beijing, Ningxia, Hong Kong) |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | Chinese Entertainment Shanghai |
| Release | |
| Original network | Zhejiang STV |
| Original release | April 22 – May 7, 2014 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Scarlet Heart |
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| Traditional Chinese | 步步驚情 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 步步惊情 | ||||||
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Scarlet Heart 2 is a sequel of the 2011 Chinese television series Scarlet Heart, continuing the story after the time traveling protagonist, Zhang Xiao (Cecilia Liu), returns to her own time following the death of Ma'ertai Ruoxi. The story is not considered to be canon to Tong Hua's novel Bu Bu Jing Xin because the author never wrote any sequels, although some of the cast members from the first series have returned. Unlike its predecessor, the series does not involve time traveling and will be set in the present, resolving the loose ends left by the cliffhanger.
It began filming in Tianjin, China, on March 2013 and ended in Hong Kong on June 2013.[1][2][3][4] The series premiered in Taiwan on Zhejiang STV on April 22, 2014.[5] Due to the restrictions on time-traveling dramas in Mainland China, the 39 original episodes were cut down to 35 and reassembled to 41.
Plot
It has been three months since Zhang Xiao woke up from a coma and she can't forget the Fourth Prince. One day, at the museum, she meets a man identical to him: he's Yin Zheng, the stepson of Zhentian Corporation's chairman, and, to find out his connection with the Fourth Prince, Zhang Xiao becomes a designer at Zhentian. Shortly after, however, an accident occurs and she loses her memories as Ruoxi, starting to date a kind man named Kang Sihan, Yin Zheng's stepbrother; meanwhile, the latter dates Lan Lan, a model identical to Zhang Xiao who hides a mysterious past. Helped by his uncle, Yin Zheng wants to revenge the death of his biological father by ruining Kang Zhentian. Due to her connection with Sihan, Zhang Xiao finds herself unwittingly in the center of a power struggle.
Cast
- Cecilia Liu as Zhang Xiao/Lan Lan
- Chai Wei as Zhang Xiao/Lan Lan (child)
- Nicky Wu as Yin Zheng
- Zheng Wei as Yin Zheng (child)
- Sun Yizhou as Kang Sihan
- Bian Chen as Kang Sihan (child)
- Jiang Jingfu as Kang Siyu
- Damian Lau as Kang Zhentian
- Chen Xiang as Huang Di, Zhang Xiao's ex-boyfriend
- Ye Zuxin as Jack
- Yico Zeng as Ling Dang, Siyu's best friend
- Cai Yatong as Mo Xiaohe, Zhang Xiao's colleague
- Gan Yu as Zhang Zejiang, Zhang Xiao's father
- Ye Qing as Meng Xinyi, Zhang Xiao's best friend and Sihan's girlfriend
- Zhang Jiang as Zhou Yue, Sihan's best friend
- Annie Liu as Ma Yinuo
- Yin Zhuzheng as Yin Chenggui, Yin Zheng's uncle
- Zhao Chulun as Han Qing, Yin Chenggui's right hand
- He Yin as Zhao Lan, Yin Zheng's mother
- Wu Li as Qiao Qi, Yin Zheng's secretary
- Wang Zhifei as Yin Chengyi, Yin Zheng's father
- Deng Limin as Liu Donghai, director at Zhentian group
- Da Li as Wang Tiecheng, director at Zhentian group
- – as Xiao Hua, Zhang Xiao's biological father
- Cecilia Liu as Qin Yuzhen, Zhang Xiao's mother
- Gu Yan as Meng Yinan, Xinyi's mother
Soundtrack
| Scarlet Heart 2: Original TV Soundtrack 步步驚情電視原聲帶 | |
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 Album cover for Taiwan market | |
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | Apr 25, 2014 |
| Genre | Mandapop |
| Label |
Produced by B'in Music Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment Taiwan |
| Scarlet Heart 2: Original TV Soundtrack | |||
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| No. | Title | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Step by Step (步步)" | performed by Mayday | 04:33 |
| 2. | "Dust (塵埃)" | performed by Jia Jia | 05:27 |
| 3. | "Lose Myself (不在乎)" | performed by Richie Jen | 03:57 |
| 4. | "Stutter (結巴)" | performed by Yen-j and Puff Guo | 03:38 |
| 5. | "Second Love (身不由己)" | performed by Ding Dang | 04:16 |
| 6. | "Not About Kindness (無關善良)" | performed by Victor Wong | 04:40 |
| 7. | "The Miracle of Meeting Again (再續前緣)" | performed by Ying-Hua Huang & Christof Unterberger | 03:34 |
| 8. | "Which Chaotic Age Does Not Cause Goodbyes? (哪個亂世沒有離別)" | 01:32 | |
| 9. | "With Love As Passionate As the Skies (愛如穹蒼般壯烈)" | 02:02 | |
| 10. | "Do We Know Each Other? (我們認識嗎？)" | 03:34 | |
| 11. | "Go for You in Your World (去你的世界找你)" | performed by Ying-Hua Huang & Christof Unterberger | 02:43 |
| 12. | "Love and Not Forgetting (相依相愛難相忘)" | performed by Ying-Hua Huang & Christof Unterberger | 04:10 |
| 13. | "This Life (今生今世)" | performed by Ying-Hua Huang & Christof Unterberger | 04:29 |
| 14. | "Happiness of the Future (未來的幸福)" | performed by Ying-Hua Huang & Christof Unterberger | 03:02 |
See also
References
- ↑ Yahoo! News: "Bu Bu Jing Qing" begins filming
- ↑ ent.haxiu.com
- ↑ Yahoo! News: "Bu Bu Jing Qing" begins filming
- ↑ Sina: 《步步惊情》香港杀青添浪漫 模仿大黄鸭
- ↑ ""Bu Bu Jing Qing" Set to Premiere on April 22". jaynestars.com. 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
External links
- Scarlet Heart 2 at Tangren Media (Chinese)
- Official website (Japanese)