Bu Bu Jing Xin (步步惊心)

Starring:
- Liu Shi Shi (刘诗诗)
- Nicky Wu (吴奇隆)
- Kevin Cheng (郑嘉颖)
- Yuan Hong (袁弘)
- Lin Geng Xin (林更新)
- Annie Liu (刘心悠)
- Damian Lau (刘松仁)

Theme Songs:
One Persistent Thought (一念执着) by Hu Ge (胡歌) and Alan Dawa Dolma (阿兰·达瓦卓玛)
Ai De Lian Yi (爱的涟漪) by Alicia (艾丽雅)

Synopsis:
A 25 year-old modern day woman woke up from a car accident to find herself in the body of a 16 year-old Manchu girl living in the 18th century Qing Dynasty. In her new life, she became deeply entangled in Aisin Gioro princes' battle for the throne.

PhoEnix's Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Watch:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLauRqhMYP8V5nUL4KTE21doCRYuXaZItU
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL465FMBe_ayEFKSb92MGK5keiKL-Z5xtX
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1MGdD4W7nDd81DOAi8eINrgrPYr09F3H
(Mand audio, Chi sub)

The Fairies of Liao Zhai - Xin Shi Si Niang (聊斋奇女子之辛十四娘)

Starring:
- Liu Shi Shi (刘诗诗)
- Tae
- Li Qian (李倩)

Theme Song:
Yue Gao Gao (月高高) by Yin Guo Xiong Di 因果兄弟

Synopsis:
Xin Shi Si Niang is a beautiful fox demon who lives with her father and 18 sisters in an abandoned temple in the woods. Despite being a demon, she likes to help people and her goal is to achieve spiritual enlightenment. However, a fateful encounter with a man named Feng Sheng alters her life forever...

PhoEnix's Comments:
N/A

PhoEnix's Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Watch:
http://www.youku.com/playlist_show/id_708966.html

Prince of Tennis (网球王子)

Starring:

- Qin Jun Jie (秦俊杰)

- Bai Xu Xu (柏栩栩)

- Zhang Dian Fei (张殿菲)

- Zhang Chao (张超)

- Chen Ze Yu (陈泽宇)

- Yang De Min (杨德民)

- Mao Fang Yuan (毛方圆)

- Xue Hao Wen (薛皓文)

- Wang Chuan Jun (王传君)

- Mu Ting Ting (穆婷婷)

- Zhan Jing Yi (战菁一)

Songs:

Opening - Mei You Cai Hong De Yang Guang (没有彩虹的阳光) by Zhong Kai, Mao Fang Yuan, Wu Di Wen, Wang Chuan Jun, Bai Xu Xu, Zhang Chao, Wei Bin and Xiang Ding

Ending - Wo You Yi Ge Meng Xiang (我有一个梦想) by Go Go Club

Synopsis:

Long Ma is a tennis prodigy who won the American Junior Tennis Tournament 4 times in a row. Upon his return to his homeland, he attends the pretigious Youth Academy and quickly secures a place as a regular player in the school's tennis team lead by Zhong Guo Guang. At first, the other team members resist his participation due to his arrogant attitude. But slowly, match after match with the same goal of winning the nationwide Junior Tennis Championships, the team grows as players and as friends.

PhoEnix's Comments:

Drooled over so many good-looking guys... I especially love Bai Xu Xu!

PhoEnix's Rating: 4 out of 5 stars 

Watch:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHOhrQ1JiwOduWCAltsg6JzOeIsPbcmrW 

http://www.mysoju.com/the-prince-of-tennis/
(Jap audio, Eng sub)
http://www.youku.com/playlist_show/id_5963583.html
(Jap audio, Chi sub)

The Fairies of Liao Zhai - Lian Cheng (聊斋奇女子之连城)

Starring:
- Fann Wong (范文芳)
- Qu Ying (瞿颖)
- Nicky Wu (吴奇隆)

Theme Song:
Yue Gao Gao (月高高) - Yin Guo Xiong Di (因果兄弟)

Synopsis:
In a town lives two rich families that are against each other. Their rivalry hightens up when their daughters, Lian Cheng and Bin Niang, falls for the same man Qiao Sheng. Qiao Sheng loves Lian Cheng, but Lian Cheng is forced to marry another rich man Wang Hua Cheng which results in her death. In the meantime, Bin Niang also dies for Qiao Sheng. Even after death, Lian Cheng and Bin Niang still fight over Qiao Sheng. But soon they learn through him that love is not about possesion and are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for each other.

PhoEnix's Comments:The two leading ladies are beautiful. But the story is so-so only.

PhoEnix's Rating: 2.8 out of 5 stars

The Proud Twins (小鱼儿与花无缺)

 

Starring:

- Dicky Cheung (张卫健)

- Nicholas Tse (谢霆锋)

- Fan Bing Bing (范冰冰)

- Yuan Quan (袁泉)

- Bo Xue (柏雪)

Theme Song:

Huang Zhong Ren (黄种人) - Nicholas Tse

Synopsis:

Loosely based on the wuxia novel by Gu Long about a pair of twins who was separated at birth. Fate brought them together again after 18 years and their quests begin.

PhoEnix's Comments:

If you are a fan of the original story by Gu Long, you'll sure be disappointed by this version. A large portion of the storyline was twisted to include more romance into this drama. After finished watching, my conclusion - not worthy of my time.

PhoEnix's Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars

Watch:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHOhrQ1JiwOdGJAZzg7klmt5r6NnYQTDi

Phoenix from the Ashes (浴火凤凰)

Starring:

- Petrina Fung (冯宝宝)

- Alex Fong (方中信)

- Crystal Huang (黄奕)

- Shawn Yue (余文乐)

- Kristy Yang (杨恭如)

Theme Song:

Tong Hua (童话) - Michael Wong (光良)

Synopsis:

Love and hatred that spread across two generations. It all started before the Japanese invasion. Seng Nam's family ran the jade business. Due to a scam by a friend, their business almost fell into bankruptcy. In order to find a good jade to restore their business, Seng Nam went to Myammar. There, she met Chui Yun who helped her a lot in her search. They soon fell in love. However, Chui Yun already had a fiancee. While trying to save him during an incident, she crippled her legs. Out of guilt and sympathy, Chui Yun decided to be with his fiancee though he loved Seng Nam. Seng Nam went to marry General Lai Kuan. Unfortunately, Chui Yun and his fiancee were killed in a train bombing by Lai Kuan's enemies.

Many years later, Seng Nam has become a successful businesswoman. Her granddaughter Mo Ha has grown up into a beautiful woman. While in Venice, Mo Ha encounters a guy named Chui Siong and deeply attracted to him. She meets him again after came back to Shanghai. Chui Siong then plans his pursuit of Mo Ha and they gets married in the end. Little does she know, Chui Siong is actually secretly scheming to destroy her family and business.

PhoEnix's Comments:

Well, I thought it'd be a good drama with the interesting casts but I was totally disappointed. The storyline is extremely old-fashioned. Not recommended.

PhoEnix's Rating: 2 out 5 stars

The Strange Tales of Liao Zhai (聊斋志异)

1)《陆判》
Casts: Bryan Huang (黄晓明), Hu Ke (胡可)
Synopsis: It all started when four judges in the realm of dead decided to place a bet on whether a fool can be evil if given intelligence...

2)《痴心灵雀 / 阿宝》Casts: Rainie Yang (杨丞琳)
Synopsis: There's a beautiful girl named A Bao who's cursed by a man she rejected...

3)《画皮》
Casts: Kwong Wa (江华), Zeng Li (曾黎)
Synopsis: Wang An Xu encounters a woman that resembles his deceased wife. From then on, he hides her in his den and often sees her without the knowledge of his exsiting wife. However, one night, he decides to give her a surprise but is shocked instead when he sees the woman painting her disfigured face...

4)《小倩》
Casts: Hu Ge (胡歌), Yang Mi (杨幂)
Synopsis: Ning Cai Chen meets a beautiful girl on his way for a delivery. Unknown to him, the girl (Xiao Qian) is a fox demon that steals the soul of young man. He is nearly killed by her but that does not stop him from falling in love with her...

5)《小翠》Casts: Li Bing Bing (李冰冰), Jimmy Lin (林志颖)
Synopsis: A woman from the fox clan was injured and saved by a man many years ago. In order to pay back his kindness, she sends her daughter to help the man's son who is mentally retarded...

6)《小谢和秋容》
Casts: Leila Tong (唐寧), Tae, Huo Si Yan (霍思燕)
Synopsis: The tale of love and betrayal...

Watch:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHOhrQ1JiwOd3W8YS9Nry51qmmsbCn0pM
(Chi audio, Eng sub) 

The Little Fairy (天外飞仙)

Starring:
- Ariel Lin (林依晨)
- Hu Ge (胡歌)
- Bobby Dou (窦智孔)
- Tae
- Michelle Saram (雪儿)
- Han Xue (韩雪)

Theme Song:
Yi Yan Wan Nian (一眼万年) - S.H.E

Synopsis:
The seventh and most mischievous daughter of Jade Emperor is sent to the mortal world to learn discipline and obedience. However, she falls in love with a mortal just like her second sister. Jade Emperor does not approve of their relationship no matter how. Will she ends up like her sister where she's forced to leave her lover?

PhoEnix's Comments:
The sceneries are beautiful. The casts are beautiful. Nice to watch, good to see. 香雪海 - what a beautiful name!

PhoEnix's Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Watch:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHOhrQ1JiwOc7TQXF8dfiIytw8EH_mpiL
(Chi audio, Eng sub)

Eternity (倩女幽魂)

Starring:
- Daniel Chan (陈晓东)
- Barbie Hsu (徐熙媛 / 大S)
- Jessica Hester Hsuen (宣萱)
- Jason Wu Jing (吴京)
- Nie Yuan (聂远)

Theme Song:
Qian Nv You Hun (倩女幽魂) - Daniel Chan

Synopsis:
'Eternity' is the drama version of the movie 'A Chinese Ghost Story' starring Leslie Cheung and Joey Wong. It is also about the love between a human and a ghost but with significant different touches from the movie version. Ling Choi San meets Siu Sin, a pretty ghost who is supposed to kill him but fall for him instead.

PhoEnix's Comments:
The beginning of the show is very nice but it starts to get a bit out of control that slowly mess up the whole story. One good point is that it has a lot of familiar faces as guest stars - Gallen Lo, Sheren Tang, Teresa Mak etc.

PhoEnix's Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Watch:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_lZ_w_9s0NMMToqCwAQ4ZNmz6TyQs9GC
(Mand audio, Eng sub)