The Starry Love

''Starry Love'' is a 2023 Chinese '' guzhuang'' drama based on the novel of the same name by the online author "Once Upon a Time Junhua". It is the third installment of the "Honey Trilogy", produced by Perfect World Pictures. Directed by Zhu Rui Bin and starring Chen Xingxu, Li Lan Di, Chen Muchi and He Xuanlin, it premiered on February 16, 2023, on Jiangsu TV and Zhejiang TV, synchronized on Youku and premiered on Line TV in Taiwan.

Plot

A twin flower was born from the Purple Qi of the Earth Vein of Dongqiu. The four former rulers of the Mortal, Beast, Heavenly, and Void realms decided to destroy it, believing that it would be best for their realms. To survive, the flower spirit drifted into the belly of the mortal Empress, giving birth to two princesses (Qingkui and Yetan); Qingkui has the power of purity, and Yetan has the power of impurity. The older sister, Qingkui, was born with a holy light from the sky, was loved and admired by all, admired by the human race, would enter the Heavenly Realm as a consort. Yetan, was born with a bad omen; the queen died from childbirth, so she was chosen to be married into the Void Realm as the crown princess. When the two worlds welcomed the marriage, the twin sisters' sedans were accidentally switched; Yetan married into the Heavenly Realm with the Empyrean Shaodian Youqin, and Qingkui married into the Void Realm with the Third Prince Chaofeng. The lovers are faced with a conflict between their love and their concern for life. The sisters courageously battle enemies, bring peace and keep the four realms safe.

Main cast

Heavenly Realm

Void Realm

Beast Realm

Human world

Production and publicity

Production began on 21 September 2021 with the announcement of the main cast of the series, which was promoted as the third chapter of Perfect World Pictures' ''Honey Trilogy''. The first stills were released on 19 October, and the series entered post-production on 6 January 2022. Executive producer Liu Ning said that the post-production special effects took about 10 months, and the production team added that the show uses a variety of national colours to recreate the Four Realms: the blue Heavenly Realm, the purple-and-black Void Realm, and the bamboo-and-red Beast Realm. In June 2022, the first trailer for the show was released. The show received its distribution licence from the General Administration of Radio, Film and Television on 27 December.

On 10 February 2023, a media viewing was held in Beijing with actors Chen Xingxu, Li Landi, Chen Muchi, He Xuanlin and Qin Tianyu, executive producer Liu Ning, artistic director Liu Ling and music director Sa Dingding. Liu Ning said that the series did not use voice actors. Four days later, its premiere on Jiangsu TV and Zhejiang TV that month was announced with a poster and another trailer. On 20 February, actors Chen Xingxu and Li Landi held a promotional event at Sina Weibo headquarters. Three days later, a press conference was held in Guangzhou with Liu Ning, Chen Xingxu, Li Landi, Chen Muchi, He Xuanlin, Qin Tianyu, Zhou Lijie, Dan Zengpumei, Dai Yaqi, and Cao Bo.

Songs

References

External links

*

{{DEFAULTSORT:Starry Love
2023 Chinese television series debuts
Television shows based on novels