Angelababy, also known as Yeung Wing or Yang Ying, is a Chinese model, actress, and singer based in Hong Kong. She was born on February 28, 1989, in Shanghai, China, and moved to Hong Kong at the age of thirteen to pursue her modeling career. She made her acting debut in 2007, focusing mostly on film until 2014 when she joined the cast of “Keep Running”, the Chinese spin-off of the original Korean variety show, “Running Man”. In 2015, she made her first appearance in a television drama. Since then she has taken on various roles, from supporting characters to leads in both dramas and films including, “Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon” (2013), “General and I” (2017), “Entrepreneurial Age” (2018), “Love the Way You Are” (2022), and “Divine Destiny” (2023).

Angelababy

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When the orphan Ji Ruo Chen (Ma Tian Yu) happens upon a mystical blue stone, he can’t help but be drawn to its power. Unable to resist the temptation, Ruo Chen steals the stone from its rightful owner, completely unaware that in doing so, his life is going to change forever.

With the stone in his possession, Ruo Chen is soon mistaken as the heir to the spirit realm and a disciple ready for cultivation. Taken to the spirit realm, Ruo Chen begins his studies under the leader of the Xi Xuan Clan and quickly rises through the ranks. Helped along with way by Zhang Yin Yin (Angelababy), the daughter of one of the sect’s leading members, it would have been only natural for the two to fall in love; and for a while, it seems as if they had. Unfortunately for Yin Yin, Ruo Chen’s heart was captured by fellow sect member, Gu Qing (Xuan Lu), and the two were soon to wed.&nbsp;

Determined to recapture Ruo Chen’s heart, Yin Yin pays a visit to the heavenly nine-tailed fox who agrees to teach her a special skill that will protect her beloved, but at a price. Willing to do whatever it takes to reclaim Ruo Chen’s love, will Yin Yin’s desperate act ultimately bring her eternal happiness or ever-lasting heartbreak?

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Yan Yu Jiang Nan, “Divine Destiny” is a 2023 Chinese fantasy romance drama directed by Steve Cheng.

Divine Destiny

💎 Divine Stones 💎

Liu Xia (Angelababy) is a young, talented psychologist, who is about to give a keynote speech at a conference for counselors. But on her way to the event, she notices something amiss about a man who takes the same elevator as her. She eventually deduces that he is intending to jump to his death from the roof of the building. So, rather than deliver the speech, she rushes off to the building to talk him out of suicide, while a crowd of people watches on below. The event has a profound effect on her – making her think that she should create a space where she can help people with their psychological problems.

Meanwhile, Qi Lian Shan (Ren Jia Lun) is a screenwriter who is working on making an all-action, high-octane script for a drama. He is working on the script in a cafe nearby, and is awed to see that a psychologist can save the day too! A twist of fate brings them into contact with one another, and they soon decide to collaborate: Qi Lian Shan asks Liu Xia to help him develop his script. And Liu Xia wants Qi Lian Shan’s help to assist in creating an AI-powered mental health platform. But will working together like this fan the flames of romance?

This drama was based on a novel by Yu Jing Peng Xiang

“Twilight” is a 2023 Chinese drama series that was directed by Leon Li.

Twilight

💙Twilight Love💙

What happens when a group of strangers starts living together under one roof? The answer is simple: ANYTHING!

Back for its fifth season, this ever-popular matchmaking reality program has brought together a group of strangers, and this time, they’re all from Shanghai. Coming from all different walks of life, this new group of strangers has been invited to spend the next thirty days living together and the results could either be incredible or disastrous!

With a front-row view, a group of celebrity panelists, including Angelababy, Zoey Meng, Silence Wang, Wu Xin, and Lee Seung Hyun provide commentary on the interactions between the housemates. Each an expert in different areas, will these panelists be able to predict which residents are destined to find love?

As unpredictable a game of love as ever, “Heart Signal 5” is a 2022 Chinese variety show distributed by Tencent Video.

Heart Signal 5 (Chinese Version)

💘 Heart Signal Team 💘

For as long as she can remember, Yin Yi Ke (Angelababy) has done everything in her power to take care of those around her. Whether at home or the office, she’s always there to lend a helping hand. While she never tires of helping those in need, she often neglects to take care of herself. As such, her inner fire has dwindled, leaving her heart deceptively cold. At least until the day Xu Guang Xi (Lai Kuanlin) walks back into her life.

Once nothing more than a freeloading young boy who used to show up at her house on occasion to mooch food, Yi Ke is surprised to find Guang Xi has grown into a handsome young man. Having recently returned from his studies abroad, Guang Xi is excited when fate brings Yi Ke back into his life. It doesn’t take long for his former feelings of dependence to transform into something entirely different. Realizing that to successfully pursue Yi Ke, he’ll have to first prove himself as a man who is more than capable of taking care of his love, he sets out to do just that.&nbsp;

Though his will is strong, Guang Xi is often overwhelmed by the harsher realities of life but Yi Ke always seems to be there to help him through. Realizing they have each overcome countless challenges to be where they are today, the two find themselves drawing closer together. Given enough time, will they each come to realize that this mutual respect that has started to grow between them is actually the blossom of true love?

A story of love and its ability to bring out the best in us, “Love The Way You Are” is a 2022 Chinese romance drama directed by Yu Chung Chung.

Love the Way You Are

Blossom of True Love Team

The year is 228 of the Common Era, and China is divided into Three Kingdoms, which find themselves at odds with each other. A seemingly decisive battle has just taken place, with the Shu army clashing with the Wei. But military leaders in the state of Shu believe that the battle’s result was swayed by a campaign of misinformation – with faulty information leading to a critical misjudgment. They believe that this was all masterminded by Chen Gong (Chen Kun), a powerful spy believed to be located somewhere in Wei lands.

The Shu leaders respond by dispatching their own spy – the counter-intelligence ace Xun Xu (Bai Yu). But when Xun Xu tracks down Chen Gong, he learns that the mole may in fact be a spy known as the Candle Dragon. Worse still, the Candle Dragon has put plans into place that could help his masters get their hands on the blueprints for a powerful new crossbow. If the enemy captures these designs, its army could be equipped with these powerful weapons, swinging the tide of the war in their favor...once and for all. Xun Xu and Chen Gong have no choice but to join forces. And the spy duo must act quickly, cracking codes, and evading traps at every step – if they are to save their realm from ruin!

“The Wind Blows from Longxi” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Lu Yang.

The Wind Blows from Longxi

🍃 Leaves in the Wind 🍃

iQiyi

The city of Tokyo has long been known for its fashion, but have you ever wondered where the fashion-forward trend-setters buy their clothes? Going a step further, have you ever wonder what it might be like to run a clothing store in the heart of Japan’s bustling capital city? Well, you’re about to find out!

In this brand new reality series, Kris Wu takes on the role of store manager at a pop-up clothing store in Tokyo, specializing in Chinese streetwear. Charged with the task of ensuring the shop’s smooth operations, Wu must handle must more than just the day-to-day tasks of running the shop. From product selection to merchandising, creating in-store displays, tackling marketing, and everything in-between, Wu has his work cut out for him, but he won’t be handling this job alone.

Joined by a slew of celebrity guests, including Wilber Pan, Zhao Jin Mai, and international superstar, Angelababy, Wu has thirty days to reach his shop’s revenue goal of 10 million yen (approximately $92,000). But is a month really long enough to reach such a lofty goal in the highly competitive world of fashion?

A star-studded pop-culture trend experience, “Fourtry” is a 2019 reality series produced by iQIYI.

FOURTRY

The Fashionist Team

It is May 14, 2018, and 100 or so passengers are aboard Airbus flight A319 from Chongqing to Lhasa, Tibet. The aircraft suffers a major blow when the cockpit’s windshield cracks. The pilots radio air traffic control to report on their perilous situation. But then the unthinkable happens – the glass shatters, sending the pressure spiraling throughout the aircraft. The passengers panic, and one of the pilot team is taken out of action, leaving the former air force ace-turned steely nerved veteran captain Liu Chang Jian (Zhang Han Yu) to find a solution to the problem, along with his first mate Liang Dong (Du Jiang). The plane plummets almost 2.5km, and the captain manages to intervene just in time, but the really tough flying is only just getting started.

The aircraft is flying above the Tibetan Himalayas, oxygen reserves are running low and a storm starts to brew outside, making Liu Chang Jian’s seemingly impossible task that bit harder. Pandemonium breaks out among the passengers, but the lead flight attendant Bin Nan (Yuan Quan) is determined to calm their nerves and make them place their trust in her, the crew...and the captain.

“The Captain,” which was based on a true story, is a 2019 Chinese movie that was directed by Andrew Lau.

The Captain

The Flight Attendants

Dragon TV

New to the world of real estate, Cheng Zhen Zhen (Angelababy) is an enthusiastic rookie agent determined to become the very best in her field. Joining a local real estate agency, 'Love and Family', as an entry-level associate, Zhen Zhen is soon paired with another low-level rookie, Shao Peng Cheng (Deng Lun). The only child of the company’s president, Peng Cheng has decided to keep his true identity as secret as he attempts to climb the ranks of the company, in an ongoing effort to prove his worth.

Together Zhen Zhen and Peng Cheng set out to make their dreams come true, neither one of them realizing just how personal the world of real estate can be. Diving into the wide world of home buying and selling, Zhen Zhen and Peng Cheng soon find themselves caught up in the swirling emotions that come with home ownership.

Sharing in the joys and sorrows of their client’s lives, while facing trials of their own, Zhen Zhen and Peng Cheng come to learn several valuable lessons about life, love, what it really takes to make dreams come true.

“My True Friend” is a 2019 romantic drama directed by Zhang Si Lin.

My True Friend

True Lovers

In a world ravaged by war, the four great nations, Jin, Yan, Liang and Qin, are ceaseless in their pursuit of power and ultimate domination. In the midst of this endless conflict, the nations of Jin and Yan clash, and the great house of Jin falls. Forced to flee, the Jin prince, He Xia (Sun Yi Zhou), and his brilliant military strategist, Bai Ping Ting (Angelababy) escape death. But fate is not on their side.

Separated during their exodus, He Xia makes his way to the Kingdom of Bai Lan to pursue revenge against the Kingdom of Jin. Meanwhile Bai Ping Ting finds herself at the mercy of Chu Bei Jie (Wallace Chung), the Jin army’s greatest general and the nation’s most beloved prince. Immediately recognized by the prince, as the girl he fell in love with years ago, Bai Ping Ting soon finds herself the object of her greatest enemy’s desire. 

Eventually recognizing Chu Bei Jie as the boy she once loved, Bai Ping Ting gives into the desires of her heart, setting into motion a complicated romance that pits the desires of the heart against the loyalties both have for their kingdoms. 

Directed by Ju Jue Liang, "General and I" is a 2017 romance drama based on the novel, "A Lonesome Fragrance Waiting to Be Appreciated" by Feng Nong.

General and I

The Lovebirds Team

Wanda Pictures, Huayi Brothers

Hu Ba Yi (Chen Kun) and Wang Kai Xuan (Huang Bo) are enjoying the retired life in Manhattan after a life filled with dangerous, yet exciting tomb raids. 

One day a mysterious stranger approaches them about investigating the ancient tomb of a Mongolian princess to help undo a dangerous curse, and the team just can't resist. 

Will the two retired tomb raiders, and Hu Ba Yi’s fiance, Shirley Yang (Shu Qi), be able to release the ancient curse, or are they in over their heads? 

"Mojin - The Lost Legend" is a 2015 action-fantasy thriller film based on the novel "Ghost Blows Out The Light."

Mojin - The Lost Legend

♞ Candle Knights ♘

Ding Si Tian

Wanda Media, H. Brothers Media

Who will take home the ultimate prize? Your favorite Chinese celebrities team up to tackle challenges and race to the finish to win. Watch top celebrities like Angelababy, Li Chen, Chen He, Zheng Kai, Wong Cho Lam and Deng Chao use their wits and street smarts to beat out their competition!

“Running Man” is a 2015 Chinese movie directed by Xue Jia Hua. It is a film adaptation of the Chinese television series “Running Man.”

Running Man (Movie)

The Runnin'

Huayi Brothers

Will his first case be his last?

Detective Dee Ren Jie (Mark Chao) arrives in the capital city of Luoyang to work as an officer of the law, known as the Da Lisi. A sea monster has been terrorizing the town, and city officials have chosen the most beautiful courtesan, Yin Rui Ji (Angelababy), to be offered as a sacrifice to the sea monster. Empress Wu Ze Tian (Carina Lau) demands that Yu Chi Zhen Jin (Feng Shao Feng), the Chief Minister of Da Lisi, investigate the sea monster or he himself will be executed. 

When Detective Dee saves Rui Ji from being sacrificed to the sea monster, he is imprisoned by Yu Chi. Sha Tuo Zhong (Lin Geng Xin), the prison doctor, helps Dee escape from prison and investigate the mysterious sea monster. 

When the sea monster is somehow tied to Yuan Zhen (Kim Bum), Rui Ji’s lover, can the two lovers help Detective Dee uncover the sinister conspiracy that leads straight to the Imperial family?

“Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon” is a 2013 Chinese drama series produced, directed and co-written by Tsui Hark. It is a prequel to Tsui’s 2010 hit film “Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame.” The film was followed by the sequel “Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings” (2018).

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon

Detective Dee Team

Yin Rui Ji

Yang Lu Chan (Yuan Xiao Chao) is a bumbling wanderer with a strange affliction that once threatened his life. In order to solve the problem, he traveled to a small village full of martial artists in an attempt to learn their secret form of kung fu. They initially refused as they have promised never to teach an outsider. But after he helped them fight off Fang Zi Jing (Eddie Peng) and his wicked plans to build a railway through their village, the residents decided to take him in – provided he married Chen Yu Niang (Angelababy).

Regardless, the villagers still consider Yang Lu Chan to be something of a buffoon – particularly Chen Yu Niang, who insists that he call her “master!” But when Fang Zi Jing returns with a powerful military force, replete with heavily armed soldiers, a flying machine, and cannons backing him up, the village is once again under threat. The villagers realize that they need heroes to step up to the plate and fight back...or risk seeing their settlement wiped off the map forever. Do Yang Lu Chan and his master/wife Chen Yu Niang have what it takes to thwart this wicked scheme?

This film is the sequel to “Tai Chi Zero,” which featured many of the same characters and actors and was released in 2012.

“Tai Chi Hero” is a 2012 Chinese movie that was directed by Stephen Fung.

Tai Chi Hero

🥋Martial Artists Team 🥋

Yang Lu Chan (Yuan Xiao Chao) is a wandering oddball with a very strange talent that is also his curse: He has a small horn on his forehead that, if struck, grows and turns him into an unstoppable fighter capable of defeating an entire army. Unfortunately, each time this happens to him, he grows closer to death. This perilous situation means that a few more strikes to the horn could leave him dead. He decides that he needs to learn a powerful martial art that will let him safeguard his life.

His quest leads him to a small sleepy village whose residents all know a powerful secret form of kung fu. But the village has vowed never to teach their skills to an outsider. The whole settlement, including the village elder’s daughter Yu Niang (Angelababy), wants to send Yang Lu Chan away. But just as they think they have got rid of him, Yu Niang’s former lover Fang Zi Jing (Eddie Peng) arrives with a sidekick in a steam-power mechanical contraption. This fiendish duo plans to use this machine to build a railway that will pass straight through the middle of the city. The villagers decide to fight back – and Yang Lu Chan pledges to help!

“Tai Chi Zero” is a 2012 Chinese movie that was directed by Stephen Fung.

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