Name: Unexpected
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
Released: 2018-06-13
Rating: 8.9
Cast: Austin Lin, Huang Yi Lin, Huang Jun Jie, Li Hao Fei (1999), Wang Lu Qian

Austin Lin is a Taiwanese actor and singer. Born on January 27, 1988, he launched his career after participating in the second season of the singing competition “One Million Star” in 2007. He made his acting debut in the 2009 film “Somewhere I Have Never Travelled,” for which he also sang on the soundtrack. He has since appeared in many popular films and television dramas, including “At Cafe 6” (2016), for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the 2016 Golden Horse Award, and “Unexpected” (2018).

Austin Lin

He Jie

Huang Yi Lin is a Chinese actress. Born on May 2, 1988, she also is known by the name Huang U.Lin. She made her acting debut in the 2014 television drama “Love at Second Sight” and has since appeared in other popular dramas, including “Mr. Bodyguard” (2016) and “Die Now” (2017-2018).

Huang Yi Lin

Pei En Cai

Huang Jun Jie is a Chinese actor who was born in Chongqing, China on July 9, 1998. He studied at the Beijing Film Academy. He made his acting debut in the 2016 movie “24 Seconds,” following up later the same year with his small-screen bow in the fantasy television drama “The Screen Foxes.” He has since appeared in a number of popular dramas, including “The Big Boss” (2017) and “Unexpected” (2018), as well as the more recent “Dr. Cutie” and “Truth or Dare” (both 2020).

Huang Jun Jie

Gong Cheng

Li Hao Fei is a Chinese actress. Born on June 15, 1999, she made her acting debut in the 2014 film “Nezha.” She also has since appeared in the television drama “Unexpected” (2018).

Li Hao Fei (1999)

Lu Zi Xing

Wang Lu Qing is a Chinese actress who was born on March 14, 1995. She graduated from the Beijing City University and made her acting debut in the movie adaptation of the novel “The Left Ear” in 2015. She went on to make a name for herself in the world of dramas with an appearance in the series “Unexpected” in 2018. She has since followed up with roles in the drama titles “Irresistible Love” (2020) and “Hello Debate Opponent Season 2” (2021).

Wang Lu Qian

Vinnie Yao

Tencent

He Jie (Austin Lin), a manga artist, finds himself unexpectedly transported into his own manga series, "Crystal Love," where he must navigate a complex narrative to save the antagonistic character Lu Zi Xing (Li Hao Fei). Trapped within the story's repetitive plotlines, He Jie is challenged to transform Zi Xing's personality and complete mysterious missions as his only path back to reality. As he struggles to alter the predetermined storyline, He Jie must use his creativity and understanding of narrative structure to escape the manga world. This is a 2018 Chinese drama series that explores the unique concept of an artist becoming a character in his own fictional universe.

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