Name: The Glamorous Imperial Concubine
Genre: Romance, Costume & Period
Released: 2011-09-30
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Kevin Yan, Ruby Lin, Wallace Huo, Tony Yang, Liu Tao

Kevin Yan is the stage name of Yan Yi Kuan, a Chinese actor and singer. Born on January 24, 1979, he also goes by the name Yan Kuan. Kevin Yan made his acting debut in the 1999 television series “Qing Shu” and has enjoyed a very successful career as an actor, mainly in television dramas. He also branched out into singing with the release of his first album in 2008 and has sung the soundtracks to many of his dramas. Some of his most popular roles include “The Last Princess” (2011), “The Glamorous Imperial Concubine” (2011), “All Men Are Brothers” (2011) and “The Romance of the Condor Heroes” (2014). Kevin Yan married actress Sunny Du in 2014.

Kevin Yan

Ruby Lin is the stage name of Lin Hsin Ru, a popular Taiwanese actress, producer and singer. Born on January 27, 1976, she began her career with a TV commercial and then started acting in small roles in television dramas. She became an overnight sensation with the breakout role of Xia Zi Wei in the 1998 hit television drama “My Fair Princess.” She has since starred in many other hit dramas, including “The Duke of Mount Deer” (2000), “Romance in the Rain” (2001), “Flying Daggers” (2003) and “Affair of Half a Lifetime” (2004). Ruby Lin established her own management company, Ruby Lin Studio, in 2009 and has since produced and/or starred in many more popular dramas, such as “Beauty’s Rival in Palace” (2010), “Three Kingdoms” (2010), “The Glamorous Imperial Concubine” (2011), “The Way We Were” (2014) and “My Dear Boy” (2017-2018). Apple Daily ranked Ruby Lin as the highest-earning drama actress in 2012 and 2013.

Ruby Lin

Wallace Huo is a Taiwanese actor and singer who also is known by the nicknames Huohuo, Huage, White Tofu and Eyelash King. Born on December 26, 1979, he aspired to be a singer from a young age and broke into entertainment with a cell phone commercial with Angelica Lee in 2000. He made his acting debut in the 2002 Taiwanese television drama “Star,” for which he also sang the first of many soundtrack songs. After starring in many popular Taiwanese dramas, Wallace Huo decided to shift his career to Mainland China in 2004. Some of his most recent dramas include “The Journey of Flower” (2015) and “Love Me, If You Dare” (2015), “Imperial Doctress” (2016) and “Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace” (2018).

Wallace Huo

Tony Yang is a Taiwanese actor. Born on August 30, 1982, as Yang You Ning, he made his acting debut in the 2003 critically acclaimed film “Crystal Boys,” which won many awards for dealing with topic of homosexual intolerance during 1970s Taipei. Tony Yang has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “The Lady and the Liar” (2015), “The Pursuit of Happiness” (2013) and “Love Forward” (2012).

Tony Yang

Liu Tao is a popular Chinese actress. Born on July 12, 1978, she also goes by the name Tamia Liu. When she was a teenager, Liu Tao served for two years in a performance troop of the People’s Liberation Army. She broke into acting in television in 2000 and has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including the acclaimed “Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils” (2002), “Dali Princess” (2008), “The Glamorous Imperial Concubine” (2011), “Nirvana in Fire” (2015), “The Legend of Miyue” (2015) and “Ode to Joy” (2016). Liu Tao married Wang Ke in 2008.

Liu Tao

Wen Jing Ruo

Zheng Kai is a Chinese actor. He was born on March 11, 1986 and made his acting debut in 2007. Since then, he has appeared in various films and television dramas, including “Scarlet Heart” (2011), “Shuttle Love Millennium” (2016), “The Fatal Mission” (2016), and “Guardians of the Ancient Oath” (2020).

Zheng Kai

Han Xuan

Hunan Satellite TV

A sitting princess has everything taken away from her by her power-hungry uncle, but can she get it all back? 

In 10th-century imperial China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Ma Fuya (Ruby Lin) is a princess in the Chu state during a tumultuous time of warring kingdoms and political unrest. When Fuya’s uncle seizes the throne and kills off her family, Fuya barely escapes with her life and is exiled. 

When both Meng Qi You (Kevin Yan), the prince of Later Shu, and Liu Lian Cheng (Wallace Huo), the prince of Northern Han, fall in love with Fuya, she becomes embroiled in succession struggles and battles between states. Can Fuya use her position to rise to power, avenge her family and regain her kingdom? 

“The Glamorous Imperial Concubine” is a 2011 Chinese drama series directed by Lin Feng and George Leung. The drama is based on a novel by the same name by Murong Yinr and marks the production debut of Ruby Lin, who also stars in the series.

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