The Blue Whisper (Chinese: 驭鲛记; pinyin: Yù Jiāo Jì), is a 2022 Chinese television series starring Dilraba Dilmurat and Ren Jialun.[1] It is based on the xuanhuan romance novel The Tale of the Merman by Jiulu Feixiang.[2][3] It aired from March 17, 2022, to May 18, 2022.[4] The series was divided into two parts: Part 1 aired from March 17 to April 1, 2022, for 22 episodes, while Part 2 aired from April 4, 2022, to May 18, 2022, for 20 episodes.[5]
The Blue Whisper | |
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Simplified Chinese | 驭鲛记 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Yù Jiāo Jì |
Genre | Romance Historical Fantasy |
Based on | The Tale of the Merman by Jiulu Feixiang |
Directed by | Zhu Ruibin |
Starring | Dilraba Dilmurat Ren Jialun |
Opening theme | "More Than Blanks" (留白是表白) by Jin Zhiwen |
Ending theme | "Mermaid Song" (鮫人之歌) by Zhou Shen |
Composer | Sa Dingding |
Country of origin | China |
Original language | Mandarin |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 42 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Liu Zhi Xie Ying Wang Ying Li Dong Liu Jiali |
Producer | Yang Liu |
Production locations | Hengdian World Studios Zhejiang |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Production companies | Youku Croton Media |
Original release | |
Release | March 17 May 18, 2022 | –
Cast and characters
editMain
edit- Dilraba Dilmurat as Ji Yunhe[6] / Ah Ji (voiced by Qiao Shiyu)
- Kristina as Ji Yunhe / Ah Ji (young)
- Spiritual master and guardian of Flower Valley
- Ren Jialun as Chang Yi[6] (voiced by Zhang Jie)
- A merman from East Sea who was captured by Fairy Shunde
Flower Valley
edit- Xiao Shunyao as Lin Haoqing[7]
- Xiao Tianren as Lin Haoqing (young)
- Young master of Flower Valley
- Hai Yitian as Lin Canglan
- Master of Flower Valley
- Ji Yunhe's good friend and attendant. A butterfly spirit
- Fan Zhen as Xue Sanyue[9]
- Protector of Flower Valley. Ji Yunhe's ally
- Ci Sha as Li Shu[10]
- Xue Sanyue's attendant and lover. A mountain cat spirit
- Wang Junhao as Qu Xiaoxing
- Commander of the armed forces. Ji Yunhe's good friend and Lin Haoqing's trusted subordinate
- Lu Yanbei as Qing Shu, Lin Canglan's attendant
- Chen Guanhong as Siyu, Lin Haoqing's attendant
- Guo Xiaoting[7] as Ning Xiyu
- Former master of Flower Valley. Ning Qing and Ning Ruochu's master
- Fu Jun as Elder Dong Lian
- Liu Guanghou as Elder Mu Ze
- Yu Qinghui as Elder Liu Ying
Immortal Master Mansion
edit- Wang Dong as Ning Qing, immortal master
- Zhang Yuxuan as Ning Qing (young)
- Guo Xiaoting[7] as Fairy Shunde / Ru Ling, elder sister of the Heavenly Emperor and disciple of Ning Qing
- Li Junxian as Ji Chengyu, disciple of Ning Qing
- Yang Jiahua as Ji Ning, disciple of Ning Qing
- Yu Miao Xin as Envoy Zhang, Fairy Shunde's subordinate
- Wang Shanzhui as Zhu Ling, head of Ling Shuang tower. Fairy Shunde's subordinate
North Abyss
editQing Qiu Fox Tribe
edit- Fu Hongsheng as Qing Xuan, king of the Qing Qiu Fox Tribe
- Wang Yifei as Qing Yao, heiress of the Qing Qiu Fox Tribe
- Sun Chuhong as Qi Feng, Qing Yao's cousin
- Wang Jie as Wei Yan, Qing Yao's attendant
Others
edit- Wang Ziteng as Kong Ming, a wandering immortal who was a part of the Immortal Master Mansion
- Li Baoer as Luo Suo, Chang Yi's subordinate
Heaven Realm
edit- He Yuxiao as Ru Jun, the Heavenly Emperor
- Tan Kai as Immortal Lord Si Fang
- Zhang Xilin as Immortal Lord He Xu, advisor of the Heavenly Emperor, in charge of mapping the constellations
- Bai Haitao as Immortal Lord Fei Lian, subordinate of the Heavenly Emperor
- Mao Fan as Immortal Lord Lei Ze, subordinate of the Heavenly Emperor
Others
edit- He Zhonghua as Merman King, Chang Yi's father
- He Yongsheng as Li Shu's grandfather
- Wang Zun as Da Huan, Li Shu's subordinate
- Jiang Xiao Lin as Xiao Huan, Li Shu's subordinate
- Tong Lei as Qing Ji, Ning Ruochu's lover
- Zheng Guolin as Ning Ruochu, former spiritual master of Flower Valley, Qing Ji's lover
- Zhang Zi Han as Ning Ruochu (young)
- Sa Dingding as Gu Huo Bird
- Liu Xiangge as Duo Duo
- Yan Lang as Feng Li
- Yan Linfei as Lu Jinyan
Production
editFilming of the drama began in Hengdian World Studios on February 16, 2021. The opening ceremony was held on the February 18,[11] and the whole drama shooting was completed on June 6, 2021.[12] On April 15, 2021, main characters of the drama, Dilraba Dilmurat and Ren Jialun jointly attended the 2021 Youku Annual Press Conference to promote the series.[13]
Soundtrack
editThe Blue Whisper OST (驭鲛记 原声大碟) consisted of 5 tracks, sung by various artists.[14]
No. | English Title | Chinese Title | Artist | Lyricist | Composer | Notes |
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1 | "More Than Blanks" | 留白是表白 | Jin Zhiwen | Yu Jiang | Sa Dingding | Opening theme |
2 | "Mermaid Song" | 鮫人之歌 | Zhou Shen | Ending theme | ||
3 | "Leaping Fish" | 魚躍而上 | Sa Dingding | Chen Bohe | ||
4 | "As You Wish" | 如你所想 | Mao Buyi | |||
5 | Sa Dingding |
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- ^ "《馭鮫記》開機路透曝光迪麗熱巴任嘉倫同框養眼". Sina (in Chinese). February 18, 2021. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "《驭鲛记》杀青 迪丽热巴任嘉伦穿戏服抱鲜花灿笑" (in Chinese). June 6, 2021. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "迪丽热巴出席活动,与任嘉伦摸头杀说话好逗似哄小孩,因酸奶疙瘩热巴急了" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
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External links
edit- The Blue Whisper on Weibo (in Chinese)
- The Blue Whisper at IMDb