Love Like the Galaxy
| Love Like the Galaxy | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 星漢燦爛·月升滄海 |
| Simplified Chinese | 星汉灿烂·月升沧海 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xīng Hàn Càn Làn, Yuè Shēng Cāng Hǎi |
| Genre | |
| Based on | The Stars Are Brilliant, How Very Fourtunate by Guan Xin Ze Luan (关心则乱) |
| Screenplay by |
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| Directed by | Fei Zhenxiang |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 56 |
| Original release | |
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| Release | July 5 – September 17, 2022 |
Love Like the Galaxy (Chinese: 星汉灿烂·月升沧海; pinyin: Xīng Hàn Càn Làn, Yuè Shēng Cāng Hǎi; lit. 'The Stars Are Brilliant, The Moon Rises Over The Sea') is a 2022 Chinese television series. It stars Wu Lei and Zhao Lusi. The series is split into two parts, with first part starting on July 5, 2022. The second part premiered on July 27, 2022.[1]
Plot
[edit]The story revolves around Cheng Shaoshang, who was left behind by her parents when they went to the battlefield. As a result, she was raised by her scheming aunt and ignorant grandmother. In order to protect herself from the constant abuse and mistreatment, she honed herself to be extra vigilant.
The plot starts with the return of Shaoshang's parents. At first, she hopes that her life will improve after reuniting with them. However, years of estrangement have made it difficult for them to become a family. As she lacked love her whole life, Shaoshang is both pragmatic and insecure when it comes to opening up to others.
She soon meets the Emperor's foster son, Ling Buyi, whom she views as a cold and ruthless person. However, that notion changes as she continually finds herself involved with him. Through her interactions with Ling Buyi, she unintentionally becomes involved in the mystery surrounding his family and identity.[2]
Cast
[edit]Main cast
[edit]- Wu Lei as Ling Buyi / Zisheng
- Wang Hanzhe as young Ling Buyi
- Emperor Wen's foster son, and the son of Huo Junhua and the Marquis of Chengyang. A powerful and ruthless general who is highly favoured by the Emperor. Plagued by the massacre of the Huo clan during the siege of Gu City that happened 15 years prior, he is resolute in finding and punishing the perpetrators.
- Zhao Lusi as Cheng Shaoshang / Niaoniao
- Li Zhimo as young Cheng Shaoshang
- The only daughter of Cheng Shi and Xiao Yuanyi. Abandoned as an infant by her parents due to their participation in the impending war and the prophecy of an old sage, she grew up neglected by her grandmother and aunt. She lacks proper etiquette and ladylike demeanour, but is smart and astute.
Supporting cast
[edit]- Li Yunrui as Yuan Shen / Shanjian
- Huangfu Yi's disciple and the best student of the Bailu Mountain Academy. Due to his parents unhappy marriage, he has grown up to be an arrogant and jaded young master.
- Yu Cheng'en as Lou Yao
- The timid second son of the second branch of the Lou family and He Zhaojun's childhood fiancé.
- Estelle Chen as He Zhaojun
- The spoiled youngest daughter of General He and Lou Yao's childhood fiancée.
- Zhang Yue as Wan Qiqi
- The daughter of General Wan and Cheng Shaoshang's close friend. Having accompanied her father to the battlefield, she is adept at martial arts.
- Cui Enci as Commandery Princess of Yuchang
- The granddaughter of the Prince of Ruyang, who has been enamored with Ling Buyi since childhood.
- Wang Yajia as Liangfang
- The personal maid, close friend and confidant of Niaoniao.
Cheng family
- Guo Tao as Cheng Shi, Marquis of Quling
- Cheng Shaoshang's loving father and a respected military commander.
- Zeng Li as Xiao Yuanyi
- Cheng Shaoshang's mother and a strict matriarch who has accompanied her husband to the battlefield.
- Xu Jiao as Cheng Yang / Yangyang
- Cheng Shaoshang's cousin. She has grown up in her maternal grandparents' household and has a ladylike personality.
- Xu Di as Old Madame Cheng
- Cheng Shaoshang's greedy and vulgar grandmother.
- Mickey Zhao as Cheng Shaogong
- Cheng Shaoshang's twin brother.
- Jiang Yiming as Cheng Song
- Cheng Shaoshang's second brother.
- Zhang Tianyang as Cheng Zhi
- Cheng Shaoshang's third uncle.
- Peng Yang as Sang Shunhua
- Cheng Zhi's kind and loving wife.
- Cui Peng as Cheng Cheng
- Cheng Yang's father and Cheng Shaoshang's second uncle. He is a cripple who is often bullied by his wife.
- Chen Sisi as Lady Ge
- Cheng Yang's mother and Cheng Cheng's scheming wife.
Imperial Family
- Bao Jianfeng as Emperor Wen
- A benevolent and just ruler who favors Ling Buyi over his own children. Ling Buyi's maternal uncle, General Huo Chong, was a confidante who assisted him in establishing the dynasty.
- Tong Lei as Empress Xuan
- The kind and meek empress who becomes a maternal figure to Cheng Shaoshang. She is the foster daughter of the Prince of Xian'an, and mother of the Crown Prince and Fifth Princess.
- Cao Xiwen as Consort Yue
- Emperor Wen's childhood sweetheart and first wife, and mother of the Second Princess, Third Prince and Third Princess. She is an upright and impartial matriarch who wants to lead a peaceful life.
- Wang Zhuocheng as Crown Prince Yuan
- Empress Xuan's son. He is considered too soft-hearted and weak-willed to be able to lead the country.
- Wang Ziwei as Fifth Princess
- Empress Xuan's daughter. She has been spoiled and pampered due to being the only child born to Emperor Wen after the establishment of the current dynasty.
- Gao Han as Third Prince
- Consort Yue's son. Ambitious and decisive, he is often referred to as the rightful heir.
- Wang Zhen as Third Princess
- Consort Yue's daughter. She grew up under Marquis Yue's tutelage, and prioritises wealth and prestige.
- Kobe Liu as Fifth Prince
- Emperor Wen's son by a maid. He is a playboy considered unfit to help with any state affairs.
Ling family
- Sha Baoliang as Ling Yi, Marquis of Chengyang
- Ling Buyi's father and the former husband of Huo Junhua.
- Candy Zhang as Huo Junhua
- Ling Buyi's mother and the sister of General Huo Chong. She became mentally unstable after the massacre of Gu City.
- Zhao Ziqi as Lady Chunyu
- Ling Buyi's stepmother. She took advantage of Huo Junhua's absence to begin an affair with her cousin, Ling Yi, and eventually married him.
Others
- Fang Xiaoli as Princess Consort of Ruyang
- The Commandery Princess of Yuchang's grandmother. Her husband is Emperor Wen's paternal uncle.
- Zhang Chen as Liang Qiuqi
- Ling Buyi's subordinate.
- Sun Kai as Liang Qiufei
- Ling Buyi's subordinate.
- Hu Jiaxin as Wang Ling
- Empress Xuan's niece.
- Melody Tang as Lou Li
- Lou Yao's cousin and the daughter of the first branch of the Lou family.
Original soundtrack
[edit]Mainland China
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artists | Length |
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| 1. | "Love Like the Galaxy" (Theme & ending song) | Liu Chang | Tian Jingjing | Shan Yichun | |
| 2. | "String Song" (Ling Buyi's character theme song) | Duan Sisi | Tan Xuan | Ayanga | |
| 3. | "Star River Sigh" (Cheng Shaoshang's character theme song) | Wang Ziyan | Guan Dazhou | Huang Ling | |
| 4. | "Happy Like Me" (Yuan Shen's character theme song) | Liao Yu | He Huihui Wang Zitong | Li Yunrui | |
| 5. | "Fuxi" | Guan Dazhou | Guan Dazhou | Yeri |
Reception
[edit]The highest single-day streaming viewership of the first part of Love Like the Galaxy exceeded 200 million views.[6]
As of August 2, 2022, the second part of the series had a single-day streaming viewership of 300 million views.[7][8]
Differences from the novel
[edit]- In the source material, Wang Ling marries into a noble family in Jiangxia, Jingzhou, and is regarded as a "good wife" by the locals. In the series, she marries Peng Kun who lives far away from the capital; later on, Peng Kun is murdered by Ling Yi, causing Wang Ling to become a lonely widow.
- In the source material, Lady Chunyu is sentenced to death, but commits suicide by poison alongside her son. In the series, she is childless and suffers a nervous breakdown, surviving only by pretending to have lost her mind.[9]
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- ^ "string song Ayanga". QQ音乐. Archived from the original on 2023-08-24.
- ^ "star river sigh - Huang Ling". QQ音乐. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30.
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