Arsenal Military Academy Explained

Genre:Military
Action thriller
War
Romance
Director:Hue Kai Dong
Starring:Bai Lu
Xu Kai
Li Chengbin
Wu Jiayi
Opentheme:"Soldier (战士)" by Lu Hu
Endtheme:"Raging Fire (烈火)" by Dong Li
"Poison (毒药)" by Wang Yizhe
Country:China
Language:Mandarin
Num Episodes:48
Producer:Yu Zheng
Location:Zhejiang
Hengdian World Studios
Camera:Multiple-camera setup
Runtime:45 minutes
Company:Huanyu Film Company
iQiyi
Tencent Pictures
Channel:iQiyi

Arsenal Military Academy is a 2019 Chinese streaming television series, directed by Hue Kaidong, starring Bai Lu, Xu Kai, Li Chengbin and Wu Jiayi in main roles.[1] The series tells the story of Xie Xiang, who disguises herself as a male student under her brother's name to join the military academy .[2] [3] [4] [5]

Synopsis

Xie Xiang (Bai Lu) enrolls into the Arsenal Military Academy in Shunyuan disguised as a male, to follow her deceased brother's footsteps, with only her good friend Tan Xiaojun (Zhang Xin) knowing her secret. In an unexpected situation, she in disguise, encounters hot-headed and playful Gu Yanzheng (Xu Kai). Her first impression of him wasn't good though. Gu Yanzheng turns out to be her roommate in the academy, and then onwards they indulge into periodic quarrels with each other.[6]

At academy, Xie Xiang becomes good friends with the country bumpkin Huang Song (Liu Sibo) and the quiet Shen Junsan (Li Chengbin). Despite her small stature and weak constitution, she gradually trains into an able soldier, winning the respect of her peers. Parallel to their training, students soon uncover a dangerous conspiracy surrounding the Japanese occupiers, the Chinese resistance, as well as past royal descendants of the now defunct Qing dynasty. Students support each other in bringing justice to their country.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Casts

Main Cast

Supporting Cast

Academy Faculty

Nan Shan Bar

Paramo Cabaret

People of Shunyuan

Chinese Chamber of Commerce

Japanese Chamber of Commerce

Qing Dynasty Royalty

Gu Manor

Xie Family

Qu Family

Officials, Ministers, Commanders

Daughters of Shunyuan Officials

People of Peking (Beijing)

Soundtrack

TitleLyricsMusicSinger
Soldier (战士): Opening Theme Lu HuLu Hu
Enter a Dream (入梦)Wang YaoguangAi Qing and Zhaho SeBai Lu and Xu Kai
Raging Fire (烈火): Ending Theme Wang YaoguangDong Li
Moonlight Tango (月光探戈)Wang YaoguangWang YaoguangWu Jiayi
Poison (毒药)Yu ZhengWang YaoguangWang Yizhe

Production

On 26 March 2018, Filming of the series began at Hengdian Studios and Zhejiang Province. On 6 August 2018, the filming was completed and it officially entered post-production.[12]

Broadcast

It originally aired two episodes daily on iQiyi, Tuesday to Friday at 20:00 from 6 August 2019 to 6 September 2019.[13] The series was presented on Viki Rakuten Global TV.

Awards and nominations

Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
China Entertainment Industry Summit
(Golden Pufferfish Awards)
Best Drama Arsenal Military Academy[14]
Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival Best Web Series[15]
Best ActorXu Kai
Best ActressBai Lu
6th Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China (Wenrong Awards)Best ActorXu Kai[16]
6th The Actors of China AwardBest Actor (Web series)[17]
Best Actress (Web series)Bai Lu[18]
StarHub Night of Stars 2019 Best Actor (China)Xu Kai
Most Promising Actress Bai Lu[19]
8th iQiyi All-Star CarnivalMost Popular ActorXu Kai
Most Popular ActressBai Lu[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Limited . Alamy . Chinese actor and model Xu Kai, left, and actress Bai Lu, playing as a couple in °Arsenal Military Academy±, promote the TV series at a press conferen Stock Photo . 2023-04-07 . www.alamy.com . en.
  2. Web site: 《烈火军校》定档 白鹿代兄从军热血护国-千龙网·中国首都网. ent.qianlong.com. 2019-07-31.
  3. Web site: Creators of Story of Yanxi Palace back with a new series. August 19, 2019. China Daily.
  4. Web site: 《烈火军校》定档8月6日 白鹿代兄从军热血护国 . 2023-04-06 . ent.ifeng.com . zh.
  5. Web site: 2019-12-28 . 7 Hot Rising Chinese Actors Of 2019 That You Should Get To Know And Love . 2023-04-07 . Soompi . en.
  6. Web site: Best Movies and TV shows Like Arsenal Military Academy BestSimilar . 2023-04-07 . bestsimilar.com . en.
  7. Web site: 《烈火军校》:匠心独运打造民国热血青春剧,以励志成长抒写民族情怀_许凯. www.sohu.com. en. 2019-08-09.
  8. Web site: 2019-12-20 . Strong Friendships And Slow Burn Romance: 4 Reasons To Watch C-Drama "Arsenal Military Academy" . 2023-04-07 . Soompi . en.
  9. Web site: 白鹿、许凯合唱《烈火军校》插曲《入梦》上线 - 烈火军校 - 酷乐米 . 2023-04-07 . www.kulemi.com.
  10. Web site: Arsenal Military Academy (烈火军校) (iQIYI): India daily TV audience insights for smarter content decisions - Parrot Analytics . 2023-04-07 . tv.parrotanalytics.com . en.
  11. Web site: Arsenal Military Academy . 2023-04-07 . We Talk Dramas All Day . en.
  12. Web site: 《烈火军校》孙涛合作李程彬、吴佳怡小人物演绎抗战大情怀-千龙网·中国首都网. ent.qianlong.com. 2019-08-15. 2019-08-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20190815005103/http://ent.qianlong.com/2018/1027/2905653.shtml. dead.
  13. Web site: Arsenal Military Academy Review K-Drama Amino . 2023-04-07 . K-Drama aminoapps.com.
  14. Web site: 2019金河豚奖入围名单. zh.
  15. Web site: 金骨朵网络影视盛典提名揭晓 王一博肖战杨紫等入围. November 25, 2019. Ynet. zh. November 25, 2019. May 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210524071515/https://pos.baidu.com/fcem?conwid=300&conhei=80&rdid=3083583&dc=3&exps=110261,110254,110011&psi=23a16339ab169f1a5ac86156ae1948be&di=u3083583&dri=0&dis=0&dai=41&ps=0x0&enu=encoding&ant=0&aa=1&dcb=___adblockplus_&dtm=HTML_POST&dvi=0.0&dci=-1&dpt=none&tsr=0&tpr=1621840471300&ti=%E9%87%91%E9%AA%A8%E6%9C%B5%E7%BD%91%E7%BB%9C%E5%BD%B1%E8%A7%86%E7%9B%9B%E5%85%B8%E6%8F%90%E5%90%8D%E6%8F%AD%E6%99%93%20%E7%8E%8B%E4%B8%80%E5%8D%9A%E8%82%96%E6%88%98%E6%9D%A8%E7%B4%AB%E7%AD%89%E5%85%A5%E5%9B%B4_YNET.com%E5%8C%97%E9%9D%92%E7%BD%91&ari=2&ver=0517&dbv=2&drs=3&pcs=1185x27606&pss=1201x27606&cfv=0&cpl=3&chi=50&cce=true&cec=UTF-8&tlm=1574662292&prot=2&rw=1185&ltu=http%3A%2F%2Fent.ynet.com%2F2019%2F11%2F25%2F2225215t1254.html&ecd=1&uc=1600x1000&pis=-1x-1&sr=1600x1000&tcn=1621840512&qn=1771fb2043dfb693&tt=1621840512250.3.2234.2234. dead.
  16. Web site: 2019横店影视节圆满落幕 "文荣奖"各奖项揭晓. December 20, 2019. Hengdian World.
  17. Web site: 第六届中国电视好演员揭晓 朱一龙王凯关晓彤获奖. December 19, 2019. China News.
  18. Web site: "好演员"候选名单:肖战李现赵丽颖杨紫等入围. October 16, 2019. Sina. zh.
  19. Web site: Kim Jae-wook and Park Min-young win top awards at StarHub Night of Stars 2019. November 28, 2019. The Straits Times.
  20. Web site: 2020爱奇艺尖叫之夜获奖名单一览. December 6, 2019. Bendibao. zh. July 18, 2020. December 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191206230148/http://bj.bendibao.com/news/2019126/267033.shtm. dead.