The Blue Whisper Explained
Native Name: | Child: | yes | Hide: | no | Header: | none | S: | 驭鲛记 | P: | Yù Jiāo Jì |
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Genre: | Romance Historical Fantasy |
Based On: | The Tale of the Merman by Jiulu Feixiang |
Director: | Zhu Ruibin |
Starring: | Dilraba Dilmurat Ren Jialun |
Opentheme: | "More Than Blanks" by Jin Zhiwen |
Endtheme: | "Mermaid Song" by Zhou Shen |
Composer: | Sa Dingding |
Country: | China |
Language: | Mandarin |
Num Seasons: | 1 |
Num Episodes: | 42 |
Executive Producer: | Liu Zhi Xie Ying Wang Ying Li Dong Liu Jiali |
Producer: | Yang Liu |
Location: | Hengdian World Studios Zhejiang |
Runtime: | 45 minutes |
Company: | Youku Croton Media |
The Blue Whisper, 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]
Cast and characters
Main
- 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
A merman from East Sea who was captured by Fairy Shunde
Flower Valley
- 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
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
- 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
Qing Qiu Fox Tribe
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Filming 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
The 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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Notes and References
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