Love Weaves Through a Millennium
| Love Weaves Through a Millennium | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romance Time travel Historical fiction |
| Based on | Queen In-hyun's Man |
| Directed by | Jang Young-woo |
| Starring | Jing Boran Zheng Shuang |
| Opening theme | "Can't Forget" by Jing Boran and Zheng Shuang |
| Ending theme | "Love Cannot See" by Wei Chen |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Hengchuan, Hengdian, Wuzhen |
| Production companies | Hunan TV, EE-Media, CJ E&M |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hunan TV |
| Release | February 5 – March 23, 2015 |
Love Through a Millennium (Chinese: 相愛穿梭千年) is an 2015 Chinese fantasy romance series starring Jing Boran and Zheng Shuang. It is the remake of the 2012 Korean television drama Queen In-hyun's Man, and shares a similar plot with the 2003 series Thousand Years of Love. It aired on Hunan TV from February 2, 2015 to March 23, 2015.
Plot
Gong Ming (Jing Boran) is an imperial scholar official and his family's sole survivor after they were massacred in a conspiracy. He is an avid supporter of the reinstatement of Empress Xu, who was deposed due to scheming by royal concubine Zhao Feiyan.
While he was being persecuted, he accidentally time-travels two thousand years into the present due to a mysterious jade pendant. He meets and falls in love with actress Lin Xiangxiang (Zheng Shuang), who landed a role as Empress Xu in a historical drama. However, for the greater good, Gong Ming was insistent on heading back into the past to save the deposed queen. Due to some accidents, he could not return to the present where Xiang Xiang is. Will they forever be apart, or will they reunite through the power of love?
Cast
- Jing Boran as Gong Ming
- Zheng Shuang as Lin Xiangxiang
Present
- Xie Yilin as Jin Jing, Xiang Xiang's manager
- Yang Sen as Xia Yunan, Xiang Xiang's stylist
- Denny Huang as Han Yufei, a famous celebrity and Xiang Xiang's ex-boyfriend
- Nana as Zhao Nana, a famous and arrogant celebrity
- Xie Binbin as Wu Tian Xiu, Yu Fei's manager
- Li Gan as Chen Rui, Na Na's manager
Past
- Chen Xiang as Wang Mang, Gong Ming's good friend who later betrays him. He likes Jing Yue.
- Zhou Yutong as Jing Yue, a female warrior. She likes Gong Ming.
- Peng Ling as Zi Xiu, Wang Mang's confidante; a cold-blooded assassin
- Niki Yi as Zhao Feiyan
- Gao Tai Yu as Emperor Cheng
- Tao Hui as Empress Xu
- Zhou Yunshen as Chun Yuzhang
Production
Unlike other typical Chinese television series, Love Weaves Through a Millennium was not pre-produced before its premiere. Instead, under the request of the Korean director, it was filmed as the drama airs. The script was a so amended based on audience's responses, including the drama's ending. Also, no dubbing was used; instead, the actors' actual voices were heard in the drama.
Actual Chinese history was adapted into the new script, such as the rivalry between Zhao Feiyan and Empress Xu.
Helmed by director Jang Young-woo of I Need Romance 3, producer Kim Young-gyu of Flower Boys Next Door and Nine: Nine Time Travels and the lightning director of My Love From the Star. The music, editing and artistic direction of the production were also being put under the charge of the Korean team behind Queen In-hyun's Man, to achieve top-notch quality. There is also collaboration between Hunan TV and CJ E&M to achieve simulcast between China and Korea.
Music
| No. | Title | Singer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Can't Forget (不能忘)" (Opening Theme Song) | Jing Boran & Zheng Shuang | |
| 2. | "Love Cannot See (相爱不能见)" (Ending Theme Song) | Wei Chen | |
| 3. | "One More Day (再多一天)" | Jiang Yingrong | |
| 4. | "Waiting for you like a fool (等你的时候我像个傻瓜)" | Hong Chen | |
| 5. | "Let Me Love You (让我爱你)" | Huang Ying |