Scarlet Heart 2 (Chinese: 步步惊情) is a 2014 Chinese television series. It is the sequel to Scarlet Heart (2011), and continues the story after the time traveling protagonist, Zhang Xiao (Cecilia Liu), returns to her own time following the death of Ma'ertai Ruoxi. The story is not considered to be canon to Tong Hua's novel Bu Bu Jing Xin because the author never wrote a sequel, although some of the cast members from the first series have returned. Unlike its predecessor, the series does not involve time traveling and is set in the present, resolving the loose ends left by the first series' cliffhanger.
| Scarlet Heart 2 | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Genre | Romance Drama |
| Directed by | Lee Kwok-lap |
| Starring | Cecilia Liu Nicky Wu Sun Yizhou Jiang Jinfu |
| Opening theme | Step by Step by Mayday |
| Ending theme | Dust by Jia Jia |
| Country of origin | Mainland China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 39 (original), 35 (DVD) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Karen Tsoi |
| Production locations | China (Tianjin, Beijing, Ningxia, Hong Kong) |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Chinese Entertainment Shanghai |
| Original release | |
| Network | Zhejiang STV |
| Release | 22 April – 7 May 2014 |
| Related | |
| Scarlet Heart | |
| Scarlet Heart 2 | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 步步驚情 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 步步惊情 | ||||||
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It began filming in Tianjin, China in March 2013 and ended in Hong Kong in June 2013.[1][2] The series aired on Zhejiang TV from 22 April to 7 May 2014.[3] Due to the restrictions on time-traveling dramas in mainland China, the 39 original episodes were cut down to 35 and re-assembled to 41.
Synopsis
editIt has been three months since Zhang Xiao woke up from a coma and she can't forget about the Fourth Prince. One day, at the museum, she meets a man identical to him; he is Yin Zheng, the stepson of Zhentian Corporation's chairman. To find out his connection with the Fourth Prince, Zhang Xiao becomes a designer at Zhentian. Shortly after, however, an accident occurs and she loses her memories as Ruoxi. She starts to date a kind man named Kang Sihan, Yin Zheng's stepbrother; meanwhile, the latter dates Lan Lan, a model identical to Zhang Xiao who hides a mysterious past. Helped by his uncle, Yin Zheng wants to avenge the death of his biological father by ruining Kang Zhentian. Due to her connection with Sihan, Zhang Xiao finds herself unwittingly caught in the center of a power struggle.
Cast
edit- Cecilia Liu as Zhang Xiao / Lan Lan
- Chai Wei as Zhang Xiao / Lan Lan (child)
- Nicky Wu as Yin Zheng
- Zheng Wei as Yin Zheng (child)
- Sun Yizhou as Kang Sihan
- Bian Chen as Kang Sihan (child)
- Jiang Jinfu as Kang Siyu
- Damian Lau as Kang Zhentian
- Huang You Ming as Kang Zhentian (young)
- Chen Xiang as Huang Di, Zhang Xiao's ex-boyfriend
- Ye Zuxin as Jack
- Yico Zeng as Ling Dang, Siyu's best friend
- Cai Yatong as Mo Xiaohe, Zhang Xiao's colleague
- Gan Yu as Zhang Zejiang, Zhang Xiao's father
- Ye Qing as Meng Xinyi, Zhang Xiao's best friend and Sihan's girlfriend
- Zhang Jiang as Zhou Yue, Sihan's best friend
- Annie Liu as Ma Yinuo
- Yin Zhuzheng as Yin Chenggui, Yin Zheng's uncle
- Zhao Chulun as Han Qing, Yin Chenggui's right hand
- He Yin as Zhao Lan, Yin Zheng's mother
- Wu Li as Qiao Qi, Yin Zheng's secretary
- Wang Zhifei as Yin Chengyi, Yin Zheng's father
- Deng Limin as Liu Donghai, director at Zhentian group
- Da Li as Wang Tiecheng, director at Zhentian group
- – as Xiao Hua, Zhang Xiao's biological father
- Cecilia Liu as Qin Yuzhen, Zhang Xiao's mother
- Gu Yan as Meng Yinan, Xinyi's mother
Soundtrack
edit| Scarlet Heart 2 Original Soundtrack 步步驚情 電視原聲帶 | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | April 25, 2014 |
| Genre | Mandapop |
| Label | Produced by B'in Music Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment Taiwan |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Step by Step (步步)" | Mayday | 04:33 |
| 2. | "Dust (塵埃)" | Jia Jia | 05:27 |
| 3. | "Lose Myself (不在乎)" | Richie Jen | 03:57 |
| 4. | "Stutter (結巴)" | Yen-j and Puff Guo | 03:38 |
| 5. | "Second Love (身不由己)" | Ding Dang | 04:16 |
| 6. | "Not About Kindness (無關善良)" | Victor Wong | 04:40 |
| 7. | "The Miracle of Meeting Again (再續前緣)" | Ying-Hua Huang & Christof Unterberger | 03:34 |
| 8. | "Which Chaotic Age Does Not Cause Goodbyes? (哪個亂世沒有離別)" | 01:32 | |
| 9. | "With Love As Passionate As the Skies (愛如穹蒼般壯烈)" | 02:02 | |
| 10. | "Do We Know Each Other? (我們認識嗎？)" | 03:34 | |
| 11. | "Go for You in Your World (去你的世界找你)" | Ying-Hua Huang & Christof Unterberger | 02:43 |
| 12. | "Love and Not Forgetting (相依相愛難相忘)" | Ying-Hua Huang & Christof Unterberger | 04:10 |
| 13. | "This Life (今生今世)" | Ying-Hua Huang & Christof Unterberger | 04:29 |
| 14. | "Happiness of the Future (未來的幸福)" | Ying-Hua Huang & Christof Unterberger | 03:02 |
Ratings
edit- Highest ratings are marked in red, lowest ratings are marked in blue
| Original air time | Episode | Ratings (%) | Audience share (%) | Rank (timeslot) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014.04.22 | 1-2 | 1.102 | 3.00 | 2 |
| 2014.04.23 | 3-5 | 0.899 | 2.55 | 3 |
| 2014.04.24 | 6-8 | 1.006 | 2.80 | 3 |
| 2014.04.25 | 9-10 | 0.998 | 2.70 | 4 |
| 2014.04.26 | 11-12 | 1.134 | 3.06 | 3 |
| 2014.04.27 | 13-15 | 1.179 | 3.24 | 3 |
| 2014.04.28 | 16-18 | 1.098 | 3.10 | 2 |
| 2014.04.29 | 19-21 | 1.208 | 3.40 | 2 |
| 2014.04.30 | 22-24 | 1.224 | 3.43 | 3 |
| 2014.05.01 | 25-27 | 1.170 | 3.44 | 3 |
| 2014.05.02 | 28-29 | 1.210 | 3.54 | 1 |
| 2014.05.03 | 30-31 | 1.136 | 3.11 | 3 |
| 2014.05.04 | 32-34 | 1.354 | 3.80 | 3 |
| 2014.05.05 | 35-37 | 1.442 | 4.10 | 1 |
| 2014.05.06 | 38-40 | 1.460 | 4.15 | 1 |
| 2014.05.07 | 41 | 1.418 | 4.27 | 1 |
| Total | 41 | 19.038 | 53.69 | / |
| Average | 1.1899 | 3.356 | / | |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6th China TV Drama Awards | Actor with the Most Media Influence | Nicky Wu | Won |
| Most Commercially Valuable Actress | Liu Shishi | Won | ||
| Most Promising Actor | Sun Yizhou | Won |
References
edit- ^ ""Bu Bu Jing Qing" begins filming". Yahoo! News. 5 March 2013.
- ^ 《步步惊情》香港杀青添浪漫 模仿大黄鸭. Sina (in Chinese).
- ^ ""Bu Bu Jing Qing" Set to Premiere on April 22". jaynestars.com. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
- ^ "电视剧收视率排行榜 | 收视率排行" (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2020-06-07.
External links
edit- Scarlet Heart 2 Archived 2017-08-28 at the Wayback Machine at Tangren Media (in Chinese)
- Official website (in Japanese)