This December, Blossom (九重紫), a historical drama starring Meng Ziyi and Li Yunrui, has become a surprising dark horse. This isn’t a show with a large following of top traffic stars, so when word-of-mouth drives watching, you know it’s fantastic. This drama is turning out to be a treasure among the many dramas produced by the production company Youhug. By the third day of its launch, the show has jumped to 28,000 on Tencent’s heat index, and it may continue to rise according on how the plot develops.
Quick Start with an Alluring Rebirth Theme
The first episode immediately makes clear the show’s subject, which is rebirth, but not your typical doomed lovers, if you went in with no preconceived notions. The leads had just met this time. The episode moves quickly and doesn’t feel like one where you want to skip over the previous life. Thanks to the strong plot, acting, and directing (by Zeng Qingjie, who began making short plays), you’re already interested in it! In addition, Meng Ziyi herself stated that she preferred Li Yunrui’s silver hair from their first lifetime since it gave the actor such a dashing, menacing appearance. Like their characters in the novel, where the heroine is supposed to be older, the 28-year-old actor is one year younger than his co-star.
Overview of Blossoms
Blossom, which is based on Zhi Zhi’s novel Nine Layers of Purple (Jiu Chong Zi), chronicles the path of Dou Zhao, the heroine, who develops into a skilled strategist and assists our loyal male lead Song Mo. Dou Zhao became cautious of love after losing her mother and dealing with family issues, concentrating on how to support herself in a far-off village. Their fortunes were entangled by a fortuitous meeting with Song Mo, who was looking into the demise of his family. They married for convenience and were trusted companions to combat mutual problems and gossip.
A Common Title for C-Dramas Is “Blossom”
It must be a lucky charm because Blossom is already the third drama this year with that title! Earlier this year, Blossoms in Adversity and In Blossom were unexpected hits, and now there’s Blossom. I’m also looking forward to the upcoming Blossom in Darkness, which stars Li Hongyi and Sun Zhenni, considering how well all of these C-dramas with the word “blossom” have performed.
