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-- Table of contents --1. Basicl information + 2 Production, shooting location 3. OST Music and BGM music heard in the series, or related music 4.Chinese Opera styles 5.Reception (Click on links above to access the sections, you can link back to Table of contents after each "chapter" using the final link in blue) Note: Pictures link to their origin, Gifs by me, Information from Baidu, Wikipedia and various articles |
1. BASIC INFO |
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Trailer (3'32) :
CLIP FROM THE DRAMA (with English and Chinese subtitles, 16') :
Promotional event recording of May 18, 2026 (50'19, with English subtitles) :
2. PRODUCTION, FILMING LOCATION |
The drama was filmed in Xī'ān 西安 and surrounding region in Shaanxi/Shǎnxī 陕西 province |
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4.THE LEAD : MUSIC |
Song Title | Singer | Lyricist & composer |
|---|---|---|
OST songs | ||
《主角》/ Zhǔjiǎo (Protagonist) Theme song and opening song | 王菲 WángFēi /
| L: 赖婷 Lài Tíng C: 范炜 Fàn Wěi |
《梦醒了》 / Mèng xǐngle (The Dream is Over) Ending theme | 孙浩 | L: 王海燕 Wang Haiyan C: 范炜 Fàn Wěi |
《胡三元呀么胡三元》 Hú Sānyuán ya me Hú Sānyuán (Hu Sanyuan, Ah Dear Hu Sanyuan) Interlude | 谭敏敏 Tán Mǐnmǐn | L&C: 张镒麟 Zhāng Yìlín, + C: 谭敏敏 Tán Mǐnmǐn |
Popular and Revolutionary songs | ||
Socialism is Good 社会主义好 / Shèhuì zhǔyì hǎo | Xi'an Youth Music Teachers Choir 西安青年音乐教师合唱团 in drama This recording: China Central Orchestra Choir,The PLA Qianxian Chorus | L: Huò Xīyáng 霍希扬 C: Lǐ Huànzhī 李焕之 (1958) |
《祝酒歌》 / Zhù Jiǔ gē (Toast Song) | Dù Jiànsēn 杜建森 | L: Hán Wěi 韩伟 C: Shī Guāngnán 施光南 |
《无地自容》 / Wú Dì Zìróng (Nowhere to hide) | Yè Zǐléi 叶子雷 | L: Dòuwéi 窦唯 C: Lǐ Tóng 李彤 |
《灰姑娘》/ Huī gūniáng (Cinderella) | Dòu Xiāo 窦骁 | L&C : Zhèng Jūn 郑钧 |
《兰花草》/ Lán huā cǎo (Orchid Grass) | L: Hú Shì i 胡适 C: Chén Xiándé 陈贤德 + Zhāng Bì 张弼 | |
《童年》 / Tóngnián (Childhood) | L&C: Luó Dàyòu 罗大佑 | |
The Internationale / 普通话版 | Chorus Recorded here in 1997 by Central Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Of China (中国中央管弦乐团及合唱团) | L: Eugène Pottier (1888) tr. Xiao San (萧三, 1923) C: Pierre Degeyter |
We Workers Have Power | Chorus | L& C :Marco |
I Only Care About You | Pan Youyan | L: Araki Toyohisa C: Tsuyoshi Miki |
Yingshanhong | L: Lu Zhuguo C: Fu Gengchen | |
Laundry Song | L: Li Junchen C: Luo Nianyi | |
Singing Brother Zhishan to the Party | L: Jiaoping C: Zhu Jianer | |
Shannan Wine Song (Folk Song) | L&C: Ma Zhuo | |
I Love Tiananmen Square in Beijing 我爱北京天安门 / Wǒ ài Běijīng Tiān'ānmén | This song was part of the daily routine for many primary schools during the Cultural Revolution. | L: Jin Guolin (he was a 12-year-old student who was in 5th grade in 1970!) C: Jin Yueling (he was a 19-year-old apprentice from Shanghai Sixth Glass Factory) |
Communist Children's League Song | L: Qiao Yu C: Zhang Dichang | |
The dying Swan / Le Cygne (part of "Le Carnaval des Animaux") | This recording : Grand gala opening of the new Mariinsky II Theatre in Saint Petersburg, broadcasted live on May 2, 2013 danced by Ekaterina Kondaurova | C: Saint-Saëns |
Two Tigers 两只老虎 / Liǎng zhī lǎohǔ | Nursery rhyme | |
Buckwheat | L: Chen Yan C: Dang Zhongtian | |
A Young Man's Prayer | C: Badadevska | |
Pink Memories | L: Yuan Liren C: Zhang Pingfu | |
Red Star Song | Lily Bloom Children's Choir | L: Fu Gengchen C: Wu Dawei + Wei Baogui |
Cranberries Bloom | Li Siyuan | L: Isakovsky C: Dunayevsky |
Qinqiang Opera Repertoire and Arias |
Praise for Jiao |
The Legend of the White Snake |
Fox Fairy Tribulation |
Killing a Single Child |
The Case of the Assassination of the Beauty |
The Big Truth |
Zhang Lian Sells Cloth |
Teaching |
Black Dingben |
Poor Optimism |
Fighting the Golden Luan |
Blessing |
The Great Revenge |
The Three Mothers Teaching Their Sons |
Dragon and Phoenix Appear in Good Fortune |
Wudianpo |
Liang Qiuyan |
Fifteen Strings of Chinese |
Three Opposite |
The Female Generals of the Yang Family |
Visiting West Lake |
Peach Blossom with Human Face |
Zhou Ren Returns to His Mansion |
Sha Jia Bang |
Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy |
Red Light |
Blood and Tears |
Honghu Red Guards |
Three Drops of Blood |
Forced to Liangshan |
Twelve Scythe |
The Injustice of Dou E |
Yutangchun |
Meeting at the Flower Pavilion |
The Prince Breaks the Formation |
Golden Beach |
Details
- Title: The Lead
- Type: Drama
- Format: Standard Series
- Country: China
- Episodes: 48
- Aired: May 10, 2026 - ?
- Aired On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Original Network: CCTV, Tencent Video
- Duration: 45 min.
- Genres: Life, Drama
- Tags: Adapted From A Web Novel, Opera Singer Female Lead, Musician Female Lead, Chinese Opera, Music
- Content Rating: Not Yet Rated
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