Ai Mi Overload 🥰...Looking positively angelic 😇 for SoFigaro 💖💖💖...https://weibo.com/detail/5318753861503561https://weibo.com/detail/5318757515527322https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSCoAkKbD/https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSCoAjHc8/+Birthday…
Aw.... Lovely. So Figaro cover as a birthday present is wonderful. She looks charmingly chic!
Pre-sales reservation for "Kung Fu Soccer" have exceeded 80 million RMB, and this movie airs tomorrow. Maoyan Entertainment currently projects 1.428 billion RMB at the box office.
"Key To The Phoenix Heart" has exceeded 1.5 million reservations on IQiyi and also airs tomorrow at 6 pm CST, which is great!
DataWin Upcoming Drama Popularity Index No.1 Key To The Phoenix Heart- Xiao Wuyi 40% - Xie Jiayu 25%https://x.com/PpZakaria/status/2075588937381535914?s=20
Great! Thank you for the updates!
"Key To The Phoenix Heart" has passed 1.5 million reservations on IQiyi!
From this article where the FL Kim So-Hyun was interviewed, she said:
[ Among the firsts were kiss scenes, difficult drunk scenes, and one of her favorites: “There was a scene in which Hyun-ji confessed [her feelings to Bong-pal], and it was the first time the words ‘I like you’ crossed my lips on screen. So I was shaking with nerves and of course the script direction said something to the effect of, ‘Love is dripping from your eyes.’ Everyone teased me by saying, ‘Let’s see how you do this,’ and watched me intently.” (Laughs.) “But it was easier than I thought it would be. I thought of all the actors I would study in films and recalled how their eyes looked.” ]
I think they have every right to criticize it . Its funny that you don't realize that you are the weird one for…
I'll politely and completely disagree with you.
I am glad that for once, there's an oldschool drama with an excellent production team, following the regulations of the NRTA. No PDA. A script that focuses on acting, and its actors delivering lines I want to hear in mandarin. Once upon a time, dramas focused on emotional connections for a romance, not PDA fan service. I don't like forcing actors and actresses to kiss and grope when they are strangers and they think they have to do so, not because they want to do it.
On top of that, I usually despise PDA, which has infected so many recent idol dramas. But that is also changing, because Tencent and IQiyi have woken up this year, to what works. Alienating older viewers and male viewers is not smart. These are the record viewership numbers that drove no-romance "Whispers of Fate" and "Blades Of The Guardians" to CPOPwave 2026 nominations. If you know anything about CPOPwave, such a nomination is the highest acknowledgement in China of an IP's soft power, cultural depth, and global impact.
I think they have every right to criticize it . Its funny that you don't realize that you are the weird one for…
No wonder they stopped replying to me, the moment I asked. The name is familiar due to them supposedly being a hypocrite about age differences in more than one drama page (and many people called them out), but I can't remember the details.
I understand people’s outrage; we know that during filming the actress was 16/17 years old. However, before…
While you wait for the series to air, you can start with these fundamentals about the drama and production team, if curious (all from reliable mandarin sources):
At least 800,000 viewers will ignore your opinion. If you want to feel so important, go ask people outside MDL.…
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I am the top flower-giver for Cisha, at 2400 flowers. The next giver of flowers for Cisha is only at 900 flowers. I am almost a fan of Cisha, but not yet. I have expressed admiration for his acting and movies, such as on the MDL page "A Splendid Match".
I have given Ai Mi roughly the same amount of flowers as Cisha. They are at the same level for me: I'm almost a fan. You can check out the charts very easily. I'll give you Cisha's chart as an example:
Those who support a minor acting as lovers with an almost 30yrold man need therapy to ask why you feel this is…
How about you answer Picky at this comment on the drama page, which they asked you more than 8 hours ago?
[ @daphchan ooh really, but look like you already watched *Bring It On ghost* and rated it 10 , wasn't kim so hyun was 16 and taec-yeon was 27 when they filmed and also had many kiss scenes. wasn't it disgusting?? ]
Oh yes, from this article where the FL Kim So-Hyun was interviewed, she said:
[ Among the firsts were kiss scenes, difficult drunk scenes, and one of her favorites: “There was a scene in which Hyun-ji confessed [her feelings to Bong-pal], and it was the first time the words ‘I like you’ crossed my lips on screen. So I was shaking with nerves and of course the script direction said something to the effect of, ‘Love is dripping from your eyes.’ Everyone teased me by saying, ‘Let’s see how you do this,’ and watched me intently.” (Laughs.) “But it was easier than I thought it would be. I thought of all the actors I would study in films and recalled how their eyes looked.” ]
Your entire comment now looks fake -> [ Those who support a minor acting as lovers with an almost 30yrold man need therapy to ask why you feel this is ok. Yes its just acting but it gives the outside world the ok to be predatory. Why are we normalizing this? Even if there is no physical intimacy there is still emotional intimacy portrayed. They did the ML dirty on this one. I will be rewatching his past dramas during when this airs. I will not support predatory behaviors. Also shame on the casting person and her parents. ]
100%. She's exactly who they were looking for. The drama was never going to have heavy kisses. HMH and LYX gave…
At this point amongst MDL viewers, I am the one who likely has the best understanding of certain details of the production and team.
Here are the fundamentals of the production, including strong institutional approval resulting in "Key To The Phoenix Heart" receiving airing license less than 3 months from the time of submission:
Two fundamental facts about “Key To The Phoenix Heart”:
1) From the time of this drama being registered for filming, filming taking place and wrapping on 5 November 2025, followed by post-production editing and submission to NRTA + obtaining airing license = Approximately one year. NRTA has checked every scene and approved KTTPH’s airing license on 6 February 2026, within less than 3 months of submission. How many historical costume dramas get approval so quickly?
Approval granted so quickly and smoothly within less than three months for a costume drama signifies strong institutional approval of what the production team has created with the cast, led by Hou Minghao and Ai Mi. If someone believes NRTA is wrong to approve this drama in any way: You have to watch every scene in KTTPH, and then go to NRTA website and use their query form to submit your opinion.
2) More than 1.2 million reservations for "Key To The Phoenix Heart" has happened on IQiyi. That is reality. People hollering all over this page might not be aware of reality.
People who are curious: Please note that killjoys are a minority, not a majority.
Check out the forum posts, for more information about the production and drama. If you prefer to assume and sling mud, this drama is definitely not for you.
Please also note that some users on this page harbour dubious intentions, because they don't want another actor as a general to overshadow another actor being the general they favour.
If your mind is made up, nobody will persuade you.
Enjoy your weekend :)
ETA: Decided to edit for numbers.
KTTPH has more than 1.5 million viewers for pre-reservations, as of this point before midnight of 11 July 2026.
Ready to kick off the excitement, which starts at 6 pm tomorrow in China!
Here are four fundamental facts about “Key To The Phoenix Heart”:
1) From the time of this drama being registered for filming, filming taking place and wrapping on 5 November 2025, followed by post-production editing and submission to NRTA + obtaining airing license = Approximately one year. NRTA has checked every scene and approved KTTPH’s airing license on 6 February 2026, within less than 3 months of submission. How many historical costume dramas get approval so quickly?
Approval granted so quickly and smoothly within less than three months for a costume drama signifies strong institutional approval of what the production team has created with the cast, led by Hou Minghao and Ai Mi. If someone believes NRTA is wrong to approve this drama in any way: You have to watch every scene in KTTPH, and then go to NRTA website and use their query form to submit your opinion.
~*~*~*~
2) Since 25 July 2025 more than a year ago, I started a forum thread summarizing the production and praising people on the production team, such as the Director and Screenwriter whose skills I respect and trust. I also said there won't be PDA.
The one kiss you might see is a forehead kiss. That's it.
If someone claims “Rebirth” and “Key to The Phoenix Heart” have disastrous similarities, the production team for “Key To The Phoenix Heart” is led by seasoned veterans, completely unlike the director and screenwriter for “Rebirth”.
Director Gao Yijun has signature similarities to Director Yuen Woo-ping given their Hong Kong backgrounds in movies, when it comes to filming battle scenes or combat scenes:
Live pyrotechnics and explosions, extended long-take sequences unless there is no choice (both directors despise green screens), equestrian training for different horseback battles or combat scenes happening across various landscape scenarios. Yuen Woo-ping likes deserts, Gao Yijun likes cliffs, etc
Gao Yijun works best with epic sets for historical dramas, and also insists on attention to details such as costumes, which will be best demonstrated by Hou Minghao and Ai Mi. Older viewers would remember his dramas, such as “Prince Of The Han Dynasty” and “The Empress of China”.
Sun Mengfei has a strong martial arts background and is a veteran Action Director for “Bodyguards and Assassins”, “General And I”, “Choose The Right Path”, “Heaven Sword And Dragon Saber”, “Water Margin”, etc . You will see some of the best fight choreography in a drama that should be in movies, due to Sun Mengfei working with Gao Yijun.
Screenwriter Wu Mengzhang is well-experienced in plot arrangements and complexities, having been responsible for the likes of “The Song of Glory” and “A Beautiful Lie”. As the main screenwriter for “Key To The Phoenix Heart”, he has also won awards such as Best Screenplay at the 24th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for “God of War”.
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3) Hou Minghao and Ai Mi have been professionals about “Key To The Phoenix Heart”, ever since they worked together in several scenes for “Fangs of Fortune”. Hou Minghao’s first impression in that experience was the strength of her acting “completely infecting” him, and he was very confident that she would be able to embody bigger and more complex roles in a deserving manner.
“Fangs of Fortune” was filmed from October 2023 to February 2024.
“…我听说是艾米来演谢嘉鱼, 我当时就非常的开心。我也非常替她而感到高兴-”
On 20 April at IQiyi World Conference, Hou Minghao said when he first heard Ai Mi was cast as Xie Jiayu, he was very happy. And he was also very happy for her. What he said can be understood along the lines of:
“I remember… Once I learned it was her (alluding to Ai Mi being cast as Xie Jiayu), I was very happy. Although we did not have many scenes together in ‘Fangs of Fortune’, but it just so happened that these scenes comprised her emotional outbursts, and we were in the scenes together… When I saw that intensity on set, I thought ‘Wow, her acting is very good! If in future she encounters fuller and richer characters, she will definitely carry them well.’ So once I heard this time she was Xie Jiayu, my heart became mostly at ease and Wow! This time it will be a very good presentation (referring to her acting)!”
Ai Mi has been all praises for Hou Minghao, be it his singing or his acting. She praised his wonderful melodious voice, and said when she is on-set and doing scenes with him, she has peace of mind because of him. Every time they shoot scenes together, she can feel great emotions from him, hence she is subconsciously brought into the necessary by him. He also has very expressive eyes.
The leads are all about professionalism and how they improve each other's acting. The entire cast is here to act and captivate us! Looking forward to their performances!
~*~ Enjoy “Key To The Phoenix Heart! Have fun!~ ~
4) More than a million reservations for "Key To The Phoenix Heart" has happened on IQiyi. People on this page who enjoy the drama: Please note that killjoys are a minority, not a majority.
Please also note that some harbour dubious intentions, because they don't want another actor as a general to overshadow another actor being the general they favour.
There was a forum thread on another MDL drama page boasting about inflating that drama's ratings, but it got deleted by those who started it.
Personally, go support the general that you want. Don't be on the wrong page. If you want to support different generals, wonderful!
If you have doubts, consider watching. We can be civil. If you don't watch, that's fine too :)
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Pre-sales reservation for "Kung Fu Soccer" have exceeded 80 million RMB, and this movie airs tomorrow. Maoyan Entertainment currently projects 1.428 billion RMB at the box office.
"Key To The Phoenix Heart" has exceeded 1.5 million reservations on IQiyi and also airs tomorrow at 6 pm CST, which is great!
https://www.weibo.com/8009692919/R852gAxNB
5 minutes to midnight, before 11 July 2026!
Ai Mi is going to have an awesome birthday!
"Key To The Phoenix Heart" has passed 1.5 million reservations on IQiyi!
https://www.weibo.com/8009692919/R852gAxNB
Looking forward to the final tally! I really hope you make that forum post! Good luck collecting everything!
https://news.mydramalist.com/article/hou-ming-hao-and-ai-mi-s-key-to-the-phoenix-heart-announces-premiere-date#comment-26740046
From this article where the FL Kim So-Hyun was interviewed, she said:
[ Among the firsts were kiss scenes, difficult drunk scenes, and one of her favorites: “There was a scene in which Hyun-ji confessed [her feelings to Bong-pal], and it was the first time the words ‘I like you’ crossed my lips on screen. So I was shaking with nerves and of course the script direction said something to the effect of, ‘Love is dripping from your eyes.’ Everyone teased me by saying, ‘Let’s see how you do this,’ and watched me intently.” (Laughs.) “But it was easier than I thought it would be. I thought of all the actors I would study in films and recalled how their eyes looked.” ]
https://dramabeans.com/2016/09/kim-so-hyun-dishes-on-bring-it-on-ghost/
KTTPH has no PDA. Thanks for picking up on their hypocrisy.
I am glad that for once, there's an oldschool drama with an excellent production team, following the regulations of the NRTA. No PDA. A script that focuses on acting, and its actors delivering lines I want to hear in mandarin. Once upon a time, dramas focused on emotional connections for a romance, not PDA fan service. I don't like forcing actors and actresses to kiss and grope when they are strangers and they think they have to do so, not because they want to do it.
On top of that, I usually despise PDA, which has infected so many recent idol dramas. But that is also changing, because Tencent and IQiyi have woken up this year, to what works. Alienating older viewers and male viewers is not smart. These are the record viewership numbers that drove no-romance "Whispers of Fate" and "Blades Of The Guardians" to CPOPwave 2026 nominations. If you know anything about CPOPwave, such a nomination is the highest acknowledgement in China of an IP's soft power, cultural depth, and global impact.
https://kisskh.at/790870-que-gu#comment-26744190
I am the top flower-giver for Cisha, at 2400 flowers. The next giver of flowers for Cisha is only at 900 flowers. I am almost a fan of Cisha, but not yet. I have expressed admiration for his acting and movies, such as on the MDL page "A Splendid Match".
I have given Ai Mi roughly the same amount of flowers as Cisha. They are at the same level for me: I'm almost a fan. You can check out the charts very easily.
I'll give you Cisha's chart as an example:
https://kisskh.at/people/37053-ci-sha/top_gifters?top=alltime
My idol has more than 8000 flowers from me, as my MDL friends know.
I'm not a fan of HMH, but this drama could change that. I admire his work ethics.
Are you done with your continuously-wrong rubbish assumptions?
Thanks for stopping by!
Name-calling more than 1.2 million domestic viewers waiting to see "Key To The Phoenix Heart" isn't mature. Mudslinging is not a classy look.
Your comment best reflects you. Thanks for commenting!
[ @daphchan ooh really, but look like you already watched *Bring It On ghost* and rated it 10 , wasn't kim so hyun was 16 and taec-yeon was 27 when they filmed and also had many kiss scenes. wasn't it disgusting?? ]
https://kisskh.at/790870-que-gu#comment-26741340
Oh yes, from this article where the FL Kim So-Hyun was interviewed, she said:
[ Among the firsts were kiss scenes, difficult drunk scenes, and one of her favorites: “There was a scene in which Hyun-ji confessed [her feelings to Bong-pal], and it was the first time the words ‘I like you’ crossed my lips on screen. So I was shaking with nerves and of course the script direction said something to the effect of, ‘Love is dripping from your eyes.’ Everyone teased me by saying, ‘Let’s see how you do this,’ and watched me intently.” (Laughs.) “But it was easier than I thought it would be. I thought of all the actors I would study in films and recalled how their eyes looked.” ]
https://dramabeans.com/2016/09/kim-so-hyun-dishes-on-bring-it-on-ghost/
KTTPH has no PDA. What is your real agenda?
Your entire comment now looks fake -> [ Those who support a minor acting as lovers with an almost 30yrold man need therapy to ask why you feel this is ok. Yes its just acting but it gives the outside world the ok to be predatory. Why are we normalizing this? Even if there is no physical intimacy there is still emotional intimacy portrayed. They did the ML dirty on this one. I will be rewatching his past dramas during when this airs. I will not support predatory behaviors. Also shame on the casting person and her parents. ]
Here are the fundamentals of the production, including strong institutional approval resulting in "Key To The Phoenix Heart" receiving airing license less than 3 months from the time of submission:
https://kisskh.at/790870-que-gu#comment-26744190
1) From the time of this drama being registered for filming, filming taking place and wrapping on 5 November 2025, followed by post-production editing and submission to NRTA + obtaining airing license = Approximately one year. NRTA has checked every scene and approved KTTPH’s airing license on 6 February 2026, within less than 3 months of submission. How many historical costume dramas get approval so quickly?
Approval granted so quickly and smoothly within less than three months for a costume drama signifies strong institutional approval of what the production team has created with the cast, led by Hou Minghao and Ai Mi. If someone believes NRTA is wrong to approve this drama in any way: You have to watch every scene in KTTPH, and then go to NRTA website and use their query form to submit your opinion.
2) More than 1.2 million reservations for "Key To The Phoenix Heart" has happened on IQiyi. That is reality. People hollering all over this page might not be aware of reality.
People who are curious: Please note that killjoys are a minority, not a majority.
Check out the forum posts, for more information about the production and drama.
If you prefer to assume and sling mud, this drama is definitely not for you.
Please also note that some users on this page harbour dubious intentions, because they don't want another actor as a general to overshadow another actor being the general they favour.
If your mind is made up, nobody will persuade you.
Enjoy your weekend :)
ETA: Decided to edit for numbers.
KTTPH has more than 1.5 million viewers for pre-reservations, as of this point before midnight of 11 July 2026.
https://www.weibo.com/8009692919/R852gAxNB
I am allowed to make observations and talk to other MDL users and ask questions.
I don't believe Lucifer Morningstar is a HMH fan, although they claim to be one.
Why are you assigning intentions to me and trying to police me, in terms of who I talk to?
What do you mean by "All this hate from everyone really needs to be redirected to the right place instead of going all over the place."?
Here are four fundamental facts about “Key To The Phoenix Heart”:
1) From the time of this drama being registered for filming, filming taking place and wrapping on 5 November 2025, followed by post-production editing and submission to NRTA + obtaining airing license = Approximately one year. NRTA has checked every scene and approved KTTPH’s airing license on 6 February 2026, within less than 3 months of submission. How many historical costume dramas get approval so quickly?
Approval granted so quickly and smoothly within less than three months for a costume drama signifies strong institutional approval of what the production team has created with the cast, led by Hou Minghao and Ai Mi. If someone believes NRTA is wrong to approve this drama in any way: You have to watch every scene in KTTPH, and then go to NRTA website and use their query form to submit your opinion.
~*~*~*~
2) Since 25 July 2025 more than a year ago, I started a forum thread summarizing the production and praising people on the production team, such as the Director and Screenwriter whose skills I respect and trust. I also said there won't be PDA.
The one kiss you might see is a forehead kiss. That's it.
If someone claims “Rebirth” and “Key to The Phoenix Heart” have disastrous similarities, the production team for “Key To The Phoenix Heart” is led by seasoned veterans, completely unlike the director and screenwriter for “Rebirth”.
Director Gao Yijun has signature similarities to Director Yuen Woo-ping given their Hong Kong backgrounds in movies, when it comes to filming battle scenes or combat scenes:
Live pyrotechnics and explosions, extended long-take sequences unless there is no choice (both directors despise green screens), equestrian training for different horseback battles or combat scenes happening across various landscape scenarios. Yuen Woo-ping likes deserts, Gao Yijun likes cliffs, etc
Gao Yijun works best with epic sets for historical dramas, and also insists on attention to details such as costumes, which will be best demonstrated by Hou Minghao and Ai Mi. Older viewers would remember his dramas, such as “Prince Of The Han Dynasty” and “The Empress of China”.
Sun Mengfei has a strong martial arts background and is a veteran Action Director for “Bodyguards and Assassins”, “General And I”, “Choose The Right Path”, “Heaven Sword And Dragon Saber”, “Water Margin”, etc . You will see some of the best fight choreography in a drama that should be in movies, due to Sun Mengfei working with Gao Yijun.
Screenwriter Wu Mengzhang is well-experienced in plot arrangements and complexities, having been responsible for the likes of “The Song of Glory” and “A Beautiful Lie”. As the main screenwriter for “Key To The Phoenix Heart”, he has also won awards such as Best Screenplay at the 24th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for “God of War”.
~*~*~*~
3) Hou Minghao and Ai Mi have been professionals about “Key To The Phoenix Heart”, ever since they worked together in several scenes for “Fangs of Fortune”. Hou Minghao’s first impression in that experience was the strength of her acting “completely infecting” him, and he was very confident that she would be able to embody bigger and more complex roles in a deserving manner.
“......然后并且我们在现场对戏的时候, 我是完全被感染到的。
然后当时我就觉得: 如果她在面对其他的角色......”
“Fangs of Fortune” was filmed from October 2023 to February 2024.
“…我听说是艾米来演谢嘉鱼, 我当时就非常的开心。我也非常替她而感到高兴-”
On 20 April at IQiyi World Conference, Hou Minghao said when he first heard Ai Mi was cast as Xie Jiayu, he was very happy. And he was also very happy for her. What he said can be understood along the lines of:
“I remember… Once I learned it was her (alluding to Ai Mi being cast as Xie Jiayu), I was very happy. Although we did not have many scenes together in ‘Fangs of Fortune’, but it just so happened that these scenes comprised her emotional outbursts, and we were in the scenes together… When I saw that intensity on set, I thought ‘Wow, her acting is very good! If in future she encounters fuller and richer characters, she will definitely carry them well.’ So once I heard this time she was Xie Jiayu, my heart became mostly at ease and Wow! This time it will be a very good presentation (referring to her acting)!”
Ai Mi has been all praises for Hou Minghao, be it his singing or his acting. She praised his wonderful melodious voice, and said when she is on-set and doing scenes with him, she has peace of mind because of him. Every time they shoot scenes together, she can feel great emotions from him, hence she is subconsciously brought into the necessary by him. He also has very expressive eyes.
The leads are all about professionalism and how they improve each other's acting.
The entire cast is here to act and captivate us!
Looking forward to their performances!
~*~ Enjoy “Key To The Phoenix Heart! Have fun!~ ~
4) More than a million reservations for "Key To The Phoenix Heart" has happened on IQiyi.
People on this page who enjoy the drama: Please note that killjoys are a minority, not a majority.
Please also note that some harbour dubious intentions, because they don't want another actor as a general to overshadow another actor being the general they favour.
There was a forum thread on another MDL drama page boasting about inflating that drama's ratings, but it got deleted by those who started it.
Personally, go support the general that you want. Don't be on the wrong page.
If you want to support different generals, wonderful!
If you have doubts, consider watching. We can be civil.
If you don't watch, that's fine too :)