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The Blue Whisper

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The Blue Whisper
Promotional poster
Simplified Chinese驭鲛记
Hanyu PinyinYù Jiāo Jì
GenreRomance
Historical
Fantasy
Based onThe Tale of the Merman by Jiulu Feixiang
Directed byZhu Ruibin
StarringDilraba Dilmurat
Ren Jialun
Opening theme"More Than Blanks" (留白是表白) by Jin Zhiwen
Ending theme"Mermaid Song" (鮫人之歌) by Zhou Shen
ComposerSa Dingding
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes42
Production
Executive producersLiu Zhi
Xie Ying
Wang Ying
Li Dong
Liu Jiali
ProducerYang Liu
Production locationsHengdian World Studios
Zhejiang
Running time45 minutes
Production companiesYouku
Croton Media
Original release
ReleaseMarch 17 (2022-03-17) –
May 18, 2022 (2022-05-18)

The Blue Whisper (Chinese: 驭鲛记; pinyin: Yù Jiāo Jì), is a 2022 Chinese television series starring Dilraba Dilmurat and Ren Jialun.[1] It is based on the xuanhuan romance novel The Tale of the Merman by Jiulu Feixiang.[2][3] It aired from March 17, 2022, to May 18, 2022.[4] The series was divided into two parts: Part 1 aired from March 17 to April 1, 2022, for 22 episodes, while Part 2 aired from April 4, 2022, to May 18, 2022, for 20 episodes.[5]

Cast and characters

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Main

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  • Dilraba Dilmurat as Ji Yunhe[6] / Ah Ji (voiced by Qiao Shiyu)
    • Kristina as Ji Yunhe / Ah Ji (young)
Spiritual master and guardian of Flower Valley
A merman from East Sea who was captured by Fairy Shunde

Flower Valley

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  • Xiao Shunyao as Lin Haoqing[7]
    • Xiao Tianren as Lin Haoqing (young)
Young master of Flower Valley
  • Hai Yitian as Lin Canglan
Master of Flower Valley
Ji Yunhe's good friend and attendant. A butterfly spirit
  • Fan Zhen as Xue Sanyue[9]
Protector of Flower Valley. Ji Yunhe's ally
  • Ci Sha as Li Shu[10]
Xue Sanyue's attendant and lover. A mountain cat spirit
  • Wang Junhao as Qu Xiaoxing
Commander of the armed forces. Ji Yunhe's good friend and Lin Haoqing's trusted subordinate
  • Lu Yanbei as Qing Shu, Lin Canglan's attendant
  • Chen Guanhong as Siyu, Lin Haoqing's attendant
  • Guo Xiaoting[7] as Ning Xiyu
Former master of Flower Valley. Ning Qing and Ning Ruochu's master
  • Fu Jun as Elder Dong Lian
  • Liu Guanghou as Elder Mu Ze
  • Yu Qinghui as Elder Liu Ying

Immortal Master Mansion

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  • Wang Dong as Ning Qing, immortal master
    • Zhang Yuxuan as Ning Qing (young)
  • Guo Xiaoting[7] as Fairy Shunde / Ru Ling, elder sister of the Heavenly Emperor and disciple of Ning Qing
  • Li Junxian as Ji Chengyu, disciple of Ning Qing
  • Yang Jiahua as Ji Ning, disciple of Ning Qing
  • Yu Miao Xin as Envoy Zhang, Fairy Shunde's subordinate
  • Wang Shanzhui as Zhu Ling, head of Ling Shuang tower. Fairy Shunde's subordinate

North Abyss

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Qing Qiu Fox Tribe

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  • Fu Hongsheng as Qing Xuan, king of the Qing Qiu Fox Tribe
  • Wang Yifei as Qing Yao, heiress of the Qing Qiu Fox Tribe
  • Sun Chuhong as Qi Feng, Qing Yao's cousin
  • Wang Jie as Wei Yan, Qing Yao's attendant

Others

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  • Wang Ziteng as Kong Ming, a wandering immortal who was a part of the Immortal Master Mansion
  • Li Baoer as Luo Suo, Chang Yi's subordinate

Heaven Realm

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  • He Yuxiao as Ru Jun, the Heavenly Emperor
  • Tan Kai as Immortal Lord Si Fang
  • Zhang Xilin as Immortal Lord He Xu, advisor of the Heavenly Emperor, in charge of mapping the constellations
  • Bai Haitao as Immortal Lord Fei Lian, subordinate of the Heavenly Emperor
  • Mao Fan as Immortal Lord Lei Ze, subordinate of the Heavenly Emperor

Others

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  • He Zhonghua as Merman King, Chang Yi's father
  • He Yongsheng as Li Shu's grandfather
  • Wang Zun as Da Huan, Li Shu's subordinate
  • Jiang Xiao Lin as Xiao Huan, Li Shu's subordinate
  • Tong Lei as Qing Ji, Ning Ruochu's lover
  • Zheng Guolin as Ning Ruochu, former spiritual master of Flower Valley, Qing Ji's lover
    • Zhang Zi Han as Ning Ruochu (young)
  • Sa Dingding as Gu Huo Bird
  • Liu Xiangge as Duo Duo
  • Yan Lang as Feng Li
  • Yan Linfei as Lu Jinyan

Production

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Filming of the drama began in Hengdian World Studios on February 16, 2021. The opening ceremony was held on the February 18,[11] and the whole drama shooting was completed on June 6, 2021.[12] On April 15, 2021, main characters of the drama, Dilraba Dilmurat and Ren Jialun jointly attended the 2021 Youku Annual Press Conference to promote the series.[13]

Soundtrack

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The Blue Whisper OST (驭鲛记 原声大碟) consisted of 5 tracks, sung by various artists.[14]

No. English Title Chinese Title Artist Lyricist Composer Notes
1 "More Than Blanks" 留白是表白 Jin Zhiwen Yu Jiang Sa Dingding Opening theme
2 "Mermaid Song" 鮫人之歌 Zhou Shen Ending theme
3 "Leaping Fish" 魚躍而上 Sa Dingding Chen Bohe
4 "As You Wish" 如你所想 Mao Buyi
5 Sa Dingding

References

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  2. ^ "由小说《驭鲛记》改编……" (in Chinese). April 21, 2022. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "2019最受关注十大奇幻IP揭晓 《驭鲛记》将影视化". China News (in Chinese). May 21, 2019. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "《驭鲛记·恰似故人归》结局火上热搜,网友:孤勇者纪云禾" (in Chinese). April 25, 2022. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "《驭鲛记》分上下两部,迪丽热巴、任嘉伦的前世今生,3月17开播" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
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  8. ^ "《與君初相識》5看點整理!迪麗熱巴+任嘉倫強強聯手,古裝虐戀心動必追" (in Chinese). 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on August 24, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  9. ^ "《恰似故人归》会员正式收官 范桢演技爆发掀起讨论" (in Chinese). 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  10. ^ "《恰似故人归》迎来大结局,离殊饰演者此沙表现亮眼" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  11. ^ "《馭鮫記》開機路透曝光迪麗熱巴任嘉倫同框養眼". Sina (in Chinese). February 18, 2021. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  12. ^ "《驭鲛记》杀青 迪丽热巴任嘉伦穿戏服抱鲜花灿笑" (in Chinese). June 6, 2021. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  13. ^ "迪丽热巴出席活动,与任嘉伦摸头杀说话好逗似哄小孩,因酸奶疙瘩热巴急了" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  14. ^ "驭鲛记之《与君初相识》OST阵容,周深萨顶顶金志文毛不易加盟" (in Chinese). 16 March 2022. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
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