The Blue Whisper

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. It is based on the xuanhuan romance Web novel The Tale of the Merman by Jiulu Feixiang. It aired from March 17, 2022, to May 18, 2022. 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.

Synopsis

Chang Yi, the merman prince of the East Sea, rescued Fairy Shunde when she was in danger at sea. When the kind-hearted Chang Yi sent her back, he was tricked and sent to Wanhua Valley for cruel imprisonment. Ji Yunhe, the protector and spirit master of Wanhua Valley, was controlled by the valley master since childhood. In order to gain freedom, she decided to take a chance and try to tame Chang Yi. During the taming process, Chang Yi and Ji Yunhe gradually fell for each other. After experiencing conspiracy, misunderstanding, meeting and parting, the love between the two, broke through the restraints, went through thousands of difficulties and finally became a couple, and joined hands to save the world.

Cast and characters

Main

Spiritual master and guardian of Flower Valley
A merman from East Sea who was captured by Fairy Shunde

Flower Valley

Young master of Flower Valley
Master of Flower Valley
Ji Yunhe's good friend and attendant. A butterfly spirit
Protector of Flower Valley. Ji Yunhe's ally
Xue Sanyue's attendant and lover. A mountain cat spirit
Commander of the armed forces. Ji Yunhe's good friend and Lin Haoqing's trusted subordinate
Former master of Flower Valley. Ning Qing and Ning Ruochu's master

Immortal Master Mansion

North Abyss

Qing Qiu Fox Tribe

  • 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

  • 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

Others

Production

Filming of the drama began in Hengdian World Studios on February 16, 2021. The opening ceremony was held on the February 18, and the whole drama shooting was completed on June 6, 2021. 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.

Soundtrack

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

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

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