Tag: Michelle Ye

  • Loved in the Purple / The Purple Hairpin ending thoughts

    Loved in the Purple / The Purple Hairpin ending thoughts

    A little while ago Dee wrote this comment on my previous post about Loved in the Purple / The Purple Hairpin (紫钗奇缘): I endured all the way to the end hoping for a final twist in the plot but it was disappointing.. If you have not finished this series, don’t waste any more of your…

  • What? We’re going back to Dragon Gate?

    What? We’re going back to Dragon Gate?

    I don’t usually follow ancient / wuxia dramas but these stills caught my eye because – what? Dragon Gate? Again? Last week the Taiwanese modernised version / spin-off / inspiration / trainwreck had just finished airing and now there are news that a new drama based on the 1992 movie New Dragon Gate Inn /…

  • Loved in the Purple / The Purple Hairpin Episodes 1 to 10 thoughts

    Loved in the Purple / The Purple Hairpin Episodes 1 to 10 thoughts

    Part of the appeal of opening your own production company must be the ability to pick your co-stars. Michelle Ye is one of the many actors nowadays who has her own production company. She allegedly paid an eight figure sum to lure Raymond Lam to star in Loved in the Purple / The Purple Hairpin…