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

Main

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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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