Arsenal Military Academy | |
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Genre | Military Action thriller War Romance |
Written by | Xiao Xiang Dong Er |
Directed by | Hue Kai Dong |
Starring | Bai Lu Xu Kai Li Chengbin Wu Jiayi |
Opening theme | "Soldier (战士)" by Lu Hu |
Ending theme | "Raging Fire (烈火)" by Dong Li "Poison (毒药)" by Wang Yizhe |
Country of origin | China |
Original language | Mandarin |
No. of episodes | 48 |
Production | |
Producer | Yu Zheng |
Production locations | Zhejiang Hengdian World Studios |
Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Production companies | Huanyu Film Company iQiyi Tencent Pictures |
Original release | |
Network | iQiyi |
Release | 6 August 6 September 2019 | –
Arsenal Military Academy (Chinese: 烈火军校; pinyin: Lièhuǒ Jūnxiào), starring Bai Lu, Xu Kai, Li Chengbin and Wu Jiayi in main roles.[1] It is a 2019 Chinese streaming television series, directed by Hue Kaidong. The series tells the story of Xie Xiang, who disguises herself as a male student under her brother's name to join the military academy .[2][3][4][5]
Xie Xiang (Bai Lu) enrolls into the Arsenal Military Academy in Shunyuan disguised as a male, to follow her deceased brother's footsteps, with only her good friend Tan Xiaojun (Zhang Xin) knowing her secret. In an unexpected situation, she in disguise, encounters hot-headed and playful Gu Yanzheng (Xu Kai). Her first impression of him wasn't good though. Gu Yanzheng turns out to be her roommate in the academy, and then onwards they indulge into periodic quarrels with each other.[6]
At academy, Xie Xiang becomes good friends with the country bumpkin Huang Song (Liu Sibo) and the quiet Shen Junsan (Li Chengbin). Despite her small stature and weak constitution, she gradually trains into an able soldier, winning the respect of her peers. Parallel to their training, students soon uncover a dangerous conspiracy surrounding the Japanese occupiers, the Chinese resistance, as well as past royal descendants of the now defunct Qing dynasty. Students support each other in bringing justice to their country.[7][8][9][10][11]
Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer | Ref. |
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Soldier (战士): Opening Theme | Yu Zheng | Lu Hu | Lu Hu | |
Enter a Dream (入梦) | Wang Yaoguang | Ai Qing and Zhaho Se | Bai Lu and Xu Kai | [12] |
Raging Fire (烈火): Ending Theme | Yu Zheng | Wang Yaoguang | Dong Li | [13] |
Moonlight Tango (月光探戈) | Wang Yaoguang | Wang Yaoguang | Wu Jiayi | |
Poison (毒药) | Yu Zheng | Wang Yaoguang | Wang Yizhe |
On 26 March 2018, Filming of the series began at Hengdian Studios and Zhejiang Province. On 6 August 2018, the filming was completed and it officially entered post-production.[14]
It originally aired two episodes daily on iQiyi, Tuesday to Friday at 20:00 from 6 August 2019 to 6 September 2019.[15] The series was presented on Viki Rakuten Global TV.[16]
Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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China Entertainment Industry Summit (Golden Pufferfish Awards) |
Best Drama | Arsenal Military Academy | Nominated | [17] |
Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival | Best Web Series | Nominated | [18] | |
Best Actor | Xu Kai | Nominated | ||
Best Actress | Bai Lu | Nominated | ||
6th Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China (Wenrong Awards) | Best Actor | Xu Kai | Won | [19] |
6th The Actors of China Award | Best Actor (Web series) | Xu Kai | Won | [20] |
Best Actress (Web series) | Bai Lu | Nominated | [21] | |
StarHub Night of Stars 2019 | Best Actor (China) | Xu Kai | Won | [22] |
Most Promising Actress | Bai Lu | Won | [22] | |
8th iQiyi All-Star Carnival | Most Popular Actor | Xu Kai | Won | [23] |
Most Popular Actress | Bai Lu | Won | [23] |