The Crossing Hero (Chinese: 超級大英雄; pinyin: Chāo Jí Dà Yīng Xióng) is 2015 Taiwanese fantasy, magic realist, time travel idol-drama starring Jiro Wang, Bruce Xie, Hu Yang, Nikki Hsieh, Lorene Ren, Edison Wang, and Jeff Zhang, amongst others. The series also represents Taiwanese singer and actor Jiro Wang’s production debut.[1] An original web-based series jointly produced by Hairun Media and Tencent Video,
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The Crossing Hero is a time-traveling tale that follows the lives of Hong Xidong (Jiro Wang)–the leader of Ming dynasty Emperor Zhu Yunwen’s personal bodyguard detail—and two imperial military guards, Peng Ze (Hu Yang) and Xu Xiaotian (Bruce Xie), who are hot in pursuit of a revolving pearl treasure in Hong’s possession. All three time-travel into the 21st century, where Peng and Xu encounter Hong Xidong’s identical future other, Hong Xiaodong (Jiro Wang). Peng and Xu’s attempts to adjust to life in the future lead to a series of comedic adventures.[2][3]
- Jiro Wang (汪東城) as Hong Xiao Dong (洪曉東) / Hong Xi Dong (洪西東)
- Bruce Xie (謝孟偉) as Xiao Tian
- Hu Yang (胡洋) as Peng Ze
- Nikki Hsieh (謝欣穎) as Xian Ting
- Lorene Ren (任容萱) as Mo Han
- Edison Wang (王家梁) as Zhu Ke Shang
- Jimmy Hung (洪天祥) as David
- Jeff Chang (張皓明)
- Ivan Wang (王友良)
- Larisa Bakurova as Xu Fei
The C’s theme song and MV, “The Great Hero” (《大英雄》), performed by Jiro Wang, has garnered more than 243,000 views on Tencent Video in less than a week, since its release on 15 March 2015.[4]
Beginning 23 March 2015, The Crossing Hero airs online, on Tencent Video, from Mondays through Fridays, at 12nn. Beginning 5 April 2015, The Crossing Hero airs on Taiwan’s China Television (CTV), on Sundays, at 10 pm.[5][6][7] Beginning 11 April 2015, The Crossing Hero airs on Taiwan’s CTi Variety, on Saturdays, at 11 pm.
In Thailand first airs on PPTV, from Wednesdays to Fridays, at 14.55pm. Beginning 13 November 2015.[8]
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