Meng Zi Yi and Li Yun Rui’s Tigers Sniff the Rose kicks off filming – cast photos released
Michelle Topham 
Upcoming Chinese drama Tigers Sniff the Rose (尚公主) didn’t just release its first character visuals today, it also kicked off filming and released cast photos from its booting ceremony.
As you’d expect, those photos included the drama’s leads — Meng Zi Yi (star of The Princess’s Gambit) and Li Yun Rui (Blossom) — as well as the rest of the main cast.
They also included Quan Li Yun, who is in the supporting cast for the drama, and will be reuniting with Meng Zi Yi and Li Yun Rui for the first time since all three appeared in the smash hit Blossom back in 2024.
Tencent Video announced the filming kick off with a comment confirming both the drama’s main staff and its cast:
#Full Cast of ‘Tigers Sniff the Rose’ Officially Announced#
The team is assembled, a new chapter begins! From the southern mountain wilds to the court of Chang’an, they will together paint a magnificent and vast landscape of the nation. Guided by fate, an extraordinary and gripping story is about to unfold.
Awaiting the promise of Chang’an, looking forward to meeting #Tigers Sniff the Rose# soon!
Adapted from the novel “Marrying the Princess” by Yi Ren Kui Kui.
Screenwriter: He Fang
Director: Zoe Qin
Producer: Zheng Zhongli
Executive Producer: Li Xiao Biao
B Unit Director: Yu Xiao Tong
Costume Designer: Huang Wei
Art Director: Wang Jing
Director of Photography: Cui Jing Jing
Lighting Director: Guo Zhuang Fei
Editorial Director: Zhang Wen
Action Director: Xin Chao
Music Director: Yang Bing Yin
Etiquette Director: Li Yu JuanStarring: Meng Zi Yi, Li Yun Rui
Starring: Ken Wu
Starring: Li Xiao Qian, Shen Jia Yu
Co-starring: Bai Bing KeReserve now on Tencent Video.
Now, I have to admit, I am not a fan of the same actors that were main leads in one drama being the main leads in another, but it is something Chinese dramas do quite often.
(You’d think with well over 1 billion people in China, they could find two actors who hadn’t worked together as a romantic couple in a previous drama, wouldn’t you?)
If you are a Meng Zi Yi and Li Yun Rui fan though, or were obsessed with Blossom, you may think differently. If so, I’m happy for you.
Enjoy the just-dropped kick off ceremony photos from Tigers Sniff the Rose‘s first day of filming.
We’ll keep you abreast of any new developments here on Baozi Buns as the drama now heads into around 3-4 months of filming, including when it eventually gets a broadcast license.
16 beautiful stills drop for Tigers Sniff the Rose as drama currently in post-production
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