Chinese actor Han Geng has a lively time romancing actress Wu Jinyan in new series

Legacy, a Chinese drama set in 1920s Shanghai, stars K-pop idol- turned-actor Han Geng as diplomat Tang Fengwu. PHOTO: HBO GO
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SINGAPORE - K-pop idol-turned-actor Han Geng (So Young, 2013) teams up with Wu Jinyan, Qin Lan and Nie Yuan - the three leads of Story Of Yanxi Palace (2018) - in Legacy, a Chinese drama set in 1920s Shanghai.

The story follows the wealthy Yi family and three half-sisters fighting to inherit their father's mall business. Han, 38, plays elite, bespoke suit-clad diplomat Tang Fengwu, who romances the second sister Yi Zhongyu, played by Wu.

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