Proving that it's not just the Japanese who can milk the pop star and video game connection (Squeenix and Gackt, I'm looking at you), Beijing Perfect World is assaulting the ears and eyes of the world with two songs by pop star Richie Ren, featuring terrifically awful Chinese pop in the way only Chinese pop music can be. Most of the clip looks like a rip off of Zhang Yimou's 2002 movie Hero, but with magic, demons, and overwrought pop stars.
"Zhu Xian: I'm back" ... topped several music charts and bill-boards for nearly a month after its release .... In the Shanghai press conference, Richie Ren, showed up in his devil custom with a soul-destroying stick, reminded the audience of Zhu Xian's Zhang Xiao-fan.
I think that's supposed to be 'costume,' but I'm not sure what a 'soul destroying stick' is. Catch clip of "诛仙.我回来" (I'm Back) here, replete with what I think are 'soul destroying sticks.' Maggie Greene