{"id":85955,"date":"2025-12-31T13:27:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T05:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cpophome.com\/?p=85955"},"modified":"2026-01-25T21:40:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T13:40:00","slug":"to-kill-a-songbird-fang-xiaodong-zhao-xixi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cpophome.com\/to-kill-a-songbird-fang-xiaodong-zhao-xixi\/","title":{"rendered":"To Kill a Songbird &#8211; Fang Xiaodong, Zhao Xixi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-iframe\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mGz_8bWCAxI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><p><em><strong>To Kill a Songbird<\/strong><\/em> is directed by Li Yuxi and stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpophome.com\/fang-xiaodong-profile-2000\/\">Fang Xiaodong<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpophome.com\/zhao-xixi-1998-profile\/\">Zhao Xixi<\/a>, Tu Xianzhi, among others.\u00a0<\/p><p>The drama set in the Song Dynasty. 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To Kill a Songbird<\/h2>\n                <ul class=\"where_to_watch\n        \n        \">\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/wetv.vip\/en\/album\/k8ak623vbbcilij\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cpophome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/platform-icon\/wetv.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wetv.vip\/en\/album\/k8ak623vbbcilij\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span>WeTV<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLPHFQiE-MdaI0wMSL3KOneicE94uZLlAN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cpophome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/platform-icon\/youtube.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLPHFQiE-MdaI0wMSL3KOneicE94uZLlAN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span>\u5267\u76d2\u2014\u72ec\u64ad\u5267\u573a Drama Box Exclusive<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            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