So this drama got on my radar not because of the cast but because it was filming at the time another drama I was super into was filming, and it’s from the same director Guo Jing Ming. It was initially called The Story of Mystics but now has the title Fangs of Fortune and like can we go back to the old name haha. Guo Jing Ming was directing this drama when My Journey to You came out and I was in the camp of loving that drama which was fairly split down the little of love it/hate it. Fangs of Fortune stars Hou Min Hao and Chen Du Ling, who seems everywhere but has just been doing too many cameos and this is her big female lead step up drama here, and honestly this pairing is either a brilliant unexpected success or a flaming hot mess. The second leads are breakout young actor Tian Jia Rui and everyone’s consensus one of the worst actresses out there Cheng Xiao, so that’ll be a hoot as well. I don’t know why Hou Min Hao and another supporting actor are shirtless in their character posters but at least everyone looks super in character ready to bring all the visual jazz that Guo Jing Ming loves to do.
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Filming has kicked off for period C-drama The Story of Mystics, which Chinese title went from Bai Zhe Ling 白泽令 to Da Meng Gui Li 大梦归离. The producer and director remains Guo Jing Ming following up from My Journey to … Continue reading
Put this is in the no need and even worse case scenario a really bad idea category. C-drama is going to remake critically beloved K-drama Flower of Evil, one of the best dark and twisty melodramas in recent years airing … Continue reading
So this could be true and if so it’s two consenting adults and I also don’t want to render judgment based on the disparity in entertainment industry success level, but goodness is this gossip news just weird. A rumor spread … Continue reading
Well I definitely know a hit when I see one and this one is starting off the summer 2022 season with a bang for C-dramas. A Dream of Splendor (Meng Hua Lu) with Crystal Liu and Chen Xiao premiered on … Continue reading
I don’t know if I’m disappointed because this is what was expected. With the Hong Kong democracy protests well into two months with no signs of stopping, all signs point to Mainland China escalating it’s countermeasures to curtail and end … Continue reading