I feel like period C-drama The Legend of Zhuohua was just THERE, like it existed but it created zero impact good or bad. The drama premiered at the end of August and will wrap its run for VIP this week and the first Douban ratings are out at a decent 7.2 But the early feedback was a lot of criticism for how old male lead Feng Shao Feng looks these days, but his role was older General and Royal Prince so he fit the character. Jing Tian keeps a steady career pace in C-ent but she’s also not a buzz magnet so this drama is getting reviewed as decent, uneventful, but also not memorable. There was actually more buzz for second male lead Zhou Yi Ran since he’s coming off the surprise summer hit When I Fly Towards You.
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So while iQiyi‘s just dropped super duper xianxia C-drama Love You Seven Times is so not my cup of tea, I’m actually intrigued about Tencent‘s next traditional period C-drama The Legend of Zhuohua which has just been scheduled for August … Continue reading
I didn’t watch 2019 hit period C-drama Goodbye My Princess but it was impossible to miss the pictures and posts all featuring Peng Xiao Ran as the titular princess dressed all in red as a princess from the outer tribes … Continue reading
Sigh, another one isn’t going the long haul. Today C-ent reported that 43 year old C-actor Feng Shao Feng and 32 year old C-actress Zhao Li Ying have confirmed their divorce, releasing a joint statement with their respective agencies. The … Continue reading
It’s not even Western New Year yet and already the promos are underway for Chinese New Year next January. H&M China is using married stars Feng Shao Feng and Zhao Li Ying as a spokescouple for the brand and released … Continue reading
The baby showed up a few days early but I’m sure the parents are thrilled to make his acquaintance. C-actress Zhao Li Ying gave birth to a bouncing baby boy on February 26th, with her original due date in early … Continue reading
Aaaaaaand, it’s official ladies and gents! On C-actress Zhao Li Ying‘s 31st birthday this October 16th, 2018, she dropped the confirmation tabloids and netizens have been waiting for since rumors began percolating three months ago. We have a new powerhouse … Continue reading
For the past few weeks there have been non-stop rumors that C-actress Zhao Li Ying is pregnant. It’s a pretty ridiculous and far fetched rumor to spread but strangely this one has legs and this week the pregnant murmurings added … Continue reading
Filming has started for high profile 2019 period C-drama The Story of Ming Lan, with the mouthful Chinese title of 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦 (Zhi Fou Zhi Fou Ying Shi Lv Fei Hong Shou which means Don’t you know? The Green should be Plump and … Continue reading
C-ent must’ve been thrilled to hear in recent months that popular stars Zhao Li Ying and Feng Shao Feng were cast as the leads in an upcoming time-travel period C-drama. The two filmed a movie last year and afterwards have … Continue reading
K-ent has been having too much fun with big star dating news this past week, time to share the buzz with China and it’s a doozy at that. Top Chinese stars Feng Shao Feng and Zhao Li Ying were spotted … Continue reading
Chinese romance novelist Tong Hua, most famous for authoring Bu Bu Jing Xin (Startling with Every Step), has penned many of my favorite period romance novels. But her moderns novels have been mostly miss with me, and the few that … Continue reading
The remake of a twenty year old movie that was itself not very good feels like a lesson in pointlessness. Except the trailer for the C-movie version of My Best Friend’s Wedding actually works for me, and it’s solely on … Continue reading