The worst thing with picking a bad drama is always just getting no lift from it but to actually have a negative reputational consequence is fairly rare. The modern romance Fireworks of My Heart wrapped on July 27th the the Douban ratings opened low and has since dropped even lower to an embarrassing 3.2 I glanced at the reviews and its SOOOO BAD, legit scathing with one reviewer saying “I would give this zero stars but because of Wei Da Xun I give it 1 star” lol. All teasing aside, viewers are genuinely mad at Yang Yang and Wang Chu Ran the two lead characters personalities and actions, Yang Yang’s “oily” acting (think self-absorbed and slick), terrible plot devices (something about playing with a fire extinguisher on a bridge, I dunno), and honestly this doesn’t feel like piling on as much as there was a total disconnect with the production in making this drama to the degree that the final product is pissing this many people off this much. That’s quite a feat. Bummer for the leads.
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I guess it’s like all fireworks, start out booming and brilliant and petering out. Hunan TV C-drama Fireworks of My Heart (My Fireworks on Earth) with Yang Yang and Wang Chu Ran got plenty of promotion before it aired over … Continue reading
If K-ent is having a crazy idol dating week last week, this week C-ent takes the reins with perpetual tabloid target C-actress Yang Mi being front and center for maybe having a new boyfriend. It’s a big deal since she’s … Continue reading
I’m going to check out Shuttle Love Millennium for Puff Guo, and for all the pretty early Republic era costuming and set pieces in this just premiered new C-drama. It’s the so-called sequel to the Zheng Shuang and Jin Bo … Continue reading
The likely first confirmed casualty of the Chinese government unofficial crackdown on K-ent in terms of drama and star appearances is Yoo In Na. Except I don’t think she’s terribly hard pressed considering where she landed afterwards. Yoo In Na … Continue reading