The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning Opens with 6.3 Douban Ratings as It Heads into Finale Episodes

At the end of the day, the core of any good drama remains the Story, it has to grip the viewers to give it tens of episodes to unfold and take us on a journey. The Story of Pearl Girl even has story in the title but sadly it had a very uninteresting story. Coupled with choppy directing it just couldn’t gain any traction despite coming in with tons of buzz and promotions. The acting was solid IMO, the chemistry was still there with leads Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning, and you can see the budget spent on all the jewelry and outfits and making the visuals looks rich but it wasn’t enough to overcome a story about one girl’s transformation into jewelry magnate and along the way having a side romance that didn’t develop enough sizzle before the fizzle was put out midway and now just sits in the corner occasionally peeking its head out to remind viewers it’s still alive. The opening Douban ratings are here and at 6.3 it feels apropos. After the push early last week to transform the drama from girl power to CP shipping trotting out the OTP for couples stuff, all the promos have since stopped and Youku is basically letting this just finish airing before moving on.

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tvN Release First New Batch of Drama Stills for When the Stars Gossip with Lee Min Ho and Gong Hyo Jin After Confirming January 2025 Release

If I didn’t know this drama was a romance set in space and done K-drama style I would have thought it was a mashup of I Know What You Did Last Summer and Alien. What’s with all the sus staring … Continue reading

The Demon Hunter’s Romance with Allen Ren and Song Zu Er Tentatively Set for November 26th Airdrop

Alrighty, there is an actual date now for the reportedly end of November release of supernatural period C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance. Mark your calendars for November 26th peeps! Of course having a date leak only means if the hammer … Continue reading

First Teaser and Poster for Tsui Hark Directed Big Budget C-movie Legend of the Condor Heroes with Xiao Zhan and Zhuang Da Fei Harkens to the Beloved Classic 1984 TVB Version

Man, when the music played I just flashed way way back to the good old times of the golden era of TVB HK-dramas of the 1980’s. HK-director Tsui Hark is coming back with his take on Louis Cha‘s novel Legend … Continue reading

The Immortal Ascension with Yang Yang Tops Datawin Most Anticipated C-dramas List Followed by Guardians of the Dafeng with Dylan Wang then Family Business Starring Yang Zi

I’m not a true data nerd but it’s always useful to have hard numbers to look at rather than a general sense of buzz. Datawin released it’s most anticipated C-dramas list this week so as of mid-November these are the … Continue reading