These two are so mid for me but at least neither offends me anymore with their onscreen presence as they used to so improvement I guess. C-ent casting circuit is saying that Yang Yang and Chen Du Ling will be the leads for upcoming Tencent modern romance C-drama Kiss in the Wind, nothing is confirmed but he’s reportedly more likely … Continue reading →
Every time I think I’ve seen shit go down in C-drama land, whether in the casting phase to filming problems to post-production scandals, a new iteration pops up. The drama of the week goes to xianxia romance Love in the Shell (念相思 Nian Xiang Si or Longing for My Beloved) which has only been filming for a month but has … Continue reading →
Lol, they really hate this drama. The opening Douban ratings for Overdo is a meager 5.0 as the drama ended its quite eventful run this week, and usually the international viewers are very generous with praise and ratings for C-drama but even on MDL it’s a very low for MDL rating of 6.7. The ending felt like it put everyone … Continue reading →
There is new rumors around the next project for C-actress Zhao Lu Si that is worth sharing, it’s more likely than not true and yet another sign of how hard it is in the industry now to get a new project off the ground. Last year she went through a health scare, then breakup with her long time agency, and … Continue reading →
Last week was the premiere of MBC drama A Bona Fide Killer about a housewife and former assassin Gong Hyo Jin balancing her domestic life with picking up the gun again to protect her family. The leads were on the usual promo tour which unexpectedly went awry incurring the ire of K-netizens when male lead Jung Joon Won was seen … Continue reading →
It’s probably smart timing that the two leads of breakout hit Pursuit of Jade both quickly followed up with another drama airing soon thereafter. Zhang Ling He had Overdo which is close to finishing its airing and now Tian Xi Wei is back on the small screen with Genius Girlfriend which iQiyi released over the weekend on August 2nd. Her … Continue reading →
It’s from a hardscrabble delinquent type character to a cop one next for C-actor Song Wei Long. His next role will not be yet another idol type period or romance drama but will be in a mainstream big budget police procedural Xing Jing Rong Yu 刑警荣誉 which means honor of the policeman. It’s apparently got an award winning production team … Continue reading →
The 2026 Blue Drama Series Awards, the 5th iteration since the formerly movie only ceremony expanded to television, took place this past week and got to highlight dramas that may not have gotten as big in ratings but clearly was quality works is worth a watch. Kim Go Eun, already a multi award winner in both movies and dramas in … Continue reading →
So the fast and not too furiously faced run of modern romance C-drama Love for You (Chinese title Ye Go Gu Tou 野狗骨头 or Wild Dog Bone) has concluded and the drama may actually be worth me giving a second chance. I checked out the first few episodes and was just meh about it, FF-ing more than I should and … Continue reading →
Well talk about a random but could be interesting main lead and supporting lead pairing in a second go around project. C-ent casting gossip says Wang Xing Yue and Liu Xie Ning are in talks for Youku period politics and romance C-drama Chang Ning Di Jun 长宁帝军 adapted from a novel. They two worked together in The Double, him as … Continue reading →
I’m so going to have to hold my nose to go into this drama, because I loved the novel so much and adore male lead Dylan Wang but have such an aversion to female lead Meng Zi Yi. So two loves and one no love reason still tips the scales in favor of checking this out. The first look at … Continue reading →
Talk about a legit come from nowhere air drop. There wasn’t even rumors this one was on deck but then it decided to go to bat on a random Tuesday. Hunan TV and Mango produced period politics and romance C-drama Royal Betrothal with the Chinese title Yu Ting Yao 御庭谣 based on the novel Jiang Shan Wei Ping 江山为聘 or … Continue reading →
Lol, I don’t think the valid complaints on C-drama Overdo are solely with the director Yi Jun, but he’s certainly a part of it and will reportedly feel the first blow back. C-ent gossip says he’s been swapped out as the director for the upcoming period drama Revenge (Ci Tang 刺棠) and the production is currently in talks with a … Continue reading →
