Period C-drama Zhan Zhao Adventures with Yang Yang, Zhang Ruo Nan, and Fang Yi Lun to Premiere on Youku May 13th
May 2026 has been off to an uneventful start, the only new drama arrival with A Splendid Match with Ren Min and Ci Sha reportedly a splendid bore. But we have a new drama to look forward to as this week sees the arrival of Zhan Zhao Adventures (雨霖铃 Yu Lin Ling) on Youku streaming, starring Yang Yang, Zhang Ruo Nan, and Fang Yi Lun. It’s an investigative wuxia drama along the lines of The Wanted Detective, with a built in male lead character known as the right hand man of renowned Justice Bao the unbribable judge. In terms of timing this is great, with Yang Yang coming off a small success last year with The Immortal Ascension and this being Zhang Ruo Nan’s first buzzy drama since her massively elevation thanks to The First Frost.
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It’s been so long since I watched chinese drama, maybe I should come back for yang yang.
On another note koala are you not watching any kdrama right now? I think filing for love and my royal nemesis is going to be good. I’m also waiting for reborn rookie to air
A splendid match has been the best Cdrama I’ve watched in the last 12 months or so. I don’t go for the grittier realistic slice of life dramas.
It is giving me the story of minglan vibes in the way the main leads relationship is portrayed. It also feels like a very Jane Austen vibe with the way the families are set up. It’s nice. Hope it stays as consistent to the end.
I get what you mean, ML is giving me strong Mr.Darcy vibes, and I really enjoy watching their courteous courtship. She has many promising suitors but only him can match her spirits and wits, a splendid match indeed!
I enjoy A SPLENDID MATCH drama a lots…
I am not the biggest C-drama fan, and watched around 10 dramas althougher. However, I must say, after Pursuit of Jade, this year, I am really enjoying The Splendid Match (maybe even a little more). Nothing spectacular, yet,there is something about it, that makes me want to look forward to it.
Yang Yang is a bad actor but sometimes there are directors who can hide enough of this that his face plus good costars can make the drama watchable.
Let’s see which way this one falls.
Yang Yang is a hopeless case, but since he has a couple of dramas in which I found him appealing, I can give him the benefit of the doubt. Still, directing and writing are the strongest factors for me when watching a series.
I’m not familiar with the ladies, but I know Fang Yi Lun, who acts better than a bunch of popular names. I’ll check it out since I see that there is a tiny light in period dramas.
Anyone wanna bet this drama will focus its marketing on Yang Yang and Fang Yilun’s ship? Lol.
Of course it will. It will be split between YY is the greatest martial arts actor of today (already happening in China) and their CP. Then if it doesn’t do well and it won’t, he will suddenly be injured and throw the pot at her. As that goes.
I wish fans will stop claiming their stan is a martial arts actor. That term is reserved for actors who practised martial arts for years and remained dedicated to it.
Only martial arts actor inIdol drama who does martial arts is Zheng YiCheng. Yang Yang is a dancer. Most idol actors can’t be called that term just because they wave swords around like I did when I was a kid and still flexible…..
A splendid bore? I take offensive to this. The chemistry cute and the story is going. I actually look forward to every new epsiode. I thought the report reviews were good on cp. Agree it gives me Mr. Darcy and Jane Austen vibes. Probably my bias that I prefer this drama.
We both feel thesame.. i did took the comment (splendid bore) offensive since im enjoying it as well.. but then again to each their own..