So October 2024 doesn’t have any breakout C-drama hit so all eyes are onward to November. The three bigger profile C-dramas to air are The Rise of Ning with Zhang Wan Yi and Ren Min, Kill Me, Love Me with Liu Xue Yi and Wu Jin Yan, and Snowy Night: Timeless Love with Li Qin and Zeng Shun Xi. The mid-month Datawin tracking is out and the rankings in terms of viewership and buzz are in the order above, so while The Rise of Ning isn’t the hit that Zhang Wan Yi needed after back-to-back-to-back dramas this summer it’s still nice to have a middle of the road reception. I’ve been glancing at all three but don’t have time to fully commit to any this month but nothing looks bad.
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Congrats to the drama! I’m sort of glad that Zhang Wan Yi’s been having moderate successes, but haven’t hit superstardom in a way that would get all sorts of crazy fans.
Would anyone know if this did better than Are You the One?
I’ve been watching Rise of Ning for some light background noise. There’s something about Ren Min’s line delivery that feels a bit “fake” to me. I don’t know if it’s her real voice or a voice actress, but I’m not loving it. Ci Sha is also a bit too convincing in his role that I actually quite dislike him. Kill Me Love Me feels too heavy for what I’m in the mood for right now. And I have absolutely no interest in the Snow one, which looks like a bad attempt at wuxia.
I’m watching rise of ning as well and have the same question about ren min 🤔 she speaks in this very high pitched voice and worse, there’s no intonation or inflexion in her speech. It’s just… flat. She also has little facial expressions. I don’t have a hugeee problem cos I definitely prefer her character here to the countless others cutesy whiny female characters and voices in cdrama, but it’s quite funny. Especially beside zhang wanyi who delivers his lines so well. 😆 nonetheless the story is interesting but not too gripping that I’m super addicted lol