Lol, this is so petty, but has been happening the opposite direction it’s rather apropos to see it happen now the other way. C-actor Zhang Ling He was reportedly planning a fan meeting in Taiwan as he continues to ride the high of his hit C-drama Pursuit of Jade but for now it is not going to take place. His … Continue reading →
It’s clear that The Lament of Autumn is doing well enough if Xu Ruo Han is immediately getting a new script sent her away. I’m actually enjoying TLoA for being the stupid as bricks romance novel level popcorn entertainment it is and find Xu Ruo Han’s bunny teeth either less annoying or I’ve simply gotten used to it because she’s … Continue reading →
The news that a big production company is planning a big S+ budget drama will clearly send the eligible actresses into a tizzy trying to land the lead role. The track record has been good with New Classics Media (新丽传媒 Xin Li) which most recently co-produced The Story of Rose with Liu Yi Fei and also has mega hits like … Continue reading →
So far 2026 has yielded three C-dramas hits so to speak, starting with Pursuit of Jade then The Early Spring right into Against the Current. We may have another one as When the Mask Ends with Tian Xi Wei is so far off to a good enough start, but more importantly momentum trending in the right direction. If AtC was … Continue reading →
Looks like October will end with a splash in C-drama land with Tencent announcing that it will premiere big budget period drama Tigers Sniff the Rose (尚公主 Shang Gong Ju) this Friday October 23rd. Starring Meng Zi Yi and Li Yun Rui, the drama has gotten more attention that usual by being the reunion of the two leads after their … Continue reading →
It’s a round 2 for the casting of big budget Tencent modern C-drama The Queen of Brilliance. Earlier it was a project pushing for the reunion of Crystal Liu and Chen Xiao and scheduled to film and air in 2026, but the year came and went the the drama didn’t get off the ground. Now Tencent is reportedly moving forward … Continue reading →
This is about as big female lead idol type C-drama as you can get, what with Tian Xi Wei not just playing the female protagonist but the same face female antagonist in Youku period drama Where the Mask Ends. It’s like she went “I got 1/5th the screentime as the male lead in Guardians of the Dafeng, fuck that I’m … Continue reading →
It looks like the jostling for a coveted big female lead period C-drama has the front runner winning the race. Song Zu Er is by all accounts going to be the lead for Tencent drama Hu Shan Wei (胡善围) centering around the rise of the female lead in becoming a renown palace historian. She’s also got a male lead lined … Continue reading →
So the C-drama Irreplaceable (无可替代 Wu Ke Ti Dai) turned out to be eminently replaceable, turns out viewers are fine watching anything but this. The modern office romance starring Zhao Jin Mai and Wei Da Xun premiered two weeks ago at the end of September and at a short 20-episodes just wrapped up a very lackluster run in terms of … Continue reading →
As we head into the final months of 2026 let’s see if the prognostication for next year looks better. Tencent is prepping a new modern romance C-drama titled 28th Year Spring or The 28th Spring (第二十八年春) and it’s reportedly been a project that’s been around the block with various actors and actresses and production teams attached. It then went dark … Continue reading →
So this is the second big Republic era C-drama to arrive in just the span of a few months so let’s see if The Lament of Autumn (Yu Dian Qiu 玉簟秋) will manage to be better than Overdo. Lucky for it the bar isn’t high at all to be better, but unfortunately from the previews it looks like the same … Continue reading →
Well of course these two C-stars are for sure going to work together on a romance drama, the only question is when and what type of series. It’s now looking like the C-drama that will pair up Song Wei Long and Wang Chu Ran is a modern romance titled The Dimming Lights (Hua Deng Chu Xia 华灯初下) adapted from the … Continue reading →
Well good for these two to land a new C-drama that is set to start production soon. C-ent is reporting that Wu Jin Yan and Deng Kai will star in Tencent period drama Legally Ladies (刀笔娘子 Dao Bi Niang Zi), which is such a modern English title I keep doing double takes haha. The drama is about three sisters who … Continue reading →
