Bai Lu Confirmed for Youku Mystery C-drama Strange Tales of Tang Palace with Likely Male Lead Wang Xing Yue

C-drama Strange Tales of Tang Palace (唐宫奇案之血玉韘) was confirmed last week by streaming platform Youku and will be starring Bai Lu as the top billed female lead. The male lead was not announced but from casting insiders rumors it remains Wang Xing Yue and is basically locked in from his scheduling being available and also this drama being a major push from their same agency head honcho Yu Zheng to make happen. Bai Lu remains not yet re-signed with Yu Zheng’s agency and insiders think this is her last drama under him and may be why she’s accepted it as a thank you and farewell to him of sorts, since industry chatter has it that she doesn’t want to keep doing period dramas anymore. I’m just glad I really like Wang Xing Yue now after The Double so I can get more expected about this drama.

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Love Game in Eastern Fantasy Slightly Tops The Story of Pearl Girl in First Reception Numbers After Opening Weekend

So the big November C-drama premiere actually had two high profile dramas arrive on the same first day of the month. Female empowerment Tang dynasty drama The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning and … Continue reading

C-viewers Not Feeling Any of the Higher Profile C-dramas Airing in October 2024 as Douban Ratings are All Low-ish

So hopefully the November 2024 C-dramas will fare better than it’s prior month brethren as the Douban ratings are out for the slew of October airings. The Rise of Ning with Zhang Wan Yi and Ren Min opened with 5.8 … Continue reading

Revenge and Romance C-drama Kill Me Love Me with Liu Xue Yi and Wu Jin Yan Ends Amid Complaints the Second Half Fell Apart Spectacularly

Well this certainly gives me incentive to watch Kill Me Love Me more now lol. The drama was on my watch radar but the last two weeks I’ve been traveling for work and just swamped with life so put it … Continue reading

C-industry Insider Explains What Constitutes an Explosive Hit C-drama in the Past Decade Including Joy of Life, The Untamed, Nirvana in Fire and More

So I read this really helpful explanation of what constitutes an explosive hit C-drama (爆剧 Bao Ju) and what dramas made it that big in the past decade or so. The five dramas that are genuine mega mega mega hits … Continue reading

Luo Yun Xi Reportedly Loses Role in Period C-drama Opposite Yu Shu Xin as Producing Company Tangren Replaces Him with Own Agency Actor Lin Yi

There is a period C-drama in development titled Hua Zui Man Tang 花醉满堂 or Drunk Flowers Full Pavilion, and I’ve seen the novel machine translated to Drunk House lol. It was reportedly to star Luo Yun Xi and Yu Shu … Continue reading

Popular Web Novel How Dare You Gets Live Action C-drama Adaptation with Cheng Lei and Wang Chu Ran in Discussion as Leads

Dang, C-actress Wang Chu Ran is definitely rolling in the right direction this year after last year’s career mishap one-two step with flop Fireworks of My Heart and her bad attitude/eye rolling controversy. After the summer release of Are You … Continue reading

The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning Confirms November 1st Premiere on Youku and Drops New Posters and Trailer

This Friday is this day, the start of November and the arrival of big budget C-drama The Story of Pearl Girl. Youku will hold a press conference with the leads in the days prior to the premiere and drum up … Continue reading

Xianxia C-drama Love Game in Eastern Fantasy with Yu Shu Xin and Ding Yu Xi Confirms November 1st Premiere on Tencent

Get ready for a very cutesy voice and an equally cutesy looking drama. I’m talking about Love Game in Eastern Fantasy adapted from the novel The Guide to Capturing a Black Lotus, which confirmed a premiere date this coming weekend … Continue reading

Fangs of Fortune Premieres to the Same Complaints on Director Guo Jing Ming Doing Style Over Substance

So Fangs of Fortune is here and the reviews and commentary on the premiere episodes are per usual quite on point depending on whether director Guo Jing Ming‘s visual style is your jam or not. The criticism is that it’s … Continue reading