The idea of a tea shop sharing complicated stories of customer lives is ripe with great vignettes to tell. That is the premise of just start filming period C-drama Tales of the Floating Life (浮生 Fu Sheng) where the proprietress demon shares her special tea which brings forth the stories of her visitors, intertwined with her own tale of love … Continue reading →
I’m so used to seeing Wang Xing Yue in period garb that I always do a double take when I see him in modern characters. He didn’t interest me in the supporting male lead role in Amidst a Snowstorm of Love when I first watched it before I became a fan and then rewatching it after his role and performance … Continue reading →
Lol, so even Chinese people think all Asians look alike haha. This is such a dumb mistake and a minor online furor but I do feel bad for actress Zhang Jing Yi. She was a guest on the variety show Hello Saturday (Hi6) this weekend and viewers noticed that a placard with her name on it had another actress Zhou … Continue reading →
A new C-drama is premiering this weekend with A Splendid Match (良陈美锦 Liang Chen Mei Jin) airing on Hunan TV and streaming on MangoTV. Starring Ren Min and Ci Sha, the drama set up reminds me of The Rise of Ning and Si Jin in that slow burn intrigue with family dynamics and politic plotting with two smart lead characters. … Continue reading →
Another April 2026 premiered C-drama wrapped its run this week with xianxia Veil of Shadows heading into forgettable projects territory after it’s airing. The Youku produced drama starred Ju Jing Yi and Chen Du Ling as co-female leads with Zeng Shun Xi and Tian Jia Rui as the male leads, and off the bat there is like not a single … Continue reading →
No matter how much changes in C-drama production many things remain the same. Recently the upcoming period C-drama Spring of the Blade (一瓯春 Yi Ou Chun) finished filming last year and is on deck for release in the second half of this year. Starring Xu Kai and Zhou Ye, the drama recently got its maybe dirty laundry aired by upset … Continue reading →
So this one has been making the casting rumor this week in C-ent and seems to have a high likelihood of coming to fruition. C-actress Zhao Lu Si is reportedly going to do the Hunan TV modern romance and female empowerment C-drama As Beautiful as You as her next project and the first acting role since her medical hiatus plus … Continue reading →
So this may be the last C-drama to drop before April 2026 ends and it arrive in that air drop stealth mode when you know the platform is just wanting to recoup costs and not drop more on promos lol. Fate Chooses You (佳偶天成 Jia Ou Tian Cheng) with Allen Ren and Wang He Run has arrived in what could … Continue reading →
I can’t say this is a surprise, the pressure to be thin in entertainment is across the board in every single country in every medium. But for C-actress Song Zu Er, already every skinny and petite to begin with, her latest look at a Valentine brand media even this week has everyone buzzing with concern. C-netizens are calling her “a … Continue reading →
I’m not interested when Xiao Zhan does serious or homespun type dramas so this is a very exciting pick for his next project that looks cool. He’s started filming the big budget C-drama The Infinite 10 Days (十日终焉 Shi Ri Zhong Yan) based on the same name novel. The characters wake up one day in the Land of the End … Continue reading →
I’m not sure how this pairing would work onscreen but it’s definitely not an idol casting. iQiyi has a new drama that just confirmed the leads and will start filming next week at the end of April. It’s called A Touch of Green (雾里青 Wu Li Qing) and stars Li Xian withZhang Jing Yi. The female lead has been in … Continue reading →
April is nearing the close and no C-drama is worth talking about that arrived this month other than the totally under the radar small budget modern romance and workplace C-drama The Epoch of Miyu (Mi Yu Ji 蜜语纪). Starring Wallace Chung and Zhu Zhu, it’s tailored for adult audiences rather than the younger generation preferring the sweet first love romance … Continue reading →
I’m a little bemused and perplexed that the whole “Foundation General Gate” with Zhang Ling He in Pursuit of Jade got as big as it did and has had additional real life impact that it spawned. Recall the criticism lobbed at his character for looking too flower boy when playing a general in PoJ, complete with full face of makeup … Continue reading →
