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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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
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
Okay, now I genuinely feel bad for Dilmara Dilmurat. Yes, she’s absolutely insanely beautiful and has worked hard and has a rock solid fandom who is her ride and die. But it feels like the last two years or so … Continue reading
So Cheng Lei had a small breakout at the end of 2023 with My Journey to You and spent the next year filming C-dramas so he has two on deck for 2025 both of which I am mega looking forward … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
So this is a big C-drama that has been in talks and prep for over a year. Late in 2023 it was rumored that Wu Lei would be the male lead of period drama Shi Jin (什锦) adapted from the … Continue reading
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
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