Category Archives: TW & C dramas

C-news Reports the Streaming Platform iQiyi Reportedly Has Sued Deng Lun and His Agency for Damages Incurred From Big Budget Drama The Night Wanderer Not Being Able to Air

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The cancel machine in C-ent is way more methodical and linear than in other Asian entertainments, if an actor or actress is deemed to have committed a transgression of moral turpitude and beyond (i.e. actual crimes) then it’s all the same consequence – complete erasure. C-actor Deng Lun went from flying high to cancelled this past March 2022 after it … Continue reading →

Xianxia Romance Drama Immortal Samsara Ends Run Leaving Even Ardent Fans Disappointment with the Conclusion

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I watched two episodes of Immortal Samsara and bounced, considering I couldn’t even get through Ashes of Love which is objectively a pretty good xianxia and a much better made drama that this. Jin Mi annoyed the shit out of me in AoL and I didn’t have the patience to get to the point she mentally grew up but here … Continue reading →

C-ent Insider Leaks Upcoming List of 2022 NRTA Prohibitions Including Decreasing Xianxia Dramas, No Romance in Army Dramas, No Drama CP Shipping, No Obvious Plastic Surgery, and No Idols in First Male or Female Roles

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There is so much headdesking here I don’t know where to start. Let’s just go down the laundry list of future prohibitions a C-ent insider claims is about to be handed down by the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) of China. The first part is the rule, in parenthesis I try to make sense of it. (1) No romance … Continue reading →

C-actor Xu Kai Cheng’s Currently Filming and Recently Completed Dramas in Jeopardy After Cheating Scandal

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As far as scandals in C-ent goes this is on the tamer side but still violates of the Chinese broadcasting tenets of entertainers having moral character. C-actor Xu Kai Cheng was outed by his recently turned ex-girlfriend actress Zhang Tian Ai as having admitted to cheating on her. She released an audio recording where he explained that he would go … Continue reading →

Love Like the Galaxy Finishes Official Run Releasing Last Batch of Stills and Cast Attends Wrap Party to Deliver Adorkable Feels

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My Love Like the Galaxy babies are back to being actual babies again! Wu Lei looks like all the weight of the world is off his shoulders and his supreme dork self is out in full force and Zhao Lu Si is just the cutest ball of sunshine ever. I finished LLTG two weeks ago as the production released the … Continue reading →

Tencent Premieres C-drama Remake of Discovery of Romance with Qin Jun Jie, Wu Qian, and Yang Bing Zhuo as End of Summer Romance Capper

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K-drama Discovery of Romance with Eric, Jung Yumi, and Sung Joon is a classic, I haven’t rewatched it but from what I remember of the writing, directing, and acting chemistry it would probably stand the test of time even now. That’s why having a C-drama remake just feels like an uphill climb with a why bother thrown in, but it’s … Continue reading →

August 2022 Passes with No Sign of Xianxia Drama The Longest Promise with Xiao Zhan and Ren Min, Industry Insiders Say the Drama Stuck in Getting Permit Due to Recent Crackdown on Costumes

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Once I’m finished with one crack drama then I’m finished with one crack drama I go on a mad search for another similar one to follow, but it has to appeal to me from leads to visual to story. I’m on a mild C-drama kick and looking around one that looks very interesting to me is The Longest Promise (玉骨遥 … Continue reading →

Republican Era Romance C-drama The Hypnosis of Love with Crystal Liu and Jin Bo Ran Changes Chinese Title and Removing Cancelled Second Male Lead in Attempt to Get Airing Permit

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The long shelved Republican era suspense and romance drama The Hypnosis of Love which is adapted from the novel 南烟斋笔录, literal translation Records of the Southern Mist House, has gotten a Chinese title change to 一曲三笙 which translates to One Song, Three Lives. The drama was filmed in 2016 and ready by 2017 but never got a scheduled airing and … Continue reading →

Revisiting 2021 C-drama Jun Jiu Ling Which Failed to Match Peng Xiao Ran’s Previous Hit Goodbye My Princess and Also Notable for the Entirety of C-netizens Criticizing Male Lead Jin Han’s Look

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2021 C-drama season is long over and the only one that I felt the urge to go back and watch now was One and Only and its immediate sequel Forever and Ever. If there is anything else good lemme know and I’ll add to my backlog. But in looking around I happened upon the dumpster fire online reviews and chatter … Continue reading →

Xiao Zhan’s Character in The Oath of Love Tops the 2022 To Date Vlinkage Poll for Online Search Followed by Wu Lei in Love Like the Galaxy and Yang Zi for Immortal Samsara

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Liuliang is a BIG DEAL in C-ent, and liuliang stands for 流量 which is flow volume and in Chinese slang it now means online volume in either search, posts, or data. The top young C-ent stars are frequently referred to a liuliang stars for their dedicated online fan army who play a big role in generating the online volume for … Continue reading →

Xu Kai and Jing Tian in First Stills for Tang Dynasty Romance Drama Wonderland of Love

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C-actor Xu Kai is in much need of a hit and if everyone is still talking about 2018 drama Story of Yanxi Palace them yep. Ancient Love Poetry with Zhou Dong Yu was just mediocre, started off bad but did get its legs in the second half. And the currently airing Republican era detective drama Lost in the Kunlun Mountains … Continue reading →

Allen Ren and Bai Lu Revive the Memory and Tears with Weibo Tribute From Their Characters in C-drama One and Only on the One Year Anniversary of August 2021 Broadcast

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You can call me late to this bandwagon but it doesn’t matter when one watches C-drama One and Only (周生如故 Zhou Sheng Ru Gu). The period romance aired on August 18, 2021 and is considered one of the biggest successes of that year in both ratings and critical reception. It’s adapted from the novel One Life, One Incarnation, Beautiful Bones … Continue reading →

Han Dynasty C-drama Love Like the Galaxy Wraps Run with 7.6 Rating on Douban as Viewers Clamor for Director’s Cut

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I don’t know if there will be a Director’s Cut but there is definitely for sure extra scenes and dialogue filmed for Love Like the Galaxy out there. Diving into the sweet abyss of official BTS videos released by the production, who are basically crack dealers during the entire run, I can see leads Zhao Lu Si and Wu Lei … Continue reading →