I really thought this drama would be filming already after earlier discussions on the leads close to being cast. But alas, we’re still in the casting phase for Tencent xianxia C-drama Wrong Era (Chinese title Cuo Shi 错世) and now there is a new male lead actor popped up. Ao Rui Peng is now offered the male lead for the … Continue reading →
March 2026 is off to a good start with Pursuit of Jade with Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei premiering to decent reception. It will likely have the first half of the month free of any major competition as right now I’m not hearing of any other big C-drama dropping anytime soon. But towards the end of the month … Continue reading →
The leveling up of the female lead actress pick is pretty clear the drama is aiming for a top lead. The wuxia period C-drama Jian Ge Wu Ling 剑阁闻铃 has already signed male lead Li Yun Rui who is top billed, and in the last two weeks there has been a slew of actress names in talks for the female … Continue reading →
So it’s off to the races for Youku big budget period C-drama Sea of No Return (Chinese title Gui Liang Chen 归良辰). Starring Li Yun Rui and Liu Xie Ning (Sally), filming started this week and the first promo posters are out as well. I quite like it, especially Li Yun Rui’s intense and assertive visuals and pose. I feel … Continue reading →
The recently aired How Dare You was a nice outing for female lead Wang Chu Ran, got decent results on not too high expectations and generally positive viewer feedback. She’s been unofficially confirmed for the iQiyi period romance Tales of the Floating World for a few weeks now and the original male lead in talks along with her was He … Continue reading →
Ha, hahahaha, hahahahahahahaha OMG who thought up this idea much less considered it a good idea and made it a reality. The concept posters and first promos are out for wuxia period C-drama The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng (Chinese title Feng Wu Jiu Tian 凤舞九天) and it’s the most unintentionally hilarious thing I’ve seen in years. Male lead Gong Jun … Continue reading →
We’re into March now of this year and another C-drama is slated to start filming and with a different male lead than originally rumored. The Palace Stewardess (Si Gong Ling 司宫令) is currently scheduled to kick off on March 16th with female lead Song Zu Er as discussed but the male lead is now Ding Yu Xi. Neither are confirmed … Continue reading →
The week is the celebration of the Lantern Festival in Chinese culture, the 15th new of the lunar new year. In commemoration, upcoming romance period C-dramas which are either done filming or still filming dropped new couple posters for fans. Included in the lot are Reborn of the Rightful, Love Beyond the Grave, A Ming Dynasty Adventure, Chasing Dreams, The … Continue reading →
Woo hoo, new drama alert and just in time when I’ve been needing a new fix. iQiyi has announced the March 6th premiere of period C-drama Chasing Jade with Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei, the two are jointly top billed on this one after a fandom fight resulted in detente. The drama has her being the hearty butcher’s … Continue reading →
I personally prefer dramas that I either love, hate, or love to hate, and it’s actually worse when a drama bores me or doesn’t hook me at all for whatever reason. That’s how I feel about recently aired period C-drama Unveil: Jadewind with Bai Lu and Wang Xing Yue. I watched the first episode hoping for the same cheesy but … Continue reading →
No wonder every star dreams of a breakout drama, it just catapults to the never level in big swath upward. C-actress Chen Du Ling hit her own homerun with The Glory and now has her top billed modern C-drama titled The Doll Game adapted from the novel 今天也没变成玩偶呢 Today I Have Not Turned into a Doll. It’s a sci-fi apocalyptic … Continue reading →
The C-drama reunion push is strong in recent times, so many former costars have either reunited right after doing a drama or are rumored to be with scripts sent their way. Another recent pairing is Yu Shu Xin and He Yu from last week’s fauxcest romance modern C-drama Speed and Love. The two are in talks for xianxia C-drama The … Continue reading →
There is no argument that the entertainment industry is shady as hell, across any and all countries and productions, so this latest kerfluffle in C-ent isn’t unique to that industry. Production kicked off this week for the period C-drama Bu Rang Jiang Shan (不让江山) starring Yang Yang with female lead Zhou Jie Qiong and Zai Zhi Lu as the second … Continue reading →
