Category Archives: TW & C dramas

Zhao Lu Si Criticized During Promotion for Upcoming Drama Hutong Mistaking the Era of Her Character from 1950 Liberation to 1921 Founding of the Communist Party

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Okay, either Zhao Lu Si frequently has foot in mouth moments or the girl really needs to beef up on her social awareness to not slip up this much. I adore her performance and character in Love Like the Galaxy so have much goodwill towards her but she’s definitely had her share of intentional or unintentional faux pas and this … Continue reading →

Xianxia Drama Fox Spirit Matchmaker with Yang Mi and Gong Jun Releases Full Set of Cast Stills and Pictures From Filming Start Ceremony

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The air is cooling down as the Indian Summer wraps up and with it a summer of lots of good and bad buzz with C-dramas. I don’t know when the next high profile one will drop but plenty are filming and that includes Fox Spirit Matchmaker. This drama is foremost anticipated because its the live action adaptation of a mega … Continue reading →

Wu Lei Fans Get Upset at Zhao Lu Si Fans After Love Like the Galaxy Official Weibo Posts Inaccurate VLinkage Data Swapping the Two Leads Pole Position

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Watching this go down is like being a trio of best friends and watching two of them get into a knock down drag out fight and you don’t know who to help because you like them both. And this one was bound to happen as whenever there is a hit drama then vocal fandoms police every little detail. This week … Continue reading →

Yang Mi Embodies Goddess Vibes in New Stills for Fox Spirit Matchmaker But Online Bickering Between Yang Mi and Gong Jun’s Fandom Starts to Distract

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Last week was C-actress Yang Mi‘s birthday and both her upcoming dramas She and Her Perfect Husband and xianxia drama Fox Spirit Matchmaker released new stills to celebrate. Fox Spirit Matchmaker is adapted from a hit game which alone has tons of excitement but pairing up two liuliang stars Yang Mi with Gong Jun makes for even more online chatter. … Continue reading →

C-actor Zhang Yi Shan’s Agency Strenuously Denies He’s the Rumored Grown Up Child Star Recently Arrested for Drug Use and Prostitution

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Entering C-ent should have a disclaimer “Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here”. There is another scandal and this time the arrow is pointing at famous grown up former child star now male lead actor Zhang Yi Shan. He rocketed to stardom with the 2004 sitcom Home with Kids opposite also then child star Yang Zi, and both have grown … Continue reading →

First Trailer for Court Intrigue Romance Drama Legend of Anle with Gong Jun and Dilraba Dilmurat

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It’s new drama preview time and this one just dropped from the sky to great excitement for fans. Legend of Anle with Dilraba Dilmurat and Gong Jun released the first trailer today and it’s definitely one of the high profile dramas to come. I loved the trailer TBH and have no reservations about these two working together, this continues Gong … Continue reading →

Zhou Yu Tong and Wu Lei Narrate Their Attraction to Each Other Despite the Decade Age Gap in First Teaser for Modern Romance Nothing But You

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The first teaser is out for C-drama Nothing But You (Chinese title Love Only) with Wu Lei and Zhou Yu Tong and it’s giving off really cool vibes. The teaser has the two leads discussing the type of person they are looking for and then being attracted to each other despite neither fitting that bill. The real life age gap … Continue reading →

First Trailer Drops for Second Chance Fated C-drama Story of Kunning Palace with Bai Lu and Zhang Ling He

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C-actress Bai Lu has not just one but two high profile period C-dramas on deck and which one you are looking forward to more may depend on your taste in the two male leads and the general story outline. The finished filming one is Till the End of the Moon with Luo Yun Xi, a xianxia drama and also their … Continue reading →

First Preview and Many Pretty Stills for Dylan Wang and Chen Yu Qi’s Upcoming Court Intrigue Drama Forbidden Love

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I’ve written off Thousand Years for You as quickly as I got excited about it so let’s take the next batch of C-dramas that interest me a bit slower. One is Forbidden Love (浮图缘 Fu Tu Yuan) a court intrigue romance adapted from the same name novel by writer You Si Jie. She has a lot of novels under her … Continue reading →

C-drama Thousand Years for You Falls Flat with Allen Ren as a Dull Male Lead and Li Qin Abrasive as the Annoying Female Lead

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Man, I wanted to love this drama so bad, partly from the still lingering good will towards Allen Ren (Ren Jia Lun) for The Blue Whisper and also because I’m still on a C-drama binge. Thousand Years for You had all the ingredients for my tastes – past love, pretty Republican era costumes, spunky girl lead who goes after what … Continue reading →

Liu Shi Shi and Liu Yu Ning Bring the Swashbuckling Aura in First Teaser Posters for Wuxia C-drama A Journey to Love

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Having eye-catching official posters and stills drop unexpectedly is my favorite treat as a drama watcher, it’s like cold water for a parched throat. A Journey to Love with Liu Shi Shi and Liu Yu Ning released the first official promos this week and I love it! With the red sun as the backdrop on a desert setting, this could … Continue reading →

C-ent Abuzz with Allegation that Wang Yibo is the Kept Man of a Recently Indicted Rich Chinese Company Executive and His Agency Releases Formal Statement Denying All Rumors and Vowing to Take Legal Action

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Can C-ent calm the f*&k down with all these scandals and reveals and whatnot. I’m sure there is a heck ton going on behind the scenes but for all these juicy reveals one after another it’s like a race to the bottom. A day after Li Yi Feng‘s arrest and news about solicitation another C-actor is caught up in rumors … Continue reading →

iQiyi Abruptly Announces Premiere of Republican Era Romance drama Thousand Years for You with Allen Ren and Li Qin Today on September 15th

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Sudden drama drop alert! Chinese streaming platform iQiyi announced the day of that Republican era C-drama Thousand Years for You (Please, My Lord) will be released today on September 15th. Starring Allen Ren (Ren Jia Lun) and Li Qin spanning the xianxia historical era where he was a general and she was a goddess and their meeting again thousands of … Continue reading →