Category Archives: TW & C dramas

C-actress Yu Shu Xin Deals with Fallout of Negative News with Resurrection of Bullying Allegations Against Another Actress and Questions About Her Family Wealth

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It’s been an August of online chatter and gossip in C-ent and towards the tail end of the month C-actress Yu Shu Xin joined the group of stars currently dealing with each’s own issues. The initial starter came with Yu Shu Xin’s long ago bully allegations from the 2016 variety show Grade One Graduation came back up with the actress … Continue reading →

Meng Zi Yi and Li Yun Rui Kick Off Filming of Tencent Period C-drama Tigers Sniff the Rose

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This weekend Tencent started filming of the period romance and politics C-drama Tigers Sniff the Rose starring Meng Zi Yi and Li Yun Rui in a highly anticipated and quick reunion since their hit drama Blossom less than a year ago. Can’t blame them for striking while the iron is still hot on these two stars but capturing lightning in … Continue reading →

C-actress Zhao Lu Si Sets Up Own Company Weeks After After Deleting Weibo Account and Blasting Her Agency

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Like all news cycles, even the juiciest of events becomes old news when newer topics arise so hoping to leverage publicity to make any changes is hardly a smart choice. C-actress Zhao Lu Si took over early August with her daily livestream campaign revealing mistreatment by her agency and demanding to be let out of her contract, plus whatever else … Continue reading →

Liu Yu Ning Elevated Another Level in C-drama Male Leads as The Prisoner of Beauty and A Dream Within a Dream Both Made Money

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So this metric isn’t about buzz, search rankings, viewership, or ratings, but the age old “did it make money in the end” assessment. Usually it’s tied together, a popular drama will make money because the high viewership will lead to more CF sold and tail with streaming, but lately it’s not always the case due to the increasing cost of … Continue reading →

Period C-drama Shadow Love with Song Yi and Cheng Lei Garners an Incredibly Low 4.8 Douban Ratings

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The month of August has seen two dramas air back-to-back for actor Cheng Lei and in both instances the ratings and reviews are not kind to said drama. Legend of the Female General got Douban ratings of 5.5 which is on the low side already, but his currently airing Shadow Love said hold my beer and got opening Douban ratings … Continue reading →

Yang Yang Rumored as Male Lead for Period C-drama Why Not Cross by Boat with Female Lead Potentially Song Zu Er or Zhang Miao Yi

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This was a great summer for C-actor Yang Yang, redeeming his last lackluster drama outing of Fireworks of the Heart with a resounding hit in The Immortal Ascension. So it’s no surprise that lots of drama male lead roles are headed his way and there will likely be melons aplenty until he picks the next one. This week there is … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama When Destiny Brings the Demon with Chen Fei Yu and Wang Ying Lu Gets Low Opening Douban Ratings of 5.5

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It’s only midway through the airing of When Destiny Brings the Demon but the opening Douban ratings are already out, indicating a lot of voters which makes sense for it being adapted from a popular novel. It got a low 5.5 which is more par for the course with dramas of this genre, to compare with other recent less than … Continue reading →

First Look at Wang Xing Yue and Xu Ruo Han in Upcoming iQiyi Period Drama Love in Red Dust

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If Bai Lu is the hardest working C-actress in the industry doing dramas basically nonstop, her counterpart has to be Wang Xing Yue who has gone from one set to another with barely any gap since about two years ago when he was elevated from main supporting to male lead status. I’m not complaining, even playing similarly described smart/resourceful/capable characters … Continue reading →

Xu Kai’s Ex-girlfriend Xu Li Sa Drops More Tea Hinting at the Actors and Actresses He’s Shaded in the Past

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The tea not only boiled but has overflowed in the last few days since C-actor Xu Kai was embroiled in some negative reveals by his ex-girlfriend small time actress Xu Li Sa. At this point his side has confirmed they dated briefly in the past but denied everything else she alleged such as him cheating on her with Zhao Qing … Continue reading →

Twenty Minute Long Voice Recording of Argument Allegedly Between Dylan Wang and His Unidentified Girlfriend Adds More Juicy Gossip to End C-ent’s Wild August 2025

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So C-ent is going crazy with the third Tian Xi Wei male lead to also have a romance scandal. In the span of three weeks it was future male lead Hu Yi Tian from Genius Girlfriend, then current male lead Xu Kai in Moonlit Reunion, and now it’s her last male lead Dylan Wang in Guardians of the Dafeng. Come … Continue reading →

Tencent Reportedly to Release More Episodes Faster for Period C-drama Moonlit Reunion with Xu Kai and Tian Xi Wei to End its Run Earlier

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The scandal in recent days with C-actor Xu Kai has now reportedly impacted his currently airing C-drama Moonlit Reunion. Industry gossip says Tencent is planning to increase the episode releases for the remainder of its run, dropping more episodes and faster to wrap up the drama earlier. Xu Kai is embroiled in an ex-girlfriend Xu Li Sa hot tea spill … Continue reading →

First Look at Period at Slow Burn Politics and Romance C-drama Liang Chen Mei Jing with Ren Min and Ci Sha

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I always appreciate a visually gorgeous drama during the preview phase, even if the end product doesn’t end up being my cup of tea. Filming has recently wrapped for period C-drama Liang Chen Mei Jing (良陈美锦) which is adapted from the novel Displaying Beautiful Brocade. The leads are Ren Min and Ci Sha and I’m kinda game for this unexpected … Continue reading →

iQiyi Investigation Period C-drama The Wanted Detective with Wang Xing Yue and Xiang Han Zhi Gets Surprisingly High 6.9 Douban Ratings

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The Chinese title for C-drama The Wanted Detective is actually Calming Waves, which described the airing of the drama that came and went without much buzz or ripple. But I think those who checked it out like me and got inexplicably hooked are more than care to admit, and the drama may have legs in a better way than dramas … Continue reading →