Category Archives: TW & C dramas

Online Chatter Quiets Down for C-actress Zhao Lu Su After a Wild Last Month of August with Her Livestream Blasts Against Agency and Quitting Weibo

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The combination of Zhao Lu Si leaving Weibo, the largest social media platform in China, as well as netizens attention moving on to newer topics has made her situation noticeably quiet down to start off this month in September. Last month she dominated August with her near daily livestreams blasting her agency and also mouthing off on a variety of … Continue reading →

Tencent Melancholy C-drama Twelve Letters with Zhou Yi Ran and Wang Ying Lu Delivers Short But Meaningful Run

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A short (12-episode) length C-drama premiered recently on Tencent in a very low key way (not a lot of promos) and wrapped its run in mere days. But the drama Twelve Letters reportedly received rave reviews from the few viewers that watched so it’s worth writing about. The drama stars Zhou Yi Ran and Wang Ying Lu as they navigate … Continue reading →

Romance Period C-drama Love in the Clouds with Hou Ming Hao and Lu Yu Xiao Reportedly Scheduled for End of September 2025 Premiere on Youku

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With the spate of August 2025 C-dramas ending/ended such as Moonlit Reunion, When Destiny Brings the Demon, and Shadow Love, and we’re now in early September hopefully this month will have one or two good offerings. The first to get a reported airing date (not yet confirmed) is Love in the Clouds streaming on Youku. It stars Hou Ming Hao … Continue reading →

Countryside Life Period C-drama This Thriving Land with Yang Mi and Ou Hao Ends Successful Run with Opening Douban Ratings of 7.2

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This week the CCTV8 broadcast and iQiyi streaming modern period C-drama This Thriving Land concluding it’s highly critically acclaimed and strong viewership run. The opening Douban ratings are a very good 7.2 though from all the raves I thought it would be in the higher 7s range. Female lead Yang Mi can breath a huge sigh of relief after a … Continue reading →

Xu Kai and Wei Zhe Ming Cast in Hunan TV’s Tang Dynasty Investigation C-drama Ting Feng Ling to Start Filming This Month September 2025

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So it’s clear the recent scandal with Xu Kai and his ex-girlfriend has no immediate impact on his career. It didn’t hurt Moonlit Reunion, which didn’t do very well but continued to track okay through the entire run even after the scandal arose. Now he’s heading into production for a new C-drama titled Ting Feng Ling (听风令 Listening Wind Orders) … Continue reading →

Supernatural Romance and Investigation C-drama Moonlit Romance with Xu Kai and Tian Xi Wei Heads Towards Finale and Gets Douban Opening Ratings of 6.6

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August 2025 wasn’t as strong a month in C-dramas as July was the prior month, but the August dramas have all ended or are ending so time to check in on one that I haven’t started yet but still plan to. Tencent fantasy romance C-drama Moonlit Reunion with Xu Kai and Tian Xi Wei will end its run this week … Continue reading →

iQiyi Schedules Republic Era to Modern Times Vignette C-drama Zu Ji with Tong Yao, Cheng Lei, and Jelly Lin for September 4th Premiere

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I’ve seen back-to-back drama releases for C-stars but this is the rare back-to-back-to-back three peat coming for actor Cheng Lei. This week iQiyi will release the ensemble through-the-eras C-drama Zu Ji (Chinese title means footprints) with female lead Tong Yao in the 1950’s era and Cheng Lei with Jelly Lin in the earlier 1930’s period, and then Wang He Run … Continue reading →

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 →