Category Archives: TW & C dramas

Period C-drama The Immortal Ascension with Yang Yang and Jin Chen Continues to Get Pushed Back as Reportedly Youku Not Pleased with Final Product and Pushing For More Edits

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So xianxia C-drama The Immortal Ascension (A Mortal’s Guide to Immortality) was intended to be one of the biggest C-drama releases this year in 2025. But we are more than halfway done and still no sight of its release, having now missed three tentatively scheduled premieres with March, May, and now July. It could come next month in August if … Continue reading →

Zhang Ling He and Wang Chu Ran Exude Top Visuals in Low Key Outfits in First Filming Stills From Republic Era Period C-rama Overdo

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I love how fast C-netizens and their tabloids get the most current visuals of on set drama filming. It’s just days ago that filming started for Republic era period C-drama Overdo (Chinese title 这一秒过火 This Second Overheat) adapted from the novel by writer Fei Wo Si Can best known for bringing the angst and tormented love pain. The official character … Continue reading →

Douban Ratings Out for Late June 2025 Period C-dramas A Dream within a Dream at 7.0 and The Princess’s Gambit with 5.5

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There were three big period C-dramas that premiered at the very end of June 2025, In the Name of the Blossom squeaked in on June 30th so don’t expect Douban ratings anytime soon. But the ratings are out for A Dream within a Dream with Li Yi Tong and Liu Yu Ning and The Princess’s Gambit with Liu Xue Yi … Continue reading →

Period C-drama A Dream within a Dream with Li Yi Tong and Liu Yu Ning Soon to Wrap Up Buzzy Run But with Complaints About the Plot Falling Apart in the Final Arc

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So of the June C-dramas, many still airing are getting ready to wrap and one of the high profile ones is period piece A Dream within A Dream with Li Yi Tong and Liu Yu Ning. The drama has done well for iQiyi, I believe at the highest it hit 9500 heat index which is great for that platform. The … Continue reading →

Period C-drama The Days of Seclusion and Love with Deng Wei and Vanda Margraf Keeps Halting Filming for the Third Time in Recent Weeks

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Well this is both embarrassing to be made public but also very sad for the cast and crew. The production of period C-drama The Days of Seclusion of Love, filming since mid-May so like 7 weeks ago, has since halted filming now for the third time. When I say halt, it means the drama films for days and then just … Continue reading →

SBS to Broadcast C-drama Legend of Zang Hai Becoming Second C-drama Ever Broadcast on Korean Television in Two Decades After Drama My Fair Princess

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Add another success to the already incredibly successful run of period revenge C-drama Legend of Zang Hai. The drama premiered in May and went on to dominate the month during its entire run across all the major buzz and viewership metrics. It’s male lead Xiao Zhan‘s biggest hit since his breakthrough with The Untamed and he carried the entire drama. … Continue reading →

C-actor Hu Yi Tian in News as His Fans Upset that He Hasn’t Been on a Film Set in Over Two Years

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So this is the same thing that happened to C-actor Deng Wei in recent two years, that he went over a year without being on a filming set. He ended up breaking the drought earlier this year as he got cast and started filming Days of Seclusion and Love, so now the same concern has been moved over to fellow … Continue reading →

iQiyi Confirms Bai Lu’s Character in Xianxia C-drama Topped 500 Million Heat Index for the First Time in Platform History

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Congrats to Bai Lu for coming out of xianxia C-drama Feud smelling like roses. The drama was polarizing in reviews and audience feeling towards it and was widely accused of watering its buzz online. But organically there was plenty of chatter that I could see so while it may not be as big of a hit as fans of the … Continue reading →

Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Xing Xu Partner Up for Investigative Hijinks in Preview for Modern C-drama Love on the Turquoise Land

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Top C-actress Dilraba Dilmurat has been in the news a lot for the will she-won’t she big decision whether to renew her contract with her long time agency Jaywalk or head for new pastures. She has three completed C-dramas under Jaywalk on deck, Sword Rose which is the one longest on the shelf, the most recently completed Love Beyond the … Continue reading →

Zhang Ling He and Wang Chu Ran Bring the Opulent Republic Era Visuals in First Character Posters for Romance C-drama Overdo

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A new big budget high profile C-drama has kicked off filming and it’s the Tencent and iQiyi joint production of Overdo (Chinese title 这一秒过火 Zhe Yi Miao Guo Huo or This Second Overheat). It’s a Republic era period drama adapted from a popular romance novel by writer Fei Wo Si Cun and will star Zhang Ling He and Wang Chu … Continue reading →

Eerie Tinged Xianxia C-drama Love Beyond the Grave with Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Fei Yu Release Striking First Teaser

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Last weeks Tencent Drama Festival showcased over a dozen to-come C-dramas so it’s taking me awhile to catch up and post about the ones that interest me. I’ll get to it one by one, and the next one that looks good to me is xianxia C-drama Love Beyond the Grave. It’s the first high profile big budget xianxia that doesn’t … Continue reading →

iQiyi Premieres Meta Comedic Romance Period C-drama A Dream within a Dream with Li Yi Tong and Liu Yu Ning

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There is a reason I hate buffets, most of the time it’s quantity over quality but even when it’s all quality I still feel like I can’t enjoy stuff because I’ve got too much of it to consume. It feels like a buffet of C-dramas right now and yet another one has premiered with the arrival on June 26th of … Continue reading →

Modern Thriller Romance C-drama Love’s Ambition with Zhao Lu Si and William Chan Now Set for Early July 2025 Release with New Posters and Preview

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There is a lot of chatter and speculation around modern C-drama Love’s Ambition. It was rumored to be released by Tencent in late June but now will move into early July. The drama stars Zhao Lu Si and William Chan and is a psychological thriller and romance, from all the previews and teasers is appears the two leads get married … Continue reading →