Category Archives: TW & C dramas

Period C-drama Yu Ting Yao has Reportedly Fallen Apart with Main Investor Leaving the Project After Months of Billing Jostling Between Leads Wu Jing Yan and Chen Zhe Yun

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I’m glad there are finally consequences for these so-called billing order fights between the male and female leads in C-dramas. Unless it’s clear one star is a whole level above the other, nowadays even up-and-comers at times are trying to take top billing over established stars. This situation has apparently now derailed the period C-drama Yu Ting Yao, which had … Continue reading →

Filming Commences for Period C-drama Que Gu with Hou Ming Hao and Ai Mi

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The first stills are out for just started filming period romance and political C-drama Que Gu (雀骨) which the best translation could be Sparrow Bone or Peacock Bone, but the drama will likely get a better English title later on. The drama currently is less being anticipated than being discussed with consternation due to the casting of 17 year old … Continue reading →

Investigative Period C-drama Coroner’s Diary with Li Lan Di and Ao Rui Peng Off to a Surprisingly Strong Start

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So iQiyi premiered the comparatively mid-budget and mid-level leads period C-drama Coroner’s Diary three days ago and it’s time to see the initial response. The drama stars Li Lan Di and Ao Rui Peng in what is best described as CSI olden times mystery of the episode with an overarching bigger conspiracy type of drama genre. The drama just hit … Continue reading →

Youku Tentatively Schedules Xianxia C-drama The Immortal Ascension with Yang Yang and Jin Chen for July 27th

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Well Youku must’ve heard that the gossip about it repeatedly delaying the release of xianxia C-drama The Immortal Ascension because it wasn’t happy with the product (yet) because now it’s going to drop it. The tentative date is July 27th so in two weeks and still with plenty of time left in the summer to ride the wave of generally … Continue reading →

Song Zu Er and Chang Hua Sen in Talks for Republic Era Period Romance C-drama A Zhi A Zhi

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C-actress Song Zu Er, by a masterstroke of having two good dramas in the bank to air, has staged one of the best C-ent comebacks from scandal in recent memory. It also helps that she was a top flower of her generation before her scandal. She’s currently filming the period romance Biao Me Wan Fu but is looking at signing … Continue reading →

Zhao Jin Mai Lands Coveted Female Lead Role in C-drama Irreplaceable with Male Lead Wei Da Xun

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The drama train keeps rolling for C-actress Zhao Jin Mai, fast becoming near the top of the ’00 flowers in C-ent. She is reportedly entering the filming set next month in August for the iQiyi C-drama Irreplaceable (无可替代 Wu Ke Ti Dai). It’s a high profile project due to the screenwriter being Zhang Wei, who wrote A Dream of Splendor, … Continue reading →

Tian Xi Wei and Hu Yi Tian in Talks for Modern Romance C-drama Genius Girlfriend

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Well this is serendipitous timing indeed. On the heels of news articles that C-actor Hu Yi Tian has not filmed a C-drama in two years comes news that he has been offered the male lead in modern romance Genius Girlfriend. The female lead is Tian Xi Wei and she is top billed. I think this project and female lead makes … Continue reading →

Youth Romance C-drama Our Generation with Zhao Jin Mai and Zhang Ling He to Premiere on July 14th on Youku

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This coming week will see the arrival of Our Generation (Chinese title 樱桃琥珀 Cherry Amber) on Youku on July 14th. It was expected to air in July but the drama starring Zhao Jin Mai and Zhang Ling He will not have as broad a distribution as initially intimated. There was talk that the drama would also air terrestrially on CCTV … Continue reading →

iQiyi Releases Investigation Period C-drama Coroner’s Diary with Li Lan Di and Ao Rui Peng on July 13th

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A new week and a first release in C-drama land arrives courtesy of Coroner’s Diary on iQiyi on July 13th Monday. It’s taking over for the just completed A Dream within a Dream and is a tonally and genre different product more methodical and serious. It’s not a high profile production with a mid budget and the leads are Li … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama A Beautiful Destiny Close to Confirming Leads Yang Yang and Zhang Jing Yi with Increased Budget

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So we all want dramas produced well, and budget is a top element since cheap costumes and sets just drag down the visuals no matter how much filming and editing magic happens. But the big budget free flowing money days have been over for a few years in C-ent so the S+ (highest level) budget C-dramas are only a handful … Continue reading →

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 →