Category Archives: TW & C dramas

Tencent Reportedly Will Not Airdrop The Prisoner of Beauty with Song Zu Er and Liu Yu Ning and Plans to Properly Promote it After the Positive Reception of The Demon Hunter’s Romance

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C-ent has the reputation of being fast and quick to make decisions on scheduling and it shows the industry is keeping a close ear to feedback. Case in point, with iQiyi airdropping The Demon Hunter’s Romance with Allen Ren and Song Zu Er after it got the soft green light, initially Tencent was planning to also airdrop Song Zu Er … Continue reading →

Filming Commences for Period C-drama Against the Current with Tan Song Yun and New Male Lead Zhang Xin Cheng

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Filming is reportedly quietly underway for female lead centric period C-drama Against the Current (Chinese title 兰香如故 Lan Xiang Ru Gu). It came out when the above leaked still of female lead Tan Song Yun in costume got all her fans super excited, both that she’s headlining this drama and also her hair and outfoot look great on her! I … Continue reading →

Li Yun Rui and Sun Zhenni Pair Up for Hunan TV Modern Romance C-drama Dazzling

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There was some movement on this drama casting earlier in the year but this week industry chatter says it’s confirmed that Li Yun Rui and Sun Zhenni will be the leads for the Hunan TV modern romance Dazzling. This is Li Yun Rui’s first casting since he broke out with Blossom at the end of 2024 last year and he’s … Continue reading →

Tencent Produced Period C-drama Wishing You Eternal Happiness Reportedly in Talks with Newly Returned Song Zu Er as Female Lead

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The release of The Demon Hunter’s Romance is now on day 4 and hasn’t been yanked yet so consider that confirmation of the tacit allowance that C-actress Song Zu Er is allowed back on television. Her other drama The Prisoner of Beauty is reportedly about to be airdropped as well and now there is industry casting news that Tencent is … Continue reading →

Cancelled for Soliciting Prostitution C-actor Li Yi Feng Returns After Three Years with Concert in Thailand

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Oh ewwwwwww *vomitvomitvomit*. This week cancelled C-actor Li Yi Feng boldly and one may say shamelessly returned to entertainment with a fan meeting held in Thailand. He sang, played games, and reportedly tearfully apologized for his transgression that got him permanently called in China. And in case anyone forgot or wasn’t around 3 years ago when he was cancelled, it … Continue reading →

Supernatural Investigative C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance with Allen Ren and Song Zu Er Breaks 9000 Heat Index in iQiyi within Days of Premiere Trending Towards Being a Hit

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The reception so far for recently premiere iQiyi fantasy supernatural period C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance is like just praying for a C on a test and coming home with an A. The drama had been shelved for the past 18-months during Song Zu Er‘s tax scandal and all iQiyi wanted was to air it and recoup some cost, no … Continue reading →

Period C-drama Live Long and Prosper with Dylan Wang Finalizes Female Lead Li Qin and Reportedly to Start Filming End of this Month April

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Well this went from must watch to likely will watch with the switch up of the female lead. Period C-drama Live Long and Prosper has basically inked Dylan Wang for the last two months and earlier on the female lead in talks as Dai Lu Wa after her breakout as the second female lead in Moonlight Mystique. It’s a big … Continue reading →

C-drama Love Never Fails with Liu Xue Yi and New Female Lead Hu Yi Xuan Replacing Cancelled Actress Yuan Bing Yan Reportedly Will Air Drop End of April 2025

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So the release of The Monster Hunter’s Romance and the reportedly on deck of The Prisoner of Beauty are both Song Zu Er dramas, but there are other on the shelf dramas that remain in limbo and some have even completed AI reshoots to replace the canceled star. Case in point Love Never Fails with Liu Xue Yi and Hu … Continue reading →

Producer Guo Jing Ming’s Next Visually Sumptuous Xianxia C-drama Veil of Shadows with Ju Jing Yi, Chen Du Ling, Zeng Shun Xi, and Tian Jia Rui Wraps Filming

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A new xianxia C-drama has wrapped filming this week and released the first set of official stills. It’s Veil of Shadows produced by Guo Jing Ming and starring many of the same faces that have been in his recent dramas. The leads are Ju Jing Yi, Chen Du Ling, Zeng Shun Xi, and Tian Jia Rui, and it’s reportedly a … Continue reading →

The Demon Hunter’s Romance Airs with The Prisoner of Beauty on Deck as C-actress Song Zu Er Gets the Soft Green Light to Return to Entertainment Industry

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So the Song Zu Er getting maybe cancelled for tax evasion scandal is now a year and a half in and probably has as much traction as it does because she has two big fully filmed dramas on deck with The Demon Hunter’s Romance and The Prisoner of Beauty with lots of money on the line. Similarly Yuan Bing Yan … Continue reading →

Zhao Lu Si Reportedly Resolves Potential Penalty for Not Finishing Filming Almost Lover by Re Signing Another Five Year Contract with Agency

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So this is the latest industry gossip but if her fans are taking is seriously and vocally lodging their displeasure and complaint it’s probably likely happening. This week the word is that C-actress Zhao Lu Si has resolved a potential penalty issue with the production of modern romance C-drama Almost Lover. She left the set abruptly last December for a … Continue reading →

iQiyi Reportedly Swapping Dramas and Will Airdrop The Demon Hunter’s Romance with Allen Ren and Song Zu Er on April 13th Instead of Originally Scheduled Love in Pavilion with Liu Shi Shi and Zhang Yun Long

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There is a twist in the iQiyi weekend drama release schedule but take it with a grain of salt. But it’s spreading across C-ent broader than the usual melon so I am hoping this time it does happen. The platform reportedly will air drop The Demon Hunter’s Romance, the long finished and shelved supernatural period drama with Allen Ren and … Continue reading →

Tencent Thrilled with Chen Du Ling’s Success with Period C-drama The Glory Which Broke 30,000 Heat Index Before Wrapping Run

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It’ll be an interesting next few weeks to see what scripts are given to Chen Du Ling and the increase in her CFs and magazine spreads on the heels of the unexpected hit that is The Glory on Tencent. The platform is beyond please with this drama’s results, which broke 30,000 heat index and the most recent Tencent drama to … Continue reading →