Category Archives: TW & C dramas

Legend of Zang Hai with Xiao Zhan is the First Drama in Youku History to Hit 10,400 Heat Index and All Tracking Indices Confirm Its on Track to be Biggest Hit of 2025 So Far

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There is still the entire second half of 2025 left but it’ll be hard to imagine another period C-drama beating the buzz and viewership of Legend of Zang Hai. Mega popular C-actor Xiao Zhan has delivered a resounding hit for Youku, confirmed with the drama reaching 10,400 heat index on the platform for the first time ever of any drama … Continue reading →

Liu Yu Ning Offered Male Lead in Tencent C-drama Why Not Cross By Boat Opposite Zhang Miao Yi

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So I’ve written about this novel being adapted into a drama before. Late last year it was rumored to be wanting Dylan Wang and Zhao Lu Si, but her health and hiatus situation has stymied taking on a new project and Dylan ended up picking Live Long and Prosper. The drama has the literal title Why Not Cross By Boat … Continue reading →

Huang Yang Tian Tian Removed as Female Lead for Period Drama Opposite Hou Ming Hao One Week After Scandal with Questions Over Her Family’s Wealth

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This is certainly a likely fast fall before a star even got a chance to become famous. TBH I don’t really feel bad because it all happened because she wanted to show off, though young girls tend to want to look pretty and rich so it’s also rather predictable to have happened. C-actress Huang Yang Tian Tian wore over $300K … Continue reading →

Liu Yu Ning Becomes First C-actor to Have Three Hot Heat Index Period C-dramas Across All Three Major Platforms Youku, Tencent, and iQiyi

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The success of airdropped Tencent period romance C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty has immensely benefited male lead Liu Yu Ning in addition to cementing the return of female lead Song Zu Er. Her back-to-back airdropped dramas TPoB and the earlier The Demon Hunter’s Romance all got strong buzz and reportedly she’s back to the same level as before with her … Continue reading →

C-actress Huang Yang Tian Tian Ignites Scrutiny and Government Investigation into Father After Wearing Three Hundred Thousand Dollar Earrings at Birthday Celebration

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Talk about self-owning and likely shooting herself in the foot, and maybe her entire family as well. Young C-actress Huang Yang Tian Tian recently celebrated her 18th birthday and held a lavish party to commemorate her coming-of-age, which is great and all but what she wore incited C-netizen scrutiny and criticism. She wore a pair of USD $320,000 Graff diamond … Continue reading →

Modern Romance C-drama Dazzling Commences Filming May 22nd with Leads Guan Xiao Tong and Li Yun Rui

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So at least the female lead casting carousel went fast this time rather than dragging on for weeks into months. Filming has commenced for the modern romance C-drama Dazzling and the leads will be Guan Xiao Tong and Li Yun Rui. He’s been linked to the project for weeks but she became the unexpected female lead pick after the production … Continue reading →

iQiyi Reportedly to Premiere The Journey of Legend with Cheng Yi Today on May 22nd After Supporting Female Lead Li Kai Xin’s Voice Recording Scandal is Resolved

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So the two way hot drama horse race that started with The Prisoner of Beauty on Tencent last week followed by Legend of Zang Hai with Xiao Zhan over the weekend on Youku will now be joined by a third galloping steed in the form of period wuxia drama The Journey of Legend with Cheng Yi airing on iQiyi. The … Continue reading →

C-actress Zhou Ye Radiates Glamour Attending the 2025 Cannes Film Festival

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While being super addicted to currently airing C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty, I’m still majorly anticipating and excited for the adaptation of Legend of the Female General as I love that novel even more. The drama was supposed to air around lunar new year earlier this year but was pulled due to scandal of the supporting male lead and his … Continue reading →

Hunan TV Premieres Lighthearted Comedic Romance Period C-drama Youthful Glory with Song Wei Long and Bao Shang En

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May 2025 is on fire with C-dramas dropping, first with The Prisoner of Beauty then Legend of Zang Hai, and now add a light hearted period drama Youthful Glory (Shao Hua Ruo Jin 韶华若锦) to the mix. Hunan TV and streaming on Mango platform C-drama Youthful Glory dropped this week on May 19th and stars Song Wei Long, Bao Shang … Continue reading →

Relative Rookie Kim Jae Won Cast as Male Lead Shin Soon Rok in Season 3 of Yumi’s Cells Opposite Kim Go Eun

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Well this is a wildly out of left field and unexpected male lead casting. I along with probably the majority of viewers of Yumi’s Cells just went on a major Google fest to find out who this newb male actor is haha. Young and relative rookie K-actor Kim Jae Won has been confirmed to play Yumi’s third and final love … Continue reading →

Legend of Zang Hai with Xiao Zhan Hits 9500 Heat Index on Youku within 24 Hours of Strong Premiere

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The warm up in May has started to turn fire in drama land with the addition of another hot heat index period drama. Legend of Zang Hai with Xiao Zhan premiered this week and within 24-hours already hit 9500 heat index on platform Youku. Just a smidge more and it hits 10,000 and is well on its way to being … Continue reading →

Hunan TV Releases First Poster and Concept Teaser Preview Featuring Dylan Wang for Period C-drama Live Long and Prosper

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I appreciate Hunan TV for making the effort to kick off super early promos for its currently filming C-drama Live Long and Prosper. This is a big male lead IP project with top billed Dylan Wang along with Li Qin as the female lead. The teaser poster and preview just released is understated with artistic flourishes, I like it a … Continue reading →

The Prisoner of Beauty with Song Zu Er and Liu Yu Ning Fastest Tencent Drama in 2025 to Hit 30,000 Heat Index Cementing it as a Likely Major Hit C-drama

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Only 25 C-dramas on Tencent have hit 30,000 heat index ever and now add another one with The Prisoner of Beauty. I hope this drama has the same legs as two of my favorites of all time Lost You Forever (Part 1) and Love Like the Galaxy both of which hit 32,000 at its peak but I’m not sure of … Continue reading →