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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
It’s only midway through the airing of When Destiny Brings the Demon but the opening Douban ratings are already out, indicating a lot of voters which makes sense for it being adapted from a popular novel. It got a low 5.5 which is more par for the course with dramas of this genre, to compare with other recent less than … Continue reading →
If Bai Lu is the hardest working C-actress in the industry doing dramas basically nonstop, her counterpart has to be Wang Xing Yue who has gone from one set to another with barely any gap since about two years ago when he was elevated from main supporting to male lead status. I’m not complaining, even playing similarly described smart/resourceful/capable characters … Continue reading →
The tea not only boiled but has overflowed in the last few days since C-actor Xu Kai was embroiled in some negative reveals by his ex-girlfriend small time actress Xu Li Sa. At this point his side has confirmed they dated briefly in the past but denied everything else she alleged such as him cheating on her with Zhao Qing … Continue reading →
So C-ent is going crazy with the third Tian Xi Wei male lead to also have a romance scandal. In the span of three weeks it was future male lead Hu Yi Tian from Genius Girlfriend, then current male lead Xu Kai in Moonlit Reunion, and now it’s her last male lead Dylan Wang in Guardians of the Dafeng. Come … Continue reading →
The scandal in recent days with C-actor Xu Kai has now reportedly impacted his currently airing C-drama Moonlit Reunion. Industry gossip says Tencent is planning to increase the episode releases for the remainder of its run, dropping more episodes and faster to wrap up the drama earlier. Xu Kai is embroiled in an ex-girlfriend Xu Li Sa hot tea spill … Continue reading →
I always appreciate a visually gorgeous drama during the preview phase, even if the end product doesn’t end up being my cup of tea. Filming has recently wrapped for period C-drama Liang Chen Mei Jing (良陈美锦) which is adapted from the novel Displaying Beautiful Brocade. The leads are Ren Min and Ci Sha and I’m kinda game for this unexpected … Continue reading →
The Chinese title for C-drama The Wanted Detective is actually Calming Waves, which described the airing of the drama that came and went without much buzz or ripple. But I think those who checked it out like me and got inexplicably hooked are more than care to admit, and the drama may have legs in a better way than dramas … Continue reading →
It was a long summer of will it-won’t it for period C-drama Jiang Shan Wei Pin and I for one am glad it’s off and running. The billing order fight took two months to resolve and ended with equal top billing but female lead Wu Jin Yan‘s name comes first before male lead Chen Zhe Yuan in listing. That’s already … Continue reading →
