Category Archives: TW & C dramas

Modern C-drama Lady Liberty with Tang Yan and Mark Chao Reportedly Gets Broadcast Date Retracted as Another Fallout From the Voice Recording Leak From the Blossoms Shanghai Production Meeting

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I can’t believe the same voice recording could end up affecting C-actress Tang Yan negatively in two different ways. The leaked voice recording from the C-drama Blossoms Shanghai production crew meeting has had multiple ramifications. For Tang Yan, the first was hearing director Wong Kar Wei criticize her for being fake, publicly cultivating a reputation of hard working and polite … Continue reading →

Dylan Wang and Meng Zi Yi Fans Fight Online Over Likely Pairing in the C-drama Adaptation of The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage

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I have so many feels on the upcoming C-drama adaptation of the popular revenge and romance period novel The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage. Now it’s becoming more and more certain that the leads will indeed be Dylan Wang and Meng Zi Yi and the two fandoms are already in furor in hating the casting of the … Continue reading →

Zhao Lu Si Holds Birthday Concert for Fans and Announces the Official Return of Her Personal Studio Office

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The full return of C-actress Zhao Lu Si from her hiatus after trying to end her agency contract is getting closer. She celebrated her birthday this weekend with a concert for fans and with it announced the restart of her personal agency office which is very common with stars. I like to think she had a game plan when she … Continue reading →

Guardians of the Dafeng Wins Influential Drama of the Year at 2025 Weibo Summit and Confirms Second Season with Dylan Wang Returning

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Well this probably means the original run of period C-drama Guardians of the Dafeng made Tencent plenty of money otherwise they wouldn’t keep this going. This week the drama won Influential Drama of the Year a the 2025 Weibo Summit. When accepting the award, the producer announced that the drama was confirmed for a second season and will kick off … Continue reading →

Ju Jing Yi Confirmed for Female-led Fantasy Revenge Period C-drama Wan Hua Shi Jie

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The early production phase of this drama got a lot of attention because of the grand scope of the story requiring a huge cast. The C-drama Wan Hua Shi Jie (万花世界 or Hundred Flower World) adapted from the manhua Wan Hua Cao Huang has now been confirmed by iQiyi to star Ju Jing Yi as the female lead. Expect it … Continue reading →

Wang Xing Yue and Xu Ruo Han Deliver Comedic Sparks in First Trailer for iQiyi Investigation Period C-drama Love in Red Dust

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If that troll producer Yu Zheng plays his cards right with his young and talented agency star Wang Xing Yue he could be his retirement lol. I’ve watched Wang Xing Yue in four dramas with four different roles and he portrays each one perfectly and differently, whether whiny antagonist to stoic male support to flashy drama king to resigned detective … Continue reading →

C-actress Tang Yan Rumored to Return to Fluffier Projects with the 2026 Period C-drama Deng Yun Ling

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C-actress Tang Yan must’ve felt like the last week was getting sideswiped by a train with the Wong Kar Wei voice recording leak speaking negatively about her. But that’ll pass and what’s more concerning is that she may be returning to less serious projects due to not getting the big serious works she thought she would get after the breakout … Continue reading →

October 2025’s Three Big Male Lead Period C-drama Showdown Between Dark River, Sword and Beloved, and Whispers of Fate Sees Similar Reception

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So normally when there is a showdown of two or even three big name dramas there is a clear (or clear-ish) winner but this time it seems it’s going to be who did just a liiiiiiitle bit better. Last month in the end of October 2025 saw the release of three big male lead led period C-dramas – first came … Continue reading →

Production of the C-drama Adaptation of The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage Now Courting Dylan Wang and Meng Zi Yi as Leads

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So for the last six months or so word within C-ent was that the production of The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage was going to get Dilraba Dilmurat as the female lead. That would make it an S++ level production and female lead centric. But that apparently isn’t going to happen due to her schedule and other … Continue reading →

He Yu and Bao Sheng En Likely Cast for iQiyi Scheming Revenge and Romance Period C-drama Di Mou

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I expect to see more 2026 on deck to start filming C-dramas announce leads in the coming weeks so get ready for oodles of casting goodies! Period C-drama centered around revenge, plotting, and romance titled Di Mou (嫡谋 or translated as Scheme of the Official Descendant) is more likely than not going to star He Yu and Bao Shang En. … Continue reading →

Zhang Jing Yi and Chen Jing Ke in Talks for Hunan TV Modern Romance C-drama On My Way

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Never thought about these two together but now I think this would be a great casting. C-ent is saying that Hunan TV modern romance drama On My Way (致我那菜市场的白月光 Zhi Wo Na Cai Shi Chang De Bai Yue Guang) has picked its leads and is getting ready to kick off filming. The female lead will be Zhang Jing Yi and … Continue reading →

Wu Jin Yan Lines Up the Period Politics and Romance C-drama Feng Bu Qi as Her Next Project with Male Lead Likely Wei Zhe Ming

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The C-drama production train chugs along and an upcoming project has inked its female lead and close for the male lead. The drama is titled Feng Bu Qi (凤不栖) adapted from the same name novel and the general synopsis reads the usual politics between kingdoms, war and strategizing, and of course romance between the leads. The drama will be top … Continue reading →

Leaked Recording of Award Winning Director Wong Kar Wai Includes Criticism of Actress Tang Yan for Being Fake After Working Together on Blossoms Shanghai

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C-ent has juicy dirt this weekend with the released recording by an unknown screenwriter person who claims he worked on award winning C-drama Blossoms Shanghai but got no credit and was removed. The recording is of a conversation with BH’s famous director Wong Kar Wai where he discussed, among other topics, one of his leading actresses in that drama Tang … Continue reading →