Another C-drama I’m looking forward to though only in that so-so excited way is Fated Hearts (一笑随歌 Yi Xiao Sui Ge or One Smile Follows Song. iQiyi released new posters and a full preview this week and it’s got a lot of plot and action packed in, showing how the prince played by Chen Zhe Yuan and Li Qin‘s assassin … Continue reading →
The first preview is out for the period romance C-drama How Are You? and Cheng He Ti Tong 成何体统! is the Chinese title and translated literally means How Dare You! The English title goes from imperious to sweet and the tonal dichotomy is also evident in the teaser which was way more comedic than I expected. The drama is adapted … Continue reading →
This isn’t quite a sudden airdrop but does feel out of left field that Tencent decided to go more low key to end April by premiering period C-drama Serendipity (榜上佳婿 Bang Shang Jia Shu or Top Scholar Ideal Husband) today instead of another more high profile pick. I’m stoked this is here personally, love both leads and with low expectations … Continue reading →
I love when a well done trailer plus a genre that gets my interest up dovetail perfectly to ramp up my excitement from idling to full throttle. I’m talking about upcoming modern romance C-drama Speed and Love adapted from the novel Double Track, and writing this out makes me connect that the male lead is speed and the female lead … Continue reading →
Well this is a great look and very tall main cast lol. C-ent casting mill is saying that Zhang Ling He and Wang Chu Ran will be the next carousel musical chairs leads pairing up, with rising actor Zhou Ke Yu joining them as the second male lead. The drama is titled If We Were Strangers (Chinese title 如果这一秒，我没遇见你 If … Continue reading →
Well this is what I’ve been waiting for and didn’t even realize I was craving. A true fakecest old school star-crossed lovers romance set in Bangkok and with the restrained but thrumming sexual chemistry between the leads. iQiyi released the first poster and preview for modern romance C-drama Speed and Love (Chinese title Double Track) with Yu Shu Xin and … Continue reading →
If I can’t get my Legend of the Female General anytime soon thanks to the supporting male lead needing to get AI face swapped out then at least I can look forward to this. The first poster and preview is out for the iQiyi period romance C-drama Zhu Yu (Chinese title is translated literally as Chasing Jade) with leads Zhang … Continue reading →
So it’s now all but confirmed that C-actress Song Zu Er can and will be returning to C-ent after about a year and a half on hibernation due to her tax evasion scandal. Last week Youku airdropped her C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance but that didn’t mean she could fully come back, it could be a soft lifting on airing … Continue reading →
So the recent pause/stop/end of airing of C-actress Zhao Lu Si and her personal healing variety show Be Myself, where she spent time in a remote mountain village just hanging out with the villagers, has not been fully explained yet but likely the result of recent criticism. Hunan TV paid for it and it’s airing on its streaming platform Mango … Continue reading →
We may be seeing the pendulum swing back to more natural costumes and visuals, viewer response has been positive on dramas with those looks versus the ones with so much ornate knick knacks and a rainbow vomit of colors. The period C-drama Family Business (Jia Ye) recently wrapped filming with Yang Zi as the top billed female lead and Han … Continue reading →
If a C-star doesn’t busy on set filming or promoting a project, keeping in the limelight through events is par for the course to stay in the news. C-actress Zhao Lu Si has returned from her medical hiatus with a variety show and brand events, but neither at a frenetic pace and seems just right to keep her still a … Continue reading →
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 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 →
