TW & C dramas Archives - Page 4 of 149

Industry Insiders Say the Lack of Kissing Scenes in Love Game in Eastern Fantasy was Due to Leads Yu Shu Xin and Ding Yu Xi Disliking Each Other During Filming But Now Things are All Fine Between Them

Posted on November 23, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 23, 2024

Oh I love this popcorn! Pass more and slather on the butter please. Surprise late fall C-drama hit Love Game in Eastern Fantasy ended last week and there were complaints of the lack of kissing scenes in the drama. Especially with how bottled up inside male lead Ding Yu Xi‘s character was, I could totally see hot make outs of … Continue reading →

First Look at Period C-drama Chasing Dreams with Chen Zhe Yuan and Zhang Jing Yi Formerly Titled Flower in Novoland

Posted on November 23, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 22, 2024

There is a title change but the same confirmed leads as filming kicks off for period C-drama Chasing Dreams (梦花廷 Meng Hua Ting), formerly Flower in Novoland. The leads are Chen Zhe Yuan, Zhang Jing Yi, and Liang Yong Qi, and is the story of a blind princess and her fated romance with the prince of a kingdom. So far … Continue reading →

The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning One Ups a Lackluster Run with a Terrible and Dumb Ending

Posted on November 22, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 22, 2024

If I were a professor I would absolutely be an easy grader. If you try hard sincerely and the output shows that effort I would acknowledge it, in that sense I’m not very black/white in life or in entertainment offerings. I’ve liked plenty of objectively bad movies and dramas because I enjoyed certain elements of it enough to overlook the … Continue reading →

First Look at Multiple Couples Family and Romance Period C-drama Perfect Match with Wang Xing Yue and Lu Yu Xiao

Posted on November 22, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 21, 2024

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” No I’m not alleging producer Yu Zheng copied Pride and Prejudice, and even Little Women, but he definitely has assembled the premise of a mom in olden times trying to marry off her daughters. In this case there … Continue reading →

Xu Kai and Deng En Xi Start Filming Tencent Modern Suspense C-drama Fang Yuan Ba Bai Mi

Posted on November 22, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 21, 2024

It’s off with the hair pieces and ancient costumes for Xu Kai and Deng En Xi. The two stars have been cast in Tencent’s modern suspense and mystery C-drama Fang Yuan Ba Bai Mi (translates as 800 Meter Radius). Xu Kai has been the period drama young prince for so many years but with this drama and his recently finished … Continue reading →

Ding Yu Xi and Zhang Xin Cheng to Star in Double Male Lead Investigative Drama The South Bureau

Posted on November 21, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 21, 2024

This drama was apparently in talks with C-actor Ding Yu Xi before his just aired popular drama Love Game in Eastern Fantasy but now there is more attention on it. The C-drama adaptation of the novel The South Bureau (Southern Case Files 南部档案) will start filming next month as a dual male lead series with Ding Yu Xi partnering up … Continue reading →

Tencent Confirms November 25th Release of Duoluo Continent Sequel Drama The Land of Warriors with Zhou Yi Ran and Zhang Yu Xi

Posted on November 21, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 21, 2024

There are weird casting choices and this one is weird from both the leads itself and within the context of this being a sequel to a first season. Tencent is releasing xianxia C-drama The Land of Warriors with Zhou Yi Ran and Zhang Yu Xi on November 25th taking over for Love Game in Eastern Fantasy. Land of Warriors is … Continue reading →

The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning Opens with 6.3 Douban Ratings as It Heads into Finale Episodes

Posted on November 20, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 20, 2024

At the end of the day, the core of any good drama remains the Story, it has to grip the viewers to give it tens of episodes to unfold and take us on a journey. The Story of Pearl Girl even has story in the title but sadly it had a very uninteresting story. Coupled with choppy directing it just … Continue reading →

C-fans More Excited for Period Drama Calming Waves After Hearing Male Lead Wang Xing Yue is Currently Dubbing His Own Dialogue

Posted on November 19, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 19, 2024

If Wang Xing Yue ever needs extra money he can be a professional dubber for other actors, but it’s already a boon for viewers that he dubs his own dialogue in most of his dramas. From The Double to Story of Kunning Palace to One and Only he did his own dialogue dub, I recall its only in Scent of … Continue reading →

The Demon Hunter’s Romance with Allen Ren and Song Zu Er Tentatively Set for November 26th Airdrop

Posted on November 19, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 18, 2024

Alrighty, there is an actual date now for the reportedly end of November release of supernatural period C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance. Mark your calendars for November 26th peeps! Of course having a date leak only means if the hammer comes down the authorities will know when to look but it appears streaming platform iQiyi has been leaking the release … Continue reading →

The Immortal Ascension with Yang Yang Tops Datawin Most Anticipated C-dramas List Followed by Guardians of the Dafeng with Dylan Wang then Family Business Starring Yang Zi

Posted on November 16, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2024

I’m not a true data nerd but it’s always useful to have hard numbers to look at rather than a general sense of buzz. Datawin released it’s most anticipated C-dramas list this week so as of mid-November these are the dramas that are getting the most searches and chatter online. Number one goes to The Immortal Ascension (A Mortal’s Guide … Continue reading →

Yu Zheng Prepping His Next Drama and in Talks are Male Lead Hou Ming Hao with Rising Actress He Rui Xian

Posted on November 15, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2024

If producer Yu Zheng being such a troll online is intentional and meant to keep him always in topics of conversation then he’s doing a good job. And it does translate to more interest in his projects and he has a next drama lined up that he’s producing. It’s titled 玉铭茶骨 Yu Ming Cha Gu and is a male lead … Continue reading →

Another Qian Shan Cha Ke Novel Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage to Get C-drama Adaptation with Big Buzz on Potential Leads Possibly Cheng Yi and Zhao Lu Si or Dylan Wang with Yang Chao Yue