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iQiyi Releases Fox Spirit Matchmaker Second Chapter Love in Pavilion with Liu Shi Shi, Zhang Yun Long, and Big Cast of Famous Stars in Supporting and Guest Roles

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It’s off to the races to end the month as this Monday April 28th saw not one but two releases. Mango TV quietly dropped shelved Love Never Fails and over at iQiyi the platform released Love in Pavilion with Liu Shi Shi and Zhang Yun Long, the second chapter of the Fox Spirit Matchmaker series. LiP has basically scrubbed all … Continue reading →

Wang Zi Qi and Lu Yu Xiao’s New Drama Serendipity Off to Okay Start But Gets More Buzz From Hilarious Blooper Left in Scene

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So I tried watching Serendipity and made it all the way through episode 6 and feel no urge to continue. It’s just such a bland drama, with a low budget seen onscreen and leads Wang Zi Qi and Lu Yu Xiao not delivering at all. He looks terrible in this particular hairstyle and costume (way better in modern dramas) and … Continue reading →

Love Never Fails with Liu Xue Yi to Airdrop on Mango TV April 28th After New Female Lead Hu Yi Xuan is AI Face Swapped in for Yuan Bing Yan

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It’s time to see if China’s editing and AI face swapping technology has improved to the level of subbing out an entire female lead and still deliver a watchable drama. Xianxia period romance C-drama Love Never Fails is premiering this Monday April 28th with original male leads Liu Xue Yi and Ao Rui Peng and the female lead now being … Continue reading →

Wang Chu Ran and Li Hong Yi Embark on the Stylish Assassin World in Period C-drama Hidden Shadow

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I totally blanked on the origins of this drama but when I watched the just released preview I went “Oh, this is a Guo Jingming drama!” lol. It is indeed, as Youku released new posters and a preview for Hidden Shadow starring Wang Chu Ran and Li Hong Yi and is the latest work from Guo Jingming but thankfully has … Continue reading →

iQiyi Assassin and Prince Period Romance C-drama Fated Hearts with Li Qin and Chen Zhe Yuan Release Poster and Preview

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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 →

Wang Chu Ran and Cheng Lei Embark on Fun Romp in the Palace in First Trailer for C-drama How Are You?

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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 →

Tencent Premieres Amnesiac Love and Political Intrigue Period C-drama Serendipity with Wang Zi Qi and Lu Yu Xiao

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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 →

Filming Wrap Special BTS for Modern Romance C-drama Speed and Love with Yu Shu Xin and He Yu Capture the Mood of Location Shoots in Bangkok, Hainan, and Nanjing

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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 →

Zhang Ling He, Wang Chu Ran, and Zhou Ke Yu in Talks for Republic Era Romance C-drama If We Were Strangers

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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 →

Yu Shu Xin and He Yu Tingle the Senses in First Poster and Preview for Fakecest Modern Romance C-drama Speed and Love

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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 →

First Preview and Poster for Period Romance C-drama Zhu Yu with Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei

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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 →

Allen Ren and Song Zu Er Reunite for Weibo Promotion of Currently Airing C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance

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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 →

Zhao Lu Si’s Healing Variety Show Be Myself Abruptly Paused Airing After Receiving Criticism Over Some of Her Statements During the Show

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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 →