Category Archives: TW & C dramas

Posters and Preview Ramp Up Excitement for Modern Romance C-drama Our Generation with Zhao Jin Mai and Zhang Ling He in Second Time Working Together

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So this is one of the fastest reunions in C-dramas among OTP leads and I couldn’t be happier. Zhao Jin Mai and Zhang Ling He went from their period C-drama The Princess Royal airing to good reviews and reception to being reunited and kicking off filming of modern growth romance C-drama Our Generation (Chinese title 樱桃琥珀 Ying Tao Hu Puo … Continue reading →

Tencent Releases New Teaser for Legend of the Female General with Zhou Ye and Cheng Lei and Reportedly Schedules it After Serendipity Ends Run

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The wait for Legend of the Female General may be nearing the end, after an aborted attempt to premiere early this year in January got scuttled due to the scandal of a major male supporting lead. The production quickly decided to re-film his scenes with a new actor and AI face swap into the drama. That has been finished now … Continue reading →

Mango TV Modern Romance C-drama Dazzling with Li Yun Rui Abruptly Changes Female Lead From Sun Zhenni to Guan Xiaotong Days Before Filming Start

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Well this sucks majorly for cutie pie Sun Zhenni! I’m not going to say this doesn’t happen on occasion in C-ent but still sucks to have to happen to an actress that recently had a small breakout thanks to her last drama and was primed for a really great next role. The Mango TV produced modern C-drama Dazzling is scheduled … Continue reading →

Chen Zhe Yuan in Talks for Director Guo Jingming’s Next Period C-drama Inferno of Wings

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So this feels like a perfect match to me, and one that feels inevitable. Director Guo Jingming is a visual above all else director and producer and it’s only a matter of time before he goes through all the visual male leads in C-drama land. This time he’s landed on Chen Zhe Yuan who casting rumors say will be the … Continue reading →

C-actress Zhang Jing Yi Reportedly Cast as Female Lead in High Profile Xianxia C-drama A Beautiful Destiny

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So this is the C-drama that last week was rumored to possibly be considering Zhao Lu Si until it ran into her working with the director of the unfinished drama Almost Lover. The English title is A Beautiful Destiny and the Chinese title is 月都花落 Yue Du Hua Luo adapted from the novel 月都花落，沧海花开 Yue Du Hua Luo, Cang Hai … Continue reading →

Chen Du Ling and Zhou Yi Ran Cast in Period C-drama Adapted From the Novel Empress Chu

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So there was a lot of movement around this drama which has been in prep for quite some time but with the recent hits and misses in C-dramas the production is ready to move forward and the leads are all but inked. The drama is titled 翘楚 Qiao Chu and is adapted from the novel 楚后 Chu Hou or Empress … Continue reading →

Mango TV May Finally Release Republic Era Period C-drama The Love of Hypnosis with Crystal Liu and Jing Bo Ran This Summer of 2025

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This may be the longest on the shelf C-drama with now going on 7-years that The Love of Hypnosis has been sitting in statis. It was filmed in 2017-2018 and was then a huge budget high profile drama with Crystal Liu as the top billed female lead with Jing Bo Ran as the male lead. Then the second male lead … Continue reading →

Supernatural Investigative Period C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance with Allen Ren and Song Zu Er Ends Run with Decent 7.3 Douban Ratings

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iQiyi is surely breathing a sigh of relief with the reception for it’s fantasy supernatural period C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance. The shelved for nearly two years drama airdropped in early April once the ban on female lead Song Zu Er was lifted and the result was better than expected. The drama got stronger than expected reviews especially for male … Continue reading →

Zhao Lu Si in Discussions Period C-drama with Zhang Ling He Reportedly Falls Through as its the Same Director as Her Unfinished Drama Almost Lover

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Awww bummer I would have LOVED to see these two work together. C-ent casting gossip is saying that Zhao Lu Si was in talks for a period romance C-drama titled Yue Luo Hua Du 月落花都 which means Moon Falling on Flower Capital and if it was finalized would be her first drama since her medical hiatus four months ago. The … Continue reading →

Wang An Yu and Wang Yu Wen’s Modern Multi-decade Romance C-drama Such a Good Love Wraps Run with 6.9 Douban Ratings and Polarizing Reviews

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So the Douban opening ratings of 6.9 are on the high side for modern romance C-drama Such a Good Love with Wang An Yu and Wang Yu Wen, which premiered in early April and concluded it’s rather mid reception run. The buzz just wasn’t there for this arthouse drama and the two leads are not high traffic stars, but it … Continue reading →

Yang Zi Confirmed for C-drama Born to be Alive with Special Guest Male Lead Hu Ge

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C-actress Yang Zi continues her streak of top billing female lead empowerment themed dramas and with her wrapping up Family Business (Jia Ye) last month she’s headed to the filming set for her next drama already. iQiyi this week confirmed the C-drama of Born to be Alive (Chinese title Sheng Ming Shu 生命树 or Life Tree) and will star Yang … Continue reading →

Hu Xi Yuan’s Two Month Long Solo Green Screen Female Lead Replacement Filming for C-drama Love Never Fails Receives Poor Reception After Drama Airs

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The premiere of long shelved xianxia C-drama Love Never Fails starring Liu Xue Yi with new female lead Hu Yi Xuan replacing cancelled actress Yuan Bing Yan has been received as well as expected. Namely, very poorly, with early reviews and feedback on the cheesy story and visuals. Hu Yi Xuan reportedly filmed for two whole months against a green … Continue reading →

Youku Modern Romance C-drama Eat Run Love with Chen Fei Yu and Zhuang Da Fei End Run as a Boring Dud

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I don’t know what Youku was thinking greenlighting a C-drama with a nepo baby male lead and a female lead with negative rizz to headline but the results speak for itself. Modern romance Eat Run Love with Chen Fei Yu and Zhuang Da Fei wrapped it’s totally underwhelming viewership run and slinks off to the annals of utterly forgettable dramas. … Continue reading →