Category Archives: TW & C dramas

iQiyi Reportedly Swapping Dramas and Will Airdrop The Demon Hunter’s Romance with Allen Ren and Song Zu Er on April 13th Instead of Originally Scheduled Love in Pavilion with Liu Shi Shi and Zhang Yun Long

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There is a twist in the iQiyi weekend drama release schedule but take it with a grain of salt. But it’s spreading across C-ent broader than the usual melon so I am hoping this time it does happen. The platform reportedly will air drop The Demon Hunter’s Romance, the long finished and shelved supernatural period drama with Allen Ren and … Continue reading →

Tencent Thrilled with Chen Du Ling’s Success with Period C-drama The Glory Which Broke 30,000 Heat Index Before Wrapping Run

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It’ll be an interesting next few weeks to see what scripts are given to Chen Du Ling and the increase in her CFs and magazine spreads on the heels of the unexpected hit that is The Glory on Tencent. The platform is beyond please with this drama’s results, which broke 30,000 heat index and the most recent Tencent drama to … Continue reading →

Period C-drama The Days of Seclusion and Love Lowers Budget as it Finalizes Cast of Deng Wei, Rising Actress Vanda Margraf, and Second Male Lead Wang You Shuo

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C-actor Deng Wei is finally going back to the filming set after a year and a half not having an actively filming project. His next role will be the male lead of period C-drama The Days of Seclusion and Love, and if that title sounds familiar its because the project has been in works for over two years and has … Continue reading →

C-actress Zhao Lu Si Returns From Winter 2024 Healing Hiatus in Mango TV Variety Show Be Myself

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There is a new travel/variety show on terrestrial Hunan TV and streaming on Mango TV titled Be Myself and stars Zhao Lu Si. She created the concept and is not receiving a salary for it though Mango is paying the costs for the filming, and it’s described as her own healing journey. Last December she took about two months off, … Continue reading →

Period C-drama Mo Li Adapted From Novel Starts Filming May 2025 with Leads Bai Lu and Cheng Lei

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The new period C-drama is about to kick off filming and the leads are basically confirmed though not yet formally announced. The drama is titled Mo Li (莫离) and is adapted from the Feng Qing novel titled Golden Age Legitimate Fei (盛世嫡妃 Sheng Shi Di Fei). The leads are going to be Bai Lu and Cheng Lei and production will … Continue reading →

Yang Yang and Zhang Ruo Nan in Talks for Modern Romance C-drama Making a Second Time Paired Up

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The biggest winner so far of the C-drama 2025 is undoubtedly Zhang Ruo Nan with First Frost, she’s got the most bounce from the hit drama and also the drama itself being the biggest surprise hit in Q1 of this year. She’s got plenty of dramas already inked but her next pick may likely be a modern C-drama that would … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama Love in Pavilion with Liu Shi Shi and Zhang Yun Long Reportedly to Air Next Week April 13th Premiere on iQiyi

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So the mega flop of the Fox Spirit Matchmaker first chapter the Red Moon Pact delayed and rejiggered the release of the second chapter. Originally Love in Pavilion was supposed to air a few months after Red Moon towards the end of 2024 but the production paused that plan and also retooled the promos to remove all association with the … Continue reading →

Tan Song Yun and Liu Xue Yi in Talks for Period Romance C-drama Against the Current Adapted From Novel The Fate of the Orchids Fragrance

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An upcoming C-drama production in the works is close to finalizing the leads, and it looks to be Tan Song Yun paired with Liu Xue Yi. The drama is titled Against the Current (Chinese title 兰香如故 Lan Xiang Ru Gu or Orchid Fragrance Remains) and is adapted from the novel 兰香缘 Lan Xiang Yuan or The Fate of the Orchids … Continue reading →

Yu Shu Xin Pairs Up with Rising Actor Chen Jing Ke for Modern Romance Drama Adapted From Novel Road to Success

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C-actress Yu Shu Xin is rolling off a recently aired C-drama and wrapping a just finished one into a new one that starts filming this month in April. She certainly has her schedule very solidly mapped out. Her most recent modern romance Ski Into Love with Lin Yi is considered a smallish flop, nothing to negatively impact her but coming … Continue reading →

Period Romance and Revenge C-drama The Glory with Chen Du Ling and Xin Yun Lai Ends as Surprise Small Hit for Tencent and Has Decent 7.0 Douban Ratings

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Tencent is reportedly thrilled with it’s recently released period C-drama The Glory as it becomes a successful test case for the platform. The drama starring Chen Du Ling and Xin Yun Lai wrapped its short 30-episode run this week after breaking the 30,000 heat index on the platform and opened with a high-ish 7.0 Douban ratings, all better than expected. … Continue reading →

Period Romance C-drama Chasing Dreams with Zhang Jing Yi, Chen Zhe Yuan, and Liang Yong Qi Wraps Filming and Releases First Making of Video

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Another C-drama production has wrapped filming recently and it’s period romance Chasing Dreams (Meng Hua Ting 梦花廷 and was earlier titled Flower in Novoland). Starring Chen Zhe Yuan, Zhang Jing Yi, and Liang Yong Qi, it’s the classic love triangle set up from what I see in the preview and one ripe for the second male lead to scene-steal/screen-chew thanks … Continue reading →

Casting Rumor for S+ Budget Republic Era Spy C-drama has Zhang Ruo Yun and Wang Yibo in Talks as Dual Male Leads

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As far as C-drama casting rumors go this one is a big melon, and like all melons it’s probably true the offer and courting is happening but long away from getting confirmed. This week C-ent is talking about a big budget S+ high profile C-drama that is finally ramping up casting to start production soon, it’s called 千里江山图 (Thousand Miles … Continue reading →

TW-actress Ariel Lin Announced Second Pregnancy Dispelling Recent Year Rumors of Marital Issues

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I feel like almost every single celebrity marriage comes with gossip and rumors of problems and pending divorce talk. But then again, it probably is the same for non-famous people lol it just doesn’t make any news. This week Taiwanese actress Ariel Lin announced that she was expecting again, this would be baby number two for her after having her … Continue reading →