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 →
There was some movement on this drama casting earlier in the year but this week industry chatter says it’s confirmed that Li Yun Rui and Sun Zhenni will be the leads for the Hunan TV modern romance Dazzling. This is Li Yun Rui’s first casting since he broke out with Blossom at the end of 2024 last year and he’s … Continue reading →
The release of The Demon Hunter’s Romance is now on day 4 and hasn’t been yanked yet so consider that confirmation of the tacit allowance that C-actress Song Zu Er is allowed back on television. Her other drama The Prisoner of Beauty is reportedly about to be airdropped as well and now there is industry casting news that Tencent is … Continue reading →
Oh ewwwwwww *vomitvomitvomit*. This week cancelled C-actor Li Yi Feng boldly and one may say shamelessly returned to entertainment with a fan meeting held in Thailand. He sang, played games, and reportedly tearfully apologized for his transgression that got him permanently called in China. And in case anyone forgot or wasn’t around 3 years ago when he was cancelled, it … Continue reading →
The reception so far for recently premiere iQiyi fantasy supernatural period C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance is like just praying for a C on a test and coming home with an A. The drama had been shelved for the past 18-months during Song Zu Er‘s tax scandal and all iQiyi wanted was to air it and recoup some cost, no … Continue reading →
Well this went from must watch to likely will watch with the switch up of the female lead. Period C-drama Live Long and Prosper has basically inked Dylan Wang for the last two months and earlier on the female lead in talks as Dai Lu Wa after her breakout as the second female lead in Moonlight Mystique. It’s a big … Continue reading →
So the release of The Monster Hunter’s Romance and the reportedly on deck of The Prisoner of Beauty are both Song Zu Er dramas, but there are other on the shelf dramas that remain in limbo and some have even completed AI reshoots to replace the canceled star. Case in point Love Never Fails with Liu Xue Yi and Hu … Continue reading →
A new xianxia C-drama has wrapped filming this week and released the first set of official stills. It’s Veil of Shadows produced by Guo Jing Ming and starring many of the same faces that have been in his recent dramas. The leads are Ju Jing Yi, Chen Du Ling, Zeng Shun Xi, and Tian Jia Rui, and it’s reportedly a … Continue reading →
So the Song Zu Er getting maybe cancelled for tax evasion scandal is now a year and a half in and probably has as much traction as it does because she has two big fully filmed dramas on deck with The Demon Hunter’s Romance and The Prisoner of Beauty with lots of money on the line. Similarly Yuan Bing Yan … Continue reading →
So this is the latest industry gossip but if her fans are taking is seriously and vocally lodging their displeasure and complaint it’s probably likely happening. This week the word is that C-actress Zhao Lu Si has resolved a potential penalty issue with the production of modern romance C-drama Almost Lover. She left the set abruptly last December for a … Continue reading →
