So the “special role” or “special appearance” billing in C-dramas has worked well to bring in a big name for a role with perhaps less screen time but very vital to the plot. In recent dramas that come to mind it was Wallace Huo in The Tale of Rose and Tan Jian Ci in Lost You Forever. So for the … Continue reading →
So I thought this C-drama was on ice due to the difficulty of casting a bevy of male leads opposite Dilraba Dilmurat that she can take revenge on because each guy is a cheating asshole as she time and world hops around. The drama is titled 万花世界 (Wan Hua Shi Jie or Hundred Flower World) and is adapted from a manhwa … Continue reading →
So all signs point to the imminent arrival of this C-drama despite the lack of confirmation and promotion, so typical these days to air drop and let the buzz carry itself. iQiyi is reportedly releasing Reborn for Love this week the end of July or maybe into the beginning of August, with a current lull in buzzy C-dramas on air … Continue reading →
Another C-drama is slated to kick off filming in the next few weeks and the leads are set. The Youku modern crime C-drama 锁证者 (best translated as Evidence Witness) will star Luo Yun Xi and Zheng Hehuizi and will reportedly have an overseas location shoot in Thailand as well as filming on set in China. This is a solid casting … Continue reading →
A new modern romance C-drama is in the works and is adapted from the novel Jing Luo Zai Wu Jia Ren (京洛再无佳人). The drama is in talks for Zhang Jing Yi and Wang Hong Yi as the leads and I’m good with this casting. Zhang Jing Yi is continuing her top billed female lead status but paired with rising level … Continue reading →
So the crystal ball says that C-actress Angelababy‘s soft cancellation has neared its end or ended, what with her filmed drama Everlasting Longing getting broadcast permit approval last week. She is reportedly anxious for this drama to air since she’s been offscreen for the last 8 months since she attended K-pop star Lisa’s performance at the burlesque club Crazy Horse … Continue reading →
So there is a name change for the currently filming period C-drama starring Li Qin and Chen Zhe Yuan. It was originally called Wan Xin Ji 綰心記 but now has the new title Yi Xiao Sui Ge 一笑随歌 which means One Smile Accompanying Song, and it’s a combination of the two lead characters names. The female lead is named Yi … Continue reading →
Hold up and come again? This is such WOAH level casting news rumors and would be insane if it comes true. Yang Zi has all but signed on the line for the C-drama Tree of Life and this week there is a new male lead reportedly in talks to join her. It’s none other than award winning top actor Hu … Continue reading →
C-actor Wang Xing Yue has two male lead dramas on deck but after his breakout with The Double he’s landed a big IP new one for his next role. He will be the male lead for C-drama Feng Yu Ling (凤羽令) which is adapted from the novel by writer Fresh Guo Guo which is the precursor novel 仙侠奇缘之杀阡陌to her novel … Continue reading →
It’s a new Chinese title but the same leads for the upcoming C-drama Love Beyond the Grave. It was originally titled 白日提灯 Ba Ri Ti Deng and will now be called 慕胥辞 Mu Xu Ci. The drama will star Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Fei Yu, both of whom recently finished filming a drama with plenty of time for this to … Continue reading →
The only two characters and stars to emerge unscathed from the hot mess that is Lost You Forever Part 2 has to be Yang Zi and Tan Jian Ci and their characters of Xiao Yao and Xiang Liu. The entire Part 2 run was ruinous for me in terms of adapting the second half of the LYF novel but at … Continue reading →
Producer Yu Zheng has been hyping up Lin Jiang Xian (formerly There is a Fox in Hengmen) for months now and I’m not allergic to his dramas on principle but other than The Double I really haven’t seen anything that made me want to watch and this one falls into that latter category as well. The character posters released earlier … Continue reading →
So C-actor Wu Lei has been veeeeeery picky with his projects, beyond wanting to do more movies rather than dramas, he’d rather enjoy life and all his hobbies than work nonstop. For a child actor turned successful adult actor, this balance is really good for his mental wellbeing but not clear if it’s going to keep him from leveling up … Continue reading →
