Category Archives: TW & C dramas

C-ent Insiders Say the Productions of The Prisoner of Beauty and The Demon Hunter’s Romance Trying Desperately to Air the Finished Dramas After Song Zu Er’s Tax Situation Has Been Resolved

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So this may be one of those murky periods and it makes sense to try and do something right now before there is anything more definitive to come. Last week C-actress Song Zu Er had her year long tax scandal reportedly resolved with the government, she was found to have underpaid taxes to the tune of over $300K USD and … Continue reading →

Love of Nirvana with Allen Ren, Li Lan Di, and Jeremy Tsui Reportedly to Premiere September 9th on Tencent

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The summer is over for good now that Labor Day is past and that means a slow down of drama releases but the ones coming seem more serious fare. Tencent is reportedly premiering Love of Nirvana (流水迢迢 Liu Shui Tiao Tiao) next week on September 9th or thereabouts. Starring Allen Ren (Ren Jia Lun), Li Lan Di, and Jeremy Tsui … Continue reading →

Gu Man Novel Blazing Sunlight C-drama Adaptation Now in Talks with Song Wei Long and Zhao Jin Mai as Leads

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I live for constant drama casting roulette because its fun to ponder potential pairings even if it doesn’t pan out. This past month has had a lot of discussion over the casting of the C-drama adaptation of Gu Man novel Blazing Sunlight. Names tossed around, rumors of stars vying for the lead, and now there is another two names rising … Continue reading →

Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Fei Yu Start Filming Xianxia C-drama Love Beyond the Grave

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There is a new C-drama that kicked off filming titled Love Beyond the Grave (Chinese title 慕胥辞 Mu Xu Ci) based on a C-novel. Starring Dilraba Dilmurat, Chen Fei Yi, and Wei Zhe Ming, the first pictures are out of the two leads in costume and this drama sure has a lot of black. Dilraba looks great as usual but … Continue reading →

Supporting C-actor Zhang Hao Wei Announces Career Hiatus After Being Accused of Tax Problems and Prostitution

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The last two weeks there has been a small-ish scandal in C-ent around a supporting actor named Zhang Hao Wei. He was most recently seen in a supporting role in Joy of Life 2 and in a small budget period drama Fight for Love as the male lead. Two weeks ago there were allegations and rumors that he engaged in … Continue reading →

Third Chapter of Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Sword and Beloved with ChengYi and Li Yi Tong Passes 1 Million Reservations

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The disappointing run of the first chapter of Fox Spirit Matchmaker series Red Moon Pact is still shaking out the timing and expectations for the next two chapters. Chapter 2 Love in Pavilion with Liu Shi Shi and Zhang Yun Long is currently being marketed for a November 2024 release but it’s the third chapter Sword and Beloved that seems … Continue reading →

C-drama Blossoms in Adversity with Zhang Jing Yi and Hu Yi Tian Steadily Goes Up From 6.4 to 7.3 Douban Ratings Months After Finishing Run

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So the big C-drama of the spring 2024 season may not just be In Blossom, now we need to add Blossoms in Adversity to it as well. Blossoms in Adversity wasn’t big budget or had a big name cast, and actually started off with criticism of male lead Hu Yi Tian and a general been there-done that impression of the … Continue reading →

Producer Yu Zheng Shades Top Actress for Taking C-drama that His Artist Wu Jin Yan Allegedly Passed on and Netizens Think its Targeted at Yang Zi and Her Next Drama Family Business

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So as long as top C-ent troll producer Yu Zheng is just shooting his mouth off and not hurting anybody it can be quite entertaining and this week there is a new beef he has. He posted about a top C-drama A-list actress who just accepted a new drama that Yu Zheng‘s own agency artist Wu Jin Yan passed on. … Continue reading →

C-actress Hu Yi Xuan Starts Filming Replacement Lead Actress Scenes for C-drama Love Never Fails Taking over for Cancelled Actress Yuan Bing Yan

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So some AI face swap rumors are false in that it hasn’t happened yet, but there are a few that have or are happening so this is definitely a thing in C-drama land. Peng Guan Ying filmed his replacement scenes for Wu Yi Fan in The Golden Hairpin and now C-actress Hu Yi Xuan is on set filming her replacement … Continue reading →

First Look at Posters and Preview for Mystery Fantasy Modern C-drama Love on the Turquoise Land with Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Xing Xu

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This drama looks more interesting than I excepted and for that I’m thrilled with the final casting. Modern fantasy thriller mystery C-drama Love on the Turquoise Land has released the first posters and preview a few weeks ago and I’m just getting around to checking it out. Starring Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Xing Xu, the drama gives off very moody … Continue reading →

Period C-drama Are You the One with Zhang Wan Yi and Wang Chu Ran End Solid Ratings Run with Astonishingly High Douban Ratings of 8.0

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So if the viewership was even higher for C-drama Are You the One it might be in contention for biggest hit of summer 2024. Alas the viewership was merely good so it makes the Douban opening ratings of 8.0 even more astonishing. I have been watching the drama since it premiered and have mixed feelings. I love the OTP, both … Continue reading →

Rumors Abound that Tencent Will Airdrop All Episodes of Period Romance C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty with Liu Yu Ning and Song Zu Er on Monday September 2nd

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So, er, Monday September 2nd is tomorrow when this rumor first started but could be today already for you read the news. C-netizens are abuzzing that Tencent is going to airdrop ALL episodes of C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty on Monday the 2nd, and true or not this is totally newsworthy. The drama is high budget and high profile, with … Continue reading →

Yu Zheng Confirms Wu Jin Yan and Wang Xing Yue to Reunite in New Drama

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The reunion onscreen of The Double costars Wu Jin Yan and Wang Xing Yue was not a matter of if but of when/where. Producer Yu Zheng has confirmed the two will be starring in his upcoming C-drama adaptation of novel Fall From Grace Spring Night (坠落春夜 Duo Luo Chun Ye). The novel is set in modern times but the drama will … Continue reading →