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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
So word in the industry is that C-actress Bai Lu is always in dating scandals not of her own side doing. Many actors and actresses will personally leak dating rumors to drum up interest and publicity but for her it’s not that, it’s more that she has really good chemistry with her onscreen costars and maybe could have dated one … Continue reading →
I like being surprised and this may be one of those low expectation and decent payoff K-dramas that should be appreciated. Coupang Play K-drama Cinderella at 2 AM, which also airs on cable network Channel A, premiered this week and the reception for such a low key drama isn’t bad. The first ratings are 0.628% and the second episode went … Continue reading →
So first word on the street is that The Days of Seclusion and Love is being postponed and now Tree of Life (Born to be Alive) is going to be moved to 2025 start as well, which frees up the male and female leads for those dramas to pair up elsewhere. C-ent casting says Yang Zi and Liu Yu Ning … Continue reading →
