There really is no shortage of new C-dramas to watch, the only question is whether the drama is your personal cup of tea. So many dramas released every week whether planned or sudden and this one is yet another sudden airdrop. Tencent released Heroes (天行健 Tian Xing Jian) on May 8th starring Qin Jun Jie, Liu Yu Ning, and Huang … Continue reading →
C-actress Zheng Hehuizi is undoubtedly the biggest winner of the unexpected hit that is C-drama In Blossom. She has benefitted the most and did so with a two episode guest starring role and she parlayed that into another guest starring role that may have the same effect. She’s cameo-ing in xianxia C-drama Xian Yu (Offering Salted Fish to Master) starring … Continue reading →
The ramp up for season 2 of Joy of Life is really kicking off and more and more details will be forthcoming in the lead up. One confirmed news is that now top drama actor Xiao Zhan will not be reprising his character in JOL2 as was rumored. His role will be played by actor Wang Xing Jian who coincidentally … Continue reading →
Oh, me likely these new stills for A Dream Within a Dream so much more than the first posters last week. It’s dark rich colors just amps up the intensity element rather than the pretty bright colors that make it seem more childish. Starring Li Yi Tong and Liu Yu Ning, going for the cute plucky female lead vibe and … Continue reading →
Well the rumors are true and May 2024 is getting cleared out for the arrival of Joy of Life season 2, which despite its title is a politically intense period drama and not slice-of-life modern fare. JOL2 sees the return of male lead Zhang Ruo Yun along with Li Qin, Chen Dao Ming, Wu Gang, and Song Yi and plenty … Continue reading →
There is word that period mystery romance C-drama The Double may be airing soon, and that producer Yu Zheng has been starting to post more about the drama lends credence. Starring Wu Jin Yan and Wang Xing Yue, the drama finished late last year and is one of Yu Zheng’s pet projects for his own agency stars, pairing up the … Continue reading →
So there are reunions, and then a three-union already for these two is pretty lol. Cheng Yi has accepted his next drama titled Fu Shan Hai as a top billed male lead in a guy centric wuxia period piece that will start filming soon. This week word on the street is that the female lead may be a pretty unknown … Continue reading →
There is a new modern workplace romance C-drama soon to start filming and the leads are a good surprise for me. Zhao Lu Si and He Yu are the likely leads for Perfect Lobbyist (完美说客) which is of course as the title suggests set in the world of corporate and political lobbying. Zhao Lu Si is clearly looking for something … Continue reading →
Reportedly this project was Cheng Yi‘s agency rewarding him big time for re-signing his contract with them. The actor just wrapped Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Sword and Beloved, the third chapter of the drama adaptation of the popular games and anime, and without time off he’s gone into the filming set for period wuxia drama Fu Shan Hai (赴山海). The production … Continue reading →
So one good aspect of producer Yu Zheng being a mega hype artist for his own dramas is that he is on top of sharing new promos. Two new stills are out for the period C-drama Lin Jiang Xian (formerly A Fox in Hengmen) starring Bai Lu and Zeng Shun Xi and both look so much better and less uncanny … Continue reading →
Last week on April 22nd a new C-drama premiered the Tencent modern romance Will Love in Spring (春色寄情人) starring Li Xian and Zhou Yu Tong adapted from a novel. Neither of the leads are liuliang or buzzy search stars but still this drama was getting pretty strong pre-airing interest due to the age-appropriate coupling and the general promos making the … Continue reading →
The recently started filming period C-drama A Dream Within a Dream went ahead and released the first teaser posters this week and it’s nothing to write home about. Your standard each character in a different color posing in costume prettily visuals with leads Li Yi Tong, Liu Yu Ning, Wang Yi Lun, and Zhu Xu Dan. Li Yi Tong has … Continue reading →
This is a new rumored pairing for an upcoming period C-drama and it’s two stars I’ve not thought of working together before. The C-drama Wan Xin Ji (绾心记) from the director of The Long Ballad is about to start production and reportedly the leads will be Chen Zhe Yuan and Wang Chu Ran. It’s a period drama so not xianxia … Continue reading →
