Category Archives: TW & C dramas

March 2024 C-drama Douban Ratings Out with War of Faith Leading the Pack at 7.8 and Dark Horse In Blossom with Surprisingly Low 5.5 Ratings

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The two unexpected surprise C-dramas of March 2024, by which I mean the expectations were low and promos next to none, have come out with diametrically opposite Douban ratings. The spate of March 2024 C-dramas have gotten their opening Douban ratings this week and the highest rated is republic era spy drama War of Faith with Wang Yibo and Li … Continue reading →

TW Public Anger Mounts Over TW Veteran Star Mickey Huang Getting Off with a Slap on the Wrist Despite Purchasing Serious Hardcore Child Porn Even After His MeToo Scandal Last Year

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Holy shit is is way worse and just grossing me out to write up. New details have emerged into further disgraced entertainer Mickey Huang‘s latest legal trouble involving purchasing videos of underaged girls discovered from a police investigation into the VIP level video sale website. Turns out he bought 7 videos over the course of a few years but it’s … Continue reading →

Period C-drama Qian Xiang Thousand Fragrances with Song Wei Long and Ju Jing Yi Releases First Posters as it Wraps Filming

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So this is the drama that Ju Jing Yi was still filming when In Blossom premiered and guest starring Zheng Hehuizi stole her thunder, and in a stroke of irony the two were filming this drama together where Ju Jing Yi is the female lead and Zheng Hehuizi the supporting female lead. It’s called Qian Xiang (Thousand Fragrances) adapted from … Continue reading →

Period C-drama Follow Your Heart with Luo Yun Xi and Song Yi Release More Stills as it Receives Airing Permit

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I don’t think this drama is air dropping anytime soon but it now has it’s airing permit so it’ll be up to iQiyi when it wants to slot it in. Period C-drama Follow Your Heart with Luo Yun Xi and Song Yi has been on my radar since it filmed last year and I loved the dark, mysterious, and quiet … Continue reading →

Bai Lu and Zeng Shun Xi Kick Off Filming for Xianxia C-drama Produced by Yu Zheng Who Hilariously Praises Own Story as Better than K-drama Goblin

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Man, watching C-drama producer Yu Zheng being the pompous troll that he is may be more entertaining than this drama end product. The xianxia C-drama Lin Jiang Xian (formerly Heng Men You Hu or There is a Fox in Hengmen) commenced filming this week with leads Bai Lu and Zeng Shun Xi (Joseph Zeng) who theoretically should be fine together, … Continue reading →

Modern Family and Romance Drama Best Choice Ever with Yang Zi and Xu Kai Off to Mid Start But Expected to be a Modest Hit

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So this week had a new C-drama arrive with Best Choice Ever on Tencent. Starring Yang Zi and Xu Kai, the drama has a sprawling cast and is more about the families and work issues than the OTP romance though there is also that. The first numbers are out and in three days has 7.3 million views. It would be … Continue reading →

Republic Era Spy C-drama War of Faith with Wang Yibo and Li Qin is the First Big Hit for iQiyi Streaming in 2024 as it Wraps Run

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C-drama War of Faith (Wind Chaser) is about to wrap its fun and turns out a drama that was air dropped with barely any promos is the surprise big hit of 2024. Starring Wang Yibo and Li Qin, it’s a republic era communist party during the war drama that was filmed awhile ago and seemed to be one of those … Continue reading →

C-ent Casting Rumor Says Luo Yun Xi’s Next Drama is Angling for a Third Reunion with Bai Lu

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So this is an unsurprising and could really happen and I think both sides fan would be happy. C-ent casting rumors have Luo Yun Xi in talks for a S+ level drama and his side is very interested to cast Bai Lu as the female lead. If this casting happens it would be their third time together after Love is … Continue reading →

C-actor Cheng Yi’s First Agency Sues Him for Compensation for Using His Stage Name

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Well this is a dumbass lawsuit, in both legal standing and public perception. C-actor Cheng Yi‘s old agency has sued him for compensation for using his stage name. His birth name is Fu Shi Qi and Cheng Yi is obviously the name he’s used as an actor. Even if his old agency has someone who helped pick his stage name … Continue reading →

The Legend of Shen Li with Zhao Li Ying and Lin Geng Xin Wraps Run as Buzziest Hit C-drama of 2024 So Far

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It’s fitting that one quarter of 2024 is over already so it’s easy to assess and the biggest idol drama hit of Q1 is xianxia C-drama The Legend of Shen Li. The drama wraps its run for VIP subscribers this weekend and the ending has been lauded by fans as wonderfully done, logical within the worldbuilding, satisfying, and even a … Continue reading →

Disgraced TW Veteran Variety Show Host Mickey Huang Under Further Investigation for Child Porn Video Purchases

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I thought things couldn’t get worse for disgraced TW-star Mickey Huang but here comes more. Last year during Taiwan ent’s MeToo movement in the summer of 2023 one of the fallen was Mickey, who was accused of groping and taking naked pictures of a young actress who saw him as an esteemed veteran and he took advantage of her. He … Continue reading →

Chen Zhe Yuan Now the Male Lead in Talks for Period C-drama The Brocaded Tale of the Girl Si Opposite Jing Tian

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Oh this is a bit of a bummer development, but not surprising since production companies are always trying to get the bigger names if possible. Period C-drama The Brocaded Tale of the Girl Si based on the same name novel was initially in talks with Alen Feng as the male lead but now has moved to discussions with Chen Zhe … Continue reading →

Period C-drama Blossoms in Adversity with Hu Yi Tian and Zhang Jing Yi Premieres to Pans on Acting, Looks, and Story

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So the good news is that not a lot was expected of this C-drama but it’s still getting majorly hammered right now. Blossoms in Adversity has premiered for less than a week and it’s been rough out of the gate. The ridiculous story with the child female lead in episode 1 climbing the boat rigging to start the drama probably … Continue reading →