Category Archives: TW & C dramas

Youku Wuxia C-drama Blood River Premieres to Average Reception But Massive BL-viewer Buzz for the Bromance Between Male Leads Gong Jun and Chang Hua Sen

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My brother in Christ lol, even the stills are enough to make this point abundantly clear unless one needs glasses. Newly premiered Youku wuxia C-drama Blood River (or Dark River) is off to an okay-ish start. The heat index within Youku just broke 9000 which isn’t bad but not portending a true hit anytime yet. The only buzz it’s getting … Continue reading →

Tencent Cooking and Time Travel Period C-drama Yummy Yummy Yummy with Li Yun Rui and Wang Ying Lu Ends with Viewer Disliked Ending and 5.9 Douban Ratings

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This is one of the fastest runs in recent C-dramas, Yummy Yummy Yummy premiered on October 9th and in less than two weeks has wrapped its run. The cheeky and childish title notwithstanding, the reviews for the drama skewed positive in the beginning, thanks to sending an entire restaurant running family into the past and using the food element to … Continue reading →

iQiyi Confirms October 25th Premiere of Sword and Beloved with Cheng Yi and Li Yi Tong the Third Chapter of the Fox Spirit Matchmaker Series

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I thought this wouldn’t arrive until November and there would be a lull in the October swarm of C-dramas but we’re getting one more before month end. iQiyi has announced the release of Sword and Beloved this Friday on October 25th, heralding the end of what was once a highly anticipated three part Fox Spirit Matchmaker series based on the … Continue reading →

TW-actor Wang Da Lu’s Military Service Evasion Case Grows Exponentially as Fellow Actors Bolin Chen and Xiu Jie Kai Arrested for Also Doing the Same

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So the scandal with actor Wang Da Lu forging medical records to evade Taiwan’s mandatory military service from this past summer is turning out to be the gift that keeps on giving, that of other male stars doing the same. During his investigation, it came out there was a voice recording where the discussion was on the broker who helped … Continue reading →

C-actress Zhao Lu Si’s Agency Conflict May Be Over with Rumor that She’s Signed with Orca Entertainment Under the Alibaba Umbrella

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This may be a case of moving the right hand to the left hand but we shall see. C-ent this week started off with the rumor that C-actress Zhao Lu Si has resolved her conflict with existing agency Galaxy Kuyu Entertainment and has signed on with Orca Entertainment. Orca (or 虎鲸 Hu Jing) is the largest entertainment group under the … Continue reading →

Youku Premieres Wuxia Period C-drama Dark River with Gong Jun and Peng Xiao Ran This Week October 20th

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For some reason I thought this drama would be an early 2026 release, but heck come on down and join the October 2025 C-drama party Dark River! This weekend Youku announced the release of the drama this Monday October 20th and I don’t see a lot of promos but recently a few air drops have ended up being surprisingly successful … Continue reading →

Filming Gossip From the Set of C-drama Jiang Shan Wei Pin with Wu Jin Yan and Chen Zhe Yuan Points to Frostiness Between the Leads

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I love me some filming gossip lol, it’s fairly harmless and gives a glimpse that the actor and actress are have personal feelings despite playing what needs to be seen onscreen. Wu Jin Yan and Chen Zhe Yuan have been filming the period C-drama Jiang Shan Wei Pin ( 江山为聘 or A Kingdom as Dowry) for the last two months and … Continue reading →

iQiyi Period Drama Fated Hearts with Li Qin and Chen Zhe Yuan Wrap Well Received Run and Opens with Douban Ratings of 6.5

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This drama is what I consider a well worth it investment, Fated Hearts is an A-budget drama with two known leads in Li Qin and Chen Zhe Yuan but doesn’t come with the baggage of S-budget dramas or leads with fierce and intense fandoms. With a relatively under the radar filming and release it’s one of the better received period … Continue reading →

Voice Dub Actress Apologizes After Being Criticized for Trying to Steal Zhao Lu Si’s Thunder After Love’s Ambition Becomes Unexpected Hit

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There is a Chinese saying that when someone is popular/doing well it gets others jealous. C-netizens have fully backed Zhao Lu Si this week after a well known voice dub actress went public that she dubbed the entirety of Zhao Lu Si’s dialogue in popular C-drama Love’s Ambition. The voice actress said due to Zhao Lu Si not feeling well, … Continue reading →

Fox Spirit Matchmaker Third Installment Sword and Beloved with Cheng Yi and Li Yi Tong Gets Final Broadcast Approval and Changes Chinese Drama Title

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So I think this drama will still have the same English title of Sword and Beloved, but like the second installment is changing the Chinese title to get away from the flop of the first installment IP world. The Fox Spirit Matchmaker drama adaptation series is coming to an end soon as the third chapter titled the Wang Chuan chapter … Continue reading →

Fans Wonder if C-actress Yuan Bing Yan is Potentially Making a Comeback After Her Official Weibo Account is Unbanned

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This week there was a brief change of circumstance for C-actress Yuan Bing Yan, with her official Weibo account unbanned or unblocked after a two year period. It was banned when she got in trouble for tax evasion in 2023 and her case was investigated by the government and found to have unpaid taxes and she paid it. She had … Continue reading →

Love’s Ambition Becomes 6th C-drama to Break 40% Daily Market Share on Yunhe Ahead of Legend of Zang Hai But Opens with a Mid Rating of 6.5 on Douban

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This week is the finale of Love’s Ambition starring Zhao Lu Si and William Chan, for VIP members on Tencent its already done and for the rest of the viewers it will finish in the coming days. The drama is a certified hit for Tencent, breaking all sorts of records in viewership and heat index within the platform. Outside the … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama Whispers of Fate with Luo Yun Xi Rumored to Broadcast End of October 2025

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The October 2025 slate of C-dramas is off to a great start but there is still half the month remaining and I fully expect at least 2-3 more premieres to arrive. One of them being rumored to drop towards the end of October is Whispers of Fate (水龙吟 Shui Long Yin) starring Luo Yun Xi as he continues his popular … Continue reading →