Category Archives: TW & C dramas

Moonlight Mystique Releases New Stills of Bai Lu and Ao Rui Peng Amidst Talk that iQiyi is Speeding Post-Production to Air the Drama Later this Year

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So it’s usually a year to even two years for a big budget (S or A level) C-drama to air after wrapping filming. That includes time for post-production, submitting for second/final approval, and then finding the right slot. So for C-dramas that finished filming in late 2023 and now early 2024, I don’t expect to see it onscreen until 2025 … Continue reading →

Period C-drama In Blossom with Ju Jing Yi and Liu Xue Yi Reportedly to Air Drop Next Week on Youku

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So this isn’t a big budget C-drama but is what I call mid-budget but these always have a shot at being a surprise small hit. Youku will reportedly air drop with zero promos the period C-drama In Blossom starring Ju Jing Yi and Liu Xue Yi next week, or maybe even a few days earlier than that. There have been … Continue reading →

Zhao Li Ying Gets Criticism for Dubbed Voice in Upcoming C-drama The Legend of Shen Li

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So I feel like we can’t have nice things and just try to enjoy it. If C-drama The Legend of Shen Li turns out to suck I’ll totally say so, but so far the promos have looked good but the first wave of criticism is here. This week Tencent released the first big preview since announcing the premiere date, and … Continue reading →

Xu Kai and Yang Yang Both Jostling for Male Lead in C-drama Adaptation of Wuxia Romance Novel Qi Xing Cai

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So this C-novel a few years ago had a female lead lined up in Song Zu Er, but production was slow and in the interim she’s no longer attached. The project adapted from the novel Qi Xing Cai (七星彩 or Colorful Seven Stars) has recently been on the lookout to sign the male lead. In talks are Yang Yang and … Continue reading →

Fox Spirit Matchmaker the Zhu Ye Chapter Releases New Stills Celebrating Birthdays of Leads Liu Shi Shi and Zhang Yun Long

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It’s cute that the leads for the upcoming Fox Spirit Matchmaker second installment the Zhu Ye chapter have birthdays just a week apart. Zhang Yun Long is on March 2nd and Liu Shi Shi on March 10th so the production used each’s birthday to release new posters of their characters in the drama. He is Wang Quan Hong Ye and … Continue reading →

Dilraba Dilmurat’s Ethereal Pose for L’Officiel Magazine Spawns Copy Trend Among Ladies for Her “Angel Squat”

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Well you know C-actress Dilraba Dilmurat is insanely popular to the point of influential when her magazine post can spawn a trend. She’s in the recent issue of L’Officiel magazine sporting silver locks and wings in what is being called an angel pictorial. In a few shots she’s squatting but on tippy toes with her arms balancing on the ground … Continue reading →

C-actress Chen Du Ling as Top Billed Lead in Upcoming C-drama Noble Lady Finally Gets Male Lead in Actor Xin Yun Lai

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When I heard the male lead names for the upcoming C-drama Noble Lady (Gui Nu 贵女) I was like “who’s that?” so don’t feel bad not knowing him. C-actor Xin Yun Lai, who looks like K-actor Woo Do Hwan IMO, will be the male lead opposite top billed Chen Du Ling for the drama which in recent months was best … Continue reading →

Gods and Humans Battle Xianxia C-drama Burning Flames with Allen Ren and Xing Fei Reportedly Gearing Up for Mid-March Premiere

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So this C-drama looks like a hot mess but at least its airable without any problematic cast members or in-fighting. Burning Flames (Wu Geng Ji) with Allen Ren and Xing Fei is reportedly going to air drop sometime in mid-March this month on iQiyi. Insiders are saying Allen will be paying personally for the promos as his agency is not … Continue reading →

Filming Kicks Off with C-drama Kill My Sins with Liu Shi Shi, Shawn Dou, Zheng Ye Cheng, and Xuan Lu

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So it’s a relief that this cast for the C-drama Kill My Sins is basically solid across the board and has no problematic stars in the mix. Now the drama just has to be actually good and it’ll be one of those watches that doesn’t come with baggage. Kill My Sins kicked off filming this week with leads Liu Shi … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama The Legend of Shen Li with Zhao Li Ying and Lin Geng Xin Confirm March 18th Premiere on CCTV and Streaming on Tencent and Mango TV

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It’s coming everyone! One of the biggest S+ budget female lead C-drama productions on deck in the last year has confirmed the premiere date of next week on March 18th. The Legend of Shen Li (Chinese title 与凤行 Along with the Phoenix) starring Zhao Li Ying and Lin Geng Xin will air on CCTV terrestrially while streaming on Mango TV … Continue reading →

Modern Romance Healing C-drama Angels Fall Sometimes with Li Lan Di and Lin Yi to Premiere March 9th on CCTV and Tencent Streaming

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So March is the month of C-actor Lin Yi, in mere days he will have two modern romance C-dramas airing at the same time. First there was Everyone Loves Me with Zhou Ye that started airing last week and this will comes Angels Fall Sometimes opposite Li Lan Di. The former is more comedic and rom-com with hidden identity and … Continue reading →

Zhao Li Ying to Cameo in Xianxia C-drama Xiao Yao with Tan Song Yun and Hou Ming Hao as She is Executive Producing It

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Well it looks like C-actress Zhao Li Ying isn’t content to be one of the top of the C-drama actress list and branching into more prestigious C-movies, she’s also stepping behind the scenes. It was revealed recently that the actress is the executive producer of the just started filming xianxia C-drama Xiao Yao starring Tan Song Yun and Hou Ming … Continue reading →

Rising C-actor Chang Hua Sen Cast in Liu Shi Shi’s Next Drama Kill My Sins and Reportedly Will Have a Lot of Screentime Opposite Her

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OMG this is like a bad joke taken too long. Liu Shi Shi got a big career reassurance thanks to her last drama A Journey to Love being a hit and her performance also getting praise. That drama helped other cast members too, with Liu Yu Ning going on to top bill his next dramas and supporting leads from Alan … Continue reading →