Category Archives: TW & C dramas

Screenwriter of The Whirlwind Girl Publicly Calls for C-drama Hidden Love to be Removed From Streaming Calling it Bad Morals to Promote Underage Girl Romance with College Guy

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Well a new day and a new spate and this one is from C-ent and revolved around just premiered modern school age romance Hidden Love. The drama stars Chen Zhe Yuan and Zhao Lu Si adapted from a web novel about a teenage girl that crushes on her older brother’s college age best friend and after she grows up gets … Continue reading →

TW Entertainer Mickey Huang Leaves Hospital After Suicide Attempt, Loses All Variety Shows Except for One and May Return to TV in July

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If disgraced star Mickey Huang personally produced the variety show Big Boss then that is the only reason for the show not dropping him as the host when every other one of his other hosted shows have done so in the aftermath of sexual harassment allegations against him. The veteran host is now out of the hospital from his suicide … Continue reading →

Zhao Li Ying and Lin Geng Xin Mix Power and Pettiness in Adorable First Trailer for C-drama The Legend of Shen Li

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The Chinese title for The Legend of Shen Li is Yu Feng Xing (Walking with Phoenix) so we’re in the presence of a celestial beast that rivals the mystical dragon to start off. The drama adaptation stars Zhao Li Ying and Lin Geng Xin in a reunion of their Princess Agents success and massive fandom paired with a popular source … Continue reading →

TW-ent’s Week of Me Too Against Chris Wang, Mickey Huang, and Aaron Yan Ends with Worst Offender Variety Star NONO Accused of 20 Counts of Sexual Assault and Rape

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I think the weeklong Me Too reveals in TW-ent may have come to a close, if there are more accusers against more stars so much attention on this hopefully have given them courage to speak up. The allegations started against Chris Wang for sexual assault and groping, the Mickey Huang for sexual assault and taking naked pictures, then against Aaron … Continue reading →

C-drama Wonderland of Love with Xu Kai and Jing Tian Release War Torn Epic Love Story First Trailer

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I sorta dig when a C-drama early promos show one story and then a substantive trailer hits and it’s a totally different beast. C-drama Wonderland of Love with Xu Kai and Jing Tian doesn’t have an airing date yet but Tencent did a promo over the weekend and dropped a new poster (above) and first official trailer and it’s so … Continue reading →

TW Singer-actor Aaron Yan Accused of Secretly Making Sex Tape with 17 Year Old High School Boy He Dated Which was Later Leaked and He Threated to Have the Mafia Take Care of It

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I guess it really is time to clean house in TW-ent and doesn’t matter the timing as long as victims are now willing to speak out then at least its one step forward for them. Following on opposite sex sexual harassment complaints against Chris Wang and Mickey Huang, now comes a same sex allegation of misconduct against singer-actor Aaron Yan. … Continue reading →

Official Trailer for Fantasy Romance C-drama Lost You Forever with Yang Zi, Zhang Wan Yi, Deng Wei, and Tan Jian Ci Brings All the Feels and Beats From Epic Novel

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Oh boy, now I am EXCITED. Like, trying to keep my expectations low just went out to the window with the release of the full official preview for Lost You Forever, adapted from the same name novel by writer Tong Hua of Bu Bu Jing Xin fame. I’ve read the novel from the back countless times and did the translation … Continue reading →

TW-star Chris Wang Accused by Multiple Women of Sexual Harassment and Assault, He Admits Allegations and Apologizes

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The Me Too movement from a few years ago has moved on as a phenomenon but in the years since there remains a steady trickle of victims choosing to go public with sexual harassment, assault, and even rape. This weekend TW-star Chris Wang, now working more as a variety star but still does movies and dramas, was first accused by … Continue reading →

iQiyi Announces Release of Period C-drama Destined with Song Yi and Bai Jing Ting Immediately on June 18th

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Hahaha, now I wonder if the earlier month period C-drama qibosh from the C-government was merely a blip or right now the censors are on vacay so the networks are rushing to release as many as they can. iQiyi announced the immediate release of Destined (Chang Feng Du) with Bai Jing Ting and Song Yi for Sunday June 18th merely … Continue reading →

Youku Confirms Release of Modern C-drama Hidden Love with Zhao Lu Si and Chen Zhe Yuan for June 20th and Drops Preview and Posters

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Thank you Youku for being decisive and scheduling the right drama for the right time. Modern school-age romance C-drama Hidden Love with Chen Zhe Yuan and Zhao Lu Si is coming out next Tuesday June 20th and with it a bunch of new pretty drama posters and an adorable preview has been released. It’s a very very simple story – … Continue reading →

Modern Romance C-drama Hidden Love with Chen Zhe Yuan and Zhao Lu Si Rumored to Air on June 20th

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So take this with the usual C-drama scheduling grain of salt but there are legit rumors that Hidden Love with premiere next week on June 20th. Based on the same name C-novel and starring Zhao Lu Si and Chen Zhe Yuan in what feels like a perfect character casting, the drama is a slim 25-episodes and doesn’t appear to have … Continue reading →

Xu Kai and Tan Song Yun Wrap Filming for Modern Romance C-drama As Beautiful As You

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For some reason I thought C-stars Tan Song Yun and Xu Kai have done a drama together before now but alas it was just the usual casting carousel jumble so this upcoming drama will be their first together. It’s called As Beautiful As You (Chinese title You Are More Beautiful than the Starlight) and it’s an start-up company tech industry … Continue reading →

The Longest Wait May be Over as Period C-drama The Longest Promise with Xiao Zhan and Ren Min Receive Airing Approval with Likely August 2023 Release

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I’m just popping popcorn here wondering which C-dramas are going to pass the censors this summers what with the May bloodbath that sent a handful onto the shelves abruptly. Xianxia romance C-drama The Longest Promise was filmed two years ago in 2021 and has since then periodically discussed thanks to Xiao Zhan being the high profile male lead opposite Ren … Continue reading →