Police C-drama Sword Rose with Dilraba Dilmurat and Jin Shi Jia Premieres July 28th with CCTV Airing and Streaming on Tencent and iQiyi

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I didn’t realize this drama dropped until it arrived today July 28th, probably because it was filmed over two years ago and felt like it was on the shelf for longer than usual. Police procedural C-drama Sword Rose with Dilraba Dilmurat and Jin Shi Jia just premiered and will be a triple airing threat, broadcasting terrestrially on CCTV-8 and streaming … Continue reading →

The Immortal Ascension with Yang Yang Premieres to Strong First Reviews and Heat Index

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With surprise summer 2025 hit Coroner’s Diary ending, there is basically no competition for just premiered big budget and big male lead xianxia C-drama The Immortal Ascension on Youku. But judging from the strong first reviews and impressions from viewers, the drama is likely to vault over any competition anyway. The Immortal Ascension is adapted from a popular novel and … Continue reading →

Period Fantasy Thriller K-drama Delusion with Suzy and Kim Sun Ho Release Script Reading Stills

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It’s been awhile since I’ve seen either leads Suzy and Kim Sun Ho on the small screen, but both will be back soon. Suzy and Kim Sun Ho has started filming the K-drama Delusion, but before that arrives both have other K-dramas already completed that should air first. She has Genie, Make a Wish with Kim Woo Bin and he … Continue reading →

K-drama Remake of J-dorama Doctor X with Kim Ji Won Adds Additional Cast Members Lee Jung Eun and Kim Woo Seok

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So I thought this drama would be in production by now considering it was announced awhile ago with the casting of Kim Ji Won as the lead, but it’s not yet started and even adding additional cast members seems slower than usual. This week actor Kim Woo Seok was announced and joins veteran Lee Jung Eun in the drama Doctor … Continue reading →

C-drama The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage May Reunite Dilraba Dilmurat and Wu Lei as the Leads

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There are crazier C-drama casting rumors but this is among the top craziest I’ve heard. Still, it’s being discussed so might as well share – the highly anticipated drama adaptation of novel The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage has been looking for leads for months with many names floated here and there. This week the leads being … Continue reading →

Director Guo Jing Ming’s Next C-drama Inferno of Wings Reportedly in Talks with Liu Yu Ning and Dai Lu Wa as the Leads

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Hhhhhmmmm, as always with C-drama casting melons, I will believe it when it gets close to production which is when it’s usually soft confirmed. Director Guo Jing Ming has a new period C-drama on deck Inferno of Wings as his next project and this week it’s being rumored that the leads will be Liu Yu Ning and Dai Lu Wa. … Continue reading →

Disney+ Releases First Poster and Preview for Fantasy Angels v. Demons K-drama Twelve with Ma Dong Seok, Park Hyung Sik, and Seo In Guk

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Streaming platform Disney+ is trying trying to find another K-drama hit to try and recreate the success of Moving back in fall of 2023. With a big star cast, fantasy elements, and a good v. evil battle component, upcoming K-drama Twelve could be that long awaited next hit. The first poster and trailer is out for the K-drama starring Ma … Continue reading →

Award Winning Hit K-drama Stove League to Get J-dorama Adaptation After the Success of the J-version of Marry My Husband

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I am leery of having one thing work and then just repeating it thinking it can happen again but let’s hope for the best. K-drama Stove League (Hot Stove League) which was both a popular hit and also award winning will be getting a J-dorama adaptation. This comes on the heel of the success of the J-version of Marry My … Continue reading →

Allegations of Data Manipulation Surges as Coroner’s Diary Hit 10,100 Heat Index in IQiyi and Tops Buzz Set By Critically Acclaimed Hit Drama A Lifelong Journey

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Don’t mess with C-netizens and their respect and appreciation for well made serious dramas. This week summer surprise hit Coroner’s Diary with Li Lan Di and Ao Rui Peng broke 10,000 and then hit 10,100 heat index in its platform iQiyi, the third iQiyi drama to do so this year after Feud and Drifting Away. It’s also apparently topped the … Continue reading →

Period C-drama Yu Ting Yao with Wu Jing Yan and Chen Zhe Yuan Reportedly Finds New Investor and Will Start Filming Next Month in August with a Different Title

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The Jenga pieces for the upcoming period C-drama Yu Ting Yao 御廷谣 has now been reassembled after nearly collapsing when the original investor took off after billing fights between the leads. Mango TV has reportedly stepped in to produce the drama and filming will start next month in August with leads Wu Jing Yan and Chen Zhe Yuan sharing top … Continue reading →

C-actor Zhai Xiao Wen’s Fandom Throws a Hissy Fit After He’s Confirmed in My Drama Missy Opposite Wu Xuan Yi in a Third Reunion

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Okay, I get this is common place in territorial C-fandom culture but he is not famous enough for his fans to think this way lol. Rising C-actor Zhao Xiao Wen was cast this week in new iQiyi modern romance C-drama My Drama Missy opposite female lead Wu Xuan Yi. This would make the third reunion for these two stars in … Continue reading →

Modern Youth Romance C-drama Our Generation with Zhao Jin Mai and Zhang Ling He Airs to Unimpressive Viewership and Reviews

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Awwww, such a bummer that the little lightning that made The Princess Royal such a solid watch didn’t hit twice in their second outing. Zhao Jin Mai and Zhang Ling He reunited to film Our Generation immediately after TPR aired last year and maybe in their haste didn’t fully vet this drama plot out because OG is being called a … Continue reading →

Coroner’s Diary with Li Lan Di and Ao Rui Peng Edges Close to 10,000 Heat Index and Surpasses Same Platform iQiyi Dramas Moonlight Mystique and A Dream within a Dream

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So C-drama Coroner’s Diary has become the biggest iQiyi period drama of 2025 midway through airing, with the heat index currently at 9915 and inching close to hitting the vaunted 10,000 mark. The drama is not only the dark horse hit of summer 2025 but has eclipsed other iQiyi popular-ish dramas this year with bigger name cast and budget, namely … Continue reading →