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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
The wait may finally be over to see the live action adaptation of popular novel A Mortal’s Guide to Immortality. You just released the first trailer for The Immortal Ascension starring Yang Yang with female lead Jin Chen. The preview looks fine to me, someone with no attachment to the source IP and not a fan of xianxia unless it … Continue reading →
So one of the longer C-ent everyone knows but never confirmed dating couples reportedly broke up (for good) recently. In May 2025 a few months ago, gossip was saying that Li Lan Di and Zhang Xin Cheng broke up, this time it’s over for real. The couple dated for 7 years since doing a school youth romance drama in the … Continue reading →
We’re now in the second half of 2025 and still no news yet in sight of a next acting project for C-actress Zhao Lu Si. Her health issue at the end of last year and not finishing the filming of her last drama Almost Lover remains the elephant in the room for production companies and her next step(s). She is … Continue reading →
So I didn’t hear about this drama until now, when it’s already started filming and Netflix has released the script reading stills. It won’t arrive until 2026 but will add to the streaming giant’s slate of big name K-dramas for next year. The drama is titled Variety and stars Son Ye Jin and Jo Yuri, from the writer and PD … Continue reading →
