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Flourished Peony with Yang Zi and Moonlight Mystique with Bai Lu Off to Similar Solid Viewership But Differing Level of Viewer Reviews

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The same day premiere of two period but very different C-dramas Moonlight Mystique and Flourished Peony is now one week into airing and time to check in on the initial results. MM is airing solely on large streaming platform iQiyi while Peony is airing on terrestrial Hunan TV with streaming on Hunan owned smaller platform so it’s hard to compare … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama Moonlight Mystique with Bai Lu and Ao Rui Peng Scheduled to Air on January 7th, 2025 on iQiyi

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December 2024 has been all about period drama Blossom in terms of online C-drama buzz and in the last week Guardians of the Dafeng arrivedand now right after that in the first week of January Moonlight Mystique was reportedly scheduled to air. on January 7th. Moonlight is the romance between a general’s daughter cultivating immortality and her journey and romance … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama Moonlight Mystique Releases New Posters and Stills as Industry Scheduling Chatter Says It will Premiere Soon

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So soon was supposed to be this month in December 2024, but could be in January or even February of next year in 2025. I’m talking about Moonlight Mystique, the xianxia C-drama starring Bai Lu and Ao Rui Peng with supporting leads Dai Lu Wa and Chang Hua Sen. The next two weeks feels like an open period with no … Continue reading →

C-actress Hu Yi Xuan Starts Filming Replacement Lead Actress Scenes for C-drama Love Never Fails Taking over for Cancelled Actress Yuan Bing Yan

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So some AI face swap rumors are false in that it hasn’t happened yet, but there are a few that have or are happening so this is definitely a thing in C-drama land. Peng Guan Ying filmed his replacement scenes for Wu Yi Fan in The Golden Hairpin and now C-actress Hu Yi Xuan is on set filming her replacement … Continue reading →

Bai Lu’s Agency Denies Recent Rumors that She is Secretly Dating Latest Costar Aou Rui Peng After Breaking Up with Previous Costar Zhang Ling He

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So word in the industry is that C-actress Bai Lu is always in dating scandals not of her own side doing. Many actors and actresses will personally leak dating rumors to drum up interest and publicity but for her it’s not that, it’s more that she has really good chemistry with her onscreen costars and maybe could have dated one … Continue reading →

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 →

Xianxia C-drama Moonlight Mystique with Bai Lu and Ao Rui Peng Wraps Filming and Releases First Visually and Tonally Cacophonous Teaser

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I need to thank dramas for making it clear for me whether I am totally in love or in hate with the cast or preview because then it’s easier to dive in fully or avoid completely. Xianxia C-drama Moonlight Mystique was already on my meh list despite liking female lead Bai Lu I find male lead Ao Rui Peng’s face … Continue reading →

Bai Lu Pairs Up with Ao Rui Peng in Her Next Drama the Xianxia Story Moonlight Mystique

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So I’m all about second male leads and supporting actors getting their change to level up to the lead limelight and I guess it’s time for Ao Rui Peng. The issue is I don’t understand his appeal (yet) so forgive me for thinking Bai Lu is downgrading with him as her male lead in her next drama the xianxia series … Continue reading →