As I said before, June 2026 was a relatively uneventful month in C-drama land. There were plenty of premieres but nothing broke out or made a meaningful impact whether good or bad. Towards the end of the month came period revenge and romance C-drama The First Jasmine (莫离 Mo Li) with Bai Lu and Cheng Lei and the drama has … Continue reading →
With May wrapping up the first big C-drama June release will be Tencent period romance and intrigue C-drama The First Jasmine (Chinese title Mo Li 莫离). I like that the title is different, not using the typical trope words or going too literal, but the preview is now what I was expected. The drama starring Bai Lu and Cheng Lei … Continue reading →
Whenever aBai Lu starring drama airs I get excited because it’s bound to elicit buzz and that’s always good for spicing up C-drama land. Tencent is reportedly slating Mo Li (莫离) for next month sometime in June 2026 to premiere, which would start off this summer reason with a big drama. The drama stars Bai Lu with Cheng Lei in … Continue reading →
A new casting melon that is juicy is circulating this week in C-ent. C-actorWu Lei just filmed S+ budget period wuxia C-drama The One (Chinese title 劍來 Jian Lai or Sword Comes) and it’s his first drama in three years. I didn’t expect him to be ready to do another but reportedly he’s considering a S+ budget modern romance C-drama … Continue reading →
It’s here! Those waiting for a potential crack addicting C-drama may have one at hand with the airdrop of How Dare You on streaming platform iQiyi this Friday February 6th. Just in time for a weekend session and hopefully it’s as cute and entertaining as the previews looked. Wang Chu Ran plays a modern woman time traveled back to the … Continue reading →
So this drama already looks like a love it or hate it proposition, or basically it’s your cup of tea or not at all. iQiyi is prepping to release How Dare You! soon, with scheduling rumors has it will air next week in early February 2026 maybe on the 5th or 6th. The drama is adapted from a novel where … Continue reading →
C-actor Cheng Lei gets another step up in his career this month with the filming commencement of his next drama where he is the top billed lead. The drama is titled The Lament of Autumn (玉簟秋 Yu Dian Qiu) and will star Xu Ruo Han as the female lead, a switch from the earlier in discussions Lu Yu Xiao which … Continue reading →
I’ve seen back-to-back drama releases for C-stars but this is the rare back-to-back-to-back three peat coming for actor Cheng Lei. This week iQiyi will release the ensemble through-the-eras C-drama Zu Ji (Chinese title means footprints) with female lead Tong Yao in the 1950’s era and Cheng Lei with Jelly Lin in the earlier 1930’s period, and then Wang He Run … Continue reading →
The month of August has seen two dramas air back-to-back for actor Cheng Lei and in both instances the ratings and reviews are not kind to said drama. Legend of the Female General got Douban ratings of 5.5 which is on the low side already, but his currently airing Shadow Love said hold my beer and got opening Douban ratings … Continue reading →
There is usually only a few points up or down movement with Douban ratings on any drama after it comes out, and the hope is always to gain a few points if possible with a strong ending. Legend of the Female General ended its two week run today and the Douban ratings dropped by a point down to 5.4, and … Continue reading →
It’s a busy month of August for Cheng Lei, starting it off with the premiere of Legend of the Female General with Zhou Ye and likely ending the month with the premiere of Shadow Love with Song Yi. The two dramas won’t overlap for him but he will stay buzzy thanks to being on the small screen in two different … Continue reading →
The C-drama Legend of the Female General, adapted from the popular and very fun novel Rebirth of a Star General, is my biggest C-drama disappointment of 2025 so far. It’s not as bad as some other C-dramas but since it came with such high expectation due to my love for the source novel it makes the wholly mediocre drama version … Continue reading →
Yesterday was D-Day for those of us (memememe!) waiting for the premiere of Legend of the Female General, adapted from a novel by Qian Shan Cha Ke titled Rebirth of a Star General. Tencent had to delay the drama for six months due to the scandal with a male supporting lead and then filming his scenes with a different actor … Continue reading →
