The end of March saw the arrival of Love Beyond the Grave, a classic type of xianxia C-drama with demons, gods, the afterlife, and a mortal and immortal romance between leads Dilrama Dilmurat and Chen Fei Yu. It’s based on a novel so the structure of the story is there without much worry that it will go off the rails, … Continue reading →
March 2026 is confirmed to close out with one more big C-drama premiere as Tencent has confirmed the release of Love Beyond the Grave on March 28th. The xianxia romance C-drama stars Dilraba Dilmurat, Chen Fei Yu, and Wei Zhe Ming adapted from the same name novel which was quite popular. This drama got some early negative feedback when the … Continue reading →
The reception and run of Love on the Turquoise Land actually makes me appreciate the mega hot mess that was same period airing Love and Crown. That drama was so bad it was basically perplexed hate watching and also elicited visceral rage to talk about it. But Turquoise Land, which had bigger stars Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Xing Xu, and … Continue reading →
So my brain was clearly still addled by the after effects of watching too much Love and Crown because I missed the premiere last weekend of Tencent C-drama Love on the Turquoise Land. Starring Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Xing Xu, this is a modern drama that seems like a tomb raider crossed with Chinese ancient mystery plot, with a side … Continue reading →
So the much discussed and still ongoing plans to adapt the novel into the C-drama The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage got some new news this week. Word from C-ent casting is that Dilraba Dilmurat will be the female lead, and for her it’s not really that new as she’s been floated for this project for some … Continue reading →
The September Vogue covers are always the most coveted since it comes with the thickest Fall fashion season spread. For Vogue China this September 2025 also marks its 20th anniversary issue so it’s doubly prestigious to get the cover. This time it’s not one top actress but eleven assembled together all in red for the glamorous spread. For the 80 … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
Top C-actress Dilraba Dilmurat has been in the news a lot for the will she-won’t she big decision whether to renew her contract with her long time agency Jaywalk or head for new pastures. She has three completed C-dramas under Jaywalk on deck, Sword Rose which is the one longest on the shelf, the most recently completed Love Beyond the … Continue reading →
Last weeks Tencent Drama Festival showcased over a dozen to-come C-dramas so it’s taking me awhile to catch up and post about the ones that interest me. I’ll get to it one by one, and the next one that looks good to me is xianxia C-drama Love Beyond the Grave. It’s the first high profile big budget xianxia that doesn’t … Continue reading →
When a top star’s contract nears its expiration there is always industry and netizen chatter over next step(s). Top C-actress Dilraba Dilmurat has been with one agency Jay Walk Studios (å˜‰è¡Œä¼ åª’ Jiaxing Media) within one year of her debut in 2013 so she’s been very loyal staying with the agency. There has been a lot of speculation in the last … Continue reading →
I remember reading about how the fashion styling for the Oscars is always a multi variable and dimensional game of chess to dress actresses by the various brands and also to avoid showing up in similar outfits, something another actress wore before, or god forbid the same gown. “Smacking shirts” the Chinese phrase for wearing the same outhit has happened … Continue reading →
I swear this drama seemed to be in production for at least half a year or longer for it to have just wrapped right now, or maybe I’m just misremembering since there was so much online hullabaloo when it first started what with ugly costume and makeup allegations and in fighting between the two leads fandom already. Good times, good … Continue reading →
