Filming is underway for fantasy period drama Beauty in the Cupboard (Gui Zhong Mei Ren), with the production releasing exquisite character posters for the dual female leads. Starring Hu Bing Qing and Sebrina Chen, these two younger leading ladies are relative newer faces in the C-drama world. Hu Bing Qing made a splash opposite Yang Yang in last summer’s Tornado Girl, and is also notable for being a facetwin for established C-actress Dong Jie. Sebrina Chen was most recently in Wu Xin the Monster Kill and Legend of Qing Qiu, so period drama is definitely familiar for her. Beauty in the Cupboard is set in a fantasy version of Tang dynasty, hence the visually sumptuous Tang era outfits and hairstyles on the ladies. The male leads are still being kept under wraps in visuals but headlining in his first period C-drama is(my Zai Zai!) along with Han Dong and Chen Rui Xuan. Continue reading
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I caution drama fans not to get too involved with reel to real shipping since the odds are forever against anything happening off screen. It’s like being selected for the Hunger Games, expect to die but at least give it … Continue reading
You know, I just might have to accept that Yu Zheng is a flat out insane drama producer. His loco casting choices for his adaptation of The Swordsman have been causing extreme cases of laughter and spitting up blood in … Continue reading
Yu Zheng actually has a sense of humor. It’s evil, but hella hilarious considering he caused a near riot with his one weibo today. Yumama announced that he was making casting changes for his adaptation of The Swordsman, with Han … Continue reading
In my whirlwind busier than usual life last week, when I finished translating Da Mo Yao, I didn’t realize that I forgot to add a few more paragraphs to the end of the epilogue. Nothing mindblowing, but it is needed … Continue reading
My gripes towards the Da Mo Yao novel-to-drama adaptation and casting may seem quite fervent, but in truth its really just small fry. Tangren may make a lackluster DMY drama, but its nothing compared to the insanity Yu Zheng is … Continue reading
Now that Bu Bu Jing Xin is over and the entire cast has seen a meteoric rise in their popularity in China, I thought it fitting to take a look at where most of our favorite princes and time-traveling heroine … Continue reading