Every time I think I’ve seen shit go down in C-drama land, whether in the casting phase to filming problems to post-production scandals, a new iteration pops up. The drama of the week goes to xianxia romance Love in the Shell (念相思 Nian Xiang Si or Longing for My Beloved) which has only been filming for a month but has … Continue reading →
Talk about both massive foot in mouth and being wholly unable to read the room. I’m talking about the director of period romance C-drama Key to the Phoenix Heart, which just started airing last week and thus far is doing what is considering rather uneventful viewership. The number one complain and discomfort mentioned with the drama is that female lead … Continue reading →
So I am still catching up on dramas so don’t have any actual first impressions on either of these C-dramas but it’s good to share the news that C-ent has dropped two more dramas for those in a mid-summer slump looking for something up your alley. This past week Tencent premiered Blossoms of Power with Meng Zi Yi and He … Continue reading →
A new xianxia C-drama started filming this week and thank god it has a better title. The drama Chang Sheng Gu 长生骨 or Immortal Bone based on the novel 神仙肉 Shen Xian Rou or Fairy Meat is off to the races with the rumored leads Yu Shu Xin and Hou Ming Hao confirmed as they showed up in costume. The … Continue reading →
The xianxia C-drama formerly called Fairy Meat (神仙肉) has a new normal title Longing for My Beloved (念相思) and a new male lead. Yu Shu Xin remains the female lead and now Hou Ming Hao will be joining her rather than originally rumored male lead He Yu in a reunion pairing. The second leads will be Chen Yi Han and … Continue reading →
Well this is a blast from the past, so much so that one of the leads actually looks like a completely different person to today haha. A long ago filmed and been on the shelf fantasy period C-drama is reportedly getting dusted off and finally aired. The drama was titled The Monkey King 3 (女儿国 Nu Er Guo) and stars … Continue reading →
So period C-drama Inverted Fate was reportedly going to Zhao Lu Si late last year as the top billed female lead. But that planned has clearly been scrapped as all casting rumors say the male lead is now Hou Ming Hao and he will be top billed. As such, there is no way Zhao Lu Si is doing this drama … Continue reading →
It’s a simultaneous two-fer for C-actor Hou Ming Hao this week as another of his filmed C-dramas has premiered. Xianxia C-drama The Unclouded Soul (Xiao Yao 逍遥) premiered right after Christmas on December 27th and two days later his court intrigue C-drama Glory (Yu Gu Ming Cha 玉茗茶骨) has also dropped. Thankfully the two dramas are totally different genres and … Continue reading →
So I think this will be the last big C-drama release for 2025, arriving just after Christmas and in time for a New Year’s holiday break binge. Youku has confirmed the release of xianxia romance C-drama The Unclouded Soul (逍遥 Xiao Yao) starring Tan Song Yun and Hou Ming Hao for December 27th which is this coming weekend. Tan Song … Continue reading →
Even though it’s nearing year end but C-drama land still has projects kicking off filming. If all goes well a drama that starts now could conceivably wrap by lunar new year in a few months when everything shuts down for a minimum of two weeks. Wuxia C-drama Immortalis (Bi Xue Chan 碧血蟬) has started filming and the production went ahead … Continue reading →
For once this is a rookie star to main lead casting I am fully behind! C-ent is reporting that iQiyi has cast the leads for its upcoming fantasy/supernatural/investigative period C-drama Immortalis (碧血蝉 Bi Xue Chan) and it’s a fresh faced female lead paired with a very familiar faced male lead. The female lead will be Zhang Wen Xin and the … Continue reading →
There are so many C-dramas airing right now to kick off October 2025 it’s more than enough variety for viewers to check out so not as much need to look forward to upcoming ones. But the first promos are decently pretty for xianxia C-drama The Unclouded Soul with Tan Song Yun and Hou Ming Hao it’s worth sharing. I think … Continue reading →
It’s going to be a busy next week, the first full week of October 2025 with the C-dramas available. Love’s Ambition should be wrapping up, Fated Hearts will be on the full airing swing of things, Yummy Yummy Yummy will drop October 9th, and now we have another confirmed addition with xianxia C-drama Love in the Clouds arriving on October … Continue reading →
