There is movement with the female lead of C-drama Wan Xin Ji (绾心计) and it’s now been sorted out just in time for filming to begin next month in June. The drama female lead will be Li Qin rather than Wang Chu Ran, which makes sense as Li Qin has delivered many a hit and is currently in the biggest … Continue reading →
This drama has legs and I don’t think this is even the end of it. C-drama The Youth Memories with Xiao Zhan and Li Qin aired nearly a year ago on June 1, 2023 and was a hit in viewership but not the type of runaway buzz or insane numbers to be all that remarkable. A year later and now … Continue reading →
Well the behemoth that is Joy of Life 2 is here and the reception is as hot as expected. The drama dropped on May 16th and within one day hit 32,906 on the heat index on streaming platform Tencent, the fastest to break 30K in any drama aired on Tencent. Reportedly the drama is good, early reviews from viewers of … Continue reading →
It’s been 5 years since period C-drama Joy of Life (Qing Yu Nian) became a huge hit and the talks immediately of sequel has turned into years but now it’s almost here. Joy of Life 2 sees leads Zhang Ruo Yan and Li Qin returning but supporting lead Xiao Zhan who has become a much bigger star since then is … Continue reading →
C-drama War of Faith (Wind Chaser) is about to wrap its fun and turns out a drama that was air dropped with barely any promos is the surprise big hit of 2024. Starring Wang Yibo and Li Qin, it’s a republic era communist party during the war drama that was filmed awhile ago and seemed to be one of those … Continue reading →
So there is a type of drama called the modern period C-drama which is set in the modern-era (anytime after WWII) but goes through years if not decades. It’s basically the C-drama version of the Answer Me K-drama type of setting, it’s not olden times but it’s a period where our parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents lived through. Xiao Zhan and … Continue reading →
So this drama was part of C-actor Wang Yibo and his career directional turn away from idol fare to more serious dramas and movies in the last three years. The 1920’s era C-drama Golden Journey with him and Li Qin is about a young man who grows disenchanted with the republic front and embraces the inspirational communist ideals and becomes … Continue reading →
Who knew throwing some guyliner and fur on Zeng Shun Xi (Joseph Zeng) would make him for the first time seem quite an attractive leading man to me haha. The first stills are out for wuxia X-drama Seven Nights of Snow and it’s perfect timing to be released now in the winter. Starring Li Qin and Zeng Shun Xi, these … Continue reading →
Another C-drama got cast and will kick off filming, it’s called Seven Night Snow (七夜雪) and is adapted from a same title novel. The leads are Zeng Shun Xi and Li Qin and this is a fresh pairing and also two stars who can act. Unfortunately for me neither engage my attention but a good story and chemistry can change … Continue reading →
It’s fun to look at childhood/younger pictures especially of stars that have a certain look now and folks may not be aware of their much early debut vibes. This week Yang Yang and Li Qin are in the news together thanks to C-netizens circulating and reviving the long ago rumored relationship between the two. They worked together in the 2010 … Continue reading →
The real life shenanigans around this C-drama is better than anything seen on the reel screen, the drama is just THAT BAD. Fantasy period romance Thousand Years for You is a dog of first order, so bad from beginning to the very end in an order of magnitude that makes me want to headdesk nonstop. The drama started with a … Continue reading →
Man, I wanted to love this drama so bad, partly from the still lingering good will towards Allen Ren (Ren Jia Lun) for The Blue Whisper and also because I’m still on a C-drama binge. Thousand Years for You had all the ingredients for my tastes – past love, pretty Republican era costumes, spunky girl lead who goes after what … Continue reading →
Sudden drama drop alert! Chinese streaming platform iQiyi announced the day of that Republican era C-drama Thousand Years for You (Please, My Lord) will be released today on September 15th. Starring Allen Ren (Ren Jia Lun) and Li Qin spanning the xianxia historical era where he was a general and she was a goddess and their meeting again thousands of … Continue reading →
