So lunar new year is in mere days and already the 2025 C-drama season truly feels in the rear view mirror and everyone is onto the latest releases that kicked off the 2026 season. There will be plenty of C-dramas dropping but one interesting one with a lot of baggage is Rebirth (冰湖重生 Bing He Cong Sheng), the sequel to … Continue reading →
This is one period drama female lead selection that has gone through many iterations but from all industry casting accounts this is it. C-actress Liu Xie Ning is reportedly the last one standing and will join male lead Li Yun Rui in the Youku big budget period C-drama Gui Liang Chen. Last year there was talk of teenage Ai Mi … Continue reading →
Oh this is the sigh of relief type of good news I was hoping for. Last month C-ent casting was discussing Li Yun Rui and his next C-drama the period work Gui Liang Chen (归良辰) adapted from a novel and the female lead being discussed was teen actress Ai Mi. But like all C-ent castings the rumors can go multiple … Continue reading →
The rush to stick teen actresses into adult female lead roles in C-dramas continues, and really it’s just two names in Huangyang Tian Tian and Ai Mi. And now poor Li Yun Rui might be the first actor to hit both unfortunate lottos. He’s starring with Huangyang Tian Tian Rebirth the sequel to Princess Agents, and while she was only … Continue reading →
This is one of the fastest runs in recent C-dramas, Yummy Yummy Yummy premiered on October 9th and in less than two weeks has wrapped its run. The cheeky and childish title notwithstanding, the reviews for the drama skewed positive in the beginning, thanks to sending an entire restaurant running family into the past and using the food element to … Continue reading →
Next up on the October 2025 C-drama premiere calendar is food and time-travel hijinks period drama Yummy Yummy Yummy (Chinese title 宴遇永安 Yan Yu Yong An), which should pray is not so silly its stupid otherwise it’s going to be called Dummy Dummy Dummy instead lol. The drama stars Wang Ying Lu as a daughter of a restaurant owning family … Continue reading →
This weekend Tencent started filming of the period romance and politics C-drama Tigers Sniff the Rose starring Meng Zi Yi and Li Yun Rui in a highly anticipated and quick reunion since their hit drama Blossom less than a year ago. Can’t blame them for striking while the iron is still hot on these two stars but capturing lightning in … Continue reading →
So word on the street is that Tencent will follow up currently airing period fantasy drama Moonlit Reunion when it finishes in early September next month with a genre pivot to comedic toned food themed period drama Yummy Yummy Yummy. I love the ridiculous English title so much but the Chinese title is totally normal called 宴遇永安 Yan Yu Yong … Continue reading →
So filming has been chugging along for modern romance C-drama Dazzling starring Guan Xiao Tong and Li Yun Rui, with mostly their fans doing day-to-day updates. But this week it went buzzy all over C-ent thanks to the two leads filming a kiss scene. The scene was shot over many hours and had dozens of takes, from close ups to … Continue reading →
The period C-drama Tigers Sniff the Rose has been sniffing around for a male lead for months and this weekend it’s reportedly going to confirm the cast. The big budget Tencent produced period drama has the Chinese title 尚公主 Shang Gong Ju or Princess Shang and earlier this year was reportedly in talks with Zhang Ling He. The female lead … Continue reading →
NGL, these two contrary to expectations actually look good together. I’m talking about Guan Xiao Tong and Li Yun Rui for the Mango TV and Hunan TV C-drama Dazzling, which formally announced the leads and filming this week. I love getting the casting melons and on-dits before hand otherwise this sounds like any other drama launch announcement except now I … Continue reading →
Good lord what has the costume designer done to poor Li Yun Rui! The man has been riding a swell of popularity and leveling up thanks to Blossom last year and the first drama he picked after that aired has started filming just last week. It’s a modern romance titled Dazzling with female lead Guan Xiao Tong and is adapted … Continue reading →
So at least the female lead casting carousel went fast this time rather than dragging on for weeks into months. Filming has commenced for the modern romance C-drama Dazzling and the leads will be Guan Xiao Tong and Li Yun Rui. He’s been linked to the project for weeks but she became the unexpected female lead pick after the production … Continue reading →
