Seeing this first official character still of Tan Song Yun in her just started filming new C-drama gives massive The Sword and the Brocade energy and flashbacks. The drama is titled Against the Current (Chinese title 兰香如故 Lan Xiang Ru Gu which translates as Orchid’s Fragrance Remains) and is a female lead centric drama with Tan Song Yun being paired … Continue reading →
The premiere of long shelved xianxia C-drama Love Never Fails starring Liu Xue Yi with new female lead Hu Yi Xuan replacing cancelled actress Yuan Bing Yan has been received as well as expected. Namely, very poorly, with early reviews and feedback on the cheesy story and visuals. Hu Yi Xuan reportedly filmed for two whole months against a green … Continue reading →
It’s time to see if China’s editing and AI face swapping technology has improved to the level of subbing out an entire female lead and still deliver a watchable drama. Xianxia period romance C-drama Love Never Fails is premiering this Monday April 28th with original male leads Liu Xue Yi and Ao Rui Peng and the female lead now being … Continue reading →
So the release of The Monster Hunter’s Romance and the reportedly on deck of The Prisoner of Beauty are both Song Zu Er dramas, but there are other on the shelf dramas that remain in limbo and some have even completed AI reshoots to replace the canceled star. Case in point Love Never Fails with Liu Xue Yi and Hu … Continue reading →
An upcoming C-drama production in the works is close to finalizing the leads, and it looks to be Tan Song Yun paired with Liu Xue Yi. The drama is titled Against the Current (Chinese title 兰香如故 Lan Xiang Ru Gu or Orchid Fragrance Remains) and is adapted from the novel 兰香缘 Lan Xiang Yuan or The Fate of the Orchids … Continue reading →
This xianxia drama was only filmed in late 2023 but it feels more old school than that, probably because it just looks mid budget and overall like someone tried to copy and paste hit xianxia dramas but the result comes across as cobbled together. Of course the previews could be wrong and the upcoming A Moment But Forever turns out … Continue reading →
So far all the AI face swapped C-dramas have only been with supporting roles and the most with a second male lead. It’s going to be interesting when the ones AI face swapping a lead role gets released, namely The Golden Hairpin and Night Wanderer where the male lead role is getting replaced . There is another one as well … Continue reading →
The C-drama Love Travels Through Time (揽流光三) got way more attention with the first casting new then normal for a drama nowhere near S+ level budget. That’s due to C-actor Liu Yue Yi being discussed for a romance period role opposite young actress Ai Mi, when he is more than double her real life age. Basically netizens were rightfully dismayed … Continue reading →
Oh hells naw! Like, WTF is Liu Xue Yi and his agency even thinking accepting this drama. I can totally see C-ent wanting to elevate talented and adorable former child and now teen actress Ai Mi into leading lady level but it should be in a modern youth high school drama and not in an actual romance with an adult … Continue reading →
The number of dramas arriving next month in December 2024 has increased yet again, with news that iQiyi will release A Moment But Forever. It feels like a lifetime ago it seems when this drama was announced but it actually filmed last year but that was prior to female lead Tang Yan‘s big career break this year with Blossoms Shanghai. … Continue reading →
Well this certainly gives me incentive to watch Kill Me Love Me more now lol. The drama was on my watch radar but the last two weeks I’ve been traveling for work and just swamped with life so put it on deck for later watch but in the meantime the entire drama aired and wowsers was the reactions probably more … Continue reading →
Hhhhmmm, I’ll believe this when I see it, or at least when I see more promos drop in the coming days. New rumor this week has it that Youku will air Kill Me Love Me sometime next week in mid-October. Starring Wu Jin Yan and Liu Xue Yi, it’s as good a time to air it since both had small … Continue reading →
So some AI face swap rumors are false in that it hasn’t happened yet, but there are a few that have or are happening so this is definitely a thing in C-drama land. Peng Guan Ying filmed his replacement scenes for Wu Yi Fan in The Golden Hairpin and now C-actress Hu Yi Xuan is on set filming her replacement … Continue reading →
