Tag Archives: Liu Yu Ning

Latest Casting Rumor for C-drama Adaptation of The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage has Dilraba Dilmurat as Female Lead with Either Yang Yang or Liu Yu Ning as Male Lead

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

So the much discussed and still ongoing plans to adapt the novel into the C-drama The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage got some new news this week. Word from C-ent casting is that Dilraba Dilmurat will be the female lead, and for her it’s not really that new as she’s been floated for this project for some … Continue reading →

Liu Yu Ning Elevated Another Level in C-drama Male Leads as The Prisoner of Beauty and A Dream Within a Dream Both Made Money

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

So this metric isn’t about buzz, search rankings, viewership, or ratings, but the age old “did it make money in the end” assessment. Usually it’s tied together, a popular drama will make money because the high viewership will lead to more CF sold and tail with streaming, but lately it’s not always the case due to the increasing cost of … Continue reading →

Liu Yu Ning and Zhu Xu Dan Swiftly Deny Dating Rumors Started by a C-netizen Entertainment Blogger

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

So this was a total millisecond long of a rumor but pretty random and worth sharing. This week Liu Yu Ning and Zhu Xu Dan, costars in last month’s fantasy period C-drama A Dream within a Dream, got swept up in a dating rumor. A C-ent entertainment blogger claimed the two were dating ever since working on the drama together. … Continue reading →

Director Guo Jing Ming’s Next C-drama Inferno of Wings Reportedly in Talks with Liu Yu Ning and Dai Lu Wa as the Leads

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

Hhhhhmmmm, as always with C-drama casting melons, I will believe it when it gets close to production which is when it’s usually soft confirmed. Director Guo Jing Ming has a new period C-drama on deck Inferno of Wings as his next project and this week it’s being rumored that the leads will be Liu Yu Ning and Dai Lu Wa. … Continue reading →

Douban Ratings Out for Late June 2025 Period C-dramas A Dream within a Dream at 7.0 and The Princess’s Gambit with 5.5

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

There were three big period C-dramas that premiered at the very end of June 2025, In the Name of the Blossom squeaked in on June 30th so don’t expect Douban ratings anytime soon. But the ratings are out for A Dream within a Dream with Li Yi Tong and Liu Yu Ning and The Princess’s Gambit with Liu Xue Yi … Continue reading →

Period C-drama A Dream within a Dream with Li Yi Tong and Liu Yu Ning Soon to Wrap Up Buzzy Run But with Complaints About the Plot Falling Apart in the Final Arc

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

So of the June C-dramas, many still airing are getting ready to wrap and one of the high profile ones is period piece A Dream within A Dream with Li Yi Tong and Liu Yu Ning. The drama has done well for iQiyi, I believe at the highest it hit 9500 heat index which is great for that platform. The … Continue reading →

iQiyi Premieres Meta Comedic Romance Period C-drama A Dream within a Dream with Li Yi Tong and Liu Yu Ning

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

There is a reason I hate buffets, most of the time it’s quantity over quality but even when it’s all quality I still feel like I can’t enjoy stuff because I’ve got too much of it to consume. It feels like a buffet of C-dramas right now and yet another one has premiered with the arrival on June 26th of … Continue reading →

iQiyi Period C-drama A Dream Within a Dream with Li Yi Tong and Liu Yu Ning Gets Distribution License and Scheduled for End of Month June Release

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

I don’t know whether to be happy or not for C-actor Liu Yu Ning who will now have three back-to-back dramas within a span of two months. The Prisoner of Beauty came out in early May, followed by part 2 of Eternal Brotherhood at the end of that month, and now word is that A Dream Within a Dream is … Continue reading →

The Prisoner of Beauty with Song Zu Er and Liu Yu Ning Wraps Run as Hit Drama on Tencent with 6.4 Douban Ratings and Strong Word of Mouth

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

The period romance C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty ended its a few days ago and caps a successful month of May for Tencent. The drama was airdropped after female lead Song Zu Er was given the okay to resume her entertainment career and her other shelved drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance was airdropped into being a near solid hit for … Continue reading →

Liu Yu Ning Offered Male Lead in Tencent C-drama Why Not Cross By Boat Opposite Zhang Miao Yi

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

So I’ve written about this novel being adapted into a drama before. Late last year it was rumored to be wanting Dylan Wang and Zhao Lu Si, but her health and hiatus situation has stymied taking on a new project and Dylan ended up picking Live Long and Prosper. The drama has the literal title Why Not Cross By Boat … Continue reading →

Liu Yu Ning Becomes First C-actor to Have Three Hot Heat Index Period C-dramas Across All Three Major Platforms Youku, Tencent, and iQiyi

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

The success of airdropped Tencent period romance C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty has immensely benefited male lead Liu Yu Ning in addition to cementing the return of female lead Song Zu Er. Her back-to-back airdropped dramas TPoB and the earlier The Demon Hunter’s Romance all got strong buzz and reportedly she’s back to the same level as before with her … Continue reading →

The Prisoner of Beauty with Song Zu Er and Liu Yu Ning Fastest Tencent Drama in 2025 to Hit 30,000 Heat Index Cementing it as a Likely Major Hit C-drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

Only 25 C-dramas on Tencent have hit 30,000 heat index ever and now add another one with The Prisoner of Beauty. I hope this drama has the same legs as two of my favorites of all time Lost You Forever (Part 1) and Love Like the Galaxy both of which hit 32,000 at its peak but I’m not sure of … Continue reading →

The Prisoner of Beauty with Song Zu Er and Liu Yu Ning Breaks 28,000 on Tencent Shortly After Premiere as Drama Tops Search Buzz and Receives Strong Reviews

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT! Omg, I cannot believe just released period C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty is even better than I expected and could have hoped for. It changes, swaps around, and condenses the novel substantially but stands on its own so it’s like the novel is amazing and the drama is amazing (so far) but in its own … Continue reading →