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The Prisoner of Beauty is the Enemies to Lovers After Political Marriage Dysfunctional Sexy Romance that Works with Liu Yu Ning and Song Zu Er Basically Perfectly Cast Stepping Right Out of the Novel

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So I marathoned the C-novel adapted into the C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty (also called The Marquis is Innocent) during a long flight to Asia this week and good lord I need this drama to air RIGHT NOW. It’s the perfect combo of enemies to lovers like Story of Kunning Palace but with a lot more sex. Haha, there will … Continue reading →

Wuxia C-drama A Journey to Love Ends with a Less than Satisfying Ending But Still a Worth Watching Series

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So C-drama A Journey to Love has been airing for 3 weeks and for VIP viewers of iQiyi the streaming platform released the final 6-episodes this Monday with exclusive access. It helps with keeping the interest level high as honestly the last ten episodes have been slowly flagging for me. Overall I found the drama solidly written, a great supporting … Continue reading →

Production Company of The Prisoner of Beauty Considering Changing the Title of the Drama Followed by a Sudden Release

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Take this with a grain of salt but I also think it’s more likely than not. A new development in finished period C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty is that the production company is thinking of changing the title along with earlier rumors that it’s prepping for a sudden air drop release. I don’t think it’s a wild possibility as for … Continue reading →

C-drama A Journey to Love Faced with Negative Criticism from Netizens Over Liu Yu Ning’s Not Leading Man Looks and More Screen Time then Female Lead Liu Shi Shi

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Like all C-dramas nowadays, the bigger the hit the more likely there is criticism, blowback, and nitpicking. I try to cover it even if I like the drama, this year the ones I liked My Journey to You, and Till the End of the Moon had plenty of naysayers, and the ones I didn’t The Longest Promise, Legend of Anle, … Continue reading →

Liu Shi Shi and Liu Yu Ning Promote Current Hit Drama A Journey to Love with 10,000 Heat Index and Opening to 7.5 Douban Ratings

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The solid success of A Journey to Love is both a surprise and a true happiness for me. I love leads Liu Shi Shi and Liu Yu Ning separate and now together in this drama but neither are top liuliangs to drive traffic. This drama is succeeding on the quality of the script, acting, and directing and in one week … Continue reading →

The Prisoner of Beauty with Song Zu Er and Liu Yu Ning Not Banned by Authorities But Streaming Platforms Wary of Airing Due to Potential Viewer Blowback

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So the latest news on period C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty with Song Zu Er and Liu Yu Ning is that it may still air. After Song Zu Er’s tax scandal, the government authorities have not banned her either outright or softly, but it’s the entertainment platforms and production companies that don’t want to touch her right now. The Prisoner … Continue reading →

Liu Yu Ning’s Male Lead Ning Yuan Zhou Rockets Up to Top VLinkage Character Buzz Chart Immediately Upon Premiere of A Journey to Love

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Man, I wish this news was all rainbows and roses but alas it’s mostly that but still has some negativity. The premiere of A Journey to Love has been nearly all praised by critics and netizens alike so yay for the cast and crew. Liu Shi Shi as Ren Ru Yi returns to the small screen in her first period … Continue reading →

A Journey to Love is a Fantastic C-drama Right Off the Bat with Perfect Two Leads Liu Shi Shi and Liu Yu Ning

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So iQiyi decided to roll one well received C-drama Story of Kunning Palace into another anticipated drama A Journey to Love and has now hit the double jacket. I just finished Wonderland of Love and was planning to finally start Kunning Palace but decided to sneak a peek at A Journey to Love and now I’m a goner. This drama … Continue reading →

iQiyi Premieres Wuxia C-drama A Journey to Love with Liu Shi Shi and Liu Yu Ning on November 28th

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So last week was Thanksgiving in the US and as expected the amount of food consumed was pants splitting. It feels the same with the amount of dramas consumed because there are so many drams premiering recently that I can barely keep but have FOMO and want to watch them all. iQiyi decided to follow up Story of Kunning Palace … Continue reading →

Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning Start Filming Tang Dynasty Drama The Legend of Jewelry

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So I don’t check out the so-called booting ceremonies a lot, when a C-drama kicks off filming with prayers and red envelopes for good luck. But is it always so coordinated haha, because the cast and crew of Tang dynasty period drama The Legend of Jewelry were all wearing matching red jackets for the cast and blue jackets for the … Continue reading →

A Journey to Love with Liu Shi Shi and Liu Yu Ning Reportedly to Air on iQiyi After Story of Kunning Palace

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So it looks like many of the on deck period C-dramas from 2023 will air before year ends, likely in a scrum like last week or in succession with what appears to be the timing for A Journey to Love. The spy and politics wuxia drama with Liu Shi Shi and Liu Yu Ning has received its airing permit already … Continue reading →

Zhao Lu Si Fans Quietly Lift Boycott of Her Next Drama The Legend of Jewelry by Mocking Up Posters and Vowing to Support

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Talk about a temper tantrum so loud when it started ending in a whimper. Zhao Lu Si will start filming soon for S+ level period C-drama The Legend of Jewelry where she gets the budget and first billing in a female lead centric story, all good for her career. Except her fans got all snitty that the drama had a … Continue reading →

Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning Officially Confirmed as Leads for Tang dynasty C-drama The Legend of Jewelry

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Well, I don’t know whether to be happy or disappointed but at least it’s set in stone now. The leads for the upcoming Tang dynasty drama The Legend of Jewelry (Chinese title Pearl Curtain and Jade Curtain) are officially confirmed as Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning, both liuliang stars and a reunion from their secondary OTP turn in … Continue reading →