Those C-drama fans on a high budget xianxia drama drought can get excited now, Youku has scheduled long finished Till the End of the Moon (Chang Yue Jin Ming) with Bai Lu and Luo Yun Xi for April 6th, the end of this week. This is the drama I associate with Luo Yun Xi dressed like xianxia Sith Lord and … Continue reading →
The Maoyan Entertainment hot chart for November 2022 is out and I only paid attention since I’ve recently watched a few C-dramas so I’m curious what resonated with Chinese viewers. Topping the list is the character of Li Xun in Lighter and Princess played by Chen Fei Yu. He was more interesting to me than female lead Zhang Jing Yi‘s … Continue reading →
So this drama finished filming earlier this year and with the sudden drops these days of pending dramas I don’t know if it will air before the end of 2022 or end up being a 2023 drama. This summer had two high profile xianxia dramas in Immortal Samsara and Love Between Fairy and Devil so it’s good to wait a … Continue reading →
There is new casting news in C-drama land and its another shuffle of the musical chairs of actor and actress pairing. The third drama adaptation is coming in the Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms series. The first Eternal Love (三生三世十里桃花) starred Yang Mi and Mark Chao with the second one called Eternal Love of Dream (三生三世枕上书) saw … Continue reading →
There’s a new list of C-drama period pretties and honestly I’ve been out of the loop the last three years so there are a few fresh faces for me. C-netizens were recently polled on their opinion of the “most beautiful period looks” among C-actors and actresses. There’s a new goddess and her name is Ju Jingyi who made a splash … Continue reading →
The long lag time between the publishing of fantasy C-novel Once Promised by writer Tong Hua in 2011 to when the drama adaptation A Lifetime Love is hitting the small screens has lowered excitement but also expectations. I’m not peeved that the final cast of Huang Xiaoming and Victoria Song may not have been my choice, I care more that they … Continue reading →
The romance novel Once Promised is a fantastic read for those who hate love triangles and love OTP consistency, but terribly traumatic for those who need happy endings. The C-drama adaption A Life Time Love (Ancient Love Song) uses the story but changes all the names to avoid upsetting Chinese censors as the original tale was about historical fantasy deities … Continue reading →
Nothing looks as good as having a hottie doting fiancee by one side, and the star couple of Chen Xiao and Michelle Chen were definitely the major standout at the just held Weibo Awards in China. I feel like K-ent holds its awards at year end whereas C-ent holds it in January, before the lunar new year end. Weibo is … Continue reading →
I’m way addicted to the currently airing C-drama My Sunshine based on the Gu Man novel Silent Separation (He Yi Sheng Xiao Mo 何以笙箫默), one of those rare beasts where is the drama is good as the novel. That’s saying a lot even though I have to qualify that both are merely okay as far as storytelling quality, but producing a consistent … Continue reading →
