I do like reunions of leads from hit dramas but these two Meng Zi Yi and Li Yun Rui I have no feels about since I didn’t watch Blossom and neither ever appealed to me strongly before. But they are indeed hot thanks to that drama and this reunion in the period drama Tigers Sniff the Rose is getting more … Continue reading →
So this potential big budget hit or big budget trainwreck is close to launching with the actual date now rumored for the start of filming. Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage is slated for February 20th, just two weeks away and a mere four days after lunar new year so no long holiday break for the cast and … Continue reading →
So it’s now countdown time to the start of filming for the revenge and romance period C-drama adapted from the novel The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage. The leads will indeed be Dylan Wang and Meng Zi Yi, and they will share equal top billing for their roles. The fandom fights did not derail either of their … Continue reading →
I wrote last week that the drama adaptation of period romance and revenge C-novel The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage was still going to star rumored most recent leads Dylan Wang and Meng Zi Yi. Despite both their fandoms disliking the other star cast, the production isn’t swayed and still wants them. But one of the sticking … Continue reading →
I have so many feels on the upcoming C-drama adaptation of the popular revenge and romance period novel The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage. Now it’s becoming more and more certain that the leads will indeed be Dylan Wang and Meng Zi Yi and the two fandoms are already in furor in hating the casting of the … Continue reading →
So for the last six months or so word within C-ent was that the production of The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage was going to get Dilraba Dilmurat as the female lead. That would make it an S++ level production and female lead centric. But that apparently isn’t going to happen due to her schedule and other … Continue reading →
Ooof, the pictures out of the set of C-drama Tigers Sniff the Rose looked scary so I’m glad she was not more seriously injured. C-actress Meng Zi Yi is currently filming Tigers and this week she was injured filming a scene when supporting male lead Wu Han Kun accidentally stepped on her very long white head veil as she was … 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 →
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 →
The most likely to be a hit C-drama among the four premiering within the last ten days of June 2025 this month is here, and I’m talking about The Princess’s Gambit premiering today June 25th. It could be a toss up which one ends up more popular between this and A Dream Within a Dream coming tomorrow, but this one … 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 →
If you thought last month May had a ton of C-dramas it’s got nothing on this month of June 2025. So far xianxia revenge drama Feud is the biggest premiere of the month arriving last week on June 6th, and now we are getting four consecutive-day drama releases next week to get the party really started. June 17th sees the … Continue reading →
Filming started last month on period C-drama Blossoms of Power (Chinese title 百花杀 Bai Hua Sa or Hundred Flower Kill), and now the first unofficial stills are out from the set. Starring Meng Zi Yi and He Yu, this is one of the bigger budget and promising dramas slated to air in 2026, it’s adapted from a popular novel and … Continue reading →
