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 →
A new period C-drama recently started filming and it’s Blossoms of Power (Chinese title Bai Hua Sa 百花杀 which means hundred flower kill) adapted from the same name novel. The drama got a lot of press for casting Meng Zi Yi as top billed female lead right after her leveling up with the hit drama Blossom at the end of … Continue reading →
Ye old blossom has returned and this one has power to boot! Tencent announced this week the finalized casting for its upcoming period C-drama Blossoms of Power with the Chinese title 百花杀 Bai Hua Sha or Hundred Flower Kill which was originally titled in Chinese 东风信 Dong Feng Xin or Eastern Wind Letter. The coveted female lead role goes to … Continue reading →
So this week there is word that Tencent’s preparation for an upcoming period C-drama t0 start filming soon has soft signed both leads. The female lead is Meng Zi Yi and she got the role right after her leveling up with the popular drama Blossom. Fans of the drama wanted the male lead to be Lin Rui so the two … Continue reading →
There was a lot of male lead in discussion changes last month for this drama but now it’s set and about to kick off filming. Period C-drama Dong Feng Xin 东风信, adapted from the web novel Wo Hua Kai Hou Bai Hua Sha 我花开后百花杀, will star Meng Zi Yi and He Yu, the latter is going from the filming of … Continue reading →
There is a new C-drama being prepped and casting is out and sure to generate discussion. The C-drama is a xianxia period piece titled Thriving After the Moon Falls (Chinese title 烛月潮生 Zhu Yue Cao Sheng) and is the prequel story to the xianxia novel turned C-drama Till the End of the Moon which starred Bai Lu and Luo Yun … Continue reading →
I am happy to report it’s confirmed safe to watch C-drama Blossom, as the series wrapped its run for VIP members of Tencent this weekend and the ending was reportedly very satisfying. The drama also opened with 7.5 ratings on Douban confirming that the good reviews was accompanied by equally solid viewer votes on the drama’s quality. The only two … Continue reading →
C-drama Blossom is now midway through airing and at this pace and with the continued strong reviews on track to become a much needed solid hit to end 2024 in C-drama land. It is also going to elevate leads Meng Zi Yi and Li Yun Rui to the next level up and both leads are already entertaining new drama offers … Continue reading →
So November had the surprise hit with Love Game with Eastern Fantasy and now December is off to one potential hit with period C-drama Blossom, and I’ve heard Brocade Odyssey is also getting better as well so at least not a flop. Blossom stars Meng Zi Yi and Li Yun Rui in a plotting and revenge and second chance plot … Continue reading →
