The Rise of Ning with Zhang Wan Yi and Ren Min Tops the October 2024 Newly Released C-dramas

So October 2024 doesn’t have any breakout C-drama hit so all eyes are onward to November. The three bigger profile C-dramas to air are The Rise of Ning with Zhang Wan Yi and Ren Min, Kill Me, Love Me with Liu Xue Yi and Wu Jin Yan, and Snowy Night: Timeless Love with Li Qin and Zeng Shun Xi. The mid-month Datawin tracking is out and the rankings in terms of viewership and buzz are in the order above, so while The Rise of Ning isn’t the hit that Zhang Wan Yi needed after back-to-back-to-back dramas this summer it’s still nice to have a middle of the road reception. I’ve been glancing at all three but don’t have time to fully commit to any this month but nothing looks bad.

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Period Romance C-drama The Rise of Ning with Zhang Wan Yi and Ren Min Reportedly Slated to Air on Tencent in October Following Love of Nirvana

The currently airing C-drama Love in Nirvana is doing just so-so in streaming on Tencent and isn’t a big shock since leads Allen Ren and Li Lan Di are not by themselves big draws. But then again, summer is done … Continue reading

C-actress Ren Min’s Team Reportedly Will No Longer Accept Period Roles After She’s Criticized Yet Again for Her Visuals in Recently Airing Period Drama White Cat Legend

So I think the whole fallout with C-actress Ren Min and her period visuals (or lack thereof) with last year’s xianxia C-drama The Longest Promise was after she had filmed additional period dramas. Since then I don’t believe she’s accepted … Continue reading