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Song Zu Er and Chen Xin Hai Make a Visual Couple in Strong First Teaser for Tencent Period Romance C-drama Biao Mei Wan Fu

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 27, 2025 by ockoalaOctober 27, 2025

C-actress Song Zu Er‘s comeback with two back-to-back strong dramas in The Demon Hunter’s Romance and The Prisoner of Beauty was one of the positive stories in C-ent this year. But those dramas were filmed over two years prior to release and it wasn’t guaranteed that she would be as strong in her future dramas after taking a year and … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Biao Mei Wan Fu, Chen Xin Hai, Song Zu Er | 11 Replies

Song Zu Er Reported for Tax Evasion Again by the Same Tipster Requesting Another Investigation

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 24, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 25, 2025
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This will likely not derail Song Zu Er‘s resurrected career again but it is clear that the person targeting her has a beef that’s not going away. C-ent is reporting that the same tipster who reported her for tax evasion two years ago is back and reporting her again for continuing tax evasion. During the first investigation, her side did … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Song Zu Er | 11 Replies

Liu Yu Ning Elevated Another Level in C-drama Male Leads as The Prisoner of Beauty and A Dream Within a Dream Both Made Money

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 30, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 30, 2025
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So this metric isn’t about buzz, search rankings, viewership, or ratings, but the age old “did it make money in the end” assessment. Usually it’s tied together, a popular drama will make money because the high viewership will lead to more CF sold and tail with streaming, but lately it’s not always the case due to the increasing cost of … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged A Dream Within a Dream, Li Yi Tong, Liu Yu Ning, Song Zu Er, The Prisoner of Beauty | 31 Replies

Yang Yang Rumored as Male Lead for Period C-drama Why Not Cross by Boat with Female Lead Potentially Song Zu Er or Zhang Miao Yi

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 30, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 29, 2025
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This was a great summer for C-actor Yang Yang, redeeming his last lackluster drama outing of Fireworks of the Heart with a resounding hit in The Immortal Ascension. So it’s no surprise that lots of drama male lead roles are headed his way and there will likely be melons aplenty until he picks the next one. This week there is … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Song Zu Er, Why Not Cross By Boat, Yang Yang, Zhang Miao Yi | 6 Replies

Latest Casting Melon has Dylan Wang and Song Zu Er for Tencent Period Drama Ah Zhi Ah Zhi

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 7, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 7, 2025
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There’s a very fun casting melon that came up this week and I for one would love to see this pairing. Song Zu Er has been in talks for the Tencent Republic era period C-drama Ah Zhi Ah Zhi adapted from the same name novel and now the platform wants Dylan Wang as the male lead. If he joins the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ah Zhi Ah Zhi, Dylan Wang, Song Zu Er | 7 Replies

Song Zu Er Confirmed for Tencent Period C-drama The Palace Stewardess and the Male Lead is Between Xu Kai and Zhang Wan Yi

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 30, 2025 by ockoalaJuly 29, 2025
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A new period politics and romance C-drama is being prepped and cast for Tencent and it’s going to be a big project custom fit for female lead Song Zu Er. Tencent is super into her comeback and this will be the big budget drama to really cement her return to the top of her rung of Flowers. The drama is … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Song Zu Er, The Palace Stewardess, Xu Kai, Zhang Wan Yi

Song Zu Er and Chang Hua Sen in Talks for Republic Era Period Romance C-drama A Zhi A Zhi

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 14, 2025 by ockoalaJuly 14, 2025
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C-actress Song Zu Er, by a masterstroke of having two good dramas in the bank to air, has staged one of the best C-ent comebacks from scandal in recent memory. It also helps that she was a top flower of her generation before her scandal. She’s currently filming the period romance Biao Me Wan Fu but is looking at signing … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged A Zhi A Zhi, Chang Hua Sen, Song Zu Er

Tencent Confirms Leads Song Zu Er and Chen Xin Hai for Period Romance C-drama Biao Mei Wan Fu

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 23, 2025 by ockoalaJune 23, 2025
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Production has officially started on Tencent produced romance C-drama Biao Mei Wan Fu (表妹万福) adapted from the same name novel with the translated English title of Wishing You Eternal Happiness by writer Peng Lai Ke. The leads are Song Zu Er and Chen Xin Hai, as rumored from the last few weeks. And the vibe is very demure and sweet … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Xin Hai, Song Zu Er

Four Consecutive Day C-drama Premieres Starting June 17th with Created in China with Zhang Xin Cheng and Song Zu Er and Ending with The Princess’s Gambit with Liu Xue Yi and Meng Zi Yi on June 20th

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 14, 2025 by ockoalaJune 14, 2025
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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 →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Bai Jing Ting, Created in China, Justifiable Defense, Liu Xue Yi, Meng Zi Yi, Reborn, Song Zu Er, The Princess's Gambit, Zhang Jing Yi, Zhou Yi Ran

C-actress Song Zu Er Films First Drama Since Return From Two Year Soft Ban in Tax Investigation with Guest Starring Appearance in Supernatural Period Drama Liao Zhai

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 5, 2025 by ockoalaJune 5, 2025
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The successful return of C-actress Song Zu Er can be a case study for future soft banned stars, but really it’s that all the elements lined up for her. She was deemed not to have committed any tax evasion and her return was paved by having two well made C-dramas ready to airdrop. She’s now back to her first filming … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Liao Zhai, Song Zu Er, Strange Tales

The Prisoner of Beauty with Song Zu Er and Liu Yu Ning Wraps Run as Hit Drama on Tencent with 6.4 Douban Ratings and Strong Word of Mouth

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 4, 2025 by ockoalaJune 3, 2025
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The period romance C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty ended its a few days ago and caps a successful month of May for Tencent. The drama was airdropped after female lead Song Zu Er was given the okay to resume her entertainment career and her other shelved drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance was airdropped into being a near solid hit for … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Liu Yu Ning, Song Zu Er, The Prisoner of Beauty

The Prisoner of Beauty with Song Zu Er and Liu Yu Ning Fastest Tencent Drama in 2025 to Hit 30,000 Heat Index Cementing it as a Likely Major Hit C-drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 18, 2025 by ockoalaMay 18, 2025
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Only 25 C-dramas on Tencent have hit 30,000 heat index ever and now add another one with The Prisoner of Beauty. I hope this drama has the same legs as two of my favorites of all time Lost You Forever (Part 1) and Love Like the Galaxy both of which hit 32,000 at its peak but I’m not sure of … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Liu Yu Ning, Song Zu Er, The Prisoner of Beauty

C-actress Song Zu Er Reportedly Gets Offer for New Period C-drama Biao Me Wan Fu on Heels of Successful Return with The Demon Hunter’s Romance and The Prisoner of Beauty

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 18, 2025 by ockoalaMay 18, 2025
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This period C-drama has been casting around for the past year and earlier this year was nearly ready to start filming with leads in place. Then nothing happened and now is back in the casting news cycle with word that it will star Song Zu Er as her first post-return casting. The drama is titled Biao Mei Wan Fu (表妹万福) … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Biao Mei Wan Fu, Song Zu Er

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