Chinese Paladin Remake Sword and Fairy with He Yu and Yang Yu Tong to Premiere on April 2nd

In a case of “no one asked for this”, the remake of Chinese Paladin basically the C-drama based on the first game in the Sword and Fairy game series is coming out April 2nd so Tuesday. In a year where two other Sword and Fairy dramas have premiered to middling reception, namely Sword and Fairy based on the 4th game with Ju Jing Yi and Chen Zhe Yuan and Sword and Fairy 6 based on the 6th game with Xu Kai and Yu Shu Xin, one wonders why drop this one now and not let a bit more time pass with the Sword and Fairy stories. The first game was made into the hit C-drama starring Hu Ge and Crystal Liu way back when and the exact same story is now being adapted into Sword and Fairy the drama with fresh-faced leads He Yu and Yang Yu Tong. I feel checking this out will be due to curiosity, nostalgia, or nothing else to do, but contrary to my earlier meh when it was announced I’m a smidge more interested as male lead He Yu is really engaging my fancy playing derpy twink heavenly prince Fu Rong in The Legend of Shen Li and he’s just fantastic with the animated acting and making an annoying character rather entertaining.

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CP4 Drama Sword and Fairy 4 Opens with 4.2 on Douban While CP6 Drama Sword and Fairy Gets 5.1 as Both Dramas Limp to Conclusion

I feel like the expected success of xianxia C-drama Love Between Devil and Fairy in 2022 made everyone think that xianxia dramas were more than just niche offerings with the occasional success. Otherwise how to explain the expectations for recent … Continue reading

January 2024 C-dramas Off to Bad Start as High Profile Premieres of Both Chinese Paladin 4 and 6 Adaptations and Love Endures Flops

January 2024 is still the year of the rabbit as lunar new year is not until February 10th so maybe with the turn of the lunar year the lucks with change with C-dramas. The premieres of three high profile dramas … Continue reading

Both Sword and Fairy C-dramas Adapted From Chinese Paladin Games are Industry Flops But Consensus is CP6 is Less Bad than CP4

It was just a production scheduling screw up that Chinese Paladin 4 adaptation Sword and Fairy 4 and Chinese Paladin 6 adaptation Sword and Fairy (just that, no 6 in the title) aired at the exact same time. Okay, one … Continue reading

Xu Kai and Yu Shu Xin Go on Memory Loss Adventure in New Poster and Preview for Chinese Paladin 6 Drama Sword and Fairy Premiering Jan 18th

So this drama synopsis may seem wonky off the bat calling leads Xu Kai and Yu Shu Xin of Sword and Fairy, the Chinese Paladin 6 adaptation, as siblings but it’s not cuz they are actually blood related. The story … Continue reading

Upcoming Late 2023 Through 2024 C-dramas Release OTP Hanging Out New Posters for Mid-autumn Festival

So today September 29th is Mid-autumn Zhong Qiu in Mandarin Chinese or Chuseok in Korean and it’s basically Asian Thanksgiving. Family gathering together to eat and hang out, plus drinking and watching TV together. C-dramas usually release new posters for … Continue reading

Xu Kai Shares First Filming Snaps From Set of Chinese Paladin 6 Drama Sword and Fairy and BTS Pictures Show Female Lead Yu Shu Xin’s Character Visuals

C-actor Xu Kai’s got so many period C-dramas under his belt I swear seeing these first stills it felt like something I’ve seen before. He’s the male lead in the upcoming xianxia drama Sword and Fairy, which is the highly … Continue reading

Popular C-actor Xu Kai and Rising Actress Yu Shu Xin Cast in the Highly Anticipated C-drama Adaptation of Chinese Paladin 6 Titled Sword and Fairy

I’ve only recently gotten the appeal of some of the rising and popular young actors from the past 5 years, since after 2015 I really stopped watching C-dramas and without watching it’s hard to like or dislike anyone. So it’s … Continue reading