Reading Once Promised (Ceng Shu Nuo) and its direct sequel Lost You Forever (Chang Xiang Si) is like two flip sides of the same coin. There are so many parallels but the ends and choices are almost diametrically opposite. It goes to show that what happens to form a person’s life, personality, and background ultimately influences how choices in the … Continue reading →
So this is to be expected somewhat but is rather pointless and annoying to see happen. C-drama Lost You Forever has become summer 2023’s hottest drama and there is much love to go around, great characters and acting from all four leads and a thoughtful adaptation with well paced execution. Novel writer Tong Hua is part of the production team … Continue reading →
Some folks may think I’m covering the C-drama adaptation of Lost You Forever a lot (comparatively) but those who read my novel translations know I’m probably not talking about it enough. I have so much to say still but am almost too happy with the drama version I don’t know where to start. The five leads are perfectly cast as … Continue reading →
The success of Lost You Forever is all but guaranteed now, mere two days into its premiere. The reviews are excellent and the buzz is record topping, and with top liuliang Yang Zi as the female lead the continued online interest will only continue even if the drama story peters out. WHICH IT WON’T. Haha, I can guarantee it as … Continue reading →
Well this is great news for Tencent and the production/cast of period xianxia C-drama Lost You Forever that it’s a hit out of the gate in terms of buzz and views. Even better are the first impression commentary from viewers is near universally positive and THAT’S BECAUSE THIS DRAMA IS EVERYTHING I CAN HOPE FOR. Sorry for yelling but folks … Continue reading →
I’m still a bit bloated from watching too many C-dramas recently, even with the ones I dropped it’s still A LOT of dramas to be binging thanks to the glut of releases in the past month. Since mid-June 2023 it’s been nonstop releases from all the major streaming platforms and Tencent has the recent successful The Longest Promise and will … Continue reading →
Oh boy, now I am EXCITED. Like, trying to keep my expectations low just went out to the window with the release of the full official preview for Lost You Forever, adapted from the same name novel by writer Tong Hua of Bu Bu Jing Xin fame. I’ve read the novel from the back countless times and did the translation … Continue reading →
So there have been many drama stills released for C-drama Lost You Forever since it filmed last year in 2022 but recently I saw the first still of one of the male leads in his alter-identity and I just have to share it. The nine-headed sea demon General Xiang Liu is my personal favorite male lead in the novel but … Continue reading →
I’ll believe this when I see it but so far this latest C-ent crack down on dramas with problematic elements/cast et. al. has not stopped ALL dramas from airing as period drama Beauty of Resilience (Hua Rong) started airing this week. So the scoop is that my most highly anticipated C-drama Lost You Forever adapted from the Tong Hua same … Continue reading →
The passing of time in the C-novel Lost You Forever is in the hundreds and thousands of years marking the lives and loves of the gods and goddesses with their outsized pathos. For the C-drama this month marks the one year anniversary of filming start and the production released a new official BTS video and stills to celebrate. The video … Continue reading →
C-novelist Priest is well known for being prolific and also having a subset of BL novels that are wildly popular. Her BL novels have been adapted into dramas Word of Honor and Guardian and a third Sha Po Lang was filming in 2020 into the drama Winner is King (烽火流金) but has languished on the shelf due to the soft … Continue reading →
A bunch of finished filming in early 2022 C-dramas rounded the corner into 2023 and still haven’t aired yet so I’m not too hopeful to see the C-drama adaptation of Lost You Forever airing anytime soon since it finished filming late last year. So getting periodic treats is good enough and for Valentine’s Day this week the production released four … Continue reading →
Well the interest is definitely there for the upcoming C-drama adaptation of Tong Hua xianxia romance novel Lost You Forever. Unlike the C-drama version of the prequel Once Promised which was soooooo bad and thankfully no one watched it, this one is high profile thanks to Yang Zi as the female lead and a bevy of fast rising male leads … Continue reading →
