I feel like Tang Yan and her next drama Lady Liberty is trying to capture the same hit and zeitgeist that Crystal Liu did with her The Tale of Rose, big name female lead centric with multiple big name male leads in sectional stories woven through her life. Nothing wrong with that and it’s nice to have her get her centerstage big drama showcase with two age compatible male leads in Mark Chao and Feng Shao Feng. The visuals will be interesting as Tang Yan is sporting a very short cropped hair during the filming commencement ceremony and the first drama stills of the male leads show diametrically opposite vibes, Mark looks like the poor artist with a sensitive soul while Feng Shao Feng is doing his best modern suave businessman impression.
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The phenomenon that is smacking shirts (Chinese colloquial slang for wearing the same outfit) has really crossed country and industry lines so much so that it’s a stark reminder that there aren’t that many fashion houses out there. If we … Continue reading
There was a slight blip in C-actress Tang Yan‘s meteoric second act rise this year when she didn’t win a major Best Actress award that she was the front runner for but she’s not letting it harsh her glow. She … Continue reading
Well this is not the smartest move if you ask me, but again C-actress Tang Yan‘s fandom hasn’t been known to be the savviest. Her long ago filmed period C-drama A Moment But Forever with Liu Xue Yi is reportedly … Continue reading
Things change so quickly in the entertainment industry and for C-actress Tang Yan it was one awards ceremony. She was riding the high of C-drama Blossoms Shanghai for the past 6 months and was the front runner for the Best … Continue reading
The chatter around C-actress Tang Yan have a career resurgence after the C-drama Blossoms Shanghai earlier this year is legit real, she’s gotten top magazine spreads and new big brand endorsement deals. She’s also reportedly been fielding lots of scripts … Continue reading
This has been a phenomenal year for C-actress Tang Yan thanks to the January release of C-drama Blossoms Shanghai where she has parlayed a second female lead role into the biggest C-ent career resurgence in recent years. She’s now gained … Continue reading
So this drama was filmed a few years ago and hasn’t been intentionally shelved but has taken longer than usual to air. Xianxia C-drama A Moment But Forever is on deck for iQiyi which has submitted the final cut for … Continue reading
So Cannes Film Festival is undoubtedly the most famous and prestigious international festival and it’s coming next month in May with the film selections in the various categories announced last week. Chinese stars have routinely attended Cannes but it’s almost … Continue reading
What a difference a few months and a hit drama makes, and for C-actress Tang Yan it’s literally night and day. She was on the downswing the last three years and even got mocked by her own fans for her … Continue reading
OMG if this leading lady switch happens it’s such a downgrade, or maybe not purely from the drama storyline standpoint. Tencent has a S-plus budgeted period drama (set in Republic era China in Shanghai Bund) titled The Way You Back … Continue reading
The first big C-ent party of 2024 was this weekend with the 2023 Weibo Night celebration that brought out nearly all the popular stars in the industry. Yang Zi and Zhu Yi Long took home the top awards Weibo Queen … Continue reading
This week Tencent held its own 2023 Tencent Video All Star Awards to celebrate the actors and actresses who did a Tencent project this year. It’s like the network drama years in South Korea so all attendees are there basically … Continue reading