It’s probably smart timing that the two leads of breakout hit Pursuit of Jade both quickly followed up with another drama airing soon thereafter. Zhang Ling He had Overdo which is close to finishing its airing and now Tian Xi Wei is back on the small screen with Genius Girlfriend which iQiyi released over the weekend on August 2nd. Her … Continue reading →
The modern C-drama Winner (赢家 Ying Jia) is reportedly slated to start filming next month towards the end of July 2026. it’s a brisk 24-episode S+ budget drama with the female lead having her life destroyed and then taking over the life of a rich heiress to plot her revenge step by step. The leads are going to be Tian … Continue reading →
This weekend C-ent went to K-ent, and sent two of the prettiest visuals to the international stage. The 2026 Global OTT Awards was held in Busan this weekend for streaming productions and handed over a ton of prizes across many categories. For C-ent stars Song Wei Long and Tian Xi Wei, they got to win their awards together in a … Continue reading →
Since the success of Pursuit of Jade both leads have been rumored and discussed for what seems like every period C-drama in planning stages. It’s nice to be wanted and have options, so this may not happen but seems more on the likely side. Tian Xi Wei is reportedly the first choice female lead for the C-dramaDeng Hua Xiao (灯花笑) … Continue reading →
This stuff frequently happens and ultimately the decision is on the producers of a drama the ideal person they want to cast. C-ent has a casting change on the upcoming strong female lead period C-drama Ci Tang (刺棠), it was inked for Wang Yu Wen for some time now and then later Zhang Ling He joined as the male lead. … Continue reading →
A true ladies fight is underway for an upcoming Tencent big budget period C-drama. It’s title Going to Ride the Winds (我欲乘风 Wo Yu Cheng Feng) and is a period female lead centric drama adapted from a novel. The production is reportedly in talks with both Tian Xi Wei and Yu Shu Xin to pick one as the female lead, … Continue reading →
So what was a great start for March 2026 iQiyi period C-drama Pursuit of Jade will see it suffer the same high to low trajectory as most dramas these days. With a hot start and strong reviews, the drama starring Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei looked poised to deliver a much needed win for C-drama land after a … Continue reading →
So Pursuit of Jade (Chasing Jade) with Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei has been the hot drama of March 2026, and to date has just surpassed Love Between Devil and Fairy to sit at #4 in Tencent’s most popular dramas. But on the cusp of the final arc and last ten episodes releasing this week, the drama over … Continue reading →
Woo hoo, new drama alert and just in time when I’ve been needing a new fix. iQiyi has announced the March 6th premiere of period C-drama Chasing Jade with Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei, the two are jointly top billed on this one after a fandom fight resulted in detente. The drama has her being the hearty butcher’s … Continue reading →
The perpetual train engine that is C-drama productions keep trudging along and recently I spotted first stills and pictures for one that I’m mildly curious to check out. The C-drama is titled Genius Girlfriend and is a modern romance starring Tian Xi Wei and Hu Yi Tian. It’s an odd pairing but could be in a good way, she’s so … Continue reading →
I’m a bit lol-ing at the first stills and posters for Youku C-drama Transfer Gold Hairpin (Jia Jin Zai 嫁金钗), but not necessarily in a bad way. I like the color palette and leads Tian Xi Wei and Yan An are holding court with strong presence in stills. But in many of the stills it looks like a smackdown is … Continue reading →
The back-and-forth with the casting of period C-drama Transfer Gold Hairpin (Jia Jin Chai 嫁金钗) is over as Youku confirmed the drama and female lead this week. It will be Tian Xi Wei in her first big budget top billed female lead-centric drama, and the male lead is reportedly going to be rising singer turned actor Yan An. He got … Continue reading →
August 2025 wasn’t as strong a month in C-dramas as July was the prior month, but the August dramas have all ended or are ending so time to check in on one that I haven’t started yet but still plan to. Tencent fantasy romance C-drama Moonlit Reunion with Xu Kai and Tian Xi Wei will end its run this week … Continue reading →
