Well, those who felt it was unfair that most of the success for Pursuit of Jade seemed to go to male lead Zhang Ling He will be happy that this month has been great to female lead Tian Xi Wei. Her current drama Where the Mask Ends is a hit and garnered her strong praise in her acting of the … Continue reading →
I think it’s safe to call this a win for C-actress Tian Xi Wei, the second for her this year. Period revenge drama Where the Mask Ends is now 2/3rds of the way through its airing run and remains the most popular drama currently streaming doing better than The Lament of Autumn and newly premiered Tigers Sniff the Rose. It … Continue reading →
So far 2026 has yielded three C-dramas hits so to speak, starting with Pursuit of Jade then The Early Spring right into Against the Current. We may have another one as When the Mask Ends with Tian Xi Wei is so far off to a good enough start, but more importantly momentum trending in the right direction. If AtC was … Continue reading →
This is about as big female lead idol type C-drama as you can get, what with Tian Xi Wei not just playing the female protagonist but the same face female antagonist in Youku period drama Where the Mask Ends. It’s like she went “I got 1/5th the screentime as the male lead in Guardians of the Dafeng, fuck that I’m … Continue reading →
Word on the street is that Youku will air period C-drama Where the Mask Ends (嫁金钗 Jia Jin Zhai)next month in October 2026, so let’s get ready for hopefully good drama to come. Starring Tian Xi Wei in a dual female lead role as the headliner, it’s her chance to really breakout solely for her own acting and ability to … Continue reading →
It’s kinda ironic that former Pursuit of Jade costars Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei ended up having a similar result outcomes with their respective next dramas. Which also further confirms that hits like PoJ is so so hard to achieve nowadays, even stars coming out from a hit can’t really tap that buzz right into lifting their next … Continue reading →
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 →
