The period C-drama Zhu Yu 逐玉 (means Pursuing Jade or Chasing Jade) has confirmed its cast and will start production this weekend on December 15th in Hengdian. It’s going to be a big one with leads Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei (in equal billing), with the director of currently airing likely hit drama Blossom, the screenwriter of Love … Continue reading →
Alrighty, it looks like we’re getting more details for upcoming period C-drama Guardians of the Dafeng with Dylan Wang and Tian Xi Wei. The drama will have 40-episodes which is nice, that means the regulators didn’t find much fluff to force cut and also Tencent is all in with this drama at the max length. The airing date is tentatively … Continue reading →
Well this is going to end well, the romance between a demon hunter and a cat demon lol. C-drama Moonlit Reunion released its first teaser trailer last week and was among the most fun ones in the big batch of drama previews. Starring Xu Kai as the demon hunter and Tian Xi Wei as the cat demon (love the first … Continue reading →
When I see how fast C-stars rises and falls can be I am so supportive of the work until you can’t anymore mentality like in pro sports. So stars that seem to be in so many dramas it’s a testament to productions wanting him/her, case in point Zhang Ling He. He’s confirmed to go from filming modern drama Our Generation … Continue reading →
The C-drama is titled Zhu Yu 逐玉 or Chasing Jade and is based a same name novel and will now get an adaptation. Casting insiders are saying the leads will be Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei, both have signed intent letters and are just waiting for the production to announce their casting when announcing the kick off of … Continue reading →
There is a change upcoming on C-actress Tian Xi Wei and her drama filming schedule. Production was slated to start in early fall for The Days of Seclusion of Love with her and Liu Yu Ning and now the drama is reportedly on pause due to investor pullout once the budget went up to S level. Her fans are happy … Continue reading →
C-actress Tian Xi Wei worked last year with Dylan Wang in period drama Guardians of the Dafeng and seems to have taken a page from his project selection. Dylan is filming a buddy police drama Light to the Night with Pan Yue Ming and now Tian Xi Wei is off to film her own police detective drama Low IQ Crime … Continue reading →
The year is half over now that it’s June 2024 and one big name in C-drama land I’ve not yet seen out with a drama is Dylan Wang. Last year in 2023 he had three C-dramas, not to say any of those were good lol but at least there was stuff to watch. He’s usually done 2-3 per year but … Continue reading →
It only took twenty years lol. I did not release that Studio Ghibli movies were not released in Mainland China when it came out but the studio has been playing catch up with releasing the movies now. The Boy and the Heron was released in China a few months after it came out, and now on April 30th Howl’s Moving … Continue reading →
It’s the blunt bangs and stick straight hair, as Anne Hathaway taught us twenty years ago in The Devil Wears Prada. The clothes, yes that’s important, but the hair is transformative in sealing the fashion deal. C-actress Tian Xi Wei has been openly changing her image from her debut of cute girl-next-door looks into the iteration of cool edgy fashionista. … Continue reading →
New C-drama casting alert and this one seems like a solid pairing for me. The C-novel The Days of Seclusion and Love is getting a drama adaptation and reportedly has confirmed as leads Liu Yu Ning and Tian Xi Wei in that billing order. Liu Yu Ning has been busy filming The Legend of Jewelry with Zhao Lu Si and … Continue reading →
So I haven’t heard any credible melons on when Tencent will premiere Guardians of the Dafeng but with lunar new year holidays underway it may come during the next big holiday time period since this is one of the higher profile dramas on deck. The drama reached 1 million reservations last November and now has broken 2 million reservations so … Continue reading →
The cast of this C-drama was probably the first production to kick off filming in 2024, as the filming commenced on January 2nd and the cast has been hard at work in Hendian since. The drama is called Moonlit Reunion (Zi Ye Gui or Midnight Return) and is adapted from a novel but not of the same title. Starring Xu … Continue reading →
