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 →
March 2026 is off to a good start with Pursuit of Jade with Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei premiering to decent reception. It will likely have the first half of the month free of any major competition as right now I’m not hearing of any other big C-drama dropping anytime soon. But towards the end of the month … 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 →
