I have a feeling that Yang Mi and her performance in the recently concluded mega hit fantasy romance C-drama Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms (Eternal Love) will actually get better with time. Most dramas and performances don’t age well, and some can’t even stand up to a second watch. But so far into my second watch of … Continue reading →
The idea of reincarnation and even love or vengeance passing through the lives is a staple of Chinese lore, and in the upcoming fantasy C-drama Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms even gods and goddesses are not immune to keeping the threads of fate tied. The C-drama adaptation of the popular novel hits the small screens on January … Continue reading →
Promotions are ramping up for the C-drama premiere of fantasy romance Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Mile Peach Blossoms, airing on January 30th with a head start on the movie version which doesn’t hit the theaters until summer of 2017. Starring Yang Mi and Mark Chao, the drama is a visual feast of contrasting colors of white, black, and red … Continue reading →
I’m legit relieved that the drama stills from the upcoming television adaptation of fantasy romance novel Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms looks genuinely pretty without veering into gaudy territory. The drama has finished filming with a schedule early 2017 air date which will come soon enough seeing as how time is whizzing by. Leads Yang Mi and … Continue reading →
It’s time for another edition of Chinese stars attending awards show looking way more diverse and colorful than Korean counterparts. except this one was the fashion magazine L’Officiel sponsored fashion awards so the stars all went black and white, but even then it was with more textural breadth than the usual draped and beaded dresses. C-actress Yang Mi went with … Continue reading →
When enough times passes is when nostalgia arrives to soften the focus and sweeten the memories. Such was the case at the recent Bazaar China 2016 Star Charity Night event when all three Chinese Paladin leading ladies were gathered together and in the same frame. Chinese Paladin and Chinese Paladin 3 were the drama adaptations of popular role playing fantasy … Continue reading →
Chinese-speaking entertainments best and brightest stars were out in mega force this past Friday for the annual Bazaar Star Charity Night. There were so many pretty faces and fashionable attire it’s impossible to pick a post topper so I’ll go with the pregnant and glowing Ruby Lin in a flowing caftan Elie Saab red dress and her head shaved hubby … Continue reading →
Harper’s Bazaar is holding it’s annual China Star Charity Night Out and with it comes the attendant promotional activities to garner as much interest as possible. It’s fine for fashion to mingle with entertainment and do it for charitable causes, pretty people are the perfect shill to get the public to spend time and money. For the upcoming 2016 event, … Continue reading →
After five months filming has wrapped on the C-drama adaptation of popular fantasy period novel Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms. Not to be confused with the C-movie adaptation which also wrapped recently starring Crystal Liu and Yang Yang, the C-drama version is just as star-studded with Mark Chao and Yang Mi headlining as the star-crossed and reincarnation … Continue reading →
Chinese period story fans are have very very high standards when it comes to opinions about onscreen period beauties. There’s modern beautiful which doesn’t always dovetail with period beauty wondrous, and in between plenty of pretty actresses have flailed in both acting and visuals when stepping in the long flowing locks and colorful gowns of the past. C-ent frequently updates … Continue reading →
Ravishing is the first adjective that comes to mind when I laid eyes on the newest batch of official drama stills for the upcoming C-drama adaptation of popular fantasy romance novel Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms. Starring Mark Chao and Yang Mi, the source novel by writer Tang Qi Gong Zi has a huge following and the live … Continue reading →
A post has been recently making the rounds that collects the way back when pictures of the top Chinese and Taiwanese actresses from their earliest entertainment days. For this group it’s a journey of one to two decades of star ascension and with it plenty of growing sophistication in both style and the whittling away of fresh-faced ingenue aura. Crystal … Continue reading →
I’ve always preferred traditional wuxia dramas over the skewing younger fantasy wuxia with more special effects that come across like an RPG visual. It’s pretty telling that many of the recent years fantasy wuxia dramas have been adopted from popular role playing video games as both the games and such dramas remain quite popular in China. Not as common as … Continue reading →
