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Filming Wrap Special BTS for Modern Romance C-drama Speed and Love with Yu Shu Xin and He Yu Capture the Mood of Location Shoots in Bangkok, Hainan, and Nanjing

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I love when a well done trailer plus a genre that gets my interest up dovetail perfectly to ramp up my excitement from idling to full throttle. I’m talking about upcoming modern romance C-drama Speed and Love adapted from the novel Double Track, and writing this out makes me connect that the male lead is speed and the female lead … Continue reading →

Youku Confirms March 11th Premiere for Modern Romance C-drama Ski Into Love with Yu Shu Xin and Lin Yi

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The next drama on Youku following the hit modern romance The First Frost will hopefully enjoy some residual boost, and that drama continues the winter theme as well. Ski Into Love (Chinese title Shhhhh, the King is Hibernating) with Yu Shu Xin and Lin Yi will premiere on March 11th, and we’ll see if Yu Shi Xin can continue her … Continue reading →

Yu Shu Xin’s Next Project is Reportedly the Female Lead Centric Period Drama Adapted from the Novel Born in the Purple

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The C-drama casting net keeps pulling in new rumors and possibilities to kick off 2025. C-actress Yu Shu Xin probably had the best end of 2024 among all her same generation lead actresses thanks to the success of Love Game in Eastern Fantasy. She has Ski into Love on deck and is currently filming modern drama Speed in Love (or … Continue reading →

Yu Shu Xin and He Yu’s Just Started Filming Modern C-drama Star Trails Hit Snag with Director Leaving

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So there is already drama on the set of just started filming C-drama Star Trails (Xuang Gui 双轨 or Double Track). And this time it’s not on the billing order lol. The leads are Yu Shu Xin with He Yu but word from the set is that the director abruptly left and a new director has been hastily brought in. … Continue reading →

Industry Insiders Say the Lack of Kissing Scenes in Love Game in Eastern Fantasy was Due to Leads Yu Shu Xin and Ding Yu Xi Disliking Each Other During Filming But Now Things are All Fine Between Them

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Oh I love this popcorn! Pass more and slather on the butter please. Surprise late fall C-drama hit Love Game in Eastern Fantasy ended last week and there were complaints of the lack of kissing scenes in the drama. Especially with how bottled up inside male lead Ding Yu Xi‘s character was, I could totally see hot make outs of … Continue reading →

Love Game in Eastern Fantasy Wraps Its Unexpectedly Successful Run But Viewers Divided on the Ending

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So don’t click MORE on this article if you don’t want to be spoiled on how xianxia C-drama Love Game in Eastern Fantasy ends. The drama concluded its run this past weekend for VIP Tencent viewers and the feedback was mixed. Some liked it and others felt like it was a cop out too generic type ending. In terms of … Continue reading →

Love Game in Eastern Fantasy Crosses 30K Hot Level in Tencent and Yu Shu Xin Becomes First Post-90’s Flower to Break 10K or Higher in All Three Major Platforms

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So Love Game in Eastern Fantasy is midway through airing and is definitely a hit now, with the drama breaking 30,000 hot airing on its streaming channel Tencent. That puts it on par with the other 3 recent hit dramas on Tencent that broke 30K which are Lost You Forever with Yang Zi, The Tale of Rose with Crystal Liu, … Continue reading →

Both The Story of Pearl Girl and Love Game in Eastern Fantasy Hit 200 Million Views in 5 Days as C-ent Gets the Much Needed Drama Hits

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Oh this is just good news all around and one that needn’t be a competition with each other. There is way too much room for everyone to succeed then to try to nitpick. Maoyan data congratulated both The Story of Pearl Girl and Love Game in Eastern Fantasy for each surpassing 200 million views as of November 5th, making it … Continue reading →

Love Game in Eastern Fantasy with Yu Shu Xin and Ding Yu Xi Douban Ratings Opens with a High 7.5

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Wow, this is such a wild start for xianxia C-drama Love Game in Eastern Fantasy with Yu Shu Xin and Ding Yu Xi. The first Douban ratings are out and it’s a very high 7.5, higher even than the actual rating considering it’s a xianxia drama and the genre usually scores lower than traditional period works. For comparison, Yu Shu … Continue reading →

Love Game in Eastern Fantasy Slightly Tops The Story of Pearl Girl in First Reception Numbers After Opening Weekend

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So the big November C-drama premiere actually had two high profile dramas arrive on the same first day of the month. Female empowerment Tang dynasty drama The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning and game play fantasy xianxia drama Love Game in Eastern Fantasy (The Guide to Capturing a Black Lotus) with Yu Shu … Continue reading →

Luo Yun Xi Reportedly Loses Role in Period C-drama Opposite Yu Shu Xin as Producing Company Tangren Replaces Him with Own Agency Actor Lin Yi

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There is a period C-drama in development titled Hua Zui Man Tang 花醉满堂 or Drunk Flowers Full Pavilion, and I’ve seen the novel machine translated to Drunk House lol. It was reportedly to star Luo Yun Xi and Yu Shu Xin and was to start production soon, but this week there was a melon that the male lead is Lin … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama Love Game in Eastern Fantasy with Yu Shu Xin and Ding Yu Xi Confirms November 1st Premiere on Tencent

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Get ready for a very cutesy voice and an equally cutesy looking drama. I’m talking about Love Game in Eastern Fantasy adapted from the novel The Guide to Capturing a Black Lotus, which confirmed a premiere date this coming weekend on November 1st. Leads Yu Shu Xin and Ding Yu Xi are part of a demon slaying monster fighting squad … Continue reading →

Yu Shi Xin is Adorably Up to No Good Trying to Survive in Game for New Preview of C-drama Love Game in Eastern Fantasy

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So I really loved My Journey to You especially Yu Shu Xin completely changing her onscreen image, acting, voice, and performance from her cute image. I know she can do it so it was a bit frustrating to see her take on the C-drama adaptation of the novel The Guide to Capturing a Black Lotus. The drama is titled Love … Continue reading →