Never thought about these two together but now I think this would be a great casting. C-ent is saying that Hunan TV modern romance drama On My Way (致我那菜市场的白月光 Zhi Wo Na Cai Shi Chang De Bai Yue Guang) has picked its leads and is getting ready to kick off filming. The female lead will be Zhang Jing Yi and … Continue reading →
Okay, getting super hyped for this C-drama based on the first trailer alone was not on my C-drama bingo card lol. But I can’t denyt that the first previews just released by Tencent for period C-drama Chasing Dreams is on fire. Starring Zhang Jing Yi and Chen Zhe Yuan, she’s a blind (at times) fortune seer and he’s the warrior … Continue reading →
So this drama sounds perfectly aligned for C-actress Zhang Jing Yi, in that it deals with machinations and running a business in period times and also court intrigue. The drama is titled 金枝 Jin Zhi (which means Golden Branch or Gold Bough) and is adapted from the novel Born in the Purple. The female lead has been mentioned with a … Continue reading →
If you thought last month May had a ton of C-dramas it’s got nothing on this month of June 2025. So far xianxia revenge drama Feud is the biggest premiere of the month arriving last week on June 6th, and now we are getting four consecutive-day drama releases next week to get the party really started. June 17th sees the … Continue reading →
The fun and good drama filled month of May 2025 is over and to start off June the biggest hit of that month Legend of Zang Hai has just ended its run. If you’re waiting to marathon now is the fine as all episodes are out. It set a new heat index record on its own platform with 10,400 on … Continue reading →
So the casting continues in looking for the confirmed leads for xianxia C-drama A Beautiful Destiny (Chinese title 月都花落 Flower Falls on the Capital Moon). Actress Zhang Jing Yi is basically confirmed for a few weeks now but the male leads are still in discussion. The latest word is that it will likely be Yang Yang, and that will make … Continue reading →
There is still the entire second half of 2025 left but it’ll be hard to imagine another period C-drama beating the buzz and viewership of Legend of Zang Hai. Mega popular C-actor Xiao Zhan has delivered a resounding hit for Youku, confirmed with the drama reaching 10,400 heat index on the platform for the first time ever of any drama … Continue reading →
The warm up in May has started to turn fire in drama land with the addition of another hot heat index period drama. Legend of Zang Hai with Xiao Zhan premiered this week and within 24-hours already hit 9500 heat index on platform Youku. Just a smidge more and it hits 10,000 and is well on its way to being … Continue reading →
Well this is going to be a fulsome May of 2025, I’ll remember it well due to the fallow prior months in C-drama land and the potential for not just one hit drama but two. Youku has announced the airing of Legend of Zang Hai with top actor Xiao Zhan and successful drama actress Zhang Jing Yi for May 18th. … Continue reading →
So this is the C-drama that last week was rumored to possibly be considering Zhao Lu Si until it ran into her working with the director of the unfinished drama Almost Lover. The English title is A Beautiful Destiny and the Chinese title is 月都花落 Yue Du Hua Luo adapted from the novel 月都花落，沧海花开 Yue Du Hua Luo, Cang Hai … Continue reading →
Another C-drama production has wrapped filming recently and it’s period romance Chasing Dreams (Meng Hua Ting 梦花廷 and was earlier titled Flower in Novoland). Starring Chen Zhe Yuan, Zhang Jing Yi, and Liang Yong Qi, it’s the classic love triangle set up from what I see in the preview and one ripe for the second male lead to scene-steal/screen-chew thanks … Continue reading →
There has been commentary in the past for both Zhang Jing Yi and Chen Zhe Yuan that both have modern faces and thus look out of place in period dramas. Of course both have done period dramas before to varying degrees of success and are now teaming up for the recently started filming drama Chasing Dreams (Meng Hua Ting 梦花廷) … Continue reading →
There is a title change but the same confirmed leads as filming kicks off for period C-drama Chasing Dreams (梦花廷 Meng Hua Ting), formerly Flower in Novoland. The leads are Chen Zhe Yuan, Zhang Jing Yi, and Liang Yong Qi, and is the story of a blind princess and her fated romance with the prince of a kingdom. So far … Continue reading →
