I feel like this is the start of C-drama castings to come, the names floated for the leads are the second leads from the last few years as the big names move away from idol dramas whether out of choice to seek prestige projects or aging out. A new C-drama titled The Princess has cast Liu Xie Ning and Zhang … Continue reading →
Sometimes the hammer of judgment does have to come down to remind production companies not to embark on a project with a slew of bad decisions. Princess Agents was a hit in 2017 and has long been discussed to make a sequel since the ending was sorta unfulfilled, but leads Zhao Li Ying and Lin Geng Xin both went on … Continue reading →
The Princess Agent sequel drama Rebirth has now gone through what I call every stage of feels, from thinking it’s a bad idea all the way now to quite liking the preview and looking forward to it. At least it’s the right direction trajectory rather than the opposite, and the timing looks good as the rumor is that it will … Continue reading →
So lunar new year is in mere days and already the 2025 C-drama season truly feels in the rear view mirror and everyone is onto the latest releases that kicked off the 2026 season. There will be plenty of C-dramas dropping but one interesting one with a lot of baggage is Rebirth (冰湖重生 Bing He Cong Sheng), the sequel to … Continue reading →
This drama was discussed this year as a S-budget drama and the female lead was going to be top billed with Tian Xi Wei. But now the production has scrapped the original scope for the C-drama Jia Jin Chai (嫁金钗) or Marry the Golden Hairpin. The drama will now star Bao Shang En and Zhang Kang Le and the budget … Continue reading →
