So October 2024 doesn’t have any breakout C-drama hit so all eyes are onward to November. The three bigger profile C-dramas to air are The Rise of Ning with Zhang Wan Yi and Ren Min, Kill Me, Love Me with Liu Xue Yi and Wu Jin Yan, and Snowy Night: Timeless Love with Li Qin and Zeng Shun Xi. The mid-month Datawin tracking is out and the rankings in terms of viewership and buzz are in the order above, so while The Rise of Ning isn’t the hit that Zhang Wan Yi needed after back-to-back-to-back dramas this summer it’s still nice to have a middle of the road reception. I’ve been glancing at all three but don’t have time to fully commit to any this month but nothing looks bad.
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It’s rare to see an actor or actress have three lead role dramas airing in such short proximity and it’s happening for Zhang Wan Yi. He was male lead in Lost You Forever Part 2 which actually should have really … Continue reading
The Paris Fashion Show for the SS25 season is still going on and I swear it feels never ending from the SNS updates but I guess there really are that many European fashion brands. A lot of Asian celebs have … Continue reading
Well a few bad outings in a short while can definitely affect a C-stars standing and actor Zhang Wan Yi is on the experiencing end of one o those bad breaks. C-ent casting rumor has it that he has been … Continue reading
The currently airing C-drama Love in Nirvana is doing just so-so in streaming on Tencent and isn’t a big shock since leads Allen Ren and Li Lan Di are not by themselves big draws. But then again, summer is done … Continue reading
So if the viewership was even higher for C-drama Are You the One it might be in contention for biggest hit of summer 2024. Alas the viewership was merely good so it makes the Douban opening ratings of 8.0 even … Continue reading
I’ve been watching Are You the One Since it premiered a week ago and honestly I haven’t felt any urge to write about it substantively on the merits or lack thereof. The drama starring Zhang Wan Yi and Wang Chu … Continue reading
I liked the first English title but find the second also interesting and cool in its own way, at least there is no word Love in it lol. Period romance drama Hidden Charm has been retitled to Are You the … Continue reading
So word on the street and all signs point to the imminent release of period C-drama Hidden Charm on Tencent. It will either be next week or right after the Olympics but either way the amnesia with fake marriage turned … Continue reading
The only two characters and stars to emerge unscathed from the hot mess that is Lost You Forever Part 2 has to be Yang Zi and Tan Jian Ci and their characters of Xiao Yao and Xiang Liu. The entire … Continue reading
Those in the know about how C-ent works won’t be surprised by this but it is a good representation to confirm that anything happening is either tacitly allowed or more likely promoted by the stars in question. Lost You Forever … Continue reading
I feel like Lost You Forever Part 2 arrived almost breathlessly but then took deep breaths to calm down. The first 6 episodes released so far have been motoring through plot points but also quite emotionally downer for everyone involved, … Continue reading
I feel like everything I read and translated in Lost You Forever the novel came to life in Part 1 and now is poised to do the same in Part 2. It helps that the drama was filming in one … Continue reading