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 real love between secret enemies drama is coming. Starring Zhang Wan Yi and Wang Chu Ran and adapted from a … 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 Part 2 run was ruinous for me in terms of adapting the second half of the LYF novel but at … 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 Part 2 is past the midway point in its shorter than Part 1 airing length and this time around there … 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, other than spoiled her brains out but sweet little chirpy Ah Nian. Cang Xuan gets the throne and a shit … 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 swoop as it was never intended to be a two part-er initially. The novel is split into three books with … Continue reading →
My relationship with Lost You Forever will always remain the first and most memorable love, what with how much I lived and breathed the novel during the years of translation. Three whole books people! Which sadly is only going to become a 60 episode drama, with Part 1 airing last summer with 39 episodes and Part 2 reportedly only have … Continue reading →
I’m a nostalgist and also have developed patience with age, the year long wait between Lost You Forever Part 1 and now the coming Part 2 was frustrating when it happened but now feels like a shrug of no big deal. The drama is returning next week and Tencent released the first batch of official lead stills showing Yang Zi, … Continue reading →
So this is hilariously apropos since all four dudes want female lead Yang Zi in the drama Lost You Forever in some form or fashion and crap keeps happening so she can’t get her happy ending (yet) in Part 1 aired so far. Part 2 of the drama is coming on July 8th and the four male leads Zhang Wan … Continue reading →
Am I ready to say goodbye to Lost You Forever and all the rich and multi-faceted characters that reside in the Vast Wilderness? Yes, I actually am, what with it being over ten years since I started the herculean task of translating the novel (three book in length) and with the conclusion of Lost You Forever with Part 2 coming … Continue reading →
So Lost You Forever may just suffer the most of a hit drama getting the momentum wind sucked out of it thanks to splitting into two parts. Part 1 aired last summer and was as closed to what I had hoped for being a mega fan of the source novel. This is probably as good as it gets in terms … Continue reading →
Ooooohhhhh I really like this! In one month we now have had three actors in talks for the period C-drama The Brocaded Tale of the Girl Si and the last and final is definitely my fave of the three. First there was Alan Fang, a great choice but not guaranteed since he’s not a big enough name. Then came Chen … Continue reading →
C-actor Zhang Wan Yi had a banner year thanks to Lost You Forever elevating him to great reception but he was already on the up and up and has two period dramas forthcoming. One is with Ren Min called The Rise of Ning that finished filming awhile ago and the other is called Liu Zhou Ji (also known as Hidden … Continue reading →
This won’t be the first of the summer 2023 various C-drama leads that play musical chairs and do an upcoming drama together. There were more C-dramas released this summer than usual and two of the bigger hits were Lost You Forever and The Longest Promise. So LYF male lead Zhang Wan Yi and TLP female lead Ren Min will star … Continue reading →
