So the first teaser trailer and new posters are out for iQiyi period C-drama Yun Chu’s Vengeance (Yun Chu Ling 云初令 or Cloud’s First Command) and it doesn’t look bad at all. Female lead Yu Shu Xin has turned away from her usual cutesy or bubbling character and doing the one I loved the most, the kickass methodical and cold … Continue reading →
Filming began last week but this week iQiyi released the first set pictorial for the period C-drama Yun Chu Ling (云初令 or Cloud’s First Command). Starring Yu Shu Xin and Zhang Yun Long, the mood is more serious and darker than her usual dramas and like I previously mentioned much more in the vein of My Journey to You. I … Continue reading →
Looks like iQiyi has firmed up the casting for its new period C-drama, it hasn’t been confirmed yet but industry is saying this is the final pick. Period romance C-drama Yun Chu Ling (云初令 Cloud’s First Command) will star Yu Shu Xin and Zhang Yun Long with filming to kick off in the coming weeks. Yu Shu Xin’s casting does … 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 →
A new xianxia C-drama is confirmed this week and filming will commence shortly. It’s a Tencent and iQiyi joint production titled Lai Zhan (translated as Coming Battle) and will star Ju Jing Yi and Zhang Yun Long. She’s top billed here and that makes sense when her very large fanbase and she’s a liuliang star while he’s getting shoehorned as … Continue reading →
Better quality doesn’t always translate to more viewership but at least the second chapter of the Fox Spirit Matchmaker series has concluded with no major hiccups or as a big flop. Love in Pavilion is more like a shrug of the shoulder type of drama run, with the heat index in iQiyi never breaking 9000 (which the first chapter Red … Continue reading →
It’s off to the races to end the month as this Monday April 28th saw not one but two releases. Mango TV quietly dropped shelved Love Never Fails and over at iQiyi the platform released Love in Pavilion with Liu Shi Shi and Zhang Yun Long, the second chapter of the Fox Spirit Matchmaker series. LiP has basically scrubbed all … Continue reading →
So the mega flop of the Fox Spirit Matchmaker first chapter the Red Moon Pact delayed and rejiggered the release of the second chapter. Originally Love in Pavilion was supposed to air a few months after Red Moon towards the end of 2024 but the production paused that plan and also retooled the promos to remove all association with the … Continue reading →
There is no clearer way to indicate that the first drama in a trilogy was a flop than the second chapter changing its name to get as far away from it as possible. With that said, all three chapters of the Fox Spirit Matchmaker stories same a common world building and mythology so I’m not sure how this will work … Continue reading →
So this should be the type of news that is just “oh wow” and “how nice” except in Asian entertainment there is the added layer of “not good enough” and “how dare they!” C-ent is reporting that stars Gulinazha and Zhang Yun Long are dating after working together on a variety show. Both are adults, very good looking, and in … Continue reading →
The good thing about the flop that was Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact with Yang Mi and Gong Jun is that it was quick come and quick go. No one is talking about it anymore which is good for the next two chapters on deck, initially after the first chapter tanked the next one Love in Pavilion with Liu … Continue reading →
The Fox Spirit Matchmaker series is a big IP for streaming platform iQiyi and it’s almost done filming the third and final chapter and the first one finished two years ago isn’t even out yet. It will be soon though, as iQiyi initially slated Red Moon Pact (Yue Hong chapter) with Yang Mi and Gong Jun for next month in … Continue reading →
It’s cute that the leads for the upcoming Fox Spirit Matchmaker second installment the Zhu Ye chapter have birthdays just a week apart. Zhang Yun Long is on March 2nd and Liu Shi Shi on March 10th so the production used each’s birthday to release new posters of their characters in the drama. He is Wang Quan Hong Ye and … Continue reading →
