I grew up reading mangas, like a lot of mangas shoujo and shonen, and lived through manga series that went on for years and even decades. I mention this because the long running manga writer’s drawing style will naturally change over time bit by bit that it doesn’t register as jarring or all that different until you compare the most … Continue reading →
After Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact aired in May to terrible reviews and mid viewership, it’s like everyone associated just disassociated from it and never mentions it again. Unfortunately it’s year end reviews and awards time around the drama realm and the Douban drama forum decided rightly to vote it as the top flop C-drama of 2024 – 年度仆街劇冠軍: … Continue reading →
I actually think Zhao Lu Si acted decently in The Story of Pearl Girl, her performance was not even in my top 10 of complaints with the drama. But the drama is a flop for sure now, with the amount of money put in and advertising dollars vis-a-vis the reception, reviews, and viewership. A week after the drama finished its … Continue reading →
This drama was initially announced in 2023 by Tencent but didn’t coalesce into filming stage at that time. The female lead Tencent was interested in was Zhao Lu Si but we all know she’s been filming nonstop for three years now in dramas so her scheduled is packed. Tencent is reportedly ready to film the drama titled Wrong World (错世 … Continue reading →
There is a new C-drama casting that is making waves and aptly the drama title is about a boat and a crossing. C-ent industry insiders are saying that Dylan Wang and Zhao Lu Si are in talks for period C-drama Why Not Cross By Boat (何不同舟渡 He Bu Tong Zhou Du). This casting is legit and not a melon, but … Continue reading →
If I were a professor I would absolutely be an easy grader. If you try hard sincerely and the output shows that effort I would acknowledge it, in that sense I’m not very black/white in life or in entertainment offerings. I’ve liked plenty of objectively bad movies and dramas because I enjoyed certain elements of it enough to overlook the … Continue reading →
At the end of the day, the core of any good drama remains the Story, it has to grip the viewers to give it tens of episodes to unfold and take us on a journey. The Story of Pearl Girl even has story in the title but sadly it had a very uninteresting story. Coupled with choppy directing it just … Continue reading →
Hot damn why did the drama gods have to reunite Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning for their second go-around and this time both as first leads rather than their second lead romance and then NOT give them a great story. Ugh, I’m so frustrated with The Story of Pearl Girl but with zero complaints about these two in … Continue reading →
Oh this is just good news all around and one that needn’t be a competition with each other. There is way too much room for everyone to succeed then to try to nitpick. Maoyan data congratulated both The Story of Pearl Girl and Love Game in Eastern Fantasy for each surpassing 200 million views as of November 5th, making it … Continue reading →
So many of my loves together not just at the same event but sitting next to each other and interacting is just adorbs. This week’s big Weibo TV & Internet Summit 2024 saw a ton of C-stars in attendance and one combo got fans super excited. Top drama actresses Bai Lu and Zhao Lu Si were sitting next to each other … Continue reading →
So I finally started watching The Story of Pearl Girl after much expectation and hype and my takeaway is fairly mixed. Solid production values (aside from some dubbing not matching lip movement well), a methodical story about merchants and trade and jewelry and female empowerment, and a nice cast that are all doing well so far. But it lacks excitement … Continue reading →
Wow, I don’t think I’ve seen so many C-stars supporting and posting about another star’s new drama in such fast and short period of time from the premiere. The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning was released on November 1 and almost immediately other C-stars went on their own social media to either post … Continue reading →
So the big November C-drama premiere actually had two high profile dramas arrive on the same first day of the month. Female empowerment Tang dynasty drama The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning and game play fantasy xianxia drama Love Game in Eastern Fantasy (The Guide to Capturing a Black Lotus) with Yu Shu … Continue reading →
