So there was a lot of movement around this drama which has been in prep for quite some time but with the recent hits and misses in C-dramas the production is ready to move forward and the leads are all but inked. The drama is titled 翘楚 Qiao Chu and is adapted from the novel 楚后 Chu Hou or Empress … Continue reading →
There are weird casting choices and this one is weird from both the leads itself and within the context of this being a sequel to a first season. Tencent is releasing xianxia C-drama The Land of Warriors with Zhou Yi Ran and Zhang Yu Xi on November 25th taking over for Love Game in Eastern Fantasy. Land of Warriors is … Continue reading →
So the viewers of Lost You Forever Part 1 who fell in love with Xiang Liu played by Tan Jian Ci are only going to love him even more in Part 2, and it’s already happening. Within a week of LYF2 airing, Tan Jian Ci is just behind Yang Zi in the hot buzz chart and reportedly the highest buzz … Continue reading →
C-actress Zhao Lu Si wrapped Tang dynasty period drama The Story of Pearl Girl (formerly known as The Legend of Jewelry) earlier this year and is reportedly intentionally not doing another project right away. She’s been taking the downtime to do more brand events and other activity but she does have another project lined up. She’s signed the intent letter … Continue reading →
A very promising new C-drama is being prepped and I’m loving the director and story and intrigued by the younger fresher face casting. The drama is adapted from the wuxia and romance novel titled Ten Years Lantern On A Rainy Night in the Martial Arts World (江湖夜雨十年灯) by the same novel writer Guan Xin Zhe Luan of Love Like the Galaxy … Continue reading →
The first big C-ent party of 2024 was this weekend with the 2023 Weibo Night celebration that brought out nearly all the popular stars in the industry. Yang Zi and Zhu Yi Long took home the top awards Weibo Queen and King but it’s a popularity award of course. The rest of the awards all fete the stars with notable … Continue reading →
Watching wuxia C-drama A Journey to Love gave me lots of rewards aside from solid entertainment. The discovery of fresh faces (to me) was the best as it means more stars to keep an eye on and check out their future works. He Lan Dou playing Princess Yang Ying was my favorite among the youngest members of supporting cast, which … Continue reading →
I feel like period C-drama The Legend of Zhuohua was just THERE, like it existed but it created zero impact good or bad. The drama premiered at the end of August and will wrap its run for VIP this week and the first Douban ratings are out at a decent 7.2 But the early feedback was a lot of criticism … Continue reading →
