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#TheBlueWhisper premieres tonight. #Dilraba #RenJialun

The Blue Whisper Part 1 tells of an angsty romance between spirit controller Ji Yunhe (Dilraba) and pretty merman Changyi (Ren Jialun) who gives his tail for legs. Part 1 ends with the leads misunderstanding each other, though from the trailer it seems like they’ll eventually work together again to defeat the tyrannical Princess Shunde (Guo Xiaoting). I didn’t like the previous merman-related…

#BeMyPrincess premieres tonight. #XuZhengxi #ZhouJieqiong

I’m usually not a rom-com person, but the premise for iQiyi rom-com Be My Princess has definitely caught my attention. Xu Zhengxi (The Autumn Ballad) plays an aloof actor who literally embodies his character after getting into a car accident. Zhou Jieqiong (Legend of Fei) stars as his bewildered costar, who must play along and help him recover. Directed by Huang Tianren (Here To Heart, Someday…

Promo Round-up: Challenges at Midlife #YuanQuan #LeiJiayin #ZhangYixing

Challenges at Midlife 相逢时节 stars Lei Jiayin and Yuan Quan in a Romeo and Juliet-esque story minus the tragic ending. Costars include Zhang Yixing as Yuan Quan’s younger brother, Jia Nailiang as Lei Jiayin’s best buddy and Luo Haiqiong as his older sister. The 38 episode drama airs daily on Zhejiang TV / Dragon TV. Melodramatic trailer, BTS (more…)

#XuKai #WuJinyan's Royal Feast premieres today.

I thought it would be a drama set mostly in the imperial kitchen, but the trailers for Royal Feast makes it look like the typical palace romance between a maid turned empress (Wu Jinyan) and the future emperor (Xu Kai). The 40 episode drama will stream on Mango TV – viewing calendar can be found here. Trailer 1, Romance BTS (more…)

Divorced: #WuQian & #ZhangYujian

Wu Qian writes on Weibo: “A Valentine’s date between two single girls.” Congrats! It hasn’t even been a year since Zhang Yujian officially announced his marriage with Wu Qian after the latter was photographed together with their toddler daughter, and now they’re here with a divorce announcement. Happy Valentine’s Day!

Divorced: #HuangXiaoming and #Angelababy

This is a case where everyone knows they’ve divorced, but the couple never officially said so until today. Both Huang Xiaoming and Angelababy have posted the same message on Weibo saying they’re thankful for everything, and will remain family. The couple have one son, born 2017.

Misc. drama news #ChinesePaladin #ZhaoLusi #ChenYuqi #HuYitian #JinChen

Top to bottom: Li Xiaoyao, Zhao Ling’er and Lin Yueru from the Chinese Paladin remake. Today seems to be a lucky day in C-ent, because premiere dates and official cast announcements are coming in left, right and centre. Casting News This is actually old news but Chinese Paladin is getting a remake. New actor He Yu (My Fated Boy) plays Li Xiaoyao, Yang Yutong (Crime Crackdown) plays Zhao…

Mirror: A Tale Of Twin Cities, City of Streamer and more to premiere next week #LiYifeng #ChenYuqi

Happy New Year! There’s plenty of dramas premiering over the next few days, so I thought I’d cover them all in the same post. Which ones are you looking forward to watching the most? On a side note, I just started watching time-loop drama Reset, and it’s pretty good so far. It’s not the thriller I was expecting, though I do like how it spends time developing the backstories of the other bus…

iQiyi period romance dramas currently in production #BaiJingting #WallaceChung #YuanBingyan

The Emperor’s Love 倾城亦清欢 – Wallace Chung, Yuan Bingyan The 36 episode drama recently began filming, and revolves around the romance between an imperial lord who is known as the God of War, and a genius physician. (more…)

Promo Round-up: #SwordSnowStride #ZhangRuoyun

Coming from the writer of Joy of Life, Sword Snow Stride follows a youngster’s (Zhang Ruoyun) journey from a good-for-nothing noble to swashbuckling hero. As this is only the first season, I don’t think we’ll be able to see the hero getting involved in any warfare as a powerful general. This is why I hate seasonal formats, especially when the first season is already 38 episodes. Theme…

I dropped Song of Youth within 30 minutes after realising the show wasn’t the female ensemble it promoted itself to be, but Lamu Yangzi’s imitation of Luoshen is just too hilarious not to post. 2021 seemed to be a year where the drama in C-ent was more gripping than the fictional stories playing out onscreen, but I still went through a fair share of interesting television shows. Which ones did…

First trailer for #JiangShuying, Liu Mintao's #LadyofLaw

Lady of Law stars Jiang Shuying as a hotshot lawyer who is initially in it for the money, while Liu Mintao plays the more experienced lawyer who believes in justice for all. From the trailer, it seems like the drama will focus on cases related to discrimination against women (more…)

Promo Round-up: #WhoIsTheMurderer #ZhaoLiying

Who Is The Murderer is the latest mystery thriller from iQiyi, and stars Xiao Yang, Dong Zijian and Zhao Liying in the lead roles. There haven’t been any stand outs from the iQiyi’s Light On series this year – let’s see if this one will do the trick. [Extended Synopsis] The 16 episode miniseries releases 2 episodes every Sunday to Tuesday. Playlist of promos (more…)

Teaser and posters for Luo Jin and Huang Zhizhong's Qing dynasty historical drama

Royal Nirvana was both memorable and miserable, and I’m just here to watch Luo Jin (now Kangxi) gain an upper hand over Huang Zhizhong (now a court official). River of the World 天下长河 (lit.) stars Luo Jin as the Kangxi Emperor and Huang Zhizhong as the honest and frugal polotician Jin Fu, who is tasked with flood-control works for the Yellow River. Yin Fang costars as Jin Fu’s trusted…

Promo Round-up: Luoyang #HuangXuan #WangYibo #SongQian

There’s a lot of hype over Luoyang, so let’s hope the story doesn’t disappoint. Starring Huang Xuan, Wang Yibo and Song Qian as our mystery-solving trio, the drama releases 2 episodes every Wed-Sat on iQiyi. Playlist of promos (more…)

Promo Round-up: Lie To Love #LuoYunxi #ChengXiao

Lie To Love stars Luo Yunxi (Love Is Sweet) as the amputee vice-president of a hotel chain who appears to be a controlled puppet of his ambitious uncle. Cheng Xiao (Falling Into Your Smile) costars as his ex-girlfriend who is back for revenge after witnessing her father’s death at the hands of the hero. Ji Xiaobing (The Trick of Life and Love) costars as a secretive lawyer and the heroine’s…

Promo Round-up: Heart of Loyalty #ZhangHuiwen #WuXize

Heart of Loyalty stars Zhang Huiwen as a rookie detective who travels to the capital to save her brother who has been made a scapegoat by corrupt imperial officials. Wu Xize costars as her superior and love interest Zhan Zhao. Trailer 1 (more…)