geechoo

it's because CY's drama is simultaneously airing on tencent and iqiyi (the two biggest streaming platforms). Youku has a drama airing right now but its audience isn't the typical idol drama watching crowd.

cdramas are longer in episodes but each episode is much shorter than kdramas. kdrama episodes are 1+ hr long while cdrama episodes are around 30~40 min long

he looks like wulei + wang hedi combined lol

those who've read the script said his drama version is a lot tamer and less of an asshole.

I don't think there's a time slot for it. IQIYI is currently airing CY's drama (it's an S+ budget drama so it's highly important) and it's pretty much the focus for the entire month.

so reliable melons have said this is airing Oct 8th. It will be competing directly with Fated Hearts (IQIYI) and Yummy x 3 (Tencent). things will start getting interesting :)

tbh Jiang Qiaoxi Linghe is so underrated amongst fans lol I know the drama was a disappointment but I just did a rewatch of his scenes last night and imo this is his best acted drama so far. I also really really like how this drama used no filters. I like TBT but sometimes the overuse of blurring filters affects the cinematography. I really hope he has more opportunities to work with directors like this in the future.

booting is not being held. this is all but confirmed.

tbh I looked at his filmography and imo it's because he didn't film much historical dramas when he was younger. the fast way to become a traffic star in China is through acting in historical dramas.

I thought this was going to air in September but there's been zero updates from youku..

the first 4 are more popular in China than internationally. XK is more popular internationally than China (I think his career might be over ngl..). I feel like HMH is still a rising star in China. Not quite in the tier of a traffic star yet but he has so many historical dramas lined up that I can see him rising in popularity.

so it's time travel + wuxia?

post production shouldn't take that long. I think this will prob air in 2026 spring at the earliest.

things not looking good for Esther and this drama..

shooting has been postponed and word on weibo is that she's getting replaced. I really don't know the validity of all the accusations towards her & her family but it might be good to lie low for now. There hasn't been anything posted by the government yet so there's hope she won't be blacklisted. iirc Song Zuer was accused of tax evasion and disappeared for over a year and only started becoming active again this year once she was cleared.

ML really carries this drama so far. He's part of the reason why clips are going viral in China. NGL I started watching this after seeing clips on xiaohongshu. Yoona overacts too much in comparison.

I think it's pretty much all but confirmed that he's taking a break after filming wraps. He mentioned at a brand event recently that he doesn't have any projects lined up after this. I think he'll prob rest for the remainder of 2025.

I think we can be a bit more calm if we get a trailer of some type lol

the ones that take 4 months are usually costume dramas that require large set pieces and sometimes too many night scenes can also prolong shooting (Guo Jingming for example is infamous for liking to shoot at night).

this one is only 33 episodes. with not much big scenes.

I'm watching Princess Gambit to get a feel of this director's style. Nothing special so far. He seems to really like filming close ups of actor's face.

I mean. I wouldn't call it slow because ML pretty much falls in love in the first episode. It takes them a while to get together but imo there's no other way to portray it because 1) she just got out of a long term relationship 2) they have a doctor-patient relationship. I think the time it took for them to get together is understandable given these circumstances.