This is gonna be quick and dirty because it’s great being a parent. Even when they got you sick, you still have to wake up and cater to them!!
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Costume drama Zhu Yu (Chasing Jade) with Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei has wrapped up filming!
Probably my most anticipated costume drama! The two leads are so cute together. They slay that high-ponytail look perfectly!
Zhu Yu // Chasing Jade (逐玉) is adapted from the novel written by Tuan Zi Lai Xi. The story follows our female lead after she lost her parents. In order to secure her inheritance from the greedy relatives, she takes in a wounded man as husband. She doesn’t know much about him except for his striking good looks. They agree that once everything is settled, they would divorce. However, war breaks out and he’s enlisted. He disappears without a trace. They meet again when he’s injured in a tent. Teary-eyed, she tells him to stop being a soldier and she will continue to support him, taking back their divorce agreement. Turns out, our handsome unknown man is a strict marquis who rules the battlefields ruthlessly. Now he spends his days recuperating in a tent for the wounded, making his soldiers confused. He jumps up when he learns that his “wife” has taken his uniform and went to war in his place! Heeheee, this sounds so sweet! I can’t wait to continue reading it! But please expect deviations from the novel, as always.
You can read the ongoing English translation at Gravity Tales by Sheepadu. Huge thanks!!
First Posters Released as Fantasy drama Gu Yue Feng Hua Lu with Li Yi Tong and Chen Xin Hai wrapped up filming
Gu Yue Feng Hua Lu (古乐风华录) is adapted from the manhua written by Aimo. This xianxia story brings an interesting element to the genre with our characters embodying musical instruments. That sounds adorable! Our female lead is described as an ordinary musician and on her journey to protect her sect, she meets our amnesiac male lead. Yi Tong so pretty and adorable, she can serenade me anytime. 😛
Ci Sha becomes Ren Min’s leading man in new costume drama Liang Chen Mei Jin
Liang Chen Mei Jin (良陈美锦) is adapted from the novel written by Chen Xiang Hui Jin. The costars in The Rise of Ning reunited but this time he is her male lead. 😀 The plot of this one is starting to look like the run of the mills of rebirth-second-chance costume dramas where the female lead is given a chance to live again and wants to undo the things she did in the past/first life. Anyhoo, the drama synopsis looks cleaner, as usual, with our heroine being raised/spoiled by her grandparents; she then returns back to her parents’ place, where the fun begins, and she meets three men.
Filming started a few days ago~
Mystery Costume drama Tang Gong Qi An Zhi Qing Wu Feng Ming with Bai Lu and Wang Xing Yue wrapped up filming
Filming wrapped up on 4/12~
Tang Gong Qi An Zhi Qing Wu Feng Ming (唐宫奇案之青雾风鸣) is adapted from the novel written by Sen Lin Lu. It follows our leads as they work together to solve multiple palace mysteries.
ZZ finally got his Ning Er in here. Lol. Sometimes I think this is a fashion drama because Bai Lu looks so good in all of her costumes. The high-ponytail look is definitely hers to own!
Filming wrapped up: Tan Song Yun’s My Destiny, Ju Jing Yi’s Veil of Shadows, Xu Ruo Han’s Yi Zhen Chun Hua, and He Lan Dou’s Feng Man Lou
This post kept getting longer and longer so I had to call quits on Friday as cutoff date. Lol.
Supernatural costume drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance with Ren Jia Lun and Song Zu Er airdrops today!
The Demon Hunter’s Romance (无忧渡) is adapted from a novel written by Ban Ming Ban Mei.
Synopsis Per Qiyi: It tells the romantic love story of Xuan Ye, a mysterious demon hunter, and Ban Xia, a young girl. Together, they navigate a world where humans and demons coexist and embark on thrilling and mysterious adventures. In the bustling city of Guangping, humans and demons live side by side, with demons skilled at concealing their true forms by disguising themselves as humans. Ban Xia (played by Song Zu’er), a wealthy young woman, possesses a pair of peculiar eyes that can see through the illusions of these creatures. Despite her efforts to conform and be obedient, she is often labeled as “crazy” behind her back due to her ability. When she uncovers the secret that her sister-in-law is a demon, she becomes the target of pursuit and crosses paths with Xuan Ye (played by Ren Jialun), a demon hunter. With a gentle kiss, Xuan Ye allows Ban Xia to fully see the world where humans and demons coexist. Together, they investigate various strange incidents in Guangping City, such as the healing power of the Biyu Pear, the Nine Lives Cat, the Guangping Spring Dawn Painting, and the Cycle of Rebirth, and their relationship grows increasingly intimate. However, Xuan Ye carries a secret that repeatedly pushes Ban Xia away, as he gradually discovers the possibility that he himself may also be a demon.
Airing 4/12~
GAHH this gives me hope that Song Zu Er’s other dramas are gonna air now, specifically The Prisoner of Beauty.
Meng Zi Yi and He Yu begin filming for historical drama Blossoms of Power
Another Blossom?! 😛 😛 😛
Blossoms of Power (百花杀) is adapted from the novel The Imperial Song – After I Bloom, A Hundred Flowers Die written by Jin Huang. The novel unfortunately only has 2 chapters translated so far by Celestial-dreamer.
This looks to be our leads’ third collaboration! He Yu played the younger version of the Emperor in Blossom and they also played a couple in The Legend of Heroes 2024. Another surprising face in the cast is the return of Jeremy Tsui who took a year-long break from showbiz and announced his comeback September of last year.
The story sounds interesting. DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT NOVEL SPOILERS. THE DRAMA WILL LIKELY CHANGE MANY THINGS, though. It’s a palace drama with lots of princes and scheming. Our male lead is an ailing crown prince who’s been poisoned since he was young so he spends his days pretending to be really frail although he practices martial arts (heh). He is described as scheming, cold-blooded, and manipulative. Our female lead, in her previous life, was married to the previous Crown Prince (second male lead), but committed suicide after the execution of her whole family under his supervision, forced by the Emperor (yikes!). Her soul enters the body of a general’s daughter. She’s later sent by her father to the capital to find a royal husband – our male lead. She’s equally cunning and cold.