Whispers of Fate (水龙吟) is adapted from the novel written by Teng Ping. It has your usual flair of wuxia dramas; good vs evil, with a male lead described as neither evil nor good; morally ambiguous. He gets entangled in a murder which is part of a larger conspiracy to bring down the wuxia world.
This is a the drama where the male lead gets all the beauty treatments – overwhelming both of his female counterparts. Lol.
This lucky, lucky man. He’s only 23?! O.O In dramas, he appears generally older, but in variety shows, he’s about twelve. XD Got the prettiest co-stars so far! I like both female leads so there’s that. Hee!
Love and Crown // Feng Huang Tai Shang (凤凰台上) is adapted from the novel written by Xie Lou Nan. She’s a skilled martial art fighter, heroine of jianghu, fighting injustice and eliminating evil, while he’s a young emperor masquerading in the wuxia world to help the common people. Little does he know, she’s the daughter of the Chief Minister and chosen to be his future queen.
They look so regal and PXR is a doll!! B)
Lol. This drama is so secretive. Nothing at all during filming and then boom, we are done. But honestly, they finished filming a while ago, in late March I believe and only chosen today to release some materials. XD
The City Maker (造城者) is adapted from the novel written by Zhu Xiao Jun. It is set in the 1980s and as the name of the drama suggests, they are literally building a city from scratch.
I spy the villain from the Legend of Fei and the smexy snake lady from Legend of Shen Li (they have become very good friends)!
Aigoo, so many mixed feelings about this drama. 1) I thought it would never air because of Yuan Bing Yan’s tax evasion 2) Hu Yi Xuan filling in the female lead role must not have been easy and I hope she doesn’t get compared and dragged down, I like her quite a bit! 3) Yuan Bing Yan ah, a bright future ahead of you and this is where we end up? T_T 4) In any case, I hope this gains some success/popularity to balance out the efforts spent by the cast and crew on re-filming many, many scenes. 🤞🤞🤞
Per Qiyi: The drama is adapted from Shu Ke’s novel “When Spring Ends, I’ll See You Again” and tells the story of the deity Jin Xiu, who tries to help a camellia spirit, Hong Ning, ascend to immortality. However, a bond lasting a millennium forms between them, and in the end, it is Hong Ning who helps Jin Xiu attain humanity. [You can read my previous post for novel spoilers.]
Airing today 4/28~
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!!
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~
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!