Costume drama Que Gu begins filming with Neo Hou Ming Hao and Ai Mi

Welp. I have read of the complaints against this drama; mostly against the people for casting Ai Mi – who literally just turned 17 two days ago. I have nothing against her but aren’t there many youth dramas to cast the girl in people? Especially when the plot of the drama involves a forced marriage between the two. Or at least find her a close-age male lead? Neo is not to blame either since he signed on before they settled/found a replacement for previously rumored Huang Yang Tian Tian (not that much better a choice since she also just turned eighteen 6 days ago). In any case, it is now confirmed and filming has just started today.

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A Dream Within A Dream ups the ante by introducing a 3-way stab festival to end all love triangles

If you told me Liu Yu Ning walked from the set of The Prisoner of Beauty to A Dream Within A Dream, I would believe you. Lol. I was watching episode 1 and the opening scene is so outlandish and hilarious, I thought to give you guys a peek at the ensuing chaos in case you didn’t plan on checking it out. 6 episodes are out and the drama doesn’t stop airing until the end.

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Li Yi Tong and Liu Yu Ning get entangled in A Dream Within A Dream in upcoming costume drama

Per Qiyi: What would you do if you accidentally found yourself inside the world of a script, playing the role of a tragic female lead used and discarded by the villainous male lead, even tortured to death? For Song Xiaoyu, the answer is obvious: run as far away as possible. She had the perfect escape plan, but reality said otherwise. Every time she tries to change the storyline or marry a supporting male character, she becomes trapped in a never-ending loop full of “bugs,” dying in 108 unique and absurd ways. In short, the game was over for her the moment it began. Eventually, Xiaoyu comes to a painful realization: no matter how hard she tries, the “plot” always pulls her back to the male lead, Nan Heng, forcing her to re-enact the script’s iconic scenes again and again. In this paper-thin world, so many characters are shackled by predestined roles. Some are imprisoned in palace intrigues, others are confined in grand aristocratic mansions. Some are trapped in toxic rivalries among women, while others endlessly pursue power and status. Some yearn for love and freedom but can only dance in fear, bound by invisible chains. Some dream of soaring like mighty birds, only to lose their spirit amid the monotony of daily life. This drama portrays the struggle of ordinary individuals fighting against a fate that was scripted from the very beginning.

LYN joining the 3-drama per year club (After The Prisoner of Beauty and Eternal Brotherhood Season 2). I’m happy to see LYT so pretty in a costume!! Woohoo!

Airing 6/26~

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Historical Fantasy drama A Dream Within A Dream begins filming with Li Yi Tong and Liu Yu Ning as leads

A Dream Within A Dream (书卷一梦) is an upcoming costume drama, it is not based on a novel. From what I can gather, the story follows our heroine who enters a script and becomes a heroine who is abandoned and abused to death by a villainous hero. No matter how hard she tries to run away, the plot somehow pulls her back to him. In this realm of scripted story, many characters are set to follow a trajectory, many yearn to break their shackles, how many could survive this cruel world? Other cast members include Zhu Xu Dan, Wang Yi Lun, Wang You Shuo, and Wang Cheng Si.

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Cdramas Airing This Week: My Journey to You, Parallel World, The Eve, Sunshine by My Side, Egg and Stone, and more!

My weekly attempt to get this post out on Friday failed again. Lol

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Back From the Brink with Hou Ming Hao and Zhou Ye finally premieres in May

Sorry for the lack of updates these past two weeks. Was sick like a dog. =/

Back From the Brink (护心) is adapted from the novel Heart Protection written by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang. The story follows our female lead, who was supposed to die long ago but was saved thanks to the “heart protection” scales (I don’t know how to translate that, Lol) and energy pearl from an ancient dragon demon. She’s then luckily accepted as a disciple at Chen Xing Mountain under her shifu – Daoist Priest, Ling Xiao, to cultivate. However, she stirs up some troubles and is then expelled from the sect (the beginning of the novel). Looks like there’s some feelings between disciple and shifu too. Now without a home, our female wanders jianghu and is kidnapped to be someone’s bride. That someone is the ancient dragon demon whose body was dismembered by his previous lover (oucchhh!). He immediately recognizes his important jewels in her body. He pleads for her help and she reluctantly gives in, and together, they travel around to look for his body parts, hoping to make it whole again before the big day comes – a war between the immortals and demons (and a revenge!). What will happen if the return of his whole body means taking away the things keeping her alive?

Angsty!

You can find the translated novel here at Nikki’s Sporadic Spores.

Airing 5/9~

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Zhang Xue Ying picks the Choice Husband between Xing Zhao Lin and Riley Wang

Synopsis per Tencent: It tells a story about Shen Miao, the daughter of the wealthiest man in yangzhou city. Although, she has Wealth and has a beautiful appearance, no one wants dared to marry her because she is considered to bring misfortune to her future husband, after her two ex -husbands ran away before the marriage. Later, Shen Miao meets a talented young scholar named, Pei Yan Zhen and the two begin their fantastic love story. [It’s adapted from the novel written by Dian Xian.]

Airing 1/11~

The story sounds almost identical to A Girl Like Me with Guan Xiao Tong and Hou Ming Hao.

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Song of the Moon: Xu Lu exchanges three days of happiness for a dark future with Zhang Bin Bin

Song of the Moon (月歌行) is adapted from the novel written by Shu Ke. I wrote about the novel previously here. And this is the synopsis from Qiyi: Young girl Liuzue (played by Xu Lu) exchanged her life’s fate for the pleasure of being with a mysterious man for three days, and since then, she has gone through a lot of ups and downs, and a rocky relationship. In order to safeguard the life of the people, to protect their loved ones, they have gone through a lot of hardships and difficulties, devoting their lives to bear the promise of the gentleman. Can they break through their destiny and change the ending?

Hoping its a decent drama for these two! They need a hit!

Airing 12/15~

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