Love Beyond the Grave (慕胥辞) is adapted from the novel written by Li Qing Ran. She plays a beautiful 400-year-old female ghost master who wanders battlefields to feed on human souls while he’s a mysterious young commander of the Taba Army of Daliang. Their fates intertwined that day and he agrees to share his five senses with her. Together, they fight to keep the peace the between the human and spirits realm.
You can read the novel at Nomad Translations.
Fox Spirit Matchmaker 1: Red-Moon Pact (涂山小红娘月红篇) is adapted from the manhua written by Tuo Xiao Xin. It follows the epic romance between the fox tribe and the human race. Yang Mi plays eldest sister, Tu Shan Hong Hong, considered the most powerful fox spirit; her romance begins when she saves Dong Fang Yue Chu (Gong Jun), a talented Daoist from a special (human) bloodline when he was pursued by bad people.
You can read the manhua here, or watch the donghua here.
Airing 5/23~ Another beauty galore coming your way!
White Cat Legend (大理寺少卿游) takes place in the divine capital under the rule of the Empress. During a banquet at the Tang Palace, Li Bing (played by Ding Yuxi), who is highly regarded by the empress, is appointed as the Assistant Minister of Dali Temple. Within Dali Temple, Chen Shi (played by Zhou Qi), Wang Qi (played by Feng Man), Alibaba (played by Waer), Cui Bei (played by Ding Jiawen), and Sun Bao (played by Zhang Yicong) work together under the guidance of the newly appointed Assistant Minister, Li Bing, to unravel the layers of mist in the imperial capital. They support each other and defy their fate while upholding their inner sense of justice. [Synopsis by Qiyi]
It’s adapted from the Manhua of the same name written by R.C. There’s also a donghua you can watch here (Season 1). Check out this tumblr for useful info including links to the translated manhua and Season 2 English-Hardsubbed.
Airing 2/20~
At this alarming rate of drama-dropping, would we have any left for 2022? 😛
For a more complete list of airing cdramas of 2021, please visit my annual schedule.
Unforgettable Love (贺先生的恋恋不忘) is an upcoming romcom featuring a romance between a CEO male lead who operates on indifference and rationale and our sweet, loving child psychologist female lead. Sounds like a regular romance, yea? Except, our CEO has a son!
To air 7/10~
15+ dramas (and counting) coming to you from Qiyi. Which ones are you looking forward to the most?
