Based on Feiwosicun’s torturous romance novel of the same name, Tears in Heaven is finally going to air after 4 years. The melodrama stars Li Qin as an entertainment reporter, Shawn Dou as a stoic CEO and Zhang Yunlong as a kind-hearted doctor and the heroine’s boyfriend. [Extended synopsis]
The 41 episode drama releases 2 episodes every Wed-Fri on all five platforms (yup, LeTV is making a comeback) beginning tonight at 8pm (CN time).
Gaming drama Falling into Your Smile stars Xu Kai as a professional League of Legends player and Cheng Xiao as a casual player who is eventually signed by an e-sports agency. Like all rom-coms, theirs is also a bickering frenemies to lovers romance. [Extended Synopsis]
The drama premieres tonight on Youku / Tencent.
Never Say Goodbye revolves around the romance between an undercover detective (Ren Jialun) and an mob boss’ daughter (Janine Chang) who is back for revenge and power. [Extended Synopsis]
The 47 episode drama releases 2 episodes every Tues-Fri on iQiyi and Tencent beginning tonight.
Life Is A Long Quiet River 心居 stars Hai Qing as Feng Xiaoqin, a strong-willed countryside woman who married into the well-off Gu family a decade ago. She persuades her husband Gu Lei to borrow money from his twin sister Gu Qingyu (Tong Yao) to buy a house, yet is politely rejected by the latter.
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Xianxia romance Ancient Love Poetry stars Zhou Dongyu as a powerful goddess who sacrifices herself for the greater good in the first life, and Xu Kai as her protector over three lifetimes.
The drama releases 2 episodes every Thurs-Sat on Tencent / WeTV.
I am loving all the trailers for The Day of Becoming You, an iQiyi rom-com that focuses on the fish-out-of-water scenarios when a superstar (Zhang Xincheng) body-swaps with an entertainment reporter (Liang Jie). If this setup is going to last for at least half the show, I think I’ll be in for the ride.
The drama will be English-subbed on iQiyi beginning tomorrow at noon (June 17th 12pm CN time).
Trailer 1, BTS, Zhang Xincheng BTS, Special
Henan TV has once again succeeded in promoting traditional culture across the Chinese web with the Dragon Boat Festival Gala. More performances from the night can be viewed here.
Dance: Pray
Dancer: He Yinghao as Luoshen, best known for being the epitome of beauty in Cao Zhi’s poem Ode to the Nymph of the Luo River 洛神赋.
Director: Chen Jia
Executive / creative Director: Xiao Mada (also the brains behind Henan’s Spring Festival gala dance)
Love and Redemption costars Yuan Bingyan and Liu Xueyi will be leading Love Never Fails 落花时节又逢君, an upcoming xianxia drama based on Shuke’s novel of the same name. They will be play deities with differing beliefs – Yuan Bingyan’s character treasures the ability to feel human emotions, while the Liu Xueyi is initially set on turning her into an unfeeling and powerful god.
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The Magnolia Awards are here, and it’s another year of wishing that my favourite shows, or at least recipients deserving of the accolades, take home the awards. It’s always a delicate balancing act when it comes to giving out the awards, but I’m happy to report that there were no major surprises tonight (apart from the fact that Liu Lin didn’t win…again). Best Actress was the closest race this year, and Tong Yao edged out Reyizha to take home the award.
Judges include director Liu Jin (White Deer Plain), director Fu Dongyu (The Thunder), Tao Hong (A Little Reunion), Tong Dawei (A Love For Dilemma) and screenwriter Zhang Lei (Chinese Style Relationship).
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Ancient Love Poetry, a fantasy romance drama transcending three lifetimes and spanning 60,000 years, has released a new trailer featuring brilliant CGI and the typical tragic love story. The drama should drop within the next two weeks. [Extended Synopsis]