With Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning as the leads, it is hard not to notice The Story Of Pearl Girl (珠帘玉幕) if you are a Chinese drama fan. It is one of the most anticipated dramas of 2024. With the leads' status in the industry, their dramas are expected to have a certain standard rather than another run-of-the-mill kind of production that gets churned out by the truckloads in … [Read more...] about The Story Of Pearl Girl Review
Chinese Dramas
In this category, we will review dramas from mainland China.
A Beautiful Lie Review
I didn't plan on watching A Beautiful Lie (你的谎言也动听) but the low ratings surprised me. So, I decided to give it a go to see why viewers have rated this drama as such especially when the leads aren't exactly new faces and do have their fan base. Now that I have completed it, I can understand the reason for the not so flattering reviews. In fact, it took me quite some time to … [Read more...] about A Beautiful Lie Review
Kill Me Love Me Review
Kill Me Love Me (春花焰) is another Wu Jin Yan drama within a short time period in the second half of 2024. It has also gotten some good reviews for yet another historical drama with a revenge theme. I guess we will never get bored of them as long as the story is well-executed with a good script. Of course, the co-star matters too and Liu Xue Yi matches up well to Wu Jin Yan for … [Read more...] about Kill Me Love Me Review
Melody Of Golden Age Review
I almost missed Melody Of The Golden Age (长乐曲) as I hardly follow Mango TV due to their bad subtitles especially for historical dramas. So, I have not watched a Mango TV drama for quite some time. Perhaps they have improved on their subtitles for the global market in recent months as this recent title doesn't seem to have the same bad translations that I have seen in the past. … [Read more...] about Melody Of Golden Age Review
Go Back Lover Review
I watched Go Back Lover (再见, 怦然心动) on a whim because of the short length of 24 episodes. Furthermore, it has been quite some time since I last caught sight of the actress, Xu Ruo Han. So, I decided to give it a go as I expected it to be easy to binge on. While it is indeed quick to finish 24 episodes, this drama is not as breezy as I thought it would be. The quickness comes … [Read more...] about Go Back Lover Review