Let’s be real, The First Frost isn’t reinventing the wheel. Ex-classmates and forced cohabitation are classic C-drama comfort food, but actor Bai Jingting and actress Zhang Ruonan make it work. Bai’s ...
Artsy film critics are unlikely to be impressed by China’s micro-dramas. Even so, the roughly two-minute episodes, which cram soap-opera plots into a short-video format, are wildly popular. Watched ...
Anja Djuricic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in 1992. Her first interest in film started very early, as she learned to speak English by watching Disney animated movies (and many, many reruns). Anja ...
The world of Chinese dramas is full of fantasy romances, but sometimes a series comes along that truly stands out. “Love in the Clouds” is exactly that kind of story. Based on the popular web novel ...
Time-travel stories have always had a special charm in Chinese dramas. They blend fantasy and nostalgia, sweeping viewers between past and present, often to uncover timeless emotions. When food joins ...
Every Wednesday and Friday, TechNode’s Briefing newsletter delivers a roundup of the most important news in China tech, straight to your inbox. Sign up In recent years, short dramas (mini TV series) ...
In recent years, China has sought to export more of the country's TV and film productions to other markets, and the appetite for it is real. This year's Ne Zha 2, for example, surpassed $2 billion at ...
Pride Meets Love Chinese drama: Pride Meets Love is one of the most talked-about Chinese dramas of 2025. Combining romance, destiny, and a touch of mystery, the series has already caught the eye of ...
About nine months ago, the developer for Girls’ Frontline 2, a gacha strategy game, said it’d be keeping the Chinese and global games a year apart. As the Chinese-based version of the game launched in ...
My partner recently confessed something to me about his screen-time habits: When he’s giggling at his phone, he’s often watching short English-language soap operas that have begun showing up on his ...
August 2024 is sure to keep viewers entertained as it will deliver many new and exciting Chinese dramas. The lineup will cover various genres, such as costume, spy, and romance, among others. From ...