2024 Chinese Dramas Outlook - IQiyi/Youku/Tencent/Mango [CC]
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
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the more films and dramas move to advanced CGI and AI, I appreciate the quality and look and feel of live production (when done well, good lighting, good cinematography, etc)
definitely looking forward to Joy of Life season 2 - probably the biggest one in 2024 but who knows when it will air.
Hi, I just wanted to say I really enjoy watching your videos on CDrama land! Seeing things from a more technical perspective is always interesting!
Joy of Life 2, of course! Also, I know Lost You Forever wasn't your favorite, but I loved it so much so am gripped by heavy anticipation, checking for the release of Part 2 every day! Thank you for all your wonderful videos and commentaries. Have a wonderful 2024!
Same i'm waiting for those 2 dramas
My favorite actor is Cheng Yi in Wuxia or XianXia. After seeing him in Immortal Samsara with Yang Zi, I become a fan of Cheng Yi. Yang Zi was excellent in Lost You Forever. I look forward to seeing both their dramas. I would love to see them in same drama as Main CP again. Their chemistry at the end of Immortal Samsara when they finally confessed and kissed was amazing
Actual "Blood of Youth 2" featuring almost all of the original cast started filming. It's based on a recent sequel novel written by the author-scriptwriter. Unlike the first one, this story hasn't been previously tested by a corresponding donghua. No idea whether it has the potential to be any good.
"I am Nobody 2" also started filming. This drama is 12 eps(?), so it's possible that it could air before end of 2024. I've heard conflicting things about whether Ho Ming Hao would be in the cast. Character Wang Ye doesn't show up much in this part of the original story anyway.
So excited for Li Xian and Yang Zi's reunion drama!!!
Been waiting for Joy of Life 2 for too long, I really hope they release it this year!!
Poor YuWen Yue still in that lake 😅
As a period drama fan I can't get enough of Yang Zi and Zhang LInghe in anything. I like him very much in last year's dramas and don't see where he or his work is a joke. For me Zhang Ruoyun is already an actor who is consolidated as an actor of any age. Lots to look forward to.
I thought some of Zhang Linghe’s dramas last year were good too. I think it’s the writers who didn’t write his characters very well that aren’t seen as very good.
@@unamed2516 I only watched My Journey to You, Story of Kunning Palace and Love Between Fairy and Devil and all of them were satisfying enough for me to be on the look-out for this actor from now on. I did not see Tiger and Crane nor Bright Eyes in the Dark so can't make a judgement on these dramas.
@@moodygirl609 I saw those three too. I wasn’t interested in Tiger and Crane (I heard the ending is tragic so I don’t think I’ll ever watch it) and I’m not into firefighter dramas so I’m not interested to watch Bright eyes in the dark, but I’ll look out for The Grand Princess drama when that releases it looks interesting.
Yep seeing all his dramas last year made me a big fan of him, he's very good looking and his acting is pretty good for the fact that he doesn't have much experience so I'm really looking forward to his future dramas and see him improve!!
@@softerhaze My feelings exactly. His characters were multi-layered, but when he commits to romance he's unstoppable.
Golden hairpin! Please i love case breaking drama and lost you forever season 2, bring it on❤
I would really appreciate if you could structure videos like this by grouping the dramas into contemporary/shanghai/period drama, because I (and probably some other people) only have an interest in one group.
The best reason not to do it so you get exposed to other stuff. ;)
Can't wait for Joy of Life 2 and Zhang Ruoyun, hahaha!!!
I do remember that story of the rose had a movie adaptation with Maggie Cheung as the lead , pretty much a dream role for any actress
The drama Riverside Scene At Qingming Festival(清明上河图密码) hasn’t finished filming. They recently moved from Zhouzhuang to Hengdian but I think they’ll be finishing soon. I can’t wait for it to air.
Yeayy strange tales of tang dynasty season 2 🎉 🎉 ohh and liu yifei again this year 😍😍
For 2024, I am eagerly looking forward to the airing of all of Xu Kai's dramas by Tencent: Sword & Fairy 6, As Beautiful As You, Best Choice Ever, and the one he's currently filming Moonlit Reunion. I am not familiar with Chinese drama audiences, but, Xu Kai is definitely THE BIG STAR overseas. He's the only foreign actor I follow and root for. He's indeed The Gem of Chinese dramaland and product endorsements, though the Chinese themselves don't seem to realize yet that fact lol. Thanks, China for bringing Xu Kai into my world!
For overseas fans, there is something special about Xu Kai that makes him stand out from other Chinese actors. Although he is not popular in China, he has a universal appeal. Among actors, he does not even show up in searches in China. He does not behave like an idol or traffic actor. He rarely attends popular variety shows or award ceremonies, other than his responsibility to promote his dramas. He doesn't sing or dance. He is just simply a humble actor who had no prior training, learning on the job past five years, trying to improve himself. His dramas bring joy to overseas fans.
@@nancy-h5z9s I appreciate your clarification about the standing of Xu Kai in China's entertainment world. It's just a big puzzle to me then that many fans in his own country seem not to appreciate Xu Kai, especially his acting; even these YT Cdrama reviewers very seldom cover him, when in fact, he is quite good and versatile (at par if not better than others), and his kindness, hard-working and filial attitude, and elegance perfectly match his handsomeness. I started to watch Chinese dramas and follow Xu Kai only because of his Arsenal Military Academy, an excellent Cdrama. He's definitely worth my time.
I fully agree with you that to overseas fans, Xu Kai is a total package artist whose dramas and public appearances bring so much joy and even much inspiration. His humility is real and very evident. He always reminds his fans to make their own lives better. His overseas followers are all over Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, the Philippines, the US, Russia, Japan, and many more. Xu Kai is simply an amazing person, actor, and model; a truly shining star by just being himself! I dream of him becoming more popular and a bigger star in his chosen industry as the days go by. He fully deserves to succeed. Many thanks and cheers!
What about Snow Sword Stride?
Lost you forever part 2 better come out soon I"ve been reading the novel while waiting. Also i know it's highly unlikely but by some miracle from the universe I hope Immortality come out soon :')))
Yep, in America, we usually have serial dramas with 1 episode a week or the binge model, where the whole show gets dropped at 1 time
Your hair looks shiny and healthy. What shampoo and conditioner are you using😂?
Genetics 😅
Yea, it's Chinese hair
I can't wait for The legend of Shen Li and Strange tales of tang dynasty season 2!
My most anticipated is definitely the Fox Spirit Matcher Maker series. I want to keep my expectations low but idk how since it's my most anticipated.
Lost you forever s2 🌚
Waiting forward to A Tale of Rose (really mesmerized by the thriller and love Liu Yifei in general), as well as Joy of Life 2!
I'm so excited for Yong Ye Xing He 🙌🙌🙌🙌 hopefully they don't butcher it like they have been doing...
Why I am watching this video is Zhang Ruoyun’s Joy Of Life
It's sad that other none traffic actors' dramas that have been shelved will not get air. I dislike seeing the same actors a couple of times a year. I want to watch other actors work.
The string of dramas set in the northwest desert areas lately is rather fascinating.
I wonder what brought this on. Has someone opened a type of Hengdian filming area in the North or Northwest, is this part of the NW tourism push from the government or are there other reasons?
Yuwen Yue was totally in my mind too when I saw that trailer! 🤣🤣
A tale of rose is a drama I’m looking forward to because I noticed Liu was the first Asian actress I watched even before I got into K-dramas and C-dramas and she has been picking the right scripts
Thanks for the wrap! Looking forward,too
Thanks for the info….Im so excited about so many of these!
i really enjoyed watching disappearing child on mango ,the cast was good also
the liu yifei drama reminds me of korean movie beauty inside where han hyojoo got to pair up with many hot actors
Thanks for making this video. I really enjoy these types of videos, as well, and I really missed this kind of video last year.
Happy new year Avenue X! May this year bring you love happiness and joy! ❤
When is legend of Shen li coming out? They said Dec 31?
If China ever slip and the restrictions on BL adaptations is losen, then it's checkmate in Cdramaland😅😂😂.... esp....If Immortality, Eternal fate and Sha Po long airs....the immense popularity and interactions regardless the dramas being well recieved or not, I can see it already...( Ohh and Eternal Faith is Zhang Linghe blow up to extreme fame drama....its just it didnt air😅)....I'm having my eyes open for all costume dramas that's filming now or waiting for release with....Yang Zi, Deng Wei, Luo Yunxi, Xiao Zhan, Chen Feiyu...Anything that airs and they are leads....I'm all up in it!!
bruh im still hoping that one day they gonna have permission to airs those dramas you mentioned. I mean just released it outside China if they gonna put restriction. i dont mind 🤣🤣
I mean the BL adaptation is quiet subtle. It doesnt agitated people like those american tv show who insert LGBT everywhere they can.
My husband actually enjoy Word of Honor and i am sure he is not the only guy
Taiwan is gaining up on them with their Priest adaptations
Ball Lightning, The Immortal Ascension, Guardians of Dafeng and Under the Moonlight are probably then I look into.
Watching Our Interpreter with Song Qian and Chen Xingxu, enjoying it since it came out. Typical rom-com but nicely done and well acted, based on the first six episodes that I've seen. Not fond of period dramas since its too dragged out (maybe I like k-dramas 16 episode format better)
Are you watching movies ? I wish you could recommend some good chinese movies to watch ❤
What do you know about linmon media?
One thing I haven't seen mentioned in the comments yet is the sequel to Imperial Coroner. I wonder if it is still happening or not?
Looking forward to legend of Shen Li hoping it won't disappoint and Liu YiFei's.
I really want to see the other Liu Xi Cin adaptation, Sea of Dreams!
I’m looking forward of Yang Zi’s lost you forever S2 , joy of life S2 and Shengli ❤👍🏾
I love all of Yang Zi’s tv series because, I think that all this 5 years, I have been watching Chinese drama 🎭 I found that she’s an excellent actress and a lovely person, listening to all the comments of people she’s worked with 🤩👍🏾❤️ so , I mostly like to see all her tv series!
I also watch others actors/ actresses in custom, romance drama 👍🏾🤩 I prefer them than contemporary drama 🎭 unless, he or she is famous and highly rated ✅ I always looked at the ratings as I don’t want to waste my time… watching drama lower than 7.2 rating 😊
Happy Chinese New Year 🧧 everyone, enjoy and take care ❤️♥️
The Monsoon dramas have really changed my view on Hunan dramas always being cliche and really poorly edited, its a crime all these amazing miniseries not getting enough recognition
Can you please recommend some
Same@@prachisrivastava2054
Please make a video for what happened for The Fated General’s Zhang Reuyun
I'm waiting for Amidst A Snowstorm of Love😭😭😭
excited for Shenli.
2024 and I'm still waiting for Tencent to drop Immortality
Is there any news about Lixian and YuTong work?
I feel like this year we will have few really good drama hopefully
Will the prisoner of beaty release this year...😢
I just want to know whats happening with Nirvana Fire 3? :)
Ah.. I've dropped Youku already. Everytime I renew subscription of it, they offers aren't my cup of tea. I also pause my Mango, and thinking to "pause" Tencent too. Honestly, IMO, Tencent is pretty fun, but they act like grocery store, but when a gem drama comes out, they don't have it. Imagine how devastated I was. All in all, I keep Iqiyi, putting a hope on it. Yet, let me tell you, in my region, Iqiyi didn't offer some drama you mentioned aired in it. For example, last year's Journey of Love. I watched it on Viu. 🤷🏽♀️
Have you heard if Hero Legends coming out in 2024 too for Tencent?
Im so excited for yong ye xing he moonlight couple is backk
TangRen's biggest mistake that contributed to its downfall was how they totally didn't capitalize on the success of 无心法师 and the potential of ChenYao as the big female lead after liu shishi left. They pushed her aside and favored hu bingxin instead. Can't remember a single project with her as the main lead doing well.
I look forward to DA FENG DA GENG REN. I really like the novel, and thinks Dylan Wang is an absolute spot-on casting (accent doesn't matter, cos XU QI AN is from modern times). But the trailer makes it look rather silly and I'm worried they're gonna mess it up. I hope they can match QING YU NIAN's quality...they have similar kinda vibes. Also, I wonder where they'll stop at, cos just like FAN REN XIU XIAN ZHUAN, there's no way they can fit the whole story into one average length drama. TENCENT's list screams $$$. Let's hope the money has gone to where it matters.
Do you know where the variety show Hello Saturday is filmed?
I love short dramas!
GongJun looked intimidated by Dilireba.I don't know whether he and Yangmi chemistry will work out.
i have mix feelings watching the donghua, dont know if i will like the drama. they are adapting the backstory part (original couple) where i like the current one and they are both not exactly the original reincarnation if you know what i mean.
Also like you wrote i dont quiet enjoy Anle, so yeah the chemistry is another problem.
I’m from the future: it will not 😅
Waiting for Joy of Life 2 and Prisoner of Beauty ❗️❗️❗️
Thank you for this! I find it so interesting how you said people are conditioned to expect a drama every day in China, and that is a difficult expectation to work around. I wonder if those shorter Monsoon dramas would do better with a foreign audience? If they are well-written and acted (and you gave them a nod!) I am also tired of seeing the SAME actors in EVERYTHING!!!! This goes for English-speaking roles as well. I don't want to see just a pretty face, I want character and serious acting chops! On that note, I barely made it through any period dramas this year, either they were too repetitive, boring or almost farcical. Thanks for letting me rant🙂
Zhou Yi Wei ! I loved his acting in "New Face" and "longest day in Chang'An"
I wanna remain hopeful for JOL2 while keeping my expectations reasonable cause S2 of a lot of works ended up being disappointing. Except for Jin Chen who I am not eager to watch in the show (why they didn't keep the original actress ?) I hope JOL S2 will be really good. Talking about Zhang Ruo Yun, can we have him in a project with Liu Yi Fei ? Please ? Jaebal ? 😢
Guardian of Dafeng vibe is like Joy Of Life's
I am waiting for Fox spirit match maker
Zhang Linghe Will blow up Big time if HEAVENS OFFICIAL'S BLESSING airs. Because I'm 100% sure that's gonna take the leads to a whole new level 😂
If you're truly his fan, you better pray it never comes out. Yes it'll get a lot of traffic, but troublesome ones for a subpar drama. From the leaked photos, that production had no money at all. His costume was terrible.. and HOB has manga and anime visuals to compare to; real life will always fall far short. How are they gonna animate Ghost City for drama version if they have no money even for costumes? That's not even considering HOB is BL in capital letters. If they cut out all the BL to evade censorship, then HOB will have no story left lol. Literally Hua Cheng's entire point of existence is Xie Lian devotion. So yeah, nvm.
@@sparklefreeze87 Ohh 😳😳 Hmm. Idk Maybe taste but from the leaked photos I AM IN LOVE WITH THE COSTUMES! like Super love the Styling on him which I find unique seriously. So maybe taste varies because I also saw many Liking the styling Overall. So for that, not all will like it honestly. and for the editing..Hmm let's go back to Untamed.
you know that untamed CGI was So questionable right??? Compared to standard CGI which are considered wowz UNTAMED had tacky CGI effect most at times and It was literally shouting LOW BUDGET Although I don't know if it was low. But yeah came that way. but the drama was a massive hit nevertheless because people Enjoyed the characters and execution of plot which was superb even after going through Censorship. I've come to notice china doesn't give high budget to BL adapted shows lol. but I'm looking at Immortality to make a difference because I heard it's high? Idk. But most won't basically bare about CGI being top notch ( UNTAMED wasn't) as long the characters are given nicely and all. it'll follow Untamed path.
And for Plot after Censorship, Honestly it's funny how amongst most BL adapted drama or so.. HEAVENS OFFICIAL'S BLESSING is literally the One with LEAST ROMANCE in it. compared to Untamed which had Romance at peak even with steam and all. After Censorship, The superb plot was still there. So what of HOB with the LEAST ROMANCE and more plot Oriented?? Honestly not gonna be a problem. Because I've seen people mistake It for a Bromance novel 😂 ( I did too lol) Because the The romance was slow ...sooo slow burn that it was almost never there at first. So when being adapted, I honestly not so worried. because China has put out lots of Bromance ( Sus ones lol) So if HOB follow they Sus bromance pattern then I think fans can also see tha subtle stuff of romance non fans can't
@@sweetsavage6759 well we’ll see if it is a blessing or curse for ZLH very soon because rumour has it that TGCF has just been put up for reservation today. 60 episodes, so I’ll say ZLH has a lot to carry on his back to make it work. TGCF has so so many diehard fans that it’ll be a very tight line to walk between them and censorship. If they can’t even hint at BL in the plot then ZLH better be able to express devotion from his every pore like Hua Cheng can. I would rather ZLH to explode on positive things you know.
@@sparklefreeze87 i get your worries but No Matter the amount of Censorship you can't tell me that the Hints won't be there. because heavens official blessings isn't reliant on the physical tension mostly for Romance, But rather subtle things of devotion. unless they literally cut off scene of both of them even meeting 😂😂. I've seen Some normal Cdramas With these subtexts. Eg, in the highschool drama Time and him are just right, It was pretty obvious that 2 guys there Literally had something going on lol. So if they could do with that in here...Then lol, It's gonna be fine. and Omg??? Where did you see this rumour? I'm curious noww
@@sweetsavage6759 yeah please don't make me anticipate its release after reading that comment about the rumour T^T
Thank you for this information rich segment. It clarifies how industry decisions work and what mistakes have been done.
Love your insightful vlog.
Fingers Crossed, Lusi drama drops THE LEGEND OF JEWELRY because it's pretty looking like a solid drama and storyline Intriguing
I really want a high quality idol period drama like Cang Lan Jue to come out pls pls pls
I think the first fox spirit matchmaker would have been that drama if they get to release it any time soon. The trailer was great.
What avenuex look forward, i will look forward too, because i like her review in every drama that she watched n somehow i think we have the same taste on drama. Whenever i like a drama,she also likes it. Whenever she said it’s a good drama, i think it is a good drama even before i watched her review. So, let’s hope all those dramas she said air soon 😁
Maybe this year I just rewatch some dramas.
I only watch period dramas most of the time(not a fan of contemporary,xianxia or any fantasy drama) and there’s nothing that interests me😢😢😢😢😢 oh my…I became so picky after years of watching great historical dramas but maybe I can try under the moonlight and surprise me like ripe town.
This year I subscribed for the whole year in the platform IQIYI and wetv and the drama that I waited is not in the list and got news that the actors having tax problem so most likely it will not be aired at all😅😅 What a let down..
What ever happened to The Emperors Love? Will it ever air?
The lead actress had tax issues don't know if it will ever be aired. 😭😭😭😭 So sad was looking forward to seeing Wallace chung charm.
Tbh I am sick and tired of Zhang Linghe, it feels like he is everywhere and I can't escape.
Please Zhang Linghe, I beg of you, please pick contemporary dramas and leave the fantasy,/costume/period dramas alone, that way you can still earn a living and I can enjoy my dramas in peace. 🙏
🤣 but i like SOKP although i watch it mainly for Bailu. I usually forgive all the ML that paired with her.
He's shooting a modern day drama next...at last.
If somebody knows when period drama “prisoner of beauty “ will be aired?
Is it cancelled that is why won't be showing as Chaoge
I watched Princess Agents when it was very first released on youtube. I watched it unsubbed and subbed because I loved it sooo much. I loved it so much I read the book after scowering the internet for an English translation....I was soooo excited for a season 2.....😑....😭😭😭😭😭. I'm still waiting!
Never gonna happen 😅 😢
Ball lighting
Amidst snow strom of love 😅
Do you know how to continue getting iQUIYI in the US after April 2024?
What happens in April?
I think a big reason that Mango has trouble with their dramas getting higher views is because they have such atrocious subtitles. Many foreign viewers have trouble watching dramas that have bad subs. It is hard enough to learn to watch a drama while reading subs because you can't always watch the seen as deeply, but having the subs be complete garbage makes it even worse since the person is missing the drama content and they can't understand what is going on while they instinctively keep trying to read the crappy subs. You would think that the platform, if they want to translate/sub their own work themselves, would at least try to get someone who knows the intended language to translate or even review/edit the subs before releasing them. Oh well, we can only wish.
Yea pretty sure international viewership has nothing to do with it. Foreign viewers really don’t mean much to them, it’s people in China who aren’t watching it
lol international viewers don't matter really so it's got nothing to do with subtitles being bad. A lot of their dramas distributed on other channels and on Viki get good subs too.
Liu Yifei is prettier than a rose in that drama omg.
This kind of video is better than your review video
I am so glad China releases drama everyday. I think I am trained this way now to. I cannot keep waiting like the west having 1 episode per week.... Just to slow. And now the streaming platforms are doing that now to. Just let me binge watch drama.
I don't understand the hype around LiuYiFei - sure she is beautiful but then there are lots of beautiful chinese actresses. And honestly after that Disney travesty of Mulan, I lost interest in following her as an actress.Not only did they not do any research, they based it on the animated version of their own Disney production. So I just can't watch her in any dramas. Feel she sold out. And frankly so did Gong Li but then she is on her nadir so probably don't have much options.
I agree.. I don't think LYF's acting is that great.. nothing captivating.
Looking forward Amidstasnowstormoflove (WuLei)
im waiting for first frost/hard to deceive i loved the novel and manhua, the cast has not been confirmed though ive been seeing it change every other months
Foxspirit matchmaker 3, li yitong should be represented by blue💙😂😂😂😂😂
I think that’s purple
@asmaaziz2436 OK, I was just joking. That's kind of blue
I look forward to xianxia/wuxia dramas, mainly because it's already fantasy and I just like the effects that give Bilibili content creators more content to work with to create 拉郎 stories that are far more interesting to watch than the original stories. With Chinese romantic contemporary dramas, I honestly don't even bother as they recycle the same thing over and over again, rich/poor (guy)/poor/rich (girl), very predictable, extremely boring, and far-fetched.
I’m only excited for joy of life s2 nothing else
I'm waiting for joy of life 2...❤
Why didn't you mention xiao zhan drama?
We, his followers, will look forward to his work. It's best to keep a low profile so that the surprise is great. However, Xiao Zhan is not mentioned much in this channel, but it doesn't matter; as long as you like his work, you can support him. Everyone has their tastes; as long as no malicious or destructive comments are made, it doesn't matter. He will continue to advance, and with his professional experiences, he will be perfecting his work.
Yes true this channel mostly does not give much information about him even in her last video she mention all the drama started shooting recently but she does not included his drama
I think she doesn't like xiao zhan but is like more yang zi because she always praise her @@liztatianaflorez3942
Xiao Zhan's drama will be amazing ❤
@@fjyavjusvuyjdsgs true
he is doing a remake of the very famous legend which already has many remakes in the past, The Legend of the Condor Heroes. There are big names behind its production and big budget production, and with # 1 actor in China, Xiao Zhan, it should be high anticipation.
Thank you for the update of Chinese historical &Modern days drama's which is really informative on chinese culture, but my favourite chinese historical drama's they're really entertaining. 👌
I really wish big productions C dramas get dubbed in English , for OTT platforms.
Just like new K dramas are being dubbed in English on Netflix!
Where are all the lovely contemporary female friendship dramas!!!
I'm about to start DaJiangDaHe 3, but I haven't watched the earlier seasons.
Hi just want to say hi, I am just waiting for mine great dramas and my great stars not these kind of stupid same dramas which do not make sense I agree with you we need mature stars not these young stars we what different things not same old thing nice to hear you talk we need the eighteen and nineteen,s will not be looking at these drama junk.
Where is THE IMMORTALS ASCENSION.. has it already aired in 2024?
Not yet.
@@bellabermudas when will it come?
@@l-elf6308 No idea. I hope Yang Yang will shine in this drama as his last fire fighter drama was disappointing. I enjoyed him in You Are My Glory and Who Rules The World. Both dramas I’ve watched twice. Hopefully Immortal Ascension will be a hit for him. Take care💃🏽
I started watching 我知道我爱你 because I really love 孙怡。Something in her face has changed and I can't put my finger on it. Her silhouette, her voice, her motions, all as before, but her face??? Is it too much makeup? Please enlighten!
It’s her personality has changed (likely due to her marriage and own internal changes) so her face is no longer as warm and her smile no longer bright. I found her face somewhat depressing most of the times and her acting is just not natural anymore.