Chasing Dramas

Ying Luo has successfully been granted title of Noble Lady but that doesn't mean she has favor automatically. Instead, she starts to enact on various tactics to secure the favor of the Emperor, to great success.

The new year kicks off with a slew of fun and interesting dramas. Liu Yi Fei stars in her first modern day drama in Meet Yourself 去有风的地方. Vin Zhang Bin Bin and Xu Lu star in Song of the Moon 月歌行。Dylan Wang He Di headlines Fu Tu Yuan 浮图缘 with Chen Yu Qi and Liu Xue Yi brings comic book Blood of the Youth 少年歌行 to life.

Upon learning from Ming Yu that the 7th prince's death and ultimately Empress Fu Cha's death may be linked to Noble Consort Chun and to save Ming Yu's life, Ying Luo hatches a plan to seek revenge. How? Becoming a woman of the Emperor.

Karen and Cathy round out the year with our top favorite Chinese dramas for the year, the biggest breakout stars, favorite chinese books and more! 

We enter into a new regime in the palace as the former Consort Xian is promoted to Empress and Fu Heng heads off to war to rescue a failed campaign in the Si Chuan region. 

Cathy provides her reviews of the two medical dramas, Dr. Tang 关于唐医生的一切 starring Qin Lan and Wei Da Xun, and Thank You, Doctor 谢谢你医生 starring Yang Mi and Bai Yu. Dr. Tang is a comfortable, heartwarming medical drama that leaves you rooting for all of the characters at the end. Thank You, Doctor squanders its cast with paper thin character development and rides on the strengths of its cases. Overall, I would recommend watching Dr. Tang. In the episode, I also discuss some interesting gossip that has transpired between the leads of one of these dramas.

After suffering another devastating heartbreak, Empress Fu cha cannot cope with the fact that her second son, the 7th prince, passed away. When the Emperor reminds her that her most important duty is to be the Empress, she concludes that she must decide her own fate. She does not want to be Empress anymore, only Fu Cha Rong Yin. 

Karen provides her review of the hit Chinese drama, New Life Begins 卿卿日常 starring Bai Jing Ting and Li Wei which became a surprising hit. This light hearted historical drama shines in its portrayal of sisterhood bonds but struggles to establish strong chemistry of the main couple. Overall though Karen thought it was a fun and worthy drama to chase.

Time goes flying by in these two episodes as two princes are born in the palace. However, Er Qing decides that she wants to ruin Fu Heng's life and plots to do so by way of the Emperor. Meanwhile, Noble Consort Chun cannot stand hearing that the Empress's newborn son would gain all the attention and strikes as well to devastating effects.

In December 2022, the key Chinese dramas out right now include She and Her Perfect Husband Featuring Yang Mi and Xu Kai, Wild Bloom Featuring Zhao Li Ying, Bright Future featuring Hu Ge and Shining Just For You featuring Feng Shao Feng and Peng Xiao Ran.