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'Story Of Kunning Palace' Successfully Pranked Fans Regarding Airing Schedule

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  Official Poster 'Story of Kunning Palace' (Source: Pinterest) (Video taken by Theresia Ayu) After shocking fans by announcing a sudden broadcast schedule, Story of Kunning Palace made another surprise because iQIYI canceled the broadcast of this drama. On May 19th, 2023, the official iQIYI Twitter account made a sudden announcement related to the broadcast of the drama Story of Kunning Palace . iQIYI stated that the drama would be broadcast that night, a few hours after the announcement was uploaded. They wrote, "The wait is over! Story of Kunning Palace starring Bailu and Zhang Linghe will premiere TONIGHT! Don't forget to reserve your spot on the iQIYI app to be the first to watch it!" (reported from the official iQIYI Twitter account) . The fans of Story of Kunning Palace were very excited about the announcement. But apparently, iQIYI didn't let the fans be happy first. Two hours before the premiere, iQIYI announced that Story of Kunning Palace wa

'Till The End Of The Moon' Accused Of Plagiarism For The Second Time

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(Video taken by: Theresia Ayu) After the plagiarism case about the novel, Till The End Of The Moon is accused of plagiarism again in the aspect of the soundtrack and visual animation. On April 26th, 2023, the Twitter account @Allcbizmelons wrote that the S+ level drama, Till The End Of The Moon , plagiarized one of the soundtracks and animated visuals from the famous online game, Onmyoji. The controversy started after this drama aired its 25th episode. Some netizens mentioned that the drama plagiarized one of the famous online game soundtracks, Onmyoji. Until April 25th, 2023, Till The End Of The Moon drama team responded to the controversy. They wrote a message on Weibo. “We noticed that some netizens caused controversy regarding one of the soundtracks in episode 25th. To support originality and protect also respect intellectual property rights, we will change the soundtrack in the drama before the final results are confirmed. Currently, the two songs are being professionally tes

'Jiang Hu Shao Nian Jue': The Adventures of Detective and Royal Policeman in Solving Mysteries

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  'Jiang Hu Shao Nian Jue' (2023) Official Poster (Source: MyDramaList) With an exciting plot and a short duration of each episode, Jiang Hu Shao Nian Jue became one of the dramas suitable to watch on the sidelines. Jiang Hu Shao Nian Jue is a wuxia mystery drama adapted from the novel "Jiang Hu Shao Nian Jue" ( 江湖少年 诀 ) by Zi Mo Jian ( 自磨 剑 ). The drama is directed by Liu Qijia and starred by talented young artists: Simon Chen, Li Pei Yang, Yin Rui, Swen Xuan, and Zhang Chu Yi. This drama is categorized as a short drama because it has a short duration of 8-10 minutes per episode. Divided into 20 short episodes, Jiang Hu Shao Nian Jue carries a fairly unique theme, which is about the actions of detectives and royal police in solving mysteries. The drama tells the mystery of the 'Shi Wei map,' which is a map that can record the burial place of treasure. This map causes chaos in Jianghu because many people want to get it. One day, a strange incident happen

Irresistible Love-Hate Story in 'Who Rules the World'

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  Official Poster ‘Who Rules the World’ (Source: WeTV) Highlighting the love and hate story between ‘black’ and ‘white,’ Who Rules the World  became Yang Yang and Zhao Lusi’s comeback drama with a huge success. Who Rules the World is a wuxia drama series adapted from Qing Ling Yue’s novel entitled ‘Qie Shi Tian Xia’ ( 且 试天下 ). The drama, aired in April 2022, starred top Chinese actors and actresses, Yang Yang and Zhao Lusi, as the main leads. Besides its well-known cast, Who Rules the World is also directed by Yin Tao, one of China’s most prominent directors. Divided into 40 episodes, Who Rules the World tells the story of two martial arts masters who never get along, Bai Feng Xi (Zhao Lusi) and Hei Feng Xi (Yang Yang). Bai Feng Xi is one of the disciples of the Tianshuang martial arts sect who has a reckless and free-spirited personality. Hei Feng Xi is an elegant and respected young master who owns and founded Yinquan Water Pavilion. Both of them are martial arts masters with un

‘Till The End Of The Moon’: The S+ level Xianxia drama that finally will be aired!

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  Till the End of the Moon Official Poster by Youku (Source: Youku) After a year without any news, Youku finally made an official announcement that Till the End of the Moon will be released in early April 2023. The drama starring two high-class actors, Luo Yun Xi and Bai Lu, is one of the dramas produced by Youku. Directed by Kuk Kok Leung, Till the End of the Moon has been filming from October 2021 - March 2022. Although the air date has just been announced, which is April 6, 2023, the drama has received great attention and has been highly anticipated since 2022. Why is Till the End of the Moon called an S+ level drama? This is because this drama is referred as one of the dramas with a costly production budget and played by high-class actors. The class leveling for dramas is determined by their respective streaming platforms. This means there is no official source for this class leveling, as each streaming platform has its own criteria. For example, for Tencent (WeTV) and Youku, S+

'Love Between Fairy and Devil' received an award at Weibo Night Awards 2022

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  Love Between Fairy and Devil (2022) Official Poster (Source: iQIYI) Successfully winning the 'Annual Drama of the Year' award at the Weibo Night Awards  2022 , Love Between Fairy and Devil became the only xianxia fantasy drama that won in those categories. The prestigious Weibo Night Awards 2022 was recently held at the Shanghai Mercedes-Benz Cultural Center on March 25, 2023. The event was attended by famous actors, singers, and the movie figures industry. The arrangement for this award is that it is held after the year has ended and involves dramas and movies from that year. Therefore, Weibo Night 2022 was held in 2023. (Image: Weibo) One of the main award categories in this event is 'Annual Drama of the Year,' which has nine dramas as the winners. Among all the dramas that won, Love Between Fairy and Devil was the only xianxia drama that prevailed in this category. The other eight dramas consisted of 6 modern dramas ( Draw the Line, Wild Bloom, The Knockout, T

'Ne Zha': Animation Fantasy Movie Adapted from Classic Chinese Mythology

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  Ne Zha (2019) Official iQIYI Poster (Image by iQIYI) Adapted from the famous Chinese classic Mythology, Ne Zha presents the concept against society’s stereotypes of gods and demons while becoming one of the best-selling animation movie of all time in China. ‘Ne Zha’ (Nézhā zhī Mótóng Jiàngshì) is a fantasy animated movie released on July 13, 2019. The animated movie, directed by Yu Yang and Jiaozi, has a plot based on the famous Chinese mythology and 16th-century classic novel ‘Investiture of the Gods,’ attributed to Xu Zhonglin. At the time of its release, the movie was shown in China and 9 Southeast Asian countries. Adapted from the famous Chinese classic mythology, the movie tells the story of Ne Zha , a little boy who gains powers from the Demon Orb at birth. He is destined to have demonic powers and traits, which make him rude, arrogant, conceited, and cause harm to others. That’s why he was locked up at home, and no one dared to befriend him. This also caused him to grow up