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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

(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' (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

  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 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 (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 (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

  The Living Dead (2019) Official Poster (image: WeTV) Combining thrilling fantasy and horror, The Living Dead achieved a high rating on the iQIYI streaming platform while simultaneously treating fans’ yearning for the drama The Untamed . After success with The Untamed , in August 2019, the official Weibo account for The Untamed announced a spin-off film entitled ‘The Living Dead.’ This film was directed by Qiu Zhong Wei, unlike The Untamed , which Steve Cheng and Chan Ka Lam directed. The Living Dead ( Chen Qing Ling Zhi Shen Hun ) was aired on November 7, 2019. The Living Dead focuses on the adventures of Wen Ning (Yu Bin), the ghost general, and Lan Sizhui (Zheng Fan Xing) in solving the mystery of ghost terror in FuFeng, previously known as the ‘ City That Never Turns Dark.’  But because of the mystery of death and the terror of ghosts that are usually called ‘Lit Lamp Murderer,’  the townspeople don’t dare to turn on the lights at night. This is because the person who turns on

  Doulu Continent Official Poster (image by WeTV) Doulu Continent successfully carved names into a row of dramas with an extensive successful broadcast volume.  The drama, starring Xiao Zhan and Wu Xuan Yi, results from an adaptation of the famous novel by Tang San Shao entitled 'Soul Land / Doulu Dalu.' Before being made in the form of Live Action Drama, the novel was first adapted into Donghua (Chinese Animation) of the same title, 'Soul Land / Doulu Dalu.' Why is this drama said to be a high success? Because Doulu Continent became the only TV series with a score of 3 in 2021. The cumulative number of broadcasts of this drama has exceeded 2.57 billion times, with the highest broadcast record of 211 million in a day. This drama gets a high rating on three drama rating websites: 8.4/10 on MyDramalist, 8.2/10 at IMDB, and 9.4/10 on Viki. Besides success in terms of broadcast, this drama also won various awards. So far, recorded this drama has won 13 awards in multip

  The Untamed Official Poster (image by WeTV) Once not allowed to air, The Untamed has now become one of the best Chinese xianxia dramas of all time.   The drama, which aired in the summer of 2019, was considered controversial because it was supposed to contain boys’ love which was adapted from the danmei novel, Mo Dao Zu Shi by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu. The controversy has also been exacerbated because China is vehemently opposed to matters related to LGBTQ+. In fact, there is absolutely no LGBTQ+ element in this drama. The drama, directed by Zheng Weiwen and Chen Jialin, has been heavily revamped to pass the screening censorship in China. This drama was finally able to air with 50 episodes, on Jun 27, 2019 - Aug 7, 2019. The broadcast of this drama was a huge success, not only in China but also internationally. “The good or bad of a thing is decided by ourselves, while slander and respect are the other party’s decision. Regardless of the gains and losses that will be obtained.” – The

From right to left,  Xiao Se (Li Hong Yi),  Lei Wu Jie (Ao Rui Peng), and  Wu Xin (Liu Xue Yi). (image by Youku) Directed by Yin Tao, The Blood of Youth has been ranked first on trending in Youku Indonesia since its first release.  The drama with the fantasy wuxia genre, released in December 2022, has been stable in first place throughout the drama's release date. Even though this drama ended on January 28, 2023, until now, this drama remains fourth on trending in Youku Indonesia. The blood of youth has a rating of 8.9/10 on IMDb, 8.8/10 on MyDramaList, and 9.6/10 on Viki. With the acquisition of high scores on those several movie rating websites, it's unsurprising that this drama is in the top trending. Trending in Youku Indonesia (image by Youku) Like its title, The Blood of Youth takes young actors: Li Hong Yi, Liu Xue Yi, and Ao Rui Peng as the main characters. This drama also takes other young actors like Lin Boyang, Lin Xinze, and Flora Dai. Even though it focuses on wu