[DRAMA REVIEW] Scarlet Heart: Ryeo

Disclaimer: Brace yourself for a long, convoluted rant that goes off one too many tangents (what less to expect . . .?). But I dare say this review displays more coherence than the drama itself. #noshade For a detailed explanation of the scenes and plots of each episode, consult Drama Beans; read all posts related to…

[NEWS] A-Mei, Hebe Tien, JJ Lin, Jam Hsiao and Yu Quan join “Battle of the Voice” 声音的战争

I haven’t done a post on the C-pop scene in, like, ages because I’m a trashy drama addict. So here goes. The Chinese singing shows of the past season (Sing! China Season 1 The Voice of China Season 5  and King of Masked Singer Season 2) have unfortunately fallen flat for me, be it due to the weird format or…

[RECAP] Just An Alluring Smile (Love O2O) Ep 27-30 (Finale)

Previously recapped . . . Ep 1-8, Ep 9-10, Ep 11-15, Ep 16-17, Ep 18-22 & Ep 23-26 Disclaimer: In a strict sense, this isn’t a scene-by-scene recap of the drama — it’s more of a thoughts/commentary/fangirling review thing. For a detailed explanation of each episode of Love O2O in English, you can read them all at Dreams of…

[RECAP] Just An Alluring Smile (Love O2O) Ep 23-26

Previously recapped . . . Ep 1-8, Ep 9-10, Ep 11-15, Ep 16-17 & Ep 18-22 Disclaimer: In a strict sense, this isn’t a scene-by-scene recap of the drama — it’s more of a thoughts/commentary/fangirling review thing. For a detailed explanation of each episode of Love O2O in English, you can read them all at Dreams of Jianghu, then come…

[FILM REVIEW] I Belonged To You

NOTE: Spoilers! Lots and lots of spoilers ( . . . and rambling and ranting)! 

[LYRIC TRANSLATION] Rainie Yang — 年轮说 Traces of Time in Love (Nian Lun Shuo)

Disclaimer: I will NOT be accepting lyric translation requests for the time being because, well, reasons. Life. Whatever. So when I do post similar posts in the future, it’s all on my own whim — at least until summer break. Don’t expect much. There are some C-pop lyric sites on the web, including but not limited to…

[RECAP] Scarlet Heart: Ryeo Ep 6-7

Read my first impressions of Scarlet Heart: Ryeo here.  Disclaimer: In a strict sense, this isn’t a scene-by-scene recap of the drama — it’s more of a thoughts/commentary/fangirling review thing. For a detailed explanation of the scenes and plots of each episode, consult Drama Beans; read all posts related to MLSHR here, then come and read up my…

[RECAP] Just An Alluring Smile (Love O2O) Ep 18-22

 Previously recapped . . . Ep 1-8, Ep 9-10, Ep 11-15 & Ep 16-17 Disclaimer: In a strict sense, this isn’t a scene-by-scene recap of the drama — it’s more of a thoughts/commentary/fangirling review thing. For a detailed explanation of each episode of Love O2O in English, you can read them all at Dreams of Jianghu, then come and…

[RECAP] Just An Alluring Smile (Love O2O) Ep 16-17

Previously recapped . . . Ep 1-8, Ep 9-10 & Ep 11-15 Disclaimer: In a strict sense, this isn’t a scene-by-scene recap of the drama — it’s more of a thoughts/commentary/fangirling review thing. For a detailed explanation of each episode of Love O2O in English, you can read them all at Dreams of Jianghu, then come and…

[RECAP] Just An Alluring Smile (Love O2O) Ep 11-15

Read episodes 1-8 recap here and episodes 9-10 recap here. Disclaimer: In a strict sense, this isn’t a scene-by-scene recap of the drama — it’s more of a thoughts/commentary/fangirling review thing. For a detailed explanation of each episode of Love O2O in English, you can read them all at Dreams of Jianghu, then come and read up…