It is a Chinese TV series. Directed by Hui Kai Dong. Screenwriter Zhou Mo. Starring Rain Wang, Wang Yi Zhe, Wang Yu Wei, Xu Xiao Nuo, Wu Jin Yan, Nie Yuan With only 6 episodes. It starts off strong with the Princess refusing to marry the Prince Dorji. Later is helped by Fu Kang An,Continue reading “Yanxi Palace : Princess Adventures (2019)”
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Story of Yanxi Palace (2018)
It is a Chinese TV series. Written by Zhou Mo. Directed by Hui Kaidong, Wen Deguang. Starring Wu Jinyan, Charmaine Sheh, Qin Lan, Nie Yuan, Xu Kai, Tan Zhuo. It recounts the struggles of a palace maid in the court of the Qianlong Emperor. It was created by Yu Zheng with the original screenplay writtenContinue reading “Story of Yanxi Palace (2018)”
The Prisoner of Beauty ( Zhe Yao)
I am still in the first few episodes. But the political marriage is all about difficulties. The women in the Wei household are against her. She has to win over everyone. From the Lord of Wei to the rest. She connects with her cousin & has Boya now. She planned & executed her plan withContinue reading “The Prisoner of Beauty ( Zhe Yao)”
Aparna Sen
At 79, gorgeous as before. For her it is just a number. The reading circle made it possible for her to meet Suman Ghosh, an economics professor by profession & a film maker by passion. Friendship with Sen finally led to agreeing to be the subject of his documentary, ‘Paroma : a journey with AparnaContinue reading “Aparna Sen”
Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke’s Mansion
Eunha Park from Seoul dies to be reborn as Raeliana Mc Millan . But she gets killed by her fiance in the story. To change her fate she changes the fiance. She strikes a deal with Duke Noal. He is the main lead of the story but he has yet to meet with the leadingContinue reading “Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke’s Mansion”
Second Shot at Love (2025)
Also known as ‘Extremely Sensible Alcoholic’. It is a South Korean drama. Directed by Jang Yoo Jung. Screenwriter Myung Soo Hyun. Starring Choi Soo Young, Gong Myung, Jo Yoon Hee, Kang Hyung Suk, Kim Sung Ryung, Kim Sang Ho. Han Geum Ju, who considered herself a perfectly sensible drinker, is diagnosed with alcohol dependency& finallyContinue reading “Second Shot at Love (2025)”
Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke’s Mansion (2023)
It is a Japanese Anime TV series. Directed by Junichi Yamamoto, Written by Mitsutaka Hirota. Eunha Park dies in modern day Seoul & gets incarnated in a novel as an supporting character, named Raeliana McMillan. She eventually gets killed off during the original story. To avoid her second death, she makes a deal with theContinue reading “Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke’s Mansion (2023)”
The Prisoner of Beauty (2025)
It is a Chinese historical, political, romance drama. Directed by Deng Ke, Gao Cong Kai. Screenwriter Nam Zhen. Starring Song Zu Er, Liu Yu Ning, Xuan Lu, Liu Duan Duan. Rated at 8.9. Released on May 13, 2025. Xiao Qiao , a clever girl from the Qiao family, marries Wei Shao, the sharp & kindContinue reading “The Prisoner of Beauty (2025)”
Wu Jinyan’s heroes
A well known Chinese actress. Her real life partner is Hong Yao, whom she married in 2024. They worked together in ‘Story of Yanxi Palace’ 2018 , but not opposite each other. She is 34 & he is 33 years old. Watching two of her shows back to back, ‘The Double ‘2024 & ‘Kill Me,Continue reading “Wu Jinyan’s heroes”
Tastefully Yours
After the fourth episode the viewership is around 3% Nationwide & in Seoul. It is slowly catching up. The contest of the ‘food truck was won by his brother. Can a sponsor also participate in the contest? Also, did they really win?? The voting board showed almost equal votes! A glimpse of Yoo Yeon-seok atContinue reading “Tastefully Yours”
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