Michelle Topham

British-American journalist currently living in Vienna, Austria and obsessed with C-dramas, a subject I have been writing about for more than two decades. How many C-dramas have I watched? Many many hundreds. How many are still in my backlog? Hundreds more.
The Princess’s Gambit’s Shen Zai Ye (aka Liu Xue Yi) exceeds 100 million character popularity points as C-drama ends Shen Zaiye aka Liu Xue Yi hits 100 million popularity points

The Princess’s Gambit’s Shen Zai Ye (aka Liu Xue Yi) exceeds 100 million character popularity points as C-drama ends

Michelle Topham July 12, 2025
Shen Zai Ye, the male lead character in the just-ended Chinese romance drama The Princess’s Gambit has...
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A Dream Within a Dream’s Nan Heng (aka Liu Yu Ning) hits 700 million popularity points – 1st ever character to achieve this 700 million in popularity

A Dream Within a Dream’s Nan Heng (aka Liu Yu Ning) hits 700 million popularity points – 1st ever character to achieve this

Michelle Topham July 12, 2025
Nan Heng, the male lead in C-drama A Dream Within a Dream (and, if you’ve watched the...
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Zhou Ye and Ryan Cheng’s ‘Legend of the Female General’ exceeds 1.5 million reservations – celebratory poster releases Legend of the female general 1.5 million reservations

Zhou Ye and Ryan Cheng’s ‘Legend of the Female General’ exceeds 1.5 million reservations – celebratory poster releases

Michelle Topham July 11, 2025
War-themed romance drama Legend of the Female General has been a long while in coming, what with...
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Song Zu Er and Chen Xin Hai’s ‘Wish You All the Best’ begins filming – booting ceremony photos released Biao-Mei-Wan-Fu-booting-ceremony-Song-Zu-er

Song Zu Er and Chen Xin Hai’s ‘Wish You All the Best’ begins filming – booting ceremony photos released

Michelle Topham July 11, 2025
Song Zu Er and Chen Xin Hai‘s new historical romance Wish You All the Best has finally begun...
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Zhang Jing Yi and Zhou Yi Ran’s ‘Reborn’ hits 7.1 on Douban – solid initial rating for a youth drama Reborn 7.1 on Douban

Zhang Jing Yi and Zhou Yi Ran’s ‘Reborn’ hits 7.1 on Douban – solid initial rating for a youth drama

Michelle Topham July 11, 2025
Tencent Video released a new visual for recently-ended C-drama Reborn this morning, celebrating the fact that Reborn...
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The Narcotic Operation exceeds 2 million reservations – celebratory poster out as C-drama premieres this week The Narcotic Operation 2 million reservations

The Narcotic Operation exceeds 2 million reservations – celebratory poster out as C-drama premieres this week

Michelle Topham July 9, 2025
A new poster has been dropped for the drug-themed Chinese crime drama The Narcotic Operation celebrating the...
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8 Coroner’s Diary character visuals for Ao Rui Peng and Landy Li drop – C-drama premieres July 16th Yan Chi aka Ao Rui Peng character visuals for Coroners Diary

8 Coroner’s Diary character visuals for Ao Rui Peng and Landy Li drop – C-drama premieres July 16th

Michelle Topham July 9, 2025
Ao Rui Peng and Landy Li’s new historical detective-themed drama Coroner’s Diary kicks off on July 16th so,...
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