Moonlit Reunion reservations hit 5 million as C-drama premieres tomorrow – Xu Kai and Tian Xi Wei poster drops

As the 38-episode wuxia fantasy Moonlit Reunion gets ready to premiere on Tencent and WeTV tomorrow, Tencent’s Weibo account has announced the Chinese drama has already earned 5 million reservations.

Considering this, along with YOUKU’s Destiny Brings the Demon and iQIYI’s A Forbidden Marriage are all historical romance dramas’ that are dropping this week on each platform, and are slated to be (hopefully) big hits by each platform, that Moonlit Reunion has 5 million reservations so far is excellent news indeed.

Of course, the two leads — Xu Kai and Tian Xi Wei — and their huge fan clubs, probably has some thing to do with that.

Moonlit Reunion‘s 5 million reservations are also superb news, as the Xu Kai and Tian Xi Wei-led drama had reached 3.5 million reservations just a few days ago

That means, in just a handful of days, the Chinese supernatural fantasy drama has added 1.5 million more pre-orders than previously recorded, and catapulted to the top of Tencent’s reservation chart.

The news of the Chinese drama passing the 5 million milestone arrived this morning along with a new poster of the two main leads, and the message:

#Moonlit Reunion Surpasses 5 Million Reservations#

Great news, great news! 🐧 is here with exciting updates to thank all the fans! 

#Moonlit Reunion Tops 2025 Tencent Drama Reservation Charts# No one is allowed to miss the ultra-sweet moments of “Mei & Zhen’s Dream Come True”! Starting August 18th, exclusively on Tencent Video—stay tuned! 

Starring: Mei Zhu Yu (aka actor Xu Kai — @许凯soso) & Wu Zhen (Tian Xi Wei — @田曦薇)

Reserve now on Tencent Video.

The Chinese drama, which along with Xu Kai and Tian Xi Wei in starring roles, also features Wang Jia Yi, Wu Jun Ting, Yi Da Qian, and Fan Shi Ran in supporting roles, premieres on Tencent Video in China, and on WeTV internationally tomorrow, August 18th, 2025.

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Look out for it as, if you like a supernatural drama filled with spirits and mysterious goings-on, this one looks

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