January 2024 remains to be the 12 months of the rabbit as lunar new 12 months just isn’t till February tenth so possibly with the flip of the lunar 12 months the lucks with change with C-dramas. The premieres of three excessive profile dramas are all thought-about flops throughout the business and for various aspect causes however the identical core precept – casting fairly and well-known stars can’t overcome a lackluster script. There have been two Chinese language Paladin sport variations that premiered inside a day of one another with Sword and Fairy 4 (CP4) with Ju Jing Yi and Chen Zhe Yuan. The 2 leads fandoms hate one another as a result of billing struggle so the celebs have achieved no promos and there’s no CP to even ship so the drama has no hook, plus the story line is from an older sport and feels dated. Sword and Fairy (CP6) with Xu Kai and Yu Shu Xin acquired smacked with complaints for her as soon as once more annoying child voice and in addition a narrative line that focuses on the CP romance however has nothing else attention-grabbing occurring. Love Endures with Yang Zi and Fan Cheng Cheng is coasting on her star energy and it’s not sufficient to onerous carry, his camp’s hope for an elevation just isn’t taking place however her aspect is okay as she’s nonetheless getting good critiques for her portion and the general lack of scores and buzz for this drama gained’t be an affect to her. And to clarify the extent of flop of those three dramas – final 12 months’s flop Love You Seven Occasions had extra buzz and viewership than every of those three.
