Chasing Dramas

Karen and Cathy

Karen and Cathy explain cultural and historical references episode by episode in popular Chinese historical dramas as well as Chinese pop culture news. The podcast is in English with proper nouns and phrases spoken in Mandarin Chinese. Currently, they are discussing Season 1 of Joy of Life. Completed dramas/movies include: The Story of Yanxi Palace, The Longest Day in Chang'An, The Story of Ming Lan, Empresses in the Palace, Royal Nirvana, Palace (2013 film), and Mulan (2020 Disney movie) among others.

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    April 2026 - Chinese Drama Update - Love Beyond the Grave, Veil of Shadows and more!

    In March and April 2026, Dilraba Dilmurat stars in a Love Beyond the Grave alongside Chen Fei Yu as the 400 year old ruler of the spirit real. Ju Jing Yi faced a fierce battle with her agency right before her drama Veil of Shadows starring alongside Chen Du Ling, Zeng Shun Xi, and Tian Jia Rui aired. Zhou Ye starred in a 1980s drama Dream of Golden Years. Gong Jun and Ren Ming round out the month with a modern day drama Hold a Court Now. Listen to our latest episode on these dramas! We are headed to China! Please send us questions and requests as we head off to explore Heng Dian, the location where many period dramas were filmed!

    18 min

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    Joy of Life S2 - Ep 34 - Making an Entrance

    Fan Xian sees the corruption in JiangNan and the power the Ming family wields in the region and decides to make a powerful statement when he docks in Su Zhou

    28 min

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    In the Know - Hilarious Popularity Resurgences

    In the last two weeks, 54 year old Qu Ying suddenly became popular again after her guest appearance on Papi Jiang's show. Her relaxed demeanor and hilarious stories took generated quite a stir on social media. Meanwhile, The Pursuit of Jade has been suffering a lot backlash on the portrayal of generals, leading to the unexpected popularity of He Run Dong for his portrayal of generals back in the late 2000s and early 2010s. Listen to our latest podcast on the surprising and hilarious popularity resurgences in the last few weeks.

    22 min

  4. 25 MAR

    Joy of Life S2 ep 33 - Journey to Jiang Nan

    After the Emperor proactively reveals that he is Fan Xian's father, it is time for Fan Xian to head down to Jiang Nan where the Ming family will make it difficult for him to take back control of his mother's 3 Great Workshops

    28 min

  5. 21 MAR

    In the Know - Addressing the Billing Problem

    On Mar 13, the Chinese Department of the National Radio and Television Administration held a press conference discussing the "issues" that it will tackle. The most pressing is the issue of top billing and who gets top billing for Chinese dramas. Listen to the latest to the solution China has decided to implement.

    15 min

  6. 18 MAR

    Joy of Life S2 - ep 32: Marital Disputes

    Wan'er confronts Fan Xian about his involvement in her brother's death while the Empress also seeks an audience with the Emperor that turns sour. Beyond that though, more mysteries of the Sacred Temple where Fan Xian's mother and Wu Zhu came from begin to surface.

    28 min

  7. 14 MAR

    In the Know - More Social Media Backlash

    In the past few weeks, there has been 3 main events that have garnered significant social media backlash including the filming announcement of a very popular book Jiang Men Du Hou with stars Wang He Di and Meng Zi Yi, Dilraba and a series of unfortunate events surrounding Paris Fashion Week, and the new drama The Pursuit of Jade starring Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei. Listen to our latest podcast on the details and just why there's been such a huge reaction from the online community

    32 min

  8. 6 MAR

    Mar 2026 - Chinese Drama Update - How Dare You, Pursuit of Jade, Love Story in the 1970s and more!

    Wang Chu Ran and Cheng Lei brought forth laughs in the costume romance drama How Dare You while Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei have their own costume romance drama, Pursuit of Jade, coming up soon. Love Story in the 1970s though was the winner in late February, primarily due to the second male and female lead couple's shipping.

    22 min
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Información

Karen and Cathy explain cultural and historical references episode by episode in popular Chinese historical dramas as well as Chinese pop culture news. The podcast is in English with proper nouns and phrases spoken in Mandarin Chinese. Currently, they are discussing Season 1 of Joy of Life. Completed dramas/movies include: The Story of Yanxi Palace, The Longest Day in Chang'An, The Story of Ming Lan, Empresses in the Palace, Royal Nirvana, Palace (2013 film), and Mulan (2020 Disney movie) among others.

Ficha técnica

  • Creado por
    Karen and Cathy
  • Años en activo
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodios
    485
  • Clasificación
    Apto
  • Derechos de autor
    © Karen and Cathy
  • Sitio web del podcast
    Chasing Dramas

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