The Weibo Entertainment Hot Search trend says that “Joy of Life” S2 will premiere on May 15th. The drama’s official Weibo account also indicates that date, but I ain’t getting excited yet 🫣
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    WHOAAAA!! 😮

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      Yea, it’s rare to see dramas getting an airing/streaming slot so soon after production wraps unless the cast is super popular or the drama is a really anticipated one— in which case, this drama has both of those things. The drama only wrapped filming last year (?), so kudos to the post-production team working so hard to finish things up and being able to get it through the censorship board to push the drama out so soon!

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        If it actually airs then, that’s amazingly fast!!!

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          💯
          The last I can remember a C-drama getting to air so fast after wrapping production was a modern one, titled, “Sunshine by My Side”:

          Filming was from September 27, 2022 to February 7, 2023 and it premiered on September 1, 2023 (same year it wrapped filming). My guess is because it’s a modern drama and filming went really well and there was not much need for post-production (editing, CGI, noise editing, photo shopping, etc.), and the only real worry for the drama was getting passed by the censorship board

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            That’s interesting that they’re both so different and both made it to the finish line so quickly! I always enjoy your insights into the C-drama world, because I’m definitely not as familiar with it as with the K-drama world 😊

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    Thanks for the update. That is sooner than I thought. I started the 40 episode cdrama City of the City (iQIYI) which aired episode one on April 9. I hope I can finish it before JOL 2 begins.

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      How is “City of the City” ?? I’m seeing it appear more and more on my YT feed as a suggestion. It’s been a minute since I’ve opened the actual iQiYi app haha

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        I am enjoying CITY. I have watched 6 episodes and I only discovered it a few days ago. It has a MISAENG (2014) vibe for me. I really enjoyed young Bai Yu Fan in the historical mystery RIPE TOWN (2023) and the older Yu He Wei in the sci fi THREE-BODY (2023) both available on Viki US. It is set in the world of banking/finance and I hope there is enough material for 40 episodes.

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          Oooh another drama with the finance industry as the backdrop, nice! I’ve only tried one such drama and I couldn’t get into it— it got a little TOO technical and jargon-filled for my liking— but the current line-up of dramas with the finance industry as the backdrop (the other one I can think of is “War of Faith” (Republican Era financial industry, also on iQiYi) seems to be okay and more character focused, but I can’t really say, since I’m not watching either dramas 😅

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