At the recently held 2024 Youku Spring Conference, many upcoming and ongoing Youku dramas released posters and trailers to offer a sneak peek. This led to reservations taking off after the event. Reservations refer to the number of viewers showing interest in upcoming dramas. Big productions like Zang Hai Zhuan, The First Frost, Ski Into Love, and Dashing Youth saw the biggest rise in numbers.
Here’s a list of dramas that garnered the most attention:
1. Zang Hai Zhuan
This Youku C-drama managed to accumulate over 1.2 million reservations. It features popular Chinese actor Xiao Zhan in the lead role. It tells the story of Zhi Nu, the son of the Imperial Astronomer. After his whole family is eradicated, he embarks on a journey to take revenge. After mastering architecture and political strategy, he returns to the capital 10 years later, under the disguise of Zang Hai, and plans to take out his enemy. Meanwhile, Zang Hai also proves his worth as the new Imperial Astronomer.
2. The First Frost
The upcoming Youku romantic C-drama The First Frost collected over one million reservations with its first look. It features renowned actors Bai Jingting and Zhang Ruonan in the lead roles. It tells the story of Wen Yifan (Zhang Ruonan), who accidentally runs into Sang Yan (Bai Jingting) at a bar. They were high school classmates, and she was in love with him. To avoid awkwardness, the two pretend not to know each other. But they are forced to confront each other when they accidentally rent the same house.
3. Ski into Love
This upcoming Youku C-drama reached 780,000 reservations after the conference. It features Lin Yi and Yu Shuxin in the lead roles. It tells the story of a manga artist named Wei Shi (Yu Shuxin), who turns to skiing after hitting a career break. She runs into Shan Chong (Lin Yi), a former snowboarder. They find comfort in each other’s company and eventually fall in love.
4. Dashing Youth
This Youku production secured over 650,000 reservations. It features Neo Hou, He Yu, and Hu Lian Xin in the lead roles. The story of this drama revolves around Baili Dong Jun (Neo Hou), the stubborn youngest son of the Hou Mansion who does not like to study martial arts. But he is a master winemaker and wants to become a “wine fairy.” But as fate may have it, he is sent to the school to learn the art of war. After making new acquaintances, he embarks on a journey to rediscover his identity.
5. The Eternal Fragrance
This upcoming Youku C-drama collected over 640,000 reservations after the event. It will feature Song Weilong and Ju Jingyi in the lead roles. In this drama, a hundred years after a celestial meteor rewinds time, Xiao Bang Chui (Ju Jing Yi), a beautiful woman, shares a strong bond with Lei Xiu Yuan (Song Weilong). However, her beauty attracts unwanted attention from those who want to harm her.
Other than these, The Double, The Princess Royal, The Story of Pearl Girl, The Immortal Ascension, and The Tale of Xishi Kingdom Rebuilt also accumulated a significant number of reservations. All these dramas and more will soon be available to stream on Youku.
