So my first thought was this pairing isn’t working for me. But then I saw that it is adapted from a C-drama and that the set up is older woman-young man then I guess this casting makes sense. K-ent is reporting that Park Min Young and Yook Sung Jae are in talks for a new romance K-drama titled Nine to … Continue reading →
The production of the upcoming iQiyi period drama Reborn of the Rightful (Yao Yao You Qi 窈窈有期) adapted from the novel Di Mo must really want to convey that theirs is a serious drama. Not some idol fluff like male lead He Yu and his most recent drama Speed and Love, because this drama is going out of their way … Continue reading →
Okay, I am so sat for this K-drama! Next week on January 16th is the premiere of Netflix K-drama Can This Love be Translated, starring Kim Sun Ho and Go Yoon Jung in a project that was announced two years ago so it’s been on my radar since. She’s a top actress filming what appears to be a cross-boarder romance … Continue reading →
The 2026 new year is off to a sad start in K-ent as today January 5th in South Korea it was confirmed that award winning veteran actor Ahn Sung Ki has passed way. He was 74 years ago and in okay health, but fell ill and into a coma five days ago after reportedly choking on food. It is likely … Continue reading →
This is as close as it’s gotten for a Crystal Liu and Chen Xiao drama reunion, and insiders are expecting this to be confirmed soon as production begins. The two worked together on the hit period C-drama A Dream of Splendor and being both A-listers of course production teams want a reunion. I’ve covered a few possible drama projects that … Continue reading →
I got midway through Speed and Love and then dipped for two reasons. One being it’s just okay and since I read the novel I know how it goes and ends so there isn’t the curiosity to see what happens. The second is the arrival of Shine of Me whih is addicting like crack so my limited time was allocated … Continue reading →
What a roller coaster of a year for C-actress Zhao Lu Si. From the lowest of lows with her conflict with her former agency and trying to break her contract and her illness to coming back with the success of Love’s Ambition that air dropped this summer. She only has one drama left that is filmed Almost Lover and recently … Continue reading →
The evolution of C-actress Yang Mi into serious C-dramas is continuing onward as her next project will reportedly be the Youku big budget drama The Reign of Northern Wei (江山大同 Jiang Shan Da Tong). Her male lead in discussions is Liu Xue Yi and this could be the big break he’s been overdue for, and joining them is the award … Continue reading →
With the arrival of 2026 I hope real life is filled with positivity and drama world drops mostly good dramas. One of the more high profile K-dramas is the SBS medical series Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia with Kim Ji Won as a remake of the same name older J-dorama. She attended the year end SBS drama awards … Continue reading →
It’s nice to see stars that were either mid to me or unknown over time win me over, and bonus points if they pair up. C-ent casting has Wang Chu Ran and He Yu in talks for iQiyi drama Tales of the Floating World, a fantasy romance vignette drama. The story is of a demoness who falls for the God … Continue reading →
I like how C-actor Luo Yun Xi toggles effortlessly between modern and period dramas despite being better known for his period works but he still makes the effort to vary his output. Youku has just air dropped his new modern police thriller on deck that finished filming called The Truth Within (剥茧 Bo Jian which means to cut the callous) … Continue reading →
K-star IU has proven her chops from idol singer to award winning actress over her fifteen years in the industry so she’s fine to take on fluffier dramas to change up her works. But her male lead in upcoming MBC tentpole 2026 K-drama Perfect Crown (21st Century Prince’s Wife) is Byun Woo Seok who had one of the biggest breakouts … Continue reading →
The year end just days away has not stopped the filming commencement in C-drama land and new iQiyi period C-drama Yao Yao You Qi (窈窈有期) adapted from the novel Di Mo (嫡谋 best translated as Scheme of the Official Descendant) started filming this week on December 31st. The drama stars He Yu and Bao Shang En as a rebirth story … Continue reading →
