The C-drama Overdo with Wang Chu Ran and Zhang Ling He dropped on Sunday the 19th and its a testament to how much buzz was going into the drama that the first reviews are this strong in sentiment. Sadly it’s a negative wave of sentiment as the first impressions are overwhelming a mass of complaints. The AI created opening sequence … Continue reading →
So nothing about this drama is confirmed yet but as always the casting rumors are close to the final selections. Modern romance C-drama As Beautiful as You Want (要多美丽就多美丽) adapted from a Yi Shu novel has been softly inked for Zhao Lu Si since the spring. Production has firmed up a filming start date which is usually due to financing … Continue reading →
Talk about both massive foot in mouth and being wholly unable to read the room. I’m talking about the director of period romance C-drama Key to the Phoenix Heart, which just started airing last week and thus far is doing what is considering rather uneventful viewership. The number one complain and discomfort mentioned with the drama is that female lead … Continue reading →
So the heat of summer may be getting hotter this weekend with the just confirmed premiere date on Sunday July 19th for Overdo (这一秒过火 or This Second Catch Fire). Starring Zhang Ling He and Wang Chu Ran as former lovers separated and reunited in a hate to love you way, this push-and-pull toxic type romance is totally up the alley … Continue reading →
It’s the end of an era for C-actress Bai Lu, and she’s leaving on what looks by all accounts to be mutually amicable terms. She announced today the long running rumor that she will be leaving long time agency Huanyu Entertainment, founded by producer (and writer/director) Yu Zheng. She was under the agency for ten years and it was up … Continue reading →
There are various tiers of being cancelled across various reasons in K-ent and this one was fairly unique outside of the usual tax evasion, drug use, and drunk driving reasons. K-actor Kim Soo Hyun has been inactive for the past year and four months, basically since February 2025, after reveals and allegations that he dated now deceased actress Kim Sae … Continue reading →
It’s been three years since K-actor Yoo Ah In paused all entertainment activities following an illegal drug use investigation, arrest, and conviction. He didn’t serve any time as it was a suspended sentence but it seemed like he would never have a career in South Korea anymore. That may change now with recent rumors that he’s making a comeback. Director … Continue reading →
This week a big budget mainstream C-drama is being prepped and casting discussions make for a hhhhmmmm wondering if these two actors can make a seamless transition from the required younger to older. Daylight Entertainment has lined up its next C-drama the big budget period war patriotism epic Chongqing Express (重庆号) telling the real life story of the naval ship … Continue reading →
So I am still catching up on dramas so don’t have any actual first impressions on either of these C-dramas but it’s good to share the news that C-ent has dropped two more dramas for those in a mid-summer slump looking for something up your alley. This past week Tencent premiered Blossoms of Power with Meng Zi Yi and He … Continue reading →
This certainly takes fandom posturing to a new level lol. This week Zhang Ling He‘s fandom posted an official statement titled “Public Notice of Protecting Rights” where it lit into the recent casting rumor that Lu Yu Xiao would be his female led in the period romance drama Revenge. The statement did not name her openly but everyone knows its … Continue reading →
Like I always say, coupledom is fully binary to an ending, it’s either breaking up/divorce or marriage. One of K-ent’s top couples has confirmed they have called it quits, and for those following their careers and the dating gossip this comes as no surprise. Both IU and Lee Jong Seok have confirmed via their agency that they have broken up. … Continue reading →
Lol, this casting feels like someone said something once and then another person went out of their way to make it a reality. K-ent is reporting that Song Joong Ki and Park Ji Hyun are confirmed to star in KBS weekend romance K-drama Love Cloud, to film later this year and airing in 2027. It’s a reunion of sorts for … Continue reading →
A rom-com K-drama is being planned and the two names floated for the leads can actually work for me. K-drama But Your Love (or Virtual Love) is getting cast and earlier this week Lee Min Ho was revealed to be considering the male lead and now it’s being discussed that Park Kyu Young will be the female lead. It’s an … Continue reading →
