As I said before, June 2026 was a relatively uneventful month in C-drama land. There were plenty of premieres but nothing broke out or made a meaningful impact whether good or bad. Towards the end of the month came period revenge and romance C-drama The First Jasmine (莫离 Mo Li) with Bai Lu and Cheng Lei and the drama has … Continue reading →
So this whole story set up sounds so weird that I’m tempted to read the webtoon just to see what the heck the writer is trying to create. But soon it will become a K-drama as webtoon Flower is Bait is confirmed for a live action adaptation and is currently in talks with Chae Soo Bin and Woo Do Hwan … Continue reading →
Well this sounds spicy and girl power, and my gut tells me Kim Tae Ri is interested because it’s a change of genre for her. Top actress Kim Tae Ri is in talks for the K-drama adaptation of webtoon Sister, I Am the Queen in This Life. It’s a faux historical European country setting much like The Remarried Empress setting, … Continue reading →
A new xianxia C-drama started filming this week and thank god it has a better title. The drama Chang Sheng Gu 长生骨 or Immortal Bone based on the novel 神仙肉 Shen Xian Rou or Fairy Meat is off to the races with the rumored leads Yu Shu Xin and Hou Ming Hao confirmed as they showed up in costume. The … Continue reading →
So this drama and it’s companion drama was announced a few months ago, but now we get a female lead for this. A Casual Lie stars Lee Joon Hyuk as a chaebol heir and its companion drama is Yi Seob’s Romance with Lee Jong Seok, and the two dramas tells this cousins’ respective stories. This week K-ent is reporting that … Continue reading →
Holy smokes, is this a incredible feat to witness in this day and age, and feels like it’s heralding a resurgence of K-dramas or at least I hope so. SBS Fri-Sat new premiere Agent Kim Reactivated with So Ji Sub as the titular top secret agent coming out of retirement to save his daughter is the biggest news story of … Continue reading →
So I like Song Zu Er but am very indifferent to Ding Yu Xi so his casting with her for the upcoming Tencent period romance The Palace Stewardess was a glass half empty proposition for me. But Tencent just released the first teaser and wow do I love it. The immaculate quite but intense vibes, gives off similar feels to … Continue reading →
This is a big move in K-ent and only time will tell if it’s the right decision. Top actress Song Hye Kyo has announced that she’s parted way with long time agency UAA (United Artists Agency) after 14 years, an amicable decision almost like the time has come. She will be going forth solo in her own established agency. This … Continue reading →
The modern C-drama Winner (赢家 Ying Jia) is reportedly slated to start filming next month towards the end of July 2026. it’s a brisk 24-episode S+ budget drama with the female lead having her life destroyed and then taking over the life of a rich heiress to plot her revenge step by step. The leads are going to be Tian … Continue reading →
So period romance C-drama Revenge (Chinese title åˆºæ£ Ci Tang) is all but confirmed to star Zhang Ling He as the male lead and is his next drama with filming slated for this summer to start. The female lead has moved all over the place and the current two finalists are Lu Yu Xiao or Yang Chao Yue. Earlier rumored … Continue reading →
Looks like K-actor Lee Do Hyun is coming back in a big way post military discharge last year around May 2025. He’s since filmed fantasy K-drama Grand Galaxy Hotel the companion or spin-off drama to Hotel Del Luna, and now he’s in talks for a big budget action drama Destroyer of Destruction (or God of Destruction). He’s based on a … Continue reading →
So the real name decree is reportedly going into effect mid-July for drama productions, i.e. promotional materials need to use the real names of the actors and actresses rather than their stage names. This will then help the billing order by following surname strokes and no one can complain or argue who should be top billed based on “popularity” or … Continue reading →
This weekend C-ent went to K-ent, and sent two of the prettiest visuals to the international stage. The 2026 Global OTT Awards was held in Busan this weekend for streaming productions and handed over a ton of prizes across many categories. For C-ent stars Song Wei Long and Tian Xi Wei, they got to win their awards together in a … Continue reading →
