Sageuk K-film The King’s Warden with Yoo Hae Jin and Park Ji Hoon Quietly Becomes Second Most Watched and Highest Grossing Domestic Movie of All Time in the Korean Box Office

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Wow. Just, wow. Never expected a box office busting hit with either this movie or any recent movies in the South Korean box office which has been in an overall slump for a few years with only the occasional hit. Sageuk movie The King’s Warden with Yoo Hae Jin as the titular warden and Park Ji Hoon as said king … Continue reading →

K-actress Moon Chae Won Announces Marriage to Non-celebrity Boyfriend this June 2026

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I love a double good news reveal week and on the heels ofPark Shin Hye announcing her second baby comes another of her similar age actress colleague also having happy news. Moon Chae Won has revealed that she’s getting married this coming June, to her boyfriend who is a non-celebrity. She shared it via a letter to her fans expressing … Continue reading →

Wu Lei Reportedly Considering S+ Budget Modern Romance C-drama Cross the Ocean of Time to Love You as Next Project

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A new casting melon that is juicy is circulating this week in C-ent. C-actorWu Lei just filmed S+ budget period wuxia C-drama The One (Chinese title 劍來 Jian Lai or Sword Comes) and it’s his first drama in three years. I didn’t expect him to be ready to do another but reportedly he’s considering a S+ budget modern romance C-drama … Continue reading →

K-actress Park Shin Hye Expecting Baby Number 2 with Husband Actor Choi Tae Joon

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After finishing a successful recent K-drama run with Undercover Miss Hong, K-actress Park Shin Hye is going to take a breather as news is reporting she’s expecting her second child. The actress and her husband actor Choi Tae Joon already have a toddler age first born and will now expand their family in the fall when the second baby is … Continue reading →

Yang Chao Yue in Talks for Wuxia Period C-drama Jian Ge Wen Ling with Male Lead Li Yun Rui

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So this is a female lead name I haven’t heard in awhile. C-actress Yang Chao Yue may be making her female lead comeback soon as she’s in talks for the period wuxia C-drama Jian Ge Wen Ling with basically confirmed male lead Li Yun Rui. It’s a big male lead IP based on the same name novel so with Li … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama The Adventures of Jian Chou with Zhao Lu Si Now in Talks with Male Lead Candidates Dylan Wang and Tan Jian Ci

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I still think a Zhao Lu Si and Dylan Wang pairing is perfect and inevitable, but also one that gets mentioned often with drama productions and has yet to come to pass. So with this one I will also take it with a giant grain of salt. Zhao Lu Si’s next drama remains more and more likely the xianxia period … Continue reading →

K-drama Perfect Crown with IU and Byun Woo Seok Debuts to 7.8% Ratings Going Up to 9.5% in Second Episode with Solid First Impression Reviews

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It’s a relief for MBC with the first two episodes ofPerfect Crown airing this weekend to a positive start. The first episode got 7.8% ratings but a good trajectory with the second episode going up to 9.5%.IU is getting praise for her visuals and comedic acting while Byun Woo Seok is not getting dragged for complaints on stiff acting with … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama Love Beyond the Grave with Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Fei Yu Trends Downward Heading to Finale After Criticism of the CP Chemistry and Pairing

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The end of March saw the arrival of Love Beyond the Grave, a classic type of xianxia C-drama with demons, gods, the afterlife, and a mortal and immortal romance between leads Dilrama Dilmurat and Chen Fei Yu. It’s based on a novel so the structure of the story is there without much worry that it will go off the rails, … Continue reading →

Period C-drama The Reign of Northern Wei Kicks Off Filming Already with Controversy Between Fandom of Leads Yang Mi and Liu Xue Yi

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Another day, another big budget C-drama starts off with fandom fights and controversy, nothing new to see here. Big budget serious period C-drama The Reign of Northern Wei just started filming with leads Yang Mi and Liu Xue Yi and already there are complaints. I can’t really call it a fandom fight as much as a one-way complaining from Yang … Continue reading →

MBC and Disney+ K-drama Perfect Crown with IU and Byun Woo Seok Premieres This Friday April 10th

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The first event K-drama of 2026 is here as Perfect Crown (21st Century Prince’s Wife) drops today Friday April 10th. Starring IU as a plucky chaebol heiress plotting to marry Byun Woo Seok as the Prince of fictional modern day Joseon dynasty, the drama does fairytale old school style with modern day money and visuals onscreen. The long preview (below) … Continue reading →

Cha Eun Woo Pays 13 Billion Won in Owed Taxes Closing the Scandal on Alleged Tax Evasion

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So let’s see if K-ent is good with actor Cha Eun Woo now that his alleged tax evasion scandal is over. This week the star paid 13 billion won (approximately $13 million USD) in assessed taxes to the government after what has been a years long investigation into allegations that he set up shell companies and used it to pay … Continue reading →

Hunan TV Period Drama Have It All Casts Meng Zi Yi and Ao Rui Peng as Leads with Filming Slated for Summer 2026 Start

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In the roulette of C-drama casting there seems like infinite lead pairings and yet it’s always the same dozen or so names making for a more finite set of combos. Meng Zi Yi has already lined up her next drama once she finishes filming The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage with Dylan Wang. She’s been confirmed for … Continue reading →

Tencent Big Budget Period C-drama Going to Ride the Winds in Discussions with Tian Xi Wei or Yu Shu Xin for Female Lead

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A true ladies fight is underway for an upcoming Tencent big budget period C-drama. It’s title Going to Ride the Winds (我欲乘风 Wo Yu Cheng Feng) and is a period female lead centric drama adapted from a novel. The production is reportedly in talks with both Tian Xi Wei and Yu Shu Xin to pick one as the female lead, … Continue reading →