Doctor X: Mafia in White Hits 19.5% Ratings But Episode 6 Plotline About Gwangju Uprising Leads to K-netizens Calling for Drama to be Pulled From Broadcast

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The drama gods giveth and the drama gods may get it taketh away. This weekend’s airing of SBS medical drama Doctor X: Mafia in White continued the rising ratings trend for the series with episode 6 hitting a new high of 19.5%. But that same high viewership also means more people watched it and saw that the episode contained a … Continue reading →

Zhang Ling He’s Application for Visa to Visit Taiwan for Fan Meeting is Denied by Taiwanese Government

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Lol, this is so petty, but has been happening the opposite direction it’s rather apropos to see it happen now the other way. C-actor Zhang Ling He was reportedly planning a fan meeting in Taiwan as he continues to ride the high of his hit C-drama Pursuit of Jade but for now it is not going to take place. His … Continue reading →

Yoona and Lee Jin Wook Confirmed as Leads for K-drama Adaptation of Medical J-dorama Unnatural

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Awwww, this is one of my fave medical J-doramas and the final casting announcement this week just feels like half the wind got sucked out of it. The K-drama adaptation of Unnatural has confirmed that Yoona and Lee Jin Wook will be the leads, with the drama aiming for an early 2027 release. The female lead doctor is such a … Continue reading →

Dylan Wang and Xu Ruo Han in Talks for iQiyi Modern Suspense Romance C-drama Love Knows No Walls

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It’s clear that The Lament of Autumn is doing well enough if Xu Ruo Han is immediately getting a new script sent her away. I’m actually enjoying TLoA for being the stupid as bricks romance novel level popcorn entertainment it is and find Xu Ruo Han’s bunny teeth either less annoying or I’ve simply gotten used to it because she’s … Continue reading →

Liu Shi Shi in Talks for S+ Budget Female Lead Empowerment C-drama The Red Peony Adapted From Same Name Novel

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The news that a big production company is planning a big S+ budget drama will clearly send the eligible actresses into a tizzy trying to land the lead role. The track record has been good with New Classics Media (新丽传媒 Xin Li) which most recently co-produced The Story of Rose with Liu Yi Fei and also has mega hits like … Continue reading →

Doppleganger Period Political Scheming C-drama Where the Mask Ends with Tian Xi Wei Garners Good Buzz Wihin First Week of Airing

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So far 2026 has yielded three C-dramas hits so to speak, starting with Pursuit of Jade then The Early Spring right into Against the Current. We may have another one as When the Mask Ends with Tian Xi Wei is so far off to a good enough start, but more importantly momentum trending in the right direction. If AtC was … Continue reading →

SBS Medical Drama Doctor X: Mafia in White with Kim Ji Won Ratchets Up to 18.5% Ratings in Second Week of Airing

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Week two is always the best marker of whether a K-drama’s hot start will continue on the right trajectory and luckily for SBS weekend medical drama Doctor X: Mafia in White it’s definitely got real momentum. The drama starring Kim Ji Won as the titular rule challenging genius surgeon kept going on in ratings the second week of airing hitting … Continue reading →

Tencent Confirms October 23rd Premiere of Period Drama Tigers Sniff the Rose with Li Yun Rui and Meng Zi Yi

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Looks like October will end with a splash in C-drama land with Tencent announcing that it will premiere big budget period drama Tigers Sniff the Rose (尚公主 Shang Gong Ju) this Friday October 23rd. Starring Meng Zi Yi and Li Yun Rui, the drama has gotten more attention that usual by being the reunion of the two leads after their … Continue reading →

Sun Qian and Cheng Lei Tapped for Tencent Modern Romance and Thriller C-drama The Queen of Brilliance

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It’s a round 2 for the casting of big budget Tencent modern C-drama The Queen of Brilliance. Earlier it was a project pushing for the reunion of Crystal Liu and Chen Xiao and scheduled to film and air in 2026, but the year came and went the the drama didn’t get off the ground. Now Tencent is reportedly moving forward … Continue reading →

Youku Premieres Tian Xi Wei in Dual Role Revenge and Plotting Period C-drama Where the Mask Ends

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This is about as big female lead idol type C-drama as you can get, what with Tian Xi Wei not just playing the female protagonist but the same face female antagonist in Youku period drama Where the Mask Ends. It’s like she went “I got 1/5th the screentime as the male lead in Guardians of the Dafeng, fuck that I’m … Continue reading →

Kim Tae Ri to Star in K-drama Adaptation of Revenge and Second Chance Webtoon I’m The Queen In This Life

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Looks like K-dramas are getting into the makjang female lead time travel revenge stories that C-dramas do often. I thought I would see more after Marry My Husband but there was a lull and now K-drama land is adapting webtoon I’m The Queen In This Life where the female lead dies and awakens 15 years earlier and gets a re-do. … Continue reading →

Disney+ and Hulu K-drama The Remarried Empress Outdoes Past Mediocrity in Poster Producing By Releasing the Worst Drama Posters in the Entirety of the Universe

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Lol to the trillionith degree, but what….just what in the burning tire fire of hell is this? Disney+ (and Hulu) streaming K-drama The Remarried Empress is also garnering lots of “its going to bad” predictions that the most the production could try to do is win on the promos. Make it look good, all gorgeous visuals and designs and lean … Continue reading →

Tencent Big Budget Period C-drama Hu Shan Wei Close to Confirming Song Zu Er and Chen Zhe Yuan as Leads

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It looks like the jostling for a coveted big female lead period C-drama has the front runner winning the race. Song Zu Er is by all accounts going to be the lead for Tencent drama Hu Shan Wei (胡善围) centering around the rise of the female lead in becoming a renown palace historian. She’s also got a male lead lined … Continue reading →