Period Revenge C-drama Spring of the Blade with Zhou Ye and Xu Kai Limps to Finish and Hit with Low 5.4 Douban Ratings in Yet Another Disappointment

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I feel like between Zhou Ye and Xu Kai neither have had a well performing C-drama in each of their last forays and joining together for this outing in Spring of the Blade just continued their lackluster performances. The drama has earned it’s low 5.4 Douban opening ratings after a slew of criticism from the start with the dumb script, … Continue reading →

Kim Ji Won Transforms into Brilliant Surgeon in SBS Fri-Sat Medical Drama Doctor X: Mafia in White

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Summer of 2026 was pretty meh for me in terms of K-dramas but fall is here and there a a few I’m curious to check out. One of them arrives this week with SBS premiering medical series Doctor X: Mafia in White in the Fri-Sat time slot. This is basically a Kim Ji Won drama with her playing the role … Continue reading →

Wang An Yu Likely Cast as Male Lead Opposite Meng Zi Yi in Hunan TV Big Budget Period C-drama Have It All

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This drama is on deck to start filming in Q1 2027 but it’s one of the few big budget productions being prepped right now so worth covering. The female lead for Hunan TV period drama Have It All will be Meng Zi Yi, she’s been confirmed and announced since a few months now. The male lead is now almost certainly … Continue reading →

Rapper T.O.P. Formerly of Big Bang and Idol Turned Actress Nana Confirmed to be Dating

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If this happened during the heyday of K-pop I think K-netizens would have a collective aneurysm, both from stars daring to date and from who these two are lol. Leave it to idol turned actress Nana to have two “scandals” in the span of a week, first with the lip fillers distracting from her sageuk visuals and now with news … Continue reading →

Against the Current with Tan Song Yun and Liu Xue Yi Becomes Third Highest Buzz Tencent Drama of All Time and Opens with 7.5 Douban Ratings Heading into Finale

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If the first half of 2026 was all about Pursuit of Jade in terms of period drama buzz, then the second half of 2026 is likely going to be won by Against the Current. The period drama from Tencent starring Tan Song Yun and Liu Xue Yi has owned the month of September and is breaking records within its platform, … Continue reading →

Political Thriller K-movie The Assassin(s) Yoo Hae Jin, Park Hae Il, and Lee Min Ho Faces Harsh Criticism for Peddling Conspiracy Theory on the Real Life Assassination Attempt on Former South Korean President

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So 2026 really will be a year where the South Korean public is exceedingly annoyed by created entertainment distorting or allegedly distorting real life history. Last week saw the premiere of big budget high profile movie The Assassin(s), which was an early shoe-in for next year’s awards thanks to the cast and production team. Starring Yoo Hae Jin, Park Hae … Continue reading →

Cheng Lei and Shen Yu Jie Mix Speed and Sexy Times in the Desert in First Look at Modern C-drama The Leading Stars

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Vertical C-dramas are basically cheap short form entertainment for the short attention span new era and visuals mean more than acting, plot, or dialogue. I’m not saying upcoming iQiyi modern C-drama The Leading Stars (许你星河千里 Shu Ni Xing He Qian Li) is a vertical drama but it certainly gave off those vibes despite what appears to be a proper plot, … Continue reading →

Top 95-actresses Vying for Tencent Big Budget Female Lead Centric Period Drama Hu Shan Wei with Song Zu Er in the Lead

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An upcoming Tencent big budget period C-drama is starting to make chatter in the casting circles as it’s one of the few S+ budget projects on deck right now. It’s titled Hu Shan Wei (胡善围) and is adapted from a novel about a female lead whose fiancee dies and rather than get forced into marriages goes into court to study … Continue reading →

New Posters and Preview of Tian Xi Wei Girlbossing Her Way Up in Dual Identity Role Opposite Yan An in Youku Period C-drama Where the Mask Ends

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Word on the street is that Youku will air period C-drama Where the Mask Ends (嫁金钗 Jia Jin Zhai)next month in October 2026, so let’s get ready for hopefully good drama to come. Starring Tian Xi Wei in a dual female lead role as the headliner, it’s her chance to really breakout solely for her own acting and ability to … Continue reading →

K-actress Nana Apologizes After Criticism of Her Distracting Modern Lip Injections Taking Viewers Out of the Joseon Setting in Netflix Sageuk Drama The Scandal

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Normally I’m all for anyone doing whatevers to one’s own body, be it hair, makeup, or even body modifications. But when one is an actress and makes a living onscreen then there is the delicate balance of body autonomy with impacting the visuals. That’s the case for K-actress Nana, who played the second female lead in recently premiered Netflix sageuk … Continue reading →

Zhang Yun Long and Ju Jing Yi are Fated Master and Disciple in Derpy Looking iQiyi Xianxia C-drama

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This drama was clearly greenlit before the slow down in investor funding for C-dramas otherwise it seems like a really big gamble for what looks sillier then it should for the subject matter. Zhang Yun Long and Ju Jing Yi star in iQiyi xianxia C-drama Fated Master and Disciple (来战 Lai Zhan or Come Battle) where they play lazy master … Continue reading →

Youku Popular C-drama The Early Spring with Jing Bo Ran and Sun Qian Confirmed for a Same Production Follow Up Drama Midsummer

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Hits are getting rarer in C-drama land following the footsteps of K-dramas starting a decade ago that a modern drama which does well absolutely makes sense to milk it for a sequel/follow up. Modern office place toxic romance C-drama The Early Spring has been confirmed for a next drama tentatively titled Midsummer (盛夏晴朗 Midsummer Clear Skies) with the same production … Continue reading →

Hit 2016 Romance C-drama Love O2O with Yang Yang and Zheng Shuang Gets Re-released by Youku Streaming 10 Years Later with Female Lead Ai Face-swapped with Actress Wang Zhu Yue

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Money must be tight in the C-ent streaming world lol, because this is just wild if not all that surprising. This week streaming platform Youku quietly re-uploaded all episodes of its hit 2016 romance C-drama Love O2O that starred Yang Yang and Zheng Shuang in then breakout roles, but this version has the female lead AI face swapped with rising … Continue reading →