I so wanted to love Perfect Crown, and I did for the first two episodes even. Alas the excitement and interest faded quickly as the drama got going, a combination of not enough character or plot development due to the truncated 12-episode length and the lack of chemistry between leads IU and Byun Woo Seok. They were together very good … Continue reading →
This project has been in development for so long that even with C-actress Ju Jing Yi attached as the female lead for the last year I didn’t think it would ever head into production. Revenge C-drama Wan Hua Sin (万花世界 Wan Hua Shi Jie) was first announced as a big project for top actress Dilraba Dilmurat playing the female lead … Continue reading →
So it’s probably going to be a wash when currently airing K-drama Perfect Crown wraps in terms of how it affects the career of leads IU and Byun Woo Seok. The drama isn’t a flop and is doing okay in ratings and buzz but it’s not the hit that the big budget, promos, and popularity of the leads should have … Continue reading →
A new potential pairing is being talked about in C-drama casting circles and one looks more likely than the other to sign on. Tencent modern romance C-drama Kiss in the Wind (等风热吻你 Deng Re Feng Wen Ni) is being offered to Song Zu Er and Song Wei Long as the leads. Reportedly she’s basically confirmed for this as her next … Continue reading →
What was a great night for Korea’s top movie and drama awards for the 2026 Baeksang Awards has led to an unfortunate negative chatter. Veteran multi-award winning actor Lee Sung Min took home the movie side Best Supporting Actor for his role in No Other Choice and during his acceptance speech he said that when his costar Yeom Hye Ran, … Continue reading →
There is a bit of shuffling with dramas that were slated to start filming, as usual nothing in C-ent is set until close to production kicking off in earnest. Wang An Yu was supposed to do A Journey to Glow but when female lead Yu Shu Xin was removed the drama has since languished in finalizing funding. He’s now going … Continue reading →
The popularity of female lead reborn to enact revenge or re-do her life novels means there are plenty of such source material for adaptations, and actresses remain vying for such roles for a chance to deliver a memorable hit. Chen Du Ling is headlining Youku period C-drama Ashes to Crown (Chinese title 翘楚Qiao Chu) as a princess with a second … Continue reading →
There might be a surprise K-drama hit forthcoming and so far it’s deserving of the immediate buzz right out of the gate. SBS Fri-Sat drama My Royal Nemesis with Lim Ji Yeon and Heo Nam Joon premiered this weekend and has gone from 4.1% ratings to 5.4%. It’s not a huge jump nor impressive on the numbers, but it’s getting … Continue reading →
May 2026 has been off to an uneventful start, the only new drama arrival with A Splendid Match with Ren Min and Ci Sha reportedly a splendid bore. But we have a new drama to look forward to as this week sees the arrival of Zhan Zhao Adventures (雨霖铃 Yu Lin Ling) on Youku streaming, starring Yang Yang, Zhang Ruo … Continue reading →
So I’ve not watched a J-dorama in years but one of the last ones I watched was Unnatural back in 2018 starring Ishihara Satomi. It’s a forensic drama that has a clinical emotionless female lead tackling weird deaths with seemingly natural element but in truth has unnatural causes that she needs to solve. A K-drama adaptation was announced in 2022 … Continue reading →
The 2026 Baeksang Arts Awards went off without a hitch today and the biggest win of the night was the Daesang for both categories going to individual stars (rather than project) and the two winners happen to be long time very good friends. Yoo Hae Jin took home the film Daesang for box office smash The King’s Warden while over … Continue reading →
So the how low can you go spanking with C-drama Rebirth is apparently not done yet. It’s now dropped to 2.9 on Douban ratings and judging by how angry this drama made viewers and how much C-netizens want to mete out punishment it could get lower even lol. In the modern era only nine dramas now have fallen below 3.0 … Continue reading →
Whenever aBai Lu starring drama airs I get excited because it’s bound to elicit buzz and that’s always good for spicing up C-drama land. Tencent is reportedly slating Mo Li (莫离) for next month sometime in June 2026 to premiere, which would start off this summer reason with a big drama. The drama stars Bai Lu with Cheng Lei in … Continue reading →
