TW-actor Peter Ho Lands Six Brand Deals in Last Month After Unexpected Popularity From the Criticism of Zhang Ling He’s Makeup and Styling as the Foundation General in Pursuit of Jade

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I’m a little bemused and perplexed that the whole “Foundation General Gate” with Zhang Ling He in Pursuit of Jade got as big as it did and has had additional real life impact that it spawned. Recall the criticism lobbed at his character for looking too flower boy when playing a general in PoJ, complete with full face of makeup … Continue reading →

Princess Agent’s Sequel Drama Rebirth with Li Yun Rui and Huang Yang Tian Tian Flops Hard and Gets Lowest Douban Ratings of the Year with 3.2

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Sometimes the hammer of judgment does have to come down to remind production companies not to embark on a project with a slew of bad decisions. Princess Agents was a hit in 2017 and has long been discussed to make a sequel since the ending was sorta unfulfilled, but leads Zhao Li Ying and Lin Geng Xin both went on … Continue reading →

Song Wei Long Lands Coveted Big Male Lead Action and Fantasy Xianxia C-drama Huo Wang

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C-actor Song Wei Long has reportedly landed on his next project and it’s an interesting one that also had other actors in the running. The drama is titled Huo Wang (火旺) or Blazing Fire and is adapted from a thriller xianxia C-drama about a high school student who may or may not be mentally unwell in the modern world who … Continue reading →

Yoo Yeon Seok and Lee Se Young in Talks for Romance Sageuk Drama Princess Covets the Scholar

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A manhwa is getting a K-drama adaptation and the set up is straight out of the bibimbap of selecting oft used elements in the entirety of drama land. Yoo Yeon Seok and Lee Se Young are up for Princess Covets the Scholar, the sageuk romance between an assertive princess who falls for the capable scholar in her father’s Joseon court … Continue reading →

C-ent Casting Rumor Says Meng Zi Yi and Li Yun Rui are Reuniting for the Third Time in Modern Romance C-drama Kiss in the Wind

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No. Just no. I need these two to individually and together take a time out. You know when a teacher tells an overeager student to sit in the corner and just read quietly, it’s feeling like that talk needs to go out to Meng Zi Yi and Li Yun Rui. This week the C-ent casting rumor is saying, and with … Continue reading →

Netflix Releases Official Poster and Teaser for Superhero K-drama The WONDERfools with Park Eun Bin and Cha Eun Woo with Confirmed May 15th Release Date

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So the Cha Eun Woo alleged tax evasion scandal has come to a close earlier this month in April with his agency confirming payment of any owed taxes and it looks like he won’t be cancelled for it. Netflix has announced today that the superhero comedy K-drama The WONDERfools starring Park Eun Bin and Cha Eun Woo is confirmed to … Continue reading →

Period Romance and Intrigue C-drama Liang Chen Mei Jing with Ren Min and Ci Sha Reportedly to Air Drop in Late April/Early May 2026

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With March 2026 over and the only drama to do well being Pursuit of Jade, with Love Beyond the Grave, Veil of Shadows, and Rebirth in varying stages of meh to flop, April is now midway done and there feels like a lull just waiting for a grippy drama to capture the latent attention. That could fall to Liang Chen … Continue reading →

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 →