Yearly Archives: 2023

Xiao Zhan’s Top Star Status and Visuals Carries the Cheesy Xianxia C-drama The Longest Promise with Ren Min’s Dumb as Bricks Female Lead Character

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Man, I thought The Longest Promise was delayed getting its airing permit because of the shizun (teacher)-student romance love line being frowned upon for breaching those ethical mores but turns out it was just a very poorly written, directed, and acted drama where the production may have tried to salvage it. Alas the just air dropped first four episodes just … Continue reading →

SBS Drama Revenant Through Episode 4 Toggles Supernatural Scares and Heartbreaking Mysteries with a Tight Script and Natural Acting

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So I’ll keep shilling for Revenant until more people watch to enjoy this slow burn with me. Screenwriter Kim Eun Hee hit various base hits with Kingdom, Signal, 3 Days, Phantom, and Sign but her most recent drama before this was the highest profile and most problematic with Mount Jiri (Jirisan). So it’s a relief and treat to see her … Continue reading →

Fans of K-actor Park Yong Ha Still Lay Fresh Flowers and Signs at His Memorial on This 13th Anniversary of His Passing

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It’s been that long, huh? And yet it also feels like a flash of time. This June 30th was the 13th year of the passing of K-actor Park Yong Ha, a leading man with over a decade of acting under his belt and many famous performances and dramas on his resume. His passing was one of THE most shocking and … Continue reading →

C-ent Buzz Claims The Longest Promise with Xiao Zhan and Ren Min Will Get Airdropped Premiere on July 2nd

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So all week I’ve been hearing word that xianxia C-drama The Longest Promise will be airing soon. And soon became an actual date of July 2nd and now word is the official confirmation will come in the early afternoon that day before the first six episodes drops that night at 8 p.m. In China this is like a day away … Continue reading →

Kim So Hye and Lee Sang Yeob Get Ready for Sports and Romance KBS Drama Pure Boxer

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KBS is prepping for a late summer 2023 K-drama Pure Boxer which was announced earlier in the spring starring Lee Sang Yeob and Kim So Hye. The story is adapted from a novel about the life of a genius young female boxer who suddenly disappears at the height of her success about to win a Grand Slam. A top sports … Continue reading →

SBS Fri-Sat Horror Thriller Drama Revenant with Kim Tae Ri and Oh Jung Se Hit 11% Ratings in Episode 3

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So I’m watching both Sat-Sun new dramas See You in My 19th Life and King the Land, enjoying both for their different aesthetics and lures. I thought I would wait to marathon recently premiered SBS Fri-Sat horror drama Revenant (The Devil or The Demon) because summer isn’t exactly conducive to scary stories for me and also I didn’t want to … Continue reading →

Anonymous TW-netizen Post About Womanizing Top Actor with Last Name W and Steady Girlfriend Gets Reporters to Point to Chris Wu

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Well this isn’t quite Me Too even if it’s true and more about the reveal that a top actor may be a man whore in real life. Not sure yet of course if the reveals are true or even who it it about but a recent anonymous post on during this TW-ent Me Too phase about a top actor last … Continue reading →

Tencent Randomly Announces Writer and Psychologist Modern Romance Twilight with Allen Ren and Angelababy Release Same Day as Drama Drops

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This drama is not to be confused with the Hollywood movie series Twilight but the release seems as random as that whole story haha. Tencent on June 29th announced the release of modern romance drama Twilight on the very day of it’s drop so there are already episodes out as I type. Starring Allen Ren as a drama scriptwriter and … Continue reading →

Second TW-star Accuses Entertainer Blackie of Sexual Harassment and Assault as He and His Star Wife Sue the First Accuser for Defamation

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Well this one is not going down easy either way. The recent Taiwan entertainment Me Too allegations have either been admitted to quickly or denied by the star then leaves the industry, the most recent against basketball player turned producer/variety show host Blackie (Blackie Chen) has been met with denial from him and now him and his wife together have … Continue reading →

Lee Soon Jae is an Ornery Old Man Taking Care of His Beloved Wife’s Derpy Pooch in Single Act Drama Walking with Lee Yeon Hee

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Man, this drama is totally going to be a waterworks fest. For me at least, I loved national treasure grandpa Lee Soon Jae, I’m a crazy dog mom, and I have elderly parents so just combining all that into a story about a solo living old grandpa and his derpy dog that he has to take care of because his … Continue reading →

Lee Jung Jae and Lee Byung Hun Lead Script Reading of All Star Cast for Netflix Drama Squid Game 2 and Adds Even More Familiar Face Game Players

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The motto of Squid Game 2 is clearly go big(ger) or go home because holy is this an insanely packed drama cast. The main leads attended the script reading and Netflix released the pictures showing Lee Jung Jae and Lee Byung Hun as the two heavyweight A-list leads with returning Wi Ha Joon and new arrivals Im Shi Wan, Kang … Continue reading →

The Uncanny Counter 2 Releases Good v Evil Drama Posters with Returning Cast Battling New Big Name Villains

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I feel like tvN has gotten its hands on a sure fire IP with airing the second season of The Uncanny Counter, with the first season of the webtoon adapted drama making waves on OCN. The second season called The Uncanny Counter 2: Counter Punch brings back all five main leads and adds on four new villains played by high … Continue reading →

Kim So Hyun and Minhyun Find Meaningful Connection Despite the Useless Lies in New Drama Promos

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tvN drama Useless Lies is still a whole month out premiering at the end of July but I’m really stoked to see Kim So Hyun back on the small screen and with cutie pie Minhyun as her male lead. The three new drama posters are kinda mid but it’s not that big a deal this drama doesn’t seem to need … Continue reading →