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Zhao Lu Si’s Makeup Artist Comes to Her Defense After More Plastic Surgery Comments Emerge in Her Latest Brand CF Appearance

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So I’ve made my own determination as to whether C-actress Zhao Lu Si recently has undergone tweaks to her appearance, i.e. plastic surgery or merely non-invasive cosmetic procedures. My personal take on this is do whatever makes you happy until it affects your job, so for actors and actresses the line is when the change(s) look distracting for the viewer. … Continue reading →

Love of Nirvana with Allen Ren, Li Lan Di, and Jeremy Tsui Reportedly to Premiere September 9th on Tencent

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The summer is over for good now that Labor Day is past and that means a slow down of drama releases but the ones coming seem more serious fare. Tencent is reportedly premiering Love of Nirvana (流水迢迢 Liu Shui Tiao Tiao) next week on September 9th or thereabouts. Starring Allen Ren (Ren Jia Lun), Li Lan Di, and Jeremy Tsui … Continue reading →

Ariel Lin Gets into Controversy After Saying She’s a Chengdu Person in a Television Program and Later Explains its the City Where Her Grandfather was From

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Trying to be a Taiwan star but also work in Mainland China has been a delicate dance for decades now but has only gotten harder in recent years with both sides culturally and politically growing further apart. TW-actress Ariel Lin this year has been venturing back into Mainland Chinese projects and did a variety program. This week she got into … Continue reading →

Thriller Period Spy K-movie Harbin with Hyun Bin Releases Posters, Teaser Preview, and Confirmed December 2024 Release

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I love seeing so many talented K-stars in one movie and bonus points for this one getting lots of attention thanks to male lead Hyun Bin who keeps on picking interesting and challenging roles. The movie is called Harbin and is of course set in the titular city but in the early 1900’s era when the region was on the … Continue reading →

Seo In Guk Joins Superhero K-drama Twelve with Ma Dong Seok and Ji Chang Wook

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There is a new casting out of K-ent and now we have three male lead level actors added to the superhero fantasy K-drama Twelve. Seo In Guk joins already cast Ma Dong Seok and Ji Chang Wook as the drama keeps adding to the main cast of Twelve, which represent twelve people with superhuman skills that correspond to the twelve … Continue reading →

Zhao Jin Mai and Liu Hao Cun in Rare Double Female Actress Pictorial in Bazaar China September 2025 Edition

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My mind isn’t making the connection on whether Zhao Jin Mai and Liu Hao Cun have any project past or present together to warrant this joint pictorial but here it is, two of C-ent’s promising young lead actresses together in one spread featuring Miu Miu. I actually love the emerging from an egg image both have that gamine and very … Continue reading →

First Poster for jTBC Weekend Drama A Virtuous Business with Kim So Yeon and Yeon Woo Jin About Housewives Selling Adult Products in a Small Village

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So this drama actually sounds interesting in that it’s ripe for a lot of sexual innuendo jokes coupled with a more low brow countryside setting. The next jTBC weekend drama is A Virtuous Business with a very strong cast of Kim So Yeon, Yeon Woo Jin, Kim Sung Ryung, Kim Sun Young, and Lee Se Hee. The drama is set … Continue reading →

Gu Man Novel Blazing Sunlight C-drama Adaptation Now in Talks with Song Wei Long and Zhao Jin Mai as Leads

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I live for constant drama casting roulette because its fun to ponder potential pairings even if it doesn’t pan out. This past month has had a lot of discussion over the casting of the C-drama adaptation of Gu Man novel Blazing Sunlight. Names tossed around, rumors of stars vying for the lead, and now there is another two names rising … Continue reading →

Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Fei Yu Start Filming Xianxia C-drama Love Beyond the Grave

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There is a new C-drama that kicked off filming titled Love Beyond the Grave (Chinese title 慕胥辞 Mu Xu Ci) based on a C-novel. Starring Dilraba Dilmurat, Chen Fei Yi, and Wei Zhe Ming, the first pictures are out of the two leads in costume and this drama sure has a lot of black. Dilraba looks great as usual but … Continue reading →

Supporting C-actor Zhang Hao Wei Announces Career Hiatus After Being Accused of Tax Problems and Prostitution

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The last two weeks there has been a small-ish scandal in C-ent around a supporting actor named Zhang Hao Wei. He was most recently seen in a supporting role in Joy of Life 2 and in a small budget period drama Fight for Love as the male lead. Two weeks ago there were allegations and rumors that he engaged in … Continue reading →

Third Chapter of Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Sword and Beloved with ChengYi and Li Yi Tong Passes 1 Million Reservations

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The disappointing run of the first chapter of Fox Spirit Matchmaker series Red Moon Pact is still shaking out the timing and expectations for the next two chapters. Chapter 2 Love in Pavilion with Liu Shi Shi and Zhang Yun Long is currently being marketed for a November 2024 release but it’s the third chapter Sword and Beloved that seems … Continue reading →

C-drama Blossoms in Adversity with Zhang Jing Yi and Hu Yi Tian Steadily Goes Up From 6.4 to 7.3 Douban Ratings Months After Finishing Run

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So the big C-drama of the spring 2024 season may not just be In Blossom, now we need to add Blossoms in Adversity to it as well. Blossoms in Adversity wasn’t big budget or had a big name cast, and actually started off with criticism of male lead Hu Yi Tian and a general been there-done that impression of the … Continue reading →

Producer Yu Zheng Shades Top Actress for Taking C-drama that His Artist Wu Jin Yan Allegedly Passed on and Netizens Think its Targeted at Yang Zi and Her Next Drama Family Business

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So as long as top C-ent troll producer Yu Zheng is just shooting his mouth off and not hurting anybody it can be quite entertaining and this week there is a new beef he has. He posted about a top C-drama A-list actress who just accepted a new drama that Yu Zheng‘s own agency artist Wu Jin Yan passed on. … Continue reading →