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Lost You Forever Part 2 Airs to Good Viewership But Not as Strong as Part 1 Due to Slower Burn Story Cadence and Even Stronger Audience Preference for the Third Male Lead

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The shipping wars during the drama airing for Lost You Forever is nothing compared to what it was like for the novel days. The book was much richer and deeper in detail and yielded very strong opinions on who Xiao Yao loves/should end up with. The two aren’t necessarily the same and during the novel days the shipping was vocal … Continue reading →

Traveler Lodges Complaint About Byun Woo Seok’s Excessive Security Measures at Airport

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With K-actor Byun Woo Seok‘s exponential popularity rise this spring he’s been traveling nonstop this summer for fan meetings, magazine shoots, endorsement deals, and attending fashion shows. That means he’s in and out of airports a lot and this weekend a traveler went public that his private security detail at the airport was overly protective and made other travelers uncomfortable … Continue reading →

Yang Zi’s Next Project Confirmed to be the Daylight Produced Tibetan Plateau Set C-drama Tree of Life with Male Lead Bai Yu

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C-actress Yang Zi is currently on the small screen with her hit C-drama Lost You Forever Part 2 and also has the filmed Tang Dynasty period drama Flourished Peony finished production. Reportedly her long filmed C-drama The Golden Hairpin will get a release in late fall of this year with the AI face swapped new male lead. Now she’s signed … Continue reading →

Xiao Zhan’s Popularity in Japan Cemented with First C-star to be Featured Cover of Annual Chinese Period Drama Issue

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So I know which K-stars are popular in Japan but now I also know which C-stars, and it’s none other than Xiao Zhan at the top. Japan publishes an annual Chinese Period Drama Magazine issue once a year covering the past year’s period C-dramas so Japanese fans have recommendations and know what was good/popular. This year the cover model was … Continue reading →

The Clown Car of Talent and Stars Keeps Increasing for K-drama Knock Off as Kim Moo Yeol Joins the Cast

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The K-drama Knock Off hasn’t even begun filming but it’s already generating more buzz than the normal level for any K-drama during the casting phase. It was already top of the anticipation pile due to being the next drama top star Kim Soo Hyun picked after his ratings setting drama Queen of Tears. Then came the casting train that picked … Continue reading →

C-actor Wang Hong Yi Criticized by Netizens for Awkwardly Rejecting CP Gestures with The Legend of Heroes Costar Huang Yi Yet Openly Clamoring for CP Shipping with Yang Zi Lost You Forever

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You’re not there yet boy, haha, way to early to be doing stuff like this. I’m talking about C-actor Wang Hong Yi, who has two back-to-back dramas airing with The Legend of Heroes where he is paired up with Huang Yi in an actual love line between their characters Yang Kang and Mu Nian Ci and in Lost You Forever … Continue reading →

Moon Ga Young and Choi Hyun Wook Confirmed for Romance and Workplace K-drama The Man is Black Salt Dragon

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OMG I never even paired these two up in any fantasy casting and I can’t believe it didn’t cross my mind because hearing this real casting made me yelp out loud in excitement. Moon Ga Young and Choi Hyun Wook are confirmed for the workplace and romance K-drama The Man is Black Salt Dragon. It tells of two former gaming … Continue reading →

Kwon Nara Joins Kim Soo Hyun’s Next Drama the Black Comedy Knock Off

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Well this is turning into a big cast production with each new announcement of the cast. K-actress Kwon Nara has been confirmed to be in the upcoming K-drama Knock Off starring Kim Soo Hyun and set during the 1997 IMF crisis in the world of counterfeit luxury goods. The drama earlier announced actresses Jo Boa and Kim Shi Eun in … Continue reading →

Producer Yu Zheng Writes Long Post Criticizing Actress Li Meng’s Behavior on The Double Set But Praising Her for Admitting Mistakes and Delivering a Great Performance

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Sometimes I wonder what Yu Zheng is thinking because he seems to just needs attention and creates new topics of discussion. Last week he caused backlash on actress Li Meng who he cast as the antagonist princess in his drama The Double with a very long and overly wordy spiel about her pros and cons. She was not the first … Continue reading →

U-Next Japan Declares Lovely Runner the Most Popular K-drama Streamed in the First Half of 2024

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Hahaha, this is going to generate some debate but oh wells, it’s still one point of reference. U-Next the largest streaming platform in Japan is declaring Lovely Runner the number 1 most popular Hallyu K-drama in the first half of 2024. I have no doubt LR is mega popular in Japan and if it wasn’t for the presence of Queen … Continue reading →

SBS Drama The Judge From Hell Casts Park Shin Hye, Kim Jae Young, and Lee Kyu Han

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There is a new K-drama rounding out the main casting and I expect it to start filming soon. SBS drama The Judge From Hell earlier announced leads Park Shin Hye and Kim Jae Young, and this week confirmed that actor Lee Kyu Han will be joining the cast. Park Shin Hye plays a Judge who is really a Demon that … Continue reading →

Period C-drama Dashing Youth with Hou Ming Hao, He Yu, and Hu Lian Xin Scheduled for Late July Release on Youku Following The Princess Royal

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The period C-drama Dashing Youth adapted from the novel Shao Nian Bai Ma Zui Chun Feng 少年白马醉春风 is headed to premiere having gotten the Youku slot following the conclusion of The Princess Royal. Starring Hou Ming Hao, He Yu, and Hu Lian Xin, the drama is about a young master who just wants to make wine but ends up being … Continue reading →

Shin Se Kyung and Park Solomon in Talks for Romance Fantasy K-drama Human Starting From Today

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So this may be K-actress Shin Se Kyung‘s last project sourced by agency EDAM right before she left so let’s see if it turns out a good pick for her. She’s in talks for the fantasy romance K-drama Human Starting From Today playing a loving carefree girl Gumiho just enjoying life before an unexpected entanglement with a top soccer star … Continue reading →