Currently Yoona and Lee Chae Min are probably in the lead for favorite romance K-drama OTP pairing in 2025, with runner ups probably Han Ji Min and Lee Joon Hyuk in Love Scout and also IU and Park Bo Gum in When Life Gives You Tangerines. There is two more months left in the year and this upcoming drama has … Continue reading →
My brother in Christ lol, even the stills are enough to make this point abundantly clear unless one needs glasses. Newly premiered Youku wuxia C-drama Blood River (or Dark River) is off to an okay-ish start. The heat index within Youku just broke 9000 which isn’t bad but not portending a true hit anytime yet. The only buzz it’s getting … Continue reading →
This is one of the fastest runs in recent C-dramas, Yummy Yummy Yummy premiered on October 9th and in less than two weeks has wrapped its run. The cheeky and childish title notwithstanding, the reviews for the drama skewed positive in the beginning, thanks to sending an entire restaurant running family into the past and using the food element to … Continue reading →
I thought this wouldn’t arrive until November and there would be a lull in the October swarm of C-dramas but we’re getting one more before month end. iQiyi has announced the release of Sword and Beloved this Friday on October 25th, heralding the end of what was once a highly anticipated three part Fox Spirit Matchmaker series based on the … Continue reading →
The title for Jeon Ji Hyun‘s most recent last drama Tempest ended up being fitting for all the wrong reasons, with scenes and dialogue drawing the ire of Mainland Chinese viewers for what was deemed insulting to their country. A true tempest in a teapot if you will. But life goes on and she’s now in talks for her next … Continue reading →
So the scandal with actor Wang Da Lu forging medical records to evade Taiwan’s mandatory military service from this past summer is turning out to be the gift that keeps on giving, that of other male stars doing the same. During his investigation, it came out there was a voice recording where the discussion was on the broker who helped … Continue reading →
A K-drama just finished airing last weekend with jTBC Sat-Sun weekend series A Hundred Memories concluding its 12-episode run. The period drama was set in the 1980s centered around two girls who meet from working as bus conductor hostesses when that job was still in existence, and a love triangle with the male lead along with the two girls friendship … Continue reading →
This may be a case of moving the right hand to the left hand but we shall see. C-ent this week started off with the rumor that C-actress Zhao Lu Si has resolved her conflict with existing agency Galaxy Kuyu Entertainment and has signed on with Orca Entertainment. Orca (or 虎鲸 Hu Jing) is the largest entertainment group under the … Continue reading →
For some reason I thought this drama would be an early 2026 release, but heck come on down and join the October 2025 C-drama party Dark River! This weekend Youku announced the release of the drama this Monday October 20th and I don’t see a lot of promos but recently a few air drops have ended up being surprisingly successful … Continue reading →
I love me some filming gossip lol, it’s fairly harmless and gives a glimpse that the actor and actress are have personal feelings despite playing what needs to be seen onscreen. Wu Jin Yan and Chen Zhe Yuan have been filming the period C-drama Jiang Shan Wei Pin ( 江山为聘 or A Kingdom as Dowry) for the last two months and … Continue reading →
Congrats are in order for HK-actor William Chan, in a double dose as he’s followed up the successful airing of modern C-drama Love’s Ambition with the announcement that he’s a dad! The actor and his long rumored girlfriend model Sui He (Chinese name He Sui) both posted on their SNS accounts the same announcement that they are parent to a … Continue reading →
The dark twisty thriller K-drama Dear X is a few weeks away from premiering on cable network TVING on November 6th and the promos keep on captivating. The latest is a Marie Claire Korea pictorial with leads Kim Yoo Jung and Kim Young Dae done in black and white going for muted sleek visuals. Kim Yoo Jung is already previewing … Continue reading →
This drama is what I consider a well worth it investment, Fated Hearts is an A-budget drama with two known leads in Li Qin and Chen Zhe Yuan but doesn’t come with the baggage of S-budget dramas or leads with fierce and intense fandoms. With a relatively under the radar filming and release it’s one of the better received period … Continue reading →
