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Zhao Li Ying Reportedly Will Not Attend 2024 Cannes Film Festival for Movie She’s Got No Name After Being Upset that the Production Created the Fight with Yang Mi Over Placement to Generate Buzz

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The 2024 Cannes Film Festival kicked off this week and has many more days left of movie screenings and accompanying red carpet star walks. The HK-director Peter Chan helmed period murder mystery She’s Got No Name starring Zhang Zi Yi is on deck in the coming days and the female lead will definitely be there. Earlier it was stated that … Continue reading →

Ornate Xianxia C-drama Shui Long Yin with Luo Yin Xi Releases Opulent First Posters and Official BTS Filming Preview

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So I’ve been amazed at how male lead Luo Yun Xi has looked in all the BTS filming pictures of him in one ostentatious costume after another for the xianxia C-drama Shui Long Yin. But now that the filming has wrapped and the production has released the first set of official character posters and BTS filming preview, I gotta say … Continue reading →

C-actress Tang Yan Gets Her World Stage Glow Up Attending 2024 Cannes Film Festival

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This has been a phenomenal year for C-actress Tang Yan thanks to the January release of C-drama Blossoms Shanghai where she has parlayed a second female lead role into the biggest C-ent career resurgence in recent years. She’s now gained entry into the world of high end European couture and jewelry that a lot of C-actresses want but only a … Continue reading →

Joy of Life 2 with Zhang Ruo Yun and Li Qin Premieres to Hottest Heat Index Record in Tencent History

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Well the behemoth that is Joy of Life 2 is here and the reception is as hot as expected. The drama dropped on May 16th and within one day hit 32,906 on the heat index on streaming platform Tencent, the fastest to break 30K in any drama aired on Tencent. Reportedly the drama is good, early reviews from viewers of … Continue reading →

Kim Hye Yoon and Byun Woo Seok Record Joint Guest Appearance on Salon Drip to Air Day Before Finale of Lovely Runner

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Oh this should make fans of tvN Mon-Tues romance and time-travel drama Lovely Runner so so happy. The leads Kim Hye Yoon and Byun Woo Seok have filmed their guest appearance on the show Salon Drip together and the episode will air the day before the finale episode of LR. This is the type of promo a popular show with … Continue reading →

First Official Poster of Xiao Zhan in Period C-drama Zang Hai Zhuan

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The first substantive official poster is out for revenge period C-drama Zang Hai Zhuan starring Xiao Zhan and it’s wonderful. He’s featured front and center looking absolutely intense and riveting, whatever he’s plotting for his long payback is going to be exciting to watch with hopefully with a satisfying payoff. This is a male lead centric drama so it’s not … Continue reading →

Jo Boa Joins Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Si Eun in K-drama Knock Off

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So Kim Soo Hyun will be getting two new actress costars he’s never worked with before in his next drama Knock Off. Earlier it was announced that Kim Si Eun would be the female lead and now Jo Boa joins as the second female lead. Kim Si Eun is an up-and-comer with solid rising cred while Jo Boa has been … Continue reading →

First Batch of Chinese Stars Hit Cannes 2024 with Gong Li, Guan Xiaotong, Eddie Peng, and Tong Li Ya

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The 2024 Cannes Film Festival just started on Tuesday May 14th so there are plenty more days and events to see celebs including the ones from China, Taiwan, or Korea that are expected to show for their movies or sponsor related appearances. The first two says the Chinese stars in the red carpet were Gong Li, Guan Xiaotong, Tong Li … Continue reading →

Yang Yang Confirmed as Male Lead for Big Budget Wuxia Period C-drama Zhan Zhao Adventures

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Looks like the brief bad publicity for C-actor Yang Yang last summer during the airing of Fireworks of My Heart is over and he’s back feeling on top again. He has big budget period C-drama The Immortal Ascension filmed last year and can air anytime but probably late this year, and now he’s confirmed for another big budget period C-drama … Continue reading →

Kim Ji Won Shocked and Needed to be Shielded by Swarm of Fans and News Media as She Returns to Korea After Singapore Event

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The post Queen of Tears popularity rise for female lead Kim Ji Won is no joke and she experienced it in a wild way this week upon her return to South Korea from attending a brand event for Bulgari in Singapore. She was legit shocked when she walked out the airport door and saw the throngs of fans and media … Continue reading →

Youku Releases First Poster and Preview for Tang Dynasty Period C-drama The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning

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Ahhhhhhhhh I’m so happy to see a sudden drop of the first promo poster and preview for recently wrapped filming period C-drama The Story of Pearl Girl. Starring Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning, it’s a female lead centric drama about a slave girl pearl diver and her rise to becoming a self-sufficient business woman and of course a … Continue reading →

Yu Zheng Produced Period C-drama The Double with Wu Jin Yan and Wang Xing Yue to Premiere End of Month in May

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Looks like the plan to steer clear of juggernaut Joy of Life 2 is about a two week span from its premiere date of May 16th. I’m seeing first Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact scheduled for end of May release and now the Yu Zheng produced period drama The Double also slotting its airing for the end of the … Continue reading →

Kim Hye Yoon Looks Adorable and Quirky in May GQ Pictorial After April Elle Magazine Couple’s Shoot with Byun Woo Seok for Lovely Runner

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This week thank god the fans of K-actress Kim Hye Yoon have calmed down after two weeks of being upset that she wasn’t being promoted by her own agency as much as her costar Byun Woo Seok was being promoted by his agency after their drama Lovely Runner became a buzzy hit. In April the two actually had an Elle … Continue reading →