This is an older bullying scandal at least in terms of the lightning speed of K-ent news cycles. In June of 2022 K-actor Nam Joo Hyuk was alleged to have bullied a high school classmate who claimed he was targeted for fight club type shenanigans and Nam Joo Hyuk was part of it. The timing couldn’t have been worse for … Continue reading →
So this K-drama was announced last year prior to Moving becoming a mega hit for Disney+ so it wasn’t trying to get on the superhero K-drama train. The drama is called Twelve and tells the story of superheroes living among us who band together as a team of protectors. Sure it sounds like K-drama Avengers but I think the simple … Continue reading →
A year after postponing the release of apocalyptic thriller K-drama Goodbye Earth on the heels of male lead Yoo Ah In‘s drug use scandal, Netflix is now ready to the release the show. The wait could be a boon since female lead Ahn Eun Jin is now one of the biggest breakouts of 2023 thanks to sageuk drama My Dearest. … Continue reading →
So this is an unsurprising and could really happen and I think both sides fan would be happy. C-ent casting rumors have Luo Yun Xi in talks for a S+ level drama and his side is very interested to cast Bai Lu as the female lead. If this casting happens it would be their third time together after Love is … Continue reading →
So the biggest surprise for me in the just released 2024 Baeksang Art Awards nominations the TV category are on who was and was not nominated in the Queen of Tears family. Kim Soo Hyun got yet another Baeksang Best Actor nomination for this role but the rest of the drama was missing in the Best Drama, Best Screenwriter, and … Continue reading →
Well this is a dumbass lawsuit, in both legal standing and public perception. C-actor Cheng Yi‘s old agency has sued him for compensation for using his stage name. His birth name is Fu Shi Qi and Cheng Yi is obviously the name he’s used as an actor. Even if his old agency has someone who helped pick his stage name … Continue reading →
I have it give it to screenwriter Park Ji Eun, she’s getting better and better with each drama and that’s saying a lot since her earlier drama You From Another Star is a seminal once-in-a-decade type hit that created a wave through all of Asia and beyond. But here we are ten years and a few dramas later with Queen … Continue reading →
The spokesperson switch for the other brand CF that did not renew with Han So Hee has also found a new buzzy actress to take over the campaign. The soju brand went with Kim Ji Won days after and now the agricultural bank has selected Go Yoon Jung in less than two weeks. There is clearly the same thought process … Continue reading →
I feel like my goodwill towards K-actress Kim Yoo Jung is limitless, or shall I say endless. It doesn’t matter if her drama or movie isn’t that good, she’s just forever that charming, adorable, and worth watching onscreen for me. I may not always finish a project that’s lackluster but her performances are never a waste of screentime. Her most … Continue reading →
It’s fitting that one quarter of 2024 is over already so it’s easy to assess and the biggest idol drama hit of Q1 is xianxia C-drama The Legend of Shen Li. The drama wraps its run for VIP subscribers this weekend and the ending has been lauded by fans as wonderfully done, logical within the worldbuilding, satisfying, and even a … Continue reading →
I thought things couldn’t get worse for disgraced TW-star Mickey Huang but here comes more. Last year during Taiwan ent’s MeToo movement in the summer of 2023 one of the fallen was Mickey, who was accused of groping and taking naked pictures of a young actress who saw him as an esteemed veteran and he took advantage of her. He … Continue reading →
Oh this is a bit of a bummer development, but not surprising since production companies are always trying to get the bigger names if possible. Period C-drama The Brocaded Tale of the Girl Si based on the same name novel was initially in talks with Alen Feng as the male lead but now has moved to discussions with Chen Zhe … Continue reading →
I don’t know what’s in the water lately in K-ent but we have another dating news in K-pop. Chaeyoung of the group TWICE is reportedly dating R&B singer Zion.T for the past few months. After news broke, both side’s agency confirmed so this feels like the most nothing burger dating news of late, but then also kinda weird since Karina–Lee … Continue reading →
