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Lin Geng Xin Dropping Out as Replacement Male Lead in The Golden Hairpin Reportedly Due to AI Tech Concerns and the Early Critiques of the Drama’s Japanese Inspired Costumes

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So a bit of “what happened behind the scenes” is out for the whole drama on finding a new male lead for C-drama The Golden Compass with female lead Yang Zi. It’s been languishing since OG male lead Wu Yi Fan got arrested and now sentenced for a host of crimes including rape. There were various male actors discussed to … Continue reading →

Lee Jong Seok in Talks to be the Male Lead of Rom-com I’m Against My Romance Opposite Go Min Si

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I find Lee Jong Seok‘s career a very steady and more selective since he came back from military service in 2021. He used to do at least one K-drama if not two a year and that made sense since he was building and cementing his acting resume. Since discharge he did the successful thriller drama Big Mouse in 2022 and … Continue reading →

Hou Ming Hao and Lu Yu Xiao Cast in Xianxia C-drama Love in the Clouds

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Another xianxia C-drama just cast its leads with the pairing of Hou Min Hao and Lu Yu Xiao. He’s been the male lead for a few dramas already while she’s getting her first elevation to female lead after My Journey to You. The new drama is called Love in the Clouds (Chinese title Entering the Blue Clouds) and is slated … Continue reading →

C-drama Immortality Adapted From Cult Fave BL-novel Releases First New Still Getting Fans in a Tizzy that Perhaps it May Soon Air

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Whomever is in charge of the media release of C-drama Immortality is the best kind of genius or troll. How else to explain the first release of a new still in over a year and the context is where Chen Fei Yu is choking a bloodied and chained up Luo Yun Xi mwahaha. This is straight up geared to to … Continue reading →

Dylan Wang and Bai Lu’s Modern Romance Drama Opens with a Low 4.7 Rating on Douban Consistently with the Bad Reviews

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I can only image how low this drama’s Douban ratings and lack of any buzz would be without leads Dylan Wang and Bai Lu starring in it. I noped out of Only for Love on the early side as even copious FF-ing and staring at Dylan did not help in any way to make it worth wasting my time on. … Continue reading →

Wang Xing Yue Breaks Out with Close Airing of Dramas Scent of Time and Story of Kunning Palace with Yu Zheng Planning to Promote Him After Shelving Him Earlier in His Career to Focus on Xu Kai

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The recent deluge of C-drama premieres has its usual winners, losers, and just coasting through participants. A clear winner is C-actor Wang Xing Yue, who went from the everyone hates him male lead in Scent of Time to everyone loves him second male lead in Story of Kunning Palace, with the two dramas basically airing back-to-back thanks to scheduling issues … Continue reading →

C-actress Dilraba Dilmurat Looking for a Metamorphosis in the November 2023 Edition of Grazia China Magazine

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C-actress Dilraba Dilmurat has earned her spot on the top of the food chain in her generation so even an off year like 2023 feels like it will have no impact on her popularity or marketability. But this year really has been meh for her projects with The Legend of Anle compared to 2022 when she had The Blue Whisper … Continue reading →

tvN Youth and Music K-drama Twinkling Watermelon Wraps with Satisfying Ending Becoming One of Fall 2023’s Surprise Wins

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I’ve been watching recently finished tvN Mon-Tues drama Twinkling Watermelon since it premiered and it has been one of the most consistently satisfying K-dramas in recent memory. Starring Ryeo Un, Choi Hyun Wook, Seol In Ah, and Shin Eun Soo, the drama is like a reverse Hello, Me! time travel with the son going back to the past to meet … Continue reading →

TW-ent Abuzz with Rumor that Actress Janine Chang is Tying the Knot at Year End with Malaysian-Chinese Director Sam Quah

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So neither a confirmation or a denial speaks volumes haha and this one fits the bill. This weekend came the rumor that TW-actress Janine Chang, one of the remaining actresses of her gen that is still single, will soon joined the married contingent. The rumor is that she is marrying Malaysian-Chinese director Sam Quah (Ke Wen Li) who is best … Continue reading →

Established C-ent Gossiper Confirms Luhan and Guan Xiaotong are Still Going Strong 7 Years into Dating Defying All Odds

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With the recent breakup of Hyeri and Ryu Jun Yeol in South Korea entertainment, C-ent young couple Guan Xiaotong and Luhan remain under scrutiny for the state of their relationship. They started dating in 2017 during the height of his fame and her rise but now the star power can switched between them. When an established C-ent gossiper was asked … Continue reading →

Cast and Crew of MBC Sageuk My Dearest 2 Filmed to the Same Day of Final Episode Airing this Saturday with a Belated Wrap Party to Come

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If I were the crew of MBC drama My Dearest I wouldn’t want a wrap party I would want to sleep for 3 days straight and get paid due overtime for the crazy filming conditions. This weekend Saturday night is the airing of the final episode of My Dearest and from the SNS posts of the cast it was filming … Continue reading →

Japanese Figure Skating Superstar Yuzuru Hanyu Announces Divorce Months After Marriage Citing Media and Fan Intrusion into Privacy

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This is such a weird (and terribly sad if true) story and tangentially related to the topic of media and fan intrusion into the lives of celebrities its worth a post. Figure skating world legend and Japanese sports superstar Yuzuru Hanyu (who may be second only to Shohei Ohtani for how globally famous he is) has announced that he is … Continue reading →

Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning Start Filming Tang Dynasty Drama The Legend of Jewelry

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So I don’t check out the so-called booting ceremonies a lot, when a C-drama kicks off filming with prayers and red envelopes for good luck. But is it always so coordinated haha, because the cast and crew of Tang dynasty period drama The Legend of Jewelry were all wearing matching red jackets for the cast and blue jackets for the … Continue reading →