I feel like period C-drama The Legend of Zhuohua was just THERE, like it existed but it created zero impact good or bad. The drama premiered at the end of August and will wrap its run for VIP this week and the first Douban ratings are out at a decent 7.2 But the early feedback was a lot of criticism … Continue reading →
There is serious talks that C-actor Xiao Zhan will be doing a period drama next it’s called Tibetan Sea Opera (藏海戏麟 Chang Hai Xi Lin), with a goal to start filming at the end of 2023. This has been rumored for a few months but in recent weeks has been gaining traction. The two actresses reportedly being considered for the … Continue reading →
Most C-drama OTPs are chaste but still plenty of chemistry enough to hook viewers. But it’s rare to have a sexy as all heck OTP and the second leads in My Journey to You is just burning up the screen in that exact way and the viewers are slurping it up like a wanderer in the desert finding water. Relatively … Continue reading →
The hype and love for K-drama Moving continues through 13 episodes with still more runway with a 20-episode scheduled run on Disney+. I loved the high school kids section but the parents is even more heart wrenching so it’s just a drama that keeps getting better and better. K-netizens love it but even C-netizens feel the same way and that … Continue reading →
I’m starting to associate French jewelry house Chaumet with K-actress Song Hye Kyo, I’m sure she’s not the only star spokesperson but she goes to all their events and really pairs well with the more delicate and refined designs of the brand. This week she’s in Singapore for an event and she looks like an Asian princess, wearing a powder … Continue reading →
Agency Ieum Hashtag is wasting no time in launching newest star addition Jung So Min, with two new promo stills released this week. I’m pretty indifferent to agencies because it really depends on the efforts put in to get the star cast in the right roles so I will have to wait and see what this actress heavy agency does … Continue reading →
This won’t be the first of the summer 2023 various C-drama leads that play musical chairs and do an upcoming drama together. There were more C-dramas released this summer than usual and two of the bigger hits were Lost You Forever and The Longest Promise. So LYF male lead Zhang Wan Yi and TLP female lead Ren Min will star … Continue reading →
The streaming platforms had a great August 2023 in terms of K-dramas with Disney+ hitting jackpot with Moving and Netflix getting rave reviews for Mask Girl. So the latter may get another hit as it’s premiering A Time Called You, the K-remake of Someday or One Day. Starring Ahn Hyo Seob, Jeon Yeo Bin, and Kang Hoon, the three leads … Continue reading →
It’s like everyone has a bone this week, and honestly its been kinda unnerving for the last few months in C-ent overall. Air dropped dramas, last minute “postponements”, scandals, fan wars, it’s like roiling waves when all I want is calm waters. After the premiere of The Journey of You two days ago, the complaints have started and it’s quite … Continue reading →
I don’t know if I would be okay with how this drama ended its first part 10-episode run this weekend but the vast majority of the audience feedback are angry complaints. MBC serious romance sageuk My Dearest wrapped a short 10-episode first part run this weekend, with part 2 coming in October, and the ratings are a drama high of … Continue reading →
I feel like I won a double prize when watching My Journey to You. First was overcoming my allergy to female lead Yu Shu Xin (Esther Yu) and getting to enjoy both her acting and her natural voice for the first time ever in a fantastic dark role in a well plotted drama. The second win is finding the unexpected … Continue reading →
So the fallout from Song Zu Er‘s tax evasion and fraud scandal is still in the early stages, I mean her agency has not even made an official statement yet three days in. But the rumors and inside scoop is coming out and one of the comparison points is Yuan Bing Yan‘s tax scandal last year and now she’s making … Continue reading →
So I missed the first preview for A Journey to Love when it came out recently but watching it now for the first time is actually better timing. It gives off My Journey to You vibes (a good thing!) and I’m also super sad that Liu Yu Ning‘s other drama Prisoner of Beauty is likely kaput to never see the … Continue reading →
