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C-rumor has Bai Lu and Luo Yun Xi Reuniting for the Third Time in the High Profile Drama Adaption of Third Novel in the Three Lives, Three Worlds Series

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There has been many rumors of who will be cast in the next Three Lives Three Worlds novel adaptation called 三生三世步生莲 following Ten Miles Peach Blossoms and The Pillow Book and a new one is making headlines in entertainment pages this week. The rumor is that the leads will be Bai Lu and Luo Yun Xi which would make it … Continue reading →

K-ent is Reporting that Song Hye Kyo and Han So Hee’s Upcoming K-drama The Price of Confession Has Been Nixed

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I don’t know yet what the real reason is but it definitely sounds juicy. K-ent is reporting that the thriller dual female lead drama The Price of Confession which had cast Song Hye Kyo and Han So Hee will not be going forward. The first report was that the two leading ladies left the production but later Han So Hee’s … Continue reading →

Yoo Ah In Goes in for Second Questioning After Missing Prior Summons and the Police Threaten to Arrest Him

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I thought the Yoo Ah In drug scandal and legal investigation was just going to proceed in the backdrop but this week there was yet another public blip. The authorities revealed that Yoo Ah In was a no show in their last interview summons and if he didn’t show up they would arrest him and keep him in detention during … Continue reading →

C-actresses Walk the Red Carpet at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival Opening Night

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Monday night was the opening of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and I’m only posting pictures of the C-actresses in attendance. Disgraced from a tax evasion scandal but still hanging in there former top actress Fan Bing Bing, who used to always dazzle at Cannes, walked the carpet in a strapless gown with a half train made from a fabric … Continue reading →

Poster and Preview for jTBC Romance King the Land with Yoona and Junho Look Cheesy AF Yet Strangely Intriguing

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I don’t know who greenlit this drama but it’s either going to be the throwback romance longtime K-drama lovers didn’t realize we needed or a pointless retread of tropes that don’t work anymore. I’m hoping for the former when jTBC premieres King the Land in mid-June but even with optimism the first poster and new trailer just looks so cheesy … Continue reading →

First Look at Taecyeon as a Vampire Wishing to Become Human in KBS Fantasy Romance Can You Feel My Heartbeat with Won Ji An

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This drama sounds EXACTLY like My Roommate is a Gumiho but swap out the Eastern myth nine tailed fox for the Western myth vampire. The first stills are out for KBS Mon-Tues drama Can You Feel My Heartbeat with Taecyeon playing a hundred year old vampire who is thisclose (one day missed) to becoming a human. He loves trying new … Continue reading →

Intriguing Posters and Preview Teases Cat and Mouse Chase to Come for K-movie The Childe with Kim Sun Ho and Newcomer Kang Tae Joo

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This movie might be the best comeback vehicle Kim Sun Ho after his rapid ascendance to leading man status was halted after his personal life messiness shed different light on his fandom’s push for him to be seen as the good boy type persona. The thriller K-movie The Childe (Sad Tropics) is scheduled for a June 2023 release and stars … Continue reading →

Park Seo Joon and IU Attend Fan Thanks Meeting for Sports Feel Good Movie Dream Breaking 1 Million Ticket Sales

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While K-ent is calling out sports movie Dream for NOT being a major breakout hit needed to reinvigorate the lackluster Chungmuro, K-netizens are not buying that argument and the movie production itself seems quite happy with what it’s achieved. The movie starring Park Seo Joon and IU directed by the PD of got over 1 million tickets sold last weekend … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama Snow Eagle Lord with Xu Kai and Gulinazha Drops First Official Trailer Ahead of Coming Premiere

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Get ready for some early in early summer because Tencent is reportedly getting ready to premiere Snow Eagle Lord in the coming weeks according to C-ent chatter and looking legit due to the official preview that dropped over the weekend. Going for a snow based drama in late spring/early summer is interesting counter programming but it might help more if … Continue reading →

Shin Hye Sun Readies for Another Go-around in Poster and Stills for tvN Drama See You in My 19th Life

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I think fantasy always sounds interesting on paper but the execution has been spotting in K-dramas. The Beauty Within was amazingly heartfelt but Doom at Your Service fell completely flat, just naming two from the opposite ends of the spectrum. tvN upcoming drama See You in My 19th Life takes the premise of a woman who remembers all her past … Continue reading →

Netflix Premieres Sci-fi K-drama Black Knight to Mixed Reviews But #2 Worldwide in Streaming the First Weekend

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I feel like K-dramas on Neflix has established legitimacy after the worldwide phenomenon of Squid Game two years ago plus the dearth of new streaming fare that any new K-drama that premieres on the platform has a shot of getting curiosity views the first weekend. Whether the viewers stay or more come on will depend on actual quality and recently … Continue reading →

Wang Yibo’s Trip to LA for the Chanel Show Spawns Second Controversy After He Posts SNS Pic in Front of the Hollywood Sign Using iPhone But He’s the Official Redmi Phone Spokesperson

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It’s pretty absurd at this point that having been in LA for all of two days that C-actor Wang Yibo manages to generate not one but two controversies already. I don’t think this is an actual controversy in that the brand itself is mad but more like yet another sign that Wang Yibo needs better handlers or at least pause … Continue reading →

Zhao Lu Si is a Stunning Spring Goddess at Guerlain Event in China

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In two months it will be the one year anniversary of period C-drama Love Like the Galaxy and it feels like a full rewatch is coming! I had been sporadically returning to C-dramas before LLTG arrived by fast-forward curiosity watching Who Rules the World and The Blue Whisper but it was LLTG that fully got me back on the C-drama … Continue reading →