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Zhang Tian Ai Releases Audio Recording of Boyfriend Xu Kai Cheng Admitting to Cheating on Her After Paparazzi Catches Him Cheating on Her with Recent Costar Gulinezha

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The “stay away from douchebags” refrain is one I wish all girls hear from other girls but sometimes the douchebag conceals his douche-baggery well. Which makes this public reveal all the more satisfying. C-actress Zhang Tian Ai (best known for Go Princess Go) dropped a 3 plus minute audio this week where her longtime boyfriend actor Xu Kai Cheng (who … Continue reading →

Revisiting 2021 C-drama Jun Jiu Ling Which Failed to Match Peng Xiao Ran’s Previous Hit Goodbye My Princess and Also Notable for the Entirety of C-netizens Criticizing Male Lead Jin Han’s Look

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2021 C-drama season is long over and the only one that I felt the urge to go back and watch now was One and Only and its immediate sequel Forever and Ever. If there is anything else good lemme know and I’ll add to my backlog. But in looking around I happened upon the dumpster fire online reviews and chatter … Continue reading →

Snowdrop Tops the List of Most Tweeted About K-dramas of 2022 Followed by Twenty Five, Twenty One and A Business Proposal

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It’s one thing to get viewers which usually means there is online buzz but sometimes the two don’t align. The list of most tweeted about K-dramas of 2022 (so far) has underwhelming and low rated jTBC period romance Snowdrop as the most tweeted about show, which I attribute to worldwide K-pop superstar Jisoo who is a member of Blackpink and … Continue reading →

Xiao Zhan’s Character in The Oath of Love Tops the 2022 To Date Vlinkage Poll for Online Search Followed by Wu Lei in Love Like the Galaxy and Yang Zi for Immortal Samsara

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Liuliang is a BIG DEAL in C-ent, and liuliang stands for 流量 which is flow volume and in Chinese slang it now means online volume in either search, posts, or data. The top young C-ent stars are frequently referred to a liuliang stars for their dedicated online fan army who play a big role in generating the online volume for … Continue reading →

Lee Seung Gi and Lee Se Young Give Off Couple Vibes in New Drama Poster and Stills for KBS Rom-com The Law Cafe

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I’m so thirsty for a K-drama rom-com right now that as uninspired as this poster looks I DO NOT CARE! Give me Lee Seung Gi and Lee Se Young going from high school bickering classmates to dueling lawyers with emotional issues and budding romantic interest. The first poster is out for KBS drama The Law Cafe (Love by Law) and … Continue reading →

MBC Releases First Poster and Stills for Next Fri-Sat Drama Gold Spoon with Yook Sung Jae, Jung Chae Yeon, Lee Jong Won, and Yeonwoo

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The currently airing MBC Fri-Sat drama Big Mouth just hit the midway mark of its 16-episode airing with increased ratings and buzz as a much needed success for the network. I don’t have as high a hope for the successor drama Gold Spoon as it’s got three out of the four leads being idols and also a pretty vague set … Continue reading →

Eric and Wife Na Hye Mi Expecting First Child After 5 Years of Marriage

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It’s good news for married stars Eric and Na Hye Mi! The couple announced today that they are expecting their first child together coming 5 years after they tied the knot in 2017. Eric is already 43 so he’s going to be an older first time daddy and if they have a girl I can totally picture him as a … Continue reading →

Xu Kai and Jing Tian in First Stills for Tang Dynasty Romance Drama Wonderland of Love

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C-actor Xu Kai is in much need of a hit and if everyone is still talking about 2018 drama Story of Yanxi Palace them yep. Ancient Love Poetry with Zhou Dong Yu was just mediocre, started off bad but did get its legs in the second half. And the currently airing Republican era detective drama Lost in the Kunlun Mountains … Continue reading →

Script Completed for K-drama Adaptation of Manhwa Remarried Empress But Production Deciding Between Western or Eastern Royal Palace Concept

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I think it’s better to stick with the original story in set piece but understand it may have appeal to as broad an audience for the domestic viewers. Last year it was announced that Korean manhwa Remarried Empress was getting a K-drama adaptation. Now there is an update that the drama script is completed but the production is deciding between … Continue reading →

Allen Ren and Bai Lu Revive the Memory and Tears with Weibo Tribute From Their Characters in C-drama One and Only on the One Year Anniversary of August 2021 Broadcast

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You can call me late to this bandwagon but it doesn’t matter when one watches C-drama One and Only (周生如故 Zhou Sheng Ru Gu). The period romance aired on August 18, 2021 and is considered one of the biggest successes of that year in both ratings and critical reception. It’s adapted from the novel One Life, One Incarnation, Beautiful Bones … Continue reading →

Alchemy of Souls Hits New Series High 9.295% in Episode 18 as the Leads are Emotionally Open But the Narrative Crutches Remain Opaque

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I love me a sageuk tortured OTP, where their differences make them perfect complements and life situations place at at opposite sides. That the Hong Sisters did create that construct in Jang Wook and Mu Deok for Alchemy of Souls makes it even sadder that they got a new relationship breakthrough at the end of episode 18 and frankly I … Continue reading →

Wu Lei Stays Silent Through Airing of Love Like the Galaxy on C-netizen Revived Rumors of Him Dating C-drama Our Times Second Female Lead Xiang Han Zhi

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Time to drop some good tea for some young cuties! One of the other top gossip stories last month in July 2022 during the airing of C-drama Love Like the Galaxy was around male lead Wu Lei‘s (Leo Wu) personal life. Right when LLTG premiered he was doing a live stream where he shared his Weixin (Weibo/WeChat) landing screen and … Continue reading →