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Fallout From C-netizen Furor Over Jeon Ji Hyun and K-drama Tempest Insulting China Hits First K-star as Song Hye Kyo’s Upcoming Brand CF is Reportedly Switching to a C-actress Instead

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It was clear this situation would not dissipate quickly, what from the breadth of the anger and complaints by C-netizens over Jeon Ji Hyun‘s currently airing K-drama Tempest having scenes and dialogue that insult China. Jeon Ji Hyun’s brand advertisements have been pulled in China and her upcoming CF shoot with a Chinese brand was reportedly cancelled/postponed. Now the fallout … Continue reading →

jTBC Romance and Healing K-drama My Youth with Song Joong Ki and Chun Woo Hee is a Disappointment in Ratings and Reviews

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I don’t think viewers would have expected jTBC drama My Youth to do well in ratings by the genre or storyboard but for the fact that it starred Song Joong Ki who has had a string of hit K-dramas in the last few years with Vincenzo and Reborn Rich. But not everything he touches is a guaranteed hit and My … Continue reading →

Period Wuxia C-drama A Journey to Glow Reportedly Jettisoning Original Leads and Recasting From Scratch with Lu Yu Xiao and Zhou Yi Ran

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So the online negative commentary around C-actress Yu Shu Xin earlier this month will indeed impact her next C-drama. She was confirmed for the wuxia period drama A Journey to Glow, the companion next project to C-drama A Journey to Love. The male lead was not yet confirmed but by all accounts it was going to be Wang An Yu … Continue reading →

Choi Woo Shik and Jung So Min Embark on a Contract Marriage for a House in Old School Genre with Modern Execution K-drama Would You Marry Me

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So I’m getting such major deja vu with the promos for upcoming SBS rom-com Will You Marry Me. I love leads Choi Woo Shik and Jung So Min and the premise, and the promos look so good but so did Love Next Door and that drama bamboozled me so hard with how much I loved those leads and wanted to … Continue reading →

Tencent Airdrops Modern Romance and Plotting C-drama Love’s Ambition with Zhao Lu Si and William Chan

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A few days ago there were rumors that Tencent would airdrop Love’s Ambition with zero promotions, but with such rumors there is always the chance the platform decides last minute not to do it. But Tencent did bite the bullet and shoot this baby out with a cannon today on September 26th as the last big C-drama release for this … Continue reading →

Kim Se Jung and Kang Tae Oh Dramatically Swap Souls as Peddler and Prince in First Look at MBC Sageuk K-drama Moon River

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Oh I am sooooo looking forward to this one! The first teaser and posters are out for upcoming MBC sageuk drama Moon River (The Moon Rises Over the River) with charming leads Kim Se Jung and Kang Tae Oh. Both can do physical and understated comedy so well as evidenced with her in A Business Proposal and him in the … Continue reading →

Fans Turn Out En Masse for C-actress Zhao Lu Si’s First Public Brand Event Since Fallout with Her Agency

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C-actress Zhao Lu Si made a triumphant appearance this week at a brand event in China that packed the mall it was being held at. Her fans really showed up and that’s great for her, the more support she can show the more power she has on her side when negotiating with her agency that she’s been trying to terminate … Continue reading →

Song Zu Er Reported for Tax Evasion Again by the Same Tipster Requesting Another Investigation

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This will likely not derail Song Zu Er‘s resurrected career again but it is clear that the person targeting her has a beef that’s not going away. C-ent is reporting that the same tipster who reported her for tax evasion two years ago is back and reporting her again for continuing tax evasion. During the first investigation, her side did … Continue reading →

K-actress Jeon Jong Seo Elicits K-netizen Commentary on Her Striking Curves in Two Form Fitting Dresses at the 2025 Busan International Film Festival

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Before there was Moon Ga Young wearing a lingerie dress at the airport, a day earlier there was Jeon Jong Seo going full va-va-va-voom at the 2025 Busan International Film Festival red carpet and press conference. She totally overshadowed costar Han So Hee, herself a visual but with a demure dress on all eyes were on Jeon Jong Seo as … Continue reading →

C-actor Xu Kai Gets a Reprieve From His Recent Scandal After Bigger C-ent News Arises Which Has Pushed His Negative Coverage Down

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There is a Chinese saying called “Good Dog Shit Luck” which just means overcoming something negative by an out-of-nowhere good thing that happens. That applies to C-actor Xu Kai who was facing maybe cancellation just two to three weeks ago but now seems poised to slide into continuing his career with no further blip. He was revealed by an ex-girlfriend … Continue reading →

K-actress Jeon Ji Hyun’s Top Brand Advertisements Pulled in China and Upcoming Shoot Cancelled After C-netizens Outcry Over Her K-drama Tempest Insulting Their Country

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It looks like the controversy in Mainland China over K-actress Jeon Ji Hyun’s new K-drama Tempest having scenes or dialogue that allegedly insult the country has reached a nadir. The top brands such as Piaget, La Mer, Louis Vuitton and more which have running advertisements and online CFs featuring Jeon Ji Hyun as their brand spokesmodel have all pulled anything … Continue reading →

K-netizens Criticize Actress Moon Ga Young for Wearing a Lingerie Dress Departing Incheon Airport

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Goodness, it’s not like she had a nip slip or her cooch was falling out lol. It appears K-netizens in 2025 are still pearl clutching even the slightly risque. K-actress Moon Ga Young was the recipient of collective K-netizen tsk tsk-ing this past weekend when she jetted out of Incheon Airport for a work event and wore a black lingerie … Continue reading →

Ji Chang Wook and D.O Go Mano-a-Mano in First Poster for Disney+ Thriller K-drama The Manipulated

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It’s been a disappointing year (so far) for streaming platform Disney+ with it’s K-content. Maybe the fall of Kim Soo Hyun and delay of what would have been the platform’s biggest K-drama this year with Knock-Off was a sign of what’s to come. Fantasy action Twelve was a bomb and political thriller Tempest is getting more news over controversy than … Continue reading →