This is good news to stop the continuing ballooning of drama budgets, but unfortunate for stars that have soon to be produced Netflix K-dramas. The streaming giant is reportedly capping K-drama salaries at 300 million won (about $212,000 USD) per episode after it got to nearly three times that amount in recent years for super top stars. This will hopefully … Continue reading →
The unexpected surprise that is young actor Lee Chae Min being totally on point in tvN weekend drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty may be starting a trend. Because this week attention from K-netizens are on rising actor Kim Jae Won who earlier had been cast as the male lead in Yumi’s Cells 3 but didn’t get as much coverage then. … Continue reading →
Watching Zhao Lu Si publicly battle to leave her agency and break the contract may be entertaining for passerbys and her fans are all rooting for her, but from a legal point of view it is mostly just smoke and mirrors. Ultimately the contract termination will be negotiated to terms that both sides will accept on the sliding scale of … Continue reading →
A new C-drama is being prepped and slated to start filming next month in October 2025. It’s titled A Ming Dynasty Adventure and the Chinese title is 明月录 Ming Yue Lu or Record of the Bright Moon. It’s a Hunan TV and Mango C-drama and casting insiders are saying it will star Wang Chu Ran and Xin Yun Lai. She … Continue reading →
At this point if you’re an Asian actor and Italian couture house Prada comes calling with a brand ambassador offer bolt the other way as fast as you can. There is a scandal in J-ent this week and the male lead in the center of it is popular star Sakaguchi Kentaro, who happens to be Prada’s Japan brand ambassador. Him … Continue reading →
There is a specific genre of slow burn family politics and romance period C-drama that if done well can be so addicting even with leisurely pace and a lot of pointed looks more than action. I’m talking about The Story of Minglan and The Sword and the Brocade, and even Yu Zheng’s more makjang take on the style in The … Continue reading →
C-actor Yu Meng Long‘s death feels as random and like fake news as could be when it arose. But sadly it’s true and the actor passed at just 37 years old and still working actively in the industry. His ten year career spanned over a dozen dramas, movies, and variety shows, and he worked with many stars many of whom … Continue reading →
I wonder how much scrambling and negotiating went on behind the scenes in just the last week, things do happen fast in C-ent when gossip arises and this one happens to butt up against the start of filming for a new C-drama. Period wuxia C-drama A Journey to Glow has postponed its filming start this week despite rumors that it … Continue reading →
This is so sad to hear and share with C-drama fans. C-actor Yu Meng Long has been confirmed deceased, hours after rumors spread on C-media sites like wildfire about his passing from falling out of a residential apartment building in Beijing. His agency confirmed his passing and asked for the deceased to rest in peace and the living to grieve … Continue reading →
So I’m not a Cheng Yi fan and wonder if it’s a me thing, because he’s definitely one of the top C-drama actors and gets tons of big roles and projects but I just have yet to understand his appeal. But he’s back to see if he can deliver another hit and keep his standing on the top with The … Continue reading →
The fallout from C-actor Xu Kai and his string of recent scandalous allegations has started. Today a C-ent producer reportedly confirmed that Xu Kai has been removed from the cast of the upcoming detective investigation period drama Ting Feng Ling. He was supposed to be the top billed male lead with a co-male lead in Wei Zhe Ming, but the … Continue reading →
So the issue can addressed right away and I hope everyone can go back to just anticipating this upcoming K-drama. TVING thriller Dear X is slated to premiere in early November but has been judiciously releasing promos since last month. It’s all very shocking to see grown up child actress Kim Yoo Jung fully throw herself into a sociopathic femme … Continue reading →
I think there is a chance that tvN weekend drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty could hit 20% ratings for the cable network and become one of it’s top rated dramas of all time what with six more episodes remaining. But even not accomplishing that feat doesn’t diminish that it’s a bona fide hit for the network and a much needed … Continue reading →
