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When the Stars Gossip Records Lowest Ratings of 1.783% in Penultimate Episode 15 and Heading into Finale with Viewer Fuming About a Physical Scene Between the Leads

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So I have been following along with When the Stars Gossip even after the ridiculous and laughable space sex scene that ended episode 8 but didn’t feel the need to write more about it. It felt like the remaining viewers were along for the ride out of loyalty for the leads, sheer boredom with nothing else to do, or morbid … Continue reading →

C-actress Wu Jin Yan Reportedly Gives Birth to Baby Girl and Producer Yu Zheng Claims She Will Start Filming New S Budget Tencent Produced C-drama in April 2025

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It’s a congratulations for C-actress Wu Jin Yan as industry gossip says she’s delivered a healthy baby girl earlier this month in February 2025. Of course she has never confirmed she was pregnant despite visibly hiding her belly during the promos for Kill Me Love Me last October, but she did confirm her marriage earlier in the year to actor … Continue reading →

Tencent Reportedly Moving Up Period C-drama Si Jin with Jing Tian and Zhang Wan Yi for March 2025 Release

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So either this drama is da bomb or Tencent is running out of finished dramas to air because this is one fast turnaround. The platform only recently confirmed the casting of leads Jing Tian and Zhang Wan Yi for Si Jin (似锦), though the drama finished filming towards the end of last year, but now it’s reportedly scheduling the drama … Continue reading →

Lee Min Ho’s Agency Clarifies that He Has no Connection Whatsoever with Popstar Park Bom of 2NE1 After She Posts on SNS Calling Him Her Husband

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Well this is certainly an odd thing to happen and I guess the silver lining is that it took place in this day and age and not ten years ago when she would have been eviscerated by K-netizens. Korean popstar Park Bom of 2NE1 this week posted on her SNS a picture of her next to a picture of Lee … Continue reading →

The First Frost is the Unexpected Fastest Out of the Gate February 2025 C-drama Over The White Olive Tree, Kill My Sins, and Love of the Divine Tree

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February isn’t a hot month for premiering C-dramas, as it comes after the usual lunar new year holidays and before the build up to spring and the fresh start vibe. Still, there are plenty of C-dramas big budget to small that premiered this month and the current winner of the viewership number is a surprise. It’s Youku with The First … Continue reading →

Park Eun Bin and Sol Kyung Gu Match Surgical Genius and Wits in First Poster and Teaser for Disney+ K-drama Hyper Knife

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Well this is certainly an eye-catching drama poster, I totally did a fear-cringe and double take when I saw it so props to female lead Park Eun Bin for so thoroughly being scary AF. Disney+ is releasing medical thriller K-drama Hyper Knife next month on March 19th and it pairs up two award winning stars from two generations both in … Continue reading →

Young K-actress Kim Sae Ron Laid to Rest as Her Passing Ignites Discussion About South Korea’s Harsh Cancel Culture on Celebrities Making Mistakes

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May this young lady find the peace and solace she seeks and deserves, as K-actress Kim Sae Ron is laid to rest this week with her friends and family in attendance. Funerals are always devastating and to see someone so young with still a long and full life ahead of her, whatever and wherever it may take, is so senseless … Continue reading →

Youku Premieres Modern Romance C-drama The First Frost with Bai Jing Ting and Zhang Ruo Nan this Week

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So far so good with the early viewer reviews for The First Frost, the romance C-drama just premiered on Youku this week adapted from the same name novel and is the companion story to Hidden Love. The First Frost follows older brother Sang Yan while Hidden Love was about younger sister Sang Zhi, and this drama recasts the HL version … Continue reading →

Kim Ji Hoon and Seo Ji Hye Cast as Second Leads in Rom-com K-drama Petty Romance with Lee Jung Jae and Seo Ji Hye

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The casting has been rounded out for the main roles in upcoming rom-com K-drama titled Petty Romance that a few months ago cast Lee Jung Jae and Lim Ji Yeon in the lead roles. Now Kim Ji Hoon and Seo Ji Hye are joining as the second leads, and from the description likely has their own love line which makes … Continue reading →

C-ent Casting Rumor has Wu Lei Returning to Drama Land in Youku Period Thriller Drama The Path Toward Heaven

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This is only the second time in two years I’ve seen industry casting talk put C-actor Wu Lei with an upcoming drama so even if it doesn’t come to fruition it still piques my interest majorly. C-ent is saying Youku will provide the drama adaptation of The Path Towards Heaven (Da Dao Chao Tian 大道朝天) from the same novel writer … Continue reading →

TW-actor Darren Wang Detained for Allegedly Paying Doctor to Forge Medical Condition to Evade Military Duty and Will Now Serve One Year Enlisting Next Month in March

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Well this is a blast from the past, and mostly from K-ent where military service is an onerous two years and countless male celebs have tried to evade it in various schemes big and small. And when I say big I mean there was a method of pulling out lots of teeth to create a dental condition and OMG is … Continue reading →

Chen Xiao and Michelle Chen Officially Confirm They are Divorced by Posting the Same Message Wishing Each Other Well and Vowing to Coparent Going Forward

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Well this was a long goodbye, in the sense that C-ent and TW-ent has been loudly discussing these two being estranged and divorced/heading for divorce for over a year now. Cross-border married couple C-actor Chen Xiao and TW-actress Michelle Chen (the Chens are no more) have formally announced they are divorced after 8-years of marriage. The two share a young … Continue reading →

Honey Lee Confirmed to Have Paid 6 Billion Won in Back Taxes to the Government After Routine Audit

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Well this is a doozy and from one of the most loved K-actresses in the industry. This week kicked off with K-ent reporting that top actress Honey Lee recently was found to have underreported her taxes after the government undertook an irregular tax audit of agency Saram Entertainment, and in the process found that she owed 6 billion won (about … Continue reading →