December 2024 has been all about period drama Blossom in terms of online C-drama buzz and in the last week Guardians of the Dafeng arrivedand now right after that in the first week of January Moonlight Mystique was reportedly scheduled to air. on January 7th. Moonlight is the romance between a general’s daughter cultivating immortality and her journey and romance … Continue reading →
It’s a new year and we have the first big K-drama casting and its a romance drama. Park Seo Joon and Won Ji An are in talks for the jTBC drama Waiting for Gyeong Do. The male lead’s name is Gyeong Do so there is clearly waiting to be had. The main couple meet and date in their 20’s and … Continue reading →
I don’t think the Zhao Lu Si health situation will die down soon in terms of online chatter, but I hope she takes all the time she needs and makes a full recovery. She finally posted a long statement on her Weibo this week a few days after news of her hospitalization and needing medical attention came to light. She … Continue reading →
So this is a little embarrassing event for C-actor Chen Zhe Yuan to kick off his 2025 new year. The star was performing a duet with actress-singer Cheng Xiao at the Hunan New Year’s celebration stage when he slipped up to reveal that he was lip synching. The song began to play including his sung lyric lines but his microphone … Continue reading →
K-actor Park Sung Hoon has been one of the new fan favorites among the new cast in season 2 of Squid Game which is no surprise as he’s always a scene stealer. But he’s now embroiled in a scandal related to SQ after he posted a picture of a Japanese porn parody screenshot in his Instagram. He deleted it immediately … Continue reading →
It’s been a few days now since news broke that C-actress Zhao Lu Si was very ill and was admitted to the hospital. But from the set of her currently filming C-drama Almost Lover, the rumor is that she’s been gone from the production since 10 days prior to that. Now with her hospitalization, the production has shut down and … Continue reading →
The 2024 MBC Drama Awards took place without a live telecast yesterday but the network released a list of all the major category winners. Veteran actor Han Suk Kyu took home the Daesang (Grand Prize) for the drama Doubt (Korean title Such a Close Traitor). Other Daesang candidates Lee Je Hoon, Yoon Yeon Seok, Honey Lee, Byun Yo Han, and … Continue reading →
The first two of a slew of female centric Tang dynasty C-dramas arrived and both were just meh. I’m talking about Zhao Lu Si with Story of Pearl Girl and Tan Song Yun in Brocade Odyssey of course. Next to arrive is reportedly Yang Zi in Flourished Peony in January 2025 and now we have scheduling news that Liu Shi … Continue reading →
It’s been a few days since Tencent premiered period C-drama Guardians of the Dafeng with Dylan Wang and Tian Xi Wei and the first reactions are out. The viewership is strong off the bat, one of the best viewership numbers of the year in terms of opening days which makes sense due to Dylan’s buzz (good and bad). Whether it … Continue reading →
The trailer is out for Flourished Peony ahead of it’s rumored early January 2025 premiere. Starring Yang Zi and Li Xian, the Tang dynasty drama from the preview looks the most luxe of the slate of Tang dramas airing in recent months including The Story of Pearl Girl and Brocade Odyssey. Yang Zi and Li Xian are also exuding a … Continue reading →
This weekend the 2024 APAN Awards also took place, before the tragic plane accident in South Korea so there was media coverage. There were a lot of winners as the best actor and actress type awards were given for different lengths of K-dramas so I won’t list each one. The biggest winner was Kim Tae Ri who was awarded the … Continue reading →
So this is really distressing to hear happen to an actress I love so much. C-actress Zhao Lu Si is reportedly in the hospital or at least getting medical treatment. This news has been confirmed by her agency after a netizen claimed to have seen her in a wheelchair at the hospital including with a picture evidence. She has not … Continue reading →
It’s a terrible tragedy to happen in South Korea today December 29th. Regional carrier Jeju Airlines had an plane crash today during a hard landing and by current count over 180 passengers have perished with two survivors. Since this is year end days, there are a lot of award shows and events scheduled many of which have been cancelled. MBC … Continue reading →
