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Netflix Releases Posters and First Teaser Preview for Romance K-drama Can This Love be Translated with Go Yoon Jung and Kim Sun Ho Premiering January 2026

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Hoo boy, get ready for domestic K-netizens to go apeshit over this lol. Netflix is starting promotions in earnest for it’s first K-drama to premiere in the new year, with Can This Love be Translated dropping on January 16th, 2026. Starring Go Yoon Jung and Kim Sun Ho, the drama will take the leads to various gorgeous foreign countries as … Continue reading →

K-ent Scandal Month of December 2025 Continues as TV Host and Comedienne Park Na Rae Faces Lawsuit Allegations of Workplace Bullying, Abuse of Power, and Violation of Medical Laws

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It’s been a tumultuous month of December to end 2025 in K-ent, with now yet another scandal within its celeb ranks. There was the reveal that top movie actor Jo Jin Woong had concealed a juvenile offender past leading to his resignation from his acting career. There is also a scandal on the variety circuit side with comedienne and TV … Continue reading →

Hyun Bin and Jung Woo Sung’s Disney+ Drama Made in Korea Holds Rare Television Star-studded Premiere with Lee Min Ho and Jang Geun Seok Among Others Attending

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At least Disney+ won’t be accused of going cheap or not supporting its upcoming big budget high profile K-drama Made in Korea. While K-dramas normally hold press conferences with the leads ahead of premiere, this time the event was at the same level as a typical movie premiere. Made in Korea joint male leads Hyun Bin and Jung Woo Sung … Continue reading →

Youku Premieres Period Strategy Thriller The Vendetta of An with Cheng Yi to Positive First Reviews

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So it appears to be third time is the charm this year for Cheng Yi, who has had a C-drama premiere near back-to-back-to-back for the past few months. First came The Journey of Legend then Sword and Beloved and now a surprise near airdrop of The Vendetta of An. The weird thing is that his visuals, costuming and hair, are … Continue reading →

Chae Soo Bin and Kim Young Kwang Kick Off Filming for Rom-com K-drama Take Care of My Heart

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Now this is one of the most literal K-drama titles ever lol. Chae Soo Bin and Kim Young Kwang have started filming their rom-com drama Take Charge of My Heart adapted from the same name novel. She plays a woman who discharges electricity after being hit by lightning as a child and he’s a man with an artificial heart that’s … Continue reading →

Kim Hye Yoon and Park Solomon Embark on Their Own Nine-Tailed Fox and Human Rom-Com in SBS K-drama Human From Today

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The nine-tailed fox (gumiho) and human romance is becoming as ubiquitous a K-drama set up as the chaebol guy and plucky poor girl scenario. Not complaining but it does mean each coupling has to have either an unique twist or amazing chemistry between the leads to give it a differentiating and worth watching factor. SBS January 2026 rom-com K-drama Human … Continue reading →

Modern C-drama Sniper Butterfly with Michelle Chen and Zhou Ke Yu Reportedly Doing Very Well in the Older Woman-Younger Man Romance Genre

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So I like to think this was all plotted and planned. That Tencent would release relatively lower budget romance modern C-drama Sniper Butterfly with Michelle Chen and Zhou Ke Yu at basically the same overlapping run as big budget period C-drama Legend of the Magnate with Chen Xiao airing in iQiyi as some sort of ex-spouses showdown. I’ve got zero … Continue reading →

iQiyi Airdrops Speed and Love with Yu Shu Xin and He Yu This Week as Expected Delivering an Old School Idol Romance Tableau

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Whether this drama or the leads are up your alley will determine if it’s a miss or you’re speed walking to check out the first episode lol. This Friday December 12th iQiyi airdropped Speed and Love with Yu Shu Xin and He Yu, though a few days later than the rumor, it’s still here to either appeal to your inner … Continue reading →

Tiffany of Girl’s Generation and Actor Byun Yo Han Confirm Dating with an Eye Towards Marriage

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Well this is an out of nowhere announcement, though for viewers of a certain drama or fans of either star this appears to have been speculated prior lol. K-actor Byun Yo Han and actress-singer Tiffany of Girl’s Generation (SNSD) have announced that they are dating in real life, and added that the relationship is with an eye towards marriage. That’s … Continue reading →

tvN Kicks off Promos for January 2026 Workplace K-drama Undercover Miss Hong with Park Shin Hye and Go Kyung Pyo

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It’s a blast from the looooong past that is reuniting for the upcoming first of the new year 2026 tvN K-drama Undercover Miss Hong. It will star Park Shin Hye and Go Kyung Pyo who worked together in the adorable Flower Boy Next Door over a decade plus ago, and now he’s definitely not a flower boy lol and she’s … Continue reading →

Dylan Wang and Wang Chu Ran Courted by Hunan TV for Period Romance C-drama Xiang Chu Shang Wu

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If feels like Dylan Wang‘s name is attached to every third C-drama big budget project in development and that’s not too far off from the reality. He’s just a buzzy star and still bankable and has his pick of many high profile scripts. This week there is casting news that Hunan TV is looking to sign him paired with Wang … Continue reading →

Modern Sci-Fi Romance C-drama Love on the Turquoise Land with Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Xing Xu Wrap Uneventful Run and Nets a Relatively Low 6.2 Douban Ratings

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The reception and run of Love on the Turquoise Land actually makes me appreciate the mega hot mess that was same period airing Love and Crown. That drama was so bad it was basically perplexed hate watching and also elicited visceral rage to talk about it. But Turquoise Land, which had bigger stars Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Xing Xu, and … Continue reading →

Production of The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage Makes Dylan Wang and Meng Zi Yi Joint Top Billing as Filming Slated for Q1 of 2026

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I wrote last week that the drama adaptation of period romance and revenge C-novel The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage was still going to star rumored most recent leads Dylan Wang and Meng Zi Yi. Despite both their fandoms disliking the other star cast, the production isn’t swayed and still wants them. But one of the sticking … Continue reading →