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Upcoming C-dramas Release New Couple Posters for 2026 Lantern Festival Including Love Beyond the Grave, Tigers Sniff the Rose, Chasing Dreams, and More

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The week is the celebration of the Lantern Festival in Chinese culture, the 15th new of the lunar new year. In commemoration, upcoming romance period C-dramas which are either done filming or still filming dropped new couple posters for fans. Included in the lot are Reborn of the Rightful, Love Beyond the Grave, A Ming Dynasty Adventure, Chasing Dreams, The … Continue reading →

Romance K-drama Kim So Hyun and Choo Young Woo Postpones Premiere to October 2026 From Original Summer Slot

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This postponement isn’t anything to be alarmed by but is worth noting in case fans were expecting it to drop sooner than it now will. K-drama Love Doctor with Kim So Hyun and Choo Young Woo will now air in October 2026 rather than the original August time slot in the summer. The delay is due to the filming schedule … Continue reading →

Sageuk Movie The King’s Warden with Yoo Hae Jin and Park Ji Hoon Becomes First Korean Box Office Hit of 2026 Surpassing 9 Million Admissions

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This is one of the better news stories out of K-ent, with the first box office hit of this year 2026 arriving just after the lunar new year holidays. The King’s Warden with Yoo Hae Jin and Park Hi Hoon, which premiered in early February, has now hit 9 million admissions in less than a month and still has legs … Continue reading →

iQiyi Confirms Premiere of Period Romance Chasing Jade with Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei for March 6th

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Woo hoo, new drama alert and just in time when I’ve been needing a new fix. iQiyi has announced the March 6th premiere of period C-drama Chasing Jade with Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei, the two are jointly top billed on this one after a fandom fight resulted in detente. The drama has her being the hearty butcher’s … Continue reading →

Unveil: Jadewind with Bai Lu and Wang Xing Yue Wraps Quick Run with Decent Viewership Outing

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I personally prefer dramas that I either love, hate, or love to hate, and it’s actually worse when a drama bores me or doesn’t hook me at all for whatever reason. That’s how I feel about recently aired period C-drama Unveil: Jadewind with Bai Lu and Wang Xing Yue. I watched the first episode hoping for the same cheesy but … Continue reading →

K-ent Murmuring that Disney+ is Gearing Up to Release Knock Off with Kim Soo Hyun Sometime in 2026 After Being Shelved for a Year

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So this is not the news I was hoping to hear, I was ready for this drama to be shelved for a lot longer. At least until Kim Soo Hyun‘s scandal has more definitive resolution, right now it’s just him denying the allegations that he dated then underaged Kim Sae Ron who later committed suicide after her own career downfall. … Continue reading →

Youku Releases First Posters for Filming C-drama The Doll Game with Chen Du Ling and Chen Jing Ke

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No wonder every star dreams of a breakout drama, it just catapults to the never level in big swath upward. C-actress Chen Du Ling hit her own homerun with The Glory and now has her top billed modern C-drama titled The Doll Game adapted from the novel 今天也没变成玩偶呢 Today I Have Not Turned into a Doll. It’s a sci-fi apocalyptic … Continue reading →

SBS Heads into Production of Good Partner 2 with Returning Jang Nara and New Addition of Park Hae Jin and Kim Hye Yoon

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The start of 2026 in K-drama land hasn’t been smooth. Netflix had a good showing with Can This Love be Translated but shortly thereafter male lead Kim Sun Ho got into a tax evasion scandal. Only Ji Sung and The Judge Returns is doing well in K-drama land but not enough to generate stronger buzz. So SBS really needs to … Continue reading →

Byun Yo Han and Tiffany Register Marriage and Plans Wedding Ceremony and Celebration for Later Date

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Awwwww, such happy news to read and share. K-actor Byun Yo Han and SNSD member and actress Tiffany are officially married! The two announced in December 2025 that they were engaged after working on a drama together and quieting dating thereafter. This week K-ent reported that the two have formally registered their marriage so they are married legally. The two … Continue reading →

Shin Ye Eun Offered Female Lead in Punishing Bullies K-drama High School Queen

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This feels like the perfect role reversal and one that will likely appeal to K-viewers. Shin Ye Eun is in talks for the K-drama High School Queen, adapted from a webtoon about a former Joseon era warrior queen reincarnated into a modern day high school student who uses her martial arts skills and powerful presence to punish bullies. She’s such … Continue reading →

Yu Shu Xin and He Yu From Speed and Love Rumored to Reunite in Xianxia C-drama The Immortal Flesh

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The C-drama reunion push is strong in recent times, so many former costars have either reunited right after doing a drama or are rumored to be with scripts sent their way. Another recent pairing is Yu Shu Xin and He Yu from last week’s fauxcest romance modern C-drama Speed and Love. The two are in talks for xianxia C-drama The … Continue reading →

Yang Yang Starts Filming Period C-drama Bu Rang Jiang Shan and Production Immediately Mired in Controversy Over Allegations of Changed Script

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There is no argument that the entertainment industry is shady as hell, across any and all countries and productions, so this latest kerfluffle in C-ent isn’t unique to that industry. Production kicked off this week for the period C-drama Bu Rang Jiang Shan (不让江山) starring Yang Yang with female lead Zhou Jie Qiong and Zai Zhi Lu as the second … Continue reading →

Jisoo Finds a Male Harem in K-drama Boyfriend on Demand as Drama Stills Show Her with Male Lead Seo In Guk and Many Guest Actors

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This drama Boyfriend on Demand looks so silly but could be fun if done in a tongue-and-cheek way. But I fear female lead Jisoo, doing the heavy lifting from her role, will get slammed yet again for her acting and diction. It’s like she keeps trying to be an actress and K-netizens keep refusing to accept her lol. This drama … Continue reading →