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Dilraba Dilmurat to Seamlessly Go From Finishing Filming C-drama Love Beyond the Grave to Starting C-drama Kashgar Old City

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Production will reportedly finish filming xianxia C-dram Love Beyond the Grave soon and there have been reports that female lead Dilraba Dilmurat is deciding between two dramas for her next project. Insiders are now saying it’s basically finalized that she will pick Kashgar Old City (喀什古城) which is set in Xinjiang and will bring the most famous Uyghur actress back … Continue reading →

Lee Se Young and Na In Woo Lead Script Reading for MBC Romance Drama Motel California

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So there is a motel in this story but it’s not located in California. Upcoming MBC romance K-drama Motel California released script reading stills this week with leads Lee Se Young and Na In Woo with second leads Gu Won and Choi Hee Jin based on the novel Home Bitter Home. The leads grew up in this countryside town together … Continue reading →

Love Game in Eastern Fantasy Crosses 30K Hot Level in Tencent and Yu Shu Xin Becomes First Post-90’s Flower to Break 10K or Higher in All Three Major Platforms

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So Love Game in Eastern Fantasy is midway through airing and is definitely a hit now, with the drama breaking 30,000 hot airing on its streaming channel Tencent. That puts it on par with the other 3 recent hit dramas on Tencent that broke 30K which are Lost You Forever with Yang Zi, The Tale of Rose with Crystal Liu, … Continue reading →

K-actor and Model Song Jae Rim Passes Away at 39 Years Old

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This is such a sad and distressing news to hear, I was hoping for a year in K-ent without any such happenings. K-actor and model Song Jae Rim has passed away today, he was only 39 years old. He was discovered deceased in his apartment after a friend he was supposed to have lunch with went to check in on … Continue reading →

C-actress Zhou Yu Tong Issues Formal Apology for Her Behavior on Variety Show Divas Hit the Road 6 After Viewers Complain Over a String of Her Questionable Actions

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Stars sometimes think variety is a great way to get popular by showcasing a cute personality but it’s also fraught with showcasing what one may think is fine conduct but it’s not seen as such by most others. This week C-actress Zhou Yu Tong issued an apology for her actions on the variety show Divas Hit the Road 6 after … Continue reading →

Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning Bring the CP Feels in Modern Photoshoot Promoting Their Currently Airing Drama The Story of Pearl Girl

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Hot damn why did the drama gods have to reunite Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning for their second go-around and this time both as first leads rather than their second lead romance and then NOT give them a great story. Ugh, I’m so frustrated with The Story of Pearl Girl but with zero complaints about these two in … Continue reading →

Chae Jong Hyeob and Kim Min Ju Cast in Romance K-drama Shining

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There is a new romance K-drama cast and ready to film for a 2025 release. It’s titled Shining and will star Chae Jong Hyeob and idol-actress Kim Min Ju. He’s been a male lead for years now and does quiet romance so well but she’s getting her first female lead role after being a supporting star in a few dramas … Continue reading →

Byun Woo Seok is the Runaway Vote Getter in the Joynews Poll of Top Rising Stars in 2024 in K-dramas

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I expect to see 2024 breakout K-actor Byun Woo Seok in the news a lot from now until year end as the year end polls and/or awards come out, he was just that big this year. The Joynews poll of 200 plus industry insiders across multiple topics has released the vote on top rising star in K-dramas in 2024. Byun … Continue reading →

C-ent Bracing for Big Male Lead Battle in December 2024 as Dylan Wang’s Guardians of the Dafeng and Yang Yang’s The Immortal Ascension Both Air

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So the big female lead drama battle this month in November 2024 between Zhao Lu Si in The Story of Pearl Girl and Yu Shu Xin for Love Game in Eastern Fantasy is looking more and more like there will be a clear winner. But this is just a prelude for an even bigger battle coming next month in December … Continue reading →

Kim Nam Gil Explains that He Turned Down K-drama Get Schooled Already After Netizens Upset Since the Webtoon Has Problematic Elements

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There was news this week that actor Kim Nam Gil was doing the K-drama Get Schooled (based on webtoon True Education) as his next drama. Netizens got upset because the original webtoon story has elements of violence, racism, and misogyny. But if you ask me, those elements likely are the issues in the webtoon the teacher character is there to … Continue reading →

Tan Song Yun’s Tang Dynasty Female Empowerment Drama Brocade Odyssey Tentatively Scheduled for End of November 2024 Premiere

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So the reception to the female empowerment, growth, and overcoming adversity aspect of currently airing C-drama The Story of Pearl Girl isn’t getting a lot of love from viewers. But the genre remains a frequently tapped on and earlier this year there was Blossoms in Adversity and coming up next is Brocade Odyssey. Youku has reportedly scheduled the Tang dynasty … Continue reading →

Liu Yu Ning and Ding Yu Xi Reaping Different Results as Last Minute Male Lead Replacements in The Story of Pearl Girl and Love Game in Eastern Fantasy

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Even if the final airing numbers come out with The Story of Pearl Girl on top, the industry talk now is that same time aired Love Game in Eastern Fantasy will likely be the bigger “winner”. It had a smaller budget, less promo, and has reached near same level if not more popularity than Pearl Girl. Both dramas also had … Continue reading →

Wang Chu Ran Gets Career Boost with Well Received Turn in Summer 2024 Period C-drama Are You the One

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To say career boost feels less accurate than returning her career to the very promising state it was in before her big stumble last summer. I’m talking about C-actress Wang Chu Ran who was one of the up-and-comers among the current slate of Flowers but last summer 2023 her mega high profile C-drama Fireworks of the Heart turned into a … Continue reading →