I know tvN space themed romance K-drama When the Stars Gossip won’t arrive until January 4th but we’re heading into the thick of the holidays crunch with Christmas and then New Year so it will feel like another blink of an eye and it’s here. I feel like this drama isn’t as buzzy in the pre-release period as I thought … Continue reading →
I know what my New Year’s present is going to be, it’s totally SBS drama Love Scout which premieres on January 3rd in the Fri-Sat time slot. I’m so grateful that the network produced a classic feels romance with same age adult leads of compatible visuals and strong acting skills in Han Ji Min and Lee Joon Hyuk. The posters … Continue reading →
This C-drama has been talked about for months now as it’s a big name lead wuxia project that has a lot of top C-actors eying it. This month industry casting train said that it was going to be Cheng Yi (long rumored) and Xu Lu (newly mentioned) as the two leads for C-drama 长安二十四计 (Chang An Er Shi Si Ji … Continue reading →
I have this weird habit of always catching up on my K-movies on trans-Pacific flights, even ones I want to watch lol. So this movie is for sure one of my future flight movies with the dark quiet enclosed space perfect to focus and soak in the mood of Dark Nuns. The movie is formally called The Priests 2: Dark … Continue reading →
I have a feeling one of these two drama productions will blink but for now C-ent scheduling rumor circulating these past few days says that two big female lead period C-dramas are on a collision course to premiere on the same day. I’m talking about Flourished Peony with Yang Zi, which already telegraphed an early January air date, and now … Continue reading →
So there is a whole new set of characters other than returning male lead Lee Jung Jae playing the game in Squid Game 2, obviously cuz everyone else died in the first season lol. The most attention has been on Park Sung Hoon starting from that longish bob wig and then now the reveal that his character is a transgender … Continue reading →
So November had the surprise hit with Love Game with Eastern Fantasy and now December is off to one potential hit with period C-drama Blossom, and I’ve heard Brocade Odyssey is also getting better as well so at least not a flop. Blossom stars Meng Zi Yi and Li Yun Rui in a plotting and revenge and second chance plot … Continue reading →
C-actress Crystal Liu has been called goddess sister since she debuted for her top visuals but she’s also known as a goddess for her cat loving heart. She raises lots of cats who have their own custom backyard and balcony area to play in and get taken care of by her housekeeper and cat nanny when Crystal is away filming. … Continue reading →
So the period woman in commerce empowerment drama trend from this year 2024 continues on into 2025. So far we have woman merchant, woman jeweler, woman fabric dye textile maker, and next is female horticulturalist. Yang Zi and Li Xian will reportedly be arriving on the small screen at the very beginning of January 2025 as their drama Flourished Peony … Continue reading →
Well this is certainly some fast and decisive action on the part of C-actor Cheng Lei‘s management company. Mere days after his fans got upset that Cheng Lei’s assistant stole him thunder after leaving an event, said assistant has now been fired. This comes after fans unearthed another instance at the airport when the assistant was also dressed more eye … Continue reading →
Last weekend was the iQiyi Scream Night 2024 which is where the streaming platform gets all the drama C-stars together to present various awards all of which are based on popularity and buzz basically. So lots of celebs and a fun night vibe, and the cutest selfie out of the evening comes courtesy of actor Zeng Shun Xi. He managed … Continue reading →
I must’ve been under a rock the day that the first casting news came out because this second news only made me do not one but two double takes in quick succession. K-ent is reporting today that Lee Jong Seok has been offered the male lead Prince Heinrey (later Emperor) in period romance K-drama Remarried Empress, where Shin Mina is … Continue reading →
After Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact aired in May to terrible reviews and mid viewership, it’s like everyone associated just disassociated from it and never mentions it again. Unfortunately it’s year end reviews and awards time around the drama realm and the Douban drama forum decided rightly to vote it as the top flop C-drama of 2024 – 年度仆街劇冠軍: … Continue reading →
