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Supporting Actor Son Deok Ho Dropped From Drama After Reveal that He was One Who Paid for Fake Epilepsy Diagnosis to Avoid Military Service in the Currently Large Scale Investigation

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Well that’s a promising acting career likely tanked permanently. Two weeks ago K-ent was sent into a tizzy with news that the SK government was investigating a large scale military service exemption fraud involving fake medical diagnoses of epilepsy. Word was entertainers was part of the group that was being investigated as having paid a broker for this, call this … Continue reading →

Park Bo Gum to Sign with Agency The Black Label Managed by Teddy and Kush and Joining Taeyang and Zion. T

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So it’s The Black Label for Park Bo Gum, as the highly sought after free agent actor has picked his next work home. Earlier it was rumored he would join HYBE with good friend V but he’s picking another hyped (haha) label with big name music stars. He’s signing with YG Entertainment subsidiary The Black Label, run by producers Teddy … Continue reading →

Song Joong Ki Announces Marriage to British Girlfriend Katy Louise Saunders and the Couple are Expecting a Child Together

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JAW. DROP. Like, all the way from the top of the Empire State Building to the bottom of 32nd street in seconds kind of drop. Breaking news out of K-ent and what a way to reveal it all himself – Song Joong Ki has announced his marriage AND first child at the same time via a handwritten message to his … Continue reading →

Kim Yoo Jung and Kim Sung Cheol Explode with Chemistry in Rehearsal GIFs from Stage Production of Shakespeare in Love

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Hot damn why do I not have a business trip to go to in Seoul this April! I am feeling so much FOMO right now for folks who can and will be going to the upcoming South Korean stage production of Shakespeare in Love. I would love to see any of the three sets of leads in any combo but … Continue reading →

Reborn Rich Breakout Park Ji Hyun Jets Off to LA for CF Shoot Dressed to Impress

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Rising K-actress Park Ji Hyun will come out of jTBC hit drama Reborn Rich as one of the biggest recipients of the ratings riches. She had a way more interesting character than the female lead and she gave a more charismatic performance, she definitely earned this breakout recognition. If she plays her cards right 2023 can elevate her further if … Continue reading →

Shu Qi Shares Lunar New Year Greetings and Gets Criticism from C-netizens for Her Less Than Perfectly Dyed and Coiffed Hair

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Dang, aging is hard enough but aging gracefully and still getting netizen dings is just such a downer. Last weekend was lunar new year 2022 (happy year of the rabbit everyone!) and with it the obligatory greeting pictures from all over Asian stars from all the countries that celebrate it. Nothing to write about but TW-actress Shu Qi who has … Continue reading →

Supporting K-actor Na Chul Who Got Big Break in Vincenzo Passes Away Unexpectedly After Health Failure

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This is such a sad news and even moreso on the cusp of lunar new year. My condolences to the family and friends of K-actor Na Chul, who most people will know my face more than name. He has been in over a dozen dramas and half a dozen movies but it wasn’t until Vincenzo last year that he got … Continue reading →

Macau Gambling and Movie Tycoon Alvin Chau Gets 18 Years in Prison for Unlawful Gambling as China Continues Crack Down

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When I saw this headline today the first thing I thought was OMG it’s the dude in the biggest wife-mistress battle in HK entertainment in recent memory! Macau gambling and frequent movie investor tycoon Alvin Chau has been sentenced by the Macau court to 18 years in prison after his trial for unlawful gambling and money laundering. He used to … Continue reading →

Park Bo Gum Continues to Showcase Strong Visuals to Start Off 2023 in New SNS Pics in Celine Outfit

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I always felt like Record of Youth was really the Record of Park Bo Gum in his own meteoric rise to stardom. The story was simple and predictable and the directing was serviceable, with only his charisma selling what is essentially an average product. I don’t feel the same about him as an actor though, he has both onscreen charm … Continue reading →

Park So Dam Returns From One Year Medical Hiatus For Movie Promotion and Prepping for New Drama

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Lost in the news last week with promotions for the big name cast thriller K-movie Phantom was that it was K-actress Park So Dam‘s return from one year away from K-ent. She had to step away for medical treatment after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer, admittedly one with a high chance of treatment success if caught early but still cancer … Continue reading →

J-ent Gossip Heats Up on Aragaki Yui Maybe Being Pregnant After She’s Spotted Covering Her Stomach and Also Not Renewing Long Standing Beer CF Endorsement

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Well this could be a great year for married top stars Aragaki Yui and Hoshino Gen if rumors are to be believed. The couple, married since 2021, is on the top of the J-ent gossip rags this week after a slew of events have started the pregnancy rumors. Gakki has been seen out in public wearing an oversized unstructured winter … Continue reading →

C-netizens Notice Bea Hayden Has Stopped Following Husband Jacky Heung on Weibo as the Couple Has Not Been Seen Together in Six Months Since His Cheating Scandal

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Marriages are hard and/or complicated but some just seem like a really long shot to work. Netizens have never seem HK-actor Jacky Heung and TW-actress Bea Hayden‘s union as probable to go the long run due to his past scandals (cheating, drugs) and being a total momma’s boy with rich entertainment honcho parents that coddle his every whim and his … Continue reading →

K-ent Reports Vote Park Seo Joon as the Most Reliable Box Office Draw in 2023 Followed by Ha Jung Woo and Song Joong Ki

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2022 was a pretty good year for K-dramas but I didn’t pay as much attention to the box office. It was fully business as usual in South Korea with the audiences being able to go to the theater and no occupancy limitations. There are a bunch of big names coming in with high profile movies in 2023 and there was … Continue reading →