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Zhao Lu Si’s Makeup Artist Comes to Her Defense After More Plastic Surgery Comments Emerge in Her Latest Brand CF Appearance

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So I’ve made my own determination as to whether C-actress Zhao Lu Si recently has undergone tweaks to her appearance, i.e. plastic surgery or merely non-invasive cosmetic procedures. My personal take on this is do whatever makes you happy until it affects your job, so for actors and actresses the line is when the change(s) look distracting for the viewer. … Continue reading →

Ariel Lin Gets into Controversy After Saying She’s a Chengdu Person in a Television Program and Later Explains its the City Where Her Grandfather was From

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Trying to be a Taiwan star but also work in Mainland China has been a delicate dance for decades now but has only gotten harder in recent years with both sides culturally and politically growing further apart. TW-actress Ariel Lin this year has been venturing back into Mainland Chinese projects and did a variety program. This week she got into … Continue reading →

K-actor Yoo Ah In Formally Sentenced to One Year in Jail for Illegal Drug Use

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This may come as a relief for K-actor Yoo Ah In in that at least he knows what his future is for this uncertain legal issue. The Seoul district court today sentenced the disgraced actor to one year in jail for a host of illegal drug use charges that started a year and a half ago in February 2023. I … Continue reading →

K-pop Star Taeil Removed by SM From NCT Amidst Police Investigation into Sexual Assault Allegations

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So it feels disingenuous for K-ent to cover extensively BTS member Suga and his recent drunk driving (drunk riding) scandal and police investigation and not cover this way more serious case. Thankfully the K-media is all over this one as well and for good reason because the allegations if true are baaaaaaad. K-pop star Taeil (Moon Tae Il), a member … Continue reading →

C-ent Insiders Say Song Zu Er Has Possibility of Returning to Industry with Tax Underpayment Rather than Intentional Tax Evasion

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It’s better to know the outcome just to plan the future and now it’s clear for C-actress Song Zu Er what her option(s) are after the tax scandal. The recent news is that she’s had to pay over $300,000 USD in unpaid back taxes but it’s been determined to be missed taxes rather than intentional tax evasion. The latter would … Continue reading →

K-actress Jo Boa to Marry Non-celeb Boyfriend in October 2024

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Well it’s certainly double the good tidings for K-actress Jo Boa. She landed the female lead role in the high profile K-drama Knock Off which will air in 2025 and now she’s also landing a new role in her personal life, that of wife. She’s announced her upcoming marriage to a non-celeb boyfriend this October 2024 in Seoul. Obviously even … Continue reading →

Tax Evasion Tip Off Person on the Song Zu Er Scandal Claims She Has Been Confirmed to Owe Back Taxes after Investigation

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There is new development in the C-actress Song Zu Er tax evasion scandal which has been silent for the past year as the authorities were reportedly investigating. Today the person who tipped it off claims to have gotten a call from the tax authorities thanking him for the tip off and sharing that the case has come to a conclusion … Continue reading →

Suga of BTS Attends Police Questioning and Releases Handwritten Apology Afterwards

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This has become one of the most overwrought reaction level vis-a-vis the degree of severity for the scandal in quite some time and it’s all due to how famous the star is. When news first broke last week of BTS member Suga and his drunk driving arrest on an electric scooter (moped) and his high BAC level at 0.223% it … Continue reading →

Kim Hye Yoon Wraps Up Her Fun Girl 2024 Summer Jetting Off to Taiwan for Fan Meeting

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So Kim Hye Yoon may have more fan meetings and overseas trips on deck but it does feel like summer is coming to a close with all those concerts and trips and events overall for everyone, famous or not. She’s been getting much more media attention than usual thanks to the spring drama success of Lovely Runner and with it … Continue reading →

Jeon Jong Seo and Han So Hee in Pictorial Promoting Dual Female Lead Heist K-drama Project Y

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So Han So Hee turned down the murder mystery K-drama The Price of Confession and instead will be filming the K-drama Project Y which is also a dual female lead story about two friends planning a big heist in Gangnam. The other female lead is Jeon Jong Seo who, if Han So Hee has a bad girl type image onscreen … Continue reading →

K-netizens Remarks on Lee Min Ho Turning into an Ahjusshi at the Press Conference for Pachinko Season 2

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Streaming Apple TV K-drama Pachinko season 2 premieres today and this week the cast as been on a series of press tour events. I’m not interested in the drama but am happy for Lee Min Ho to land one of the male leads in this sprawling cast prestige drama and also get a broader global audience. He was supposed to … Continue reading →

TW-actress Michelle Chen Spotted at Concert without Wedding Ring as Insiders Gossip that She’s Finally Letting the Marriage with Chen Xiao End

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So it’s unfair that marriage issues for star couples play out in the public realm but then again the stars themselves make it public and capitalize on it when it suits them. Married acting couple Chen Xiao and Michelle Chen are going on ten years of marriage but their relationship has been pooh-poohed from the very beginning with her being … Continue reading →

Married TW-stars Joanne Tseng and Calvin Chen Announce They Are Expecting their First Child

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A happy news out of TW-ent this week with actress Joanne Tseng and entertainer Calvin Chen announcing that they are expecting their first child. The couple has been married since 2020 in what was a total surprise announcement back then as well, no one even knew they were dating. The couple shared the news of the pregnancy with Joanne posting … Continue reading →