Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact Wraps Abysmal Run with Blame Put on the Screenwriter Who Only Changed the Story at the Request of the Production Team

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So the failure of Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact is already having immediate ramifications. The next two installments Love in Pavilion and Sword and Beloved have ceased all pre-airing work and will not air this year as planned, getting delayed into 2025 at the earliest to try and salvage this IP with the viewers. Both Yang Mi and Gong … Continue reading →

Once Highly Anticipated Medical K-drama Resident Playbook with Go Yoon Jung in Spin-off of Hospital Playlist Still Stuck in Airing Limbo Due to K-netizens Anger Towards Real Life Doctors

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The fallout from the doctor strike in South Korea earlier this year stemming from the government wanting to increase more medical school students to ease the doctor shortage continues to impact what was once a highly anticipated K-drama. Resident Playbook, the spin-off of Hospital Playlist, was supposed to air on tvN after Queen of Tears in May 2024 but was … Continue reading →

Production of C-drama Be Passionately in Love with Liu Hao Cun and Wang An Yu Release Lovely Posters and Promos as Filming Commences

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I love seeing a drama go the extra mile and do promos at the very start of filming, if done right it sets the mood so well like here for the modern romance C-drama Be Passionately in Love. The drama stars Liu Hao Cun and Wang An Yu and from the first posters and preview looks right up my alley. … Continue reading →

Wu Jin Yan and Wang Xing Yue Bring The Double Thrumming Chemistry to Modern Photoshoot

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If you asked me at the beginning of 2024, I certainly would not have put “loving a Yu Zheng produced C-drama” on my drama bingo. And yet here we are and I am so addicted to The Double it’s not even funny, and it doesn’t have have romance yet through episode 25! More than halfway done and the OTP hasn’t … Continue reading →

Lee Se Young and Na In Woo Confirmed for Countryside Hometown Romance K-drama Motel California

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The Motel California will soon be open for business with confirmed leads which means filming is starting soon. The healing romance K-drama has confirmed Lee Se Young and Na In Woo which I earlier said fits that current IT trend of insanely tall dude and teeny tiny girl as seen on Lovely Runner. I am fine with this cast as … Continue reading →

Filming to Begin for Period C-drama Wan Xin Ji with Li Qin and Chen Zhe Yuan with Up-and-coming Supporting Leads Xiao Meng and Chen He Yi

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Casting has been completed just in time for the kick off of filming for C-drama Wan Xin Ji (绾心记) starring Li Qin and Chen Zhe Yuan. The supporting leads are quite young and in the up-and-coming category with Xiao Meng and Chen He Yi. Not much to say about this yet, glad all the Chen Zhe Yuan casting and billing … Continue reading →

Seolhyun Joins Gong Yoo and Song Hye Kyo in Their Upcoming Post-Korean War Era Period Drama Show Business

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The powerhouse pairing of Gong Yoo and Song Hye Kyo in a K-drama is shaping up more and more and we have the first person to join the supporting cast. It’s idol turned actress Seolhyun as she has been cast in the drama titled Show Business. It’s from the PD of Coffee Prince and award winning screenwriter Noh Hee Kyung … Continue reading →

Tian Xi Wei Steps Out of Idol Drama Zone with Pay Cut to Join Mainstream Police C-drama Low IQ Crime with Veteran Actor Wang Xiao

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C-actress Tian Xi Wei worked last year with Dylan Wang in period drama Guardians of the Dafeng and seems to have taken a page from his project selection. Dylan is filming a buddy police drama Light to the Night with Pan Yue Ming and now Tian Xi Wei is off to film her own police detective drama Low IQ Crime … Continue reading →

Yu Zheng Releases New Stills of Next C-drama Lin Jian Xian Currently Filming with Bai Lu and Zeng Shun Xi

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So the better than expected reception for revenge period C-drama The Double has led to producer Yu Zheng being on cloud nine and even more outspoken than usual. He released new stills this week for Dragon Boat Festival for his currently filming C-drama Lin Jiang Xian (临江仙) formerly called There is a Fox in Hengmen. I have no idea what’s … Continue reading →

Romance Period C-drama Liang Chen Mei Jing in Talks with Wang Xing Yue, Lu Yu Xiao, and Huang Jun Jie as Leads

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There may be a quick reunion between Wang Xing Yue and Lu Yu Xiao after working on just filmed drama together Perfect Match they may do another next. The drama is adapted from the C-novel Liang Chen Mei Jing (良陈美锦) which is a homonym for 良辰美景 which means fine time, beautiful scenery but here the Chen is a last name … Continue reading →

Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact a Certified Flop as Leads Yang Mi and Gong Jun Stop Promoting and Marketing Stops Buying Hot Searches and Releasing Promos

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Well, the first big flop of C-drama land 2024 is unfortunately going to be Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact. There are way worse dramas this year and lower viewership but compared to the astronomical budget and mega star studded cast of this drama then this drama has underperformed to a record degree. The drama is reportedly now abandoned by … Continue reading →

Producer Yu Zheng Thrilled with Wang Xing Yue’s Breakout in The Double as He Banked on Him Initially Because He Looked Like Young Wallace Huo

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So troll producer Yu Zheng is cackling all the way to the bank right now with his period revenge drama The Double being the buzziest currently airing C-drama in June. I hate to support anything that slime touched but the drama is hella addictive and well made in that low budget but money spent in all the right places way. … Continue reading →

Kim Soo Hyun’s Agency Denies Dating Rumor with Idol Turned Actress Lim Na Young

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This is a pretty random dating rumor but it made all the K-ent publications so might as well cover it. This week a foreign publication wrote a report that Kim Soo Hyun was dating idol turned actress Lim Na Young after the two were reportedly spotted closely talking or hanging out at the Ultra Music Festival overseas. Anything involving Kim … Continue reading →