MBC to Cut the Historical Distortation Coronation Scene From Perfect Crown Hoping to End Controversy After Netizens Demand the Entire Drama be Pulled

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I hope this is the beginning of this controversy dying down and is probably the only result that can placate the public and also let this drama stay streaming. MBC announced this week that it will cut the coronation scene from Perfect Crown for all streaming and broadcast. Never mind that narratively it was an important scene and also grandly … Continue reading →

Long Shelved Fantasy C-drama The Monkey King 3 with Bai Lu and Hou Ming Hao Gets Title Change and Rumored to Air this Summer

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Well this is a blast from the past, so much so that one of the leads actually looks like a completely different person to today haha. A long ago filmed and been on the shelf fantasy period C-drama is reportedly getting dusted off and finally aired. The drama was titled The Monkey King 3 (女儿国 Nu Er Guo) and stars … Continue reading →

Married K-stars Lee Da Hae and Se7en Announce They are Expecting First Baby After Three Years of Marriage

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K-ent needs some good news this week and a celeb couple shared theirs in a super cute way. Married stars Lee Da Hae and Se7en announced they are expecting a baby with a cute video showing their ultrasound and matching mom/dad baseball caps. They have been married for 3 years and together for 10 years since 2016, and Lee Da … Continue reading →

PD and Screenwriter of Perfect Crown Also Apologize for Historical Distortion Controversy But Netizen Criticism of IU and Byun Woo Seok Doesn’t Die Down

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If you asked me whether I had K-drama Perfect Crown on my bingo card of results ending in the biggest K-drama controversy in years then I would have precognition and should go pick stocks instead and make millions. This outcome was nowhere on any possibility of happening and now it’s here it’s not going away that quickly or easily with … Continue reading →

Lee Jong Seok in Talks for Investigative Thriller K-drama Paradise Reuniting with PD From Big Mouth and While You Were Sleeping

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K-actor Lee Jong Seok is one of the more versatile stars of his generation of male leads in terms of genre hopping. Up next he has the live action K-drama adaptation of Remarried Empress where he plays a prince who can also transform into a bird, lol don’t ask, and not sure if the drama will keep that fantasy element. … Continue reading →

IU and Byun Woo Seok Personally Apologize for Production Details that Spawned Historical Distortion Controversy in K-drama Perfect Crown

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All I personally felt about fantasy romance K-drama Perfect Crown was that it had all the elements to be a great drama and I was disappointed that it never lived up to its potential and was quite mediocre to bad in quality. But it didn’t offend me so the drama getting mired in a huge controversy at the very tail … Continue reading →

Jang Won Young Takes Center Spot at Bulgari Event in South Korean Flanked by Kim Ji Won and Byun Woo Seok

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If this was C-ent the standing positions would totally have been planned before hand and even jostled over. But with South Korea I’m not so clear and maybe these three just walked the media gauntlet and happened to stand in this arrangement. K-pop star Jang Won Young (Wonyoung) got the coveted center spot this past week at the star-studded Bulgari … Continue reading →

C-drama Ci Tang Reportedly Switches Out Female Lead Wang Yu Wen for Tian Xi Wei After Her Popularity Rise in Pursuit of Jade

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This stuff frequently happens and ultimately the decision is on the producers of a drama the ideal person they want to cast. C-ent has a casting change on the upcoming strong female lead period C-drama Ci Tang (刺棠), it was inked for Wang Yu Wen for some time now and then later Zhang Ling He joined as the male lead. … Continue reading →

Perfect Crown with IU and Byun Woo Seok Drops Absurd Royal Twist in Last Episode to Achieve Dull Happy Ending

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Wow, I was already disappointed with Perfect Crown for its trope ridden shallow narrative and character development heading into the finale that I didn’t think it could actually outdo itself and throw in a last minute plot twist to make the drama even worse. I don’t know what IU and Byun Woo Seok were thinking accepting this drama, except perhaps … Continue reading →

He Yu Declines Reunion C-drama with Yu Shu Xin and New Male Lead is Likely Hu Yi Tian

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Well if the goal is to trade one very tall actor for another then I guess this works. But it’s totally not the same level of onscreen charisma and acting talent lol. Xianxia C-drama Fairy Meat (神仙肉 Shen Xian Ruo or Immortal Flesh) with female lead Yu Shu Xin was supposed to costar He Yu in a reunion of the … Continue reading →

Lim Ji Yeon in Talks for Dual Female Role in the K-drama Alike a Reimagining of The Prince and the Pauper

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I think with Lee Do Hyun back from the army and Lim Ji Yeon continuing to shine in her work selections, these two have a shot at being the cutest and most award winning couple in the next decade to follow in the hoobae footsteps of many of top married K-star marrieds. Her just premiered new drama My Royal Nemesis … Continue reading →

MBC Royal Romance K-drama Perfect Crown with IU and Byun Woo Seok Heads into Finale Weekend Carrying the Weight of Too Many Tropes

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I so wanted to love Perfect Crown, and I did for the first two episodes even. Alas the excitement and interest faded quickly as the drama got going, a combination of not enough character or plot development due to the truncated 12-episode length and the lack of chemistry between leads IU and Byun Woo Seok. They were together very good … Continue reading →

iQiyi Moving Forward with Episodic Female Revenge C-drama Wan Hua Sin Starring Ju Jing Yi with Up-and-comers Chen He Yi, Lai Wei Ming, and Xu Zhen Xuan as Male Leads

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This project has been in development for so long that even with C-actress Ju Jing Yi attached as the female lead for the last year I didn’t think it would ever head into production. Revenge C-drama Wan Hua Sin (万花世界 Wan Hua Shi Jie) was first announced as a big project for top actress Dilraba Dilmurat playing the female lead … Continue reading →