The first Zhao Lu Si plastic surgery rumors were a few years ago and was around her nose, which is usually where it starts. Now it’s back in chatter and reportedly she got more work done on the nose plus the lips and eyes and cheeks. Basically the South Korean special, and she was in SK for a few weeks … Continue reading →
There is a spate of Tang dynasty dramas coming out way and I’ve been following along with the two big ones that filmed this year with Zhao Lu Si in Story of Pearl Girl and Yang Zi with Flourished Peony. But there is an already filmed Tang dynasty drama Brocade Odyssey with Tang Song Yun and Zheng Ye Cheng on … Continue reading →
This is a fantastic next role for C-actress Yang Chao Yue, I may not like her due to her limited acting but watching her reboot her flower vase drama leading actress roles to this is a smart move. She’s landed the role of female lead in the upcoming C-drama adaptation of hit HK-movie King of Comedy which is directed by … Continue reading →
What perfect timing for jTBC to release its first still of upcoming sports and procedural drama Good Boy. It’s a drama revolving around medal winning retired South Korean Olympians who have become police officers and their intersecting stories. Park Bo Gum is a boxer and Kim So Hyun a sharpshooter so both have the athletic skills in the drama to … Continue reading →
So word on the street and all signs point to the imminent release of period C-drama Hidden Charm on Tencent. It will either be next week or right after the Olympics but either way the amnesia with fake marriage turned real love between secret enemies drama is coming. Starring Zhang Wan Yi and Wang Chu Ran and adapted from a … Continue reading →
So I thought Byun Woo Seok would be the face of Clinique Men when it was announced the brand had selected him. Turns out he may still be doing the Men or the skincare line, but he’s also doing their makeup endorsement. His first pictures are out for the August 2024 edition of Dazed Korea magazine where he is clearly … Continue reading →
So director Guo Jing Ming is famous for his works focusing more on visuals and aesthetics over all else. If he’s lucky and has a compelling story and good actors then it works like My Journey to You, but most of his stuff just comes off as empty but pretty. He’s planning to make the C-drama version of Painted Skin, … Continue reading →
I love a controversial take, it makes for good back and forth discussion. A news article this week in K-ent has a reporter doing a review of post military discharge Park Bo Gum and deemed him a disappointment. The ensemble movie Wonderland got bad reviews and low box office, and now his variety show My Name is Gabriel is also … Continue reading →
This feels like an anchor project for C-actor Gong Jun, a make-or-break moment for him to stay an A-list drama male lead or show that Word of Honor was indeed a one-hit wonder for him. He hasn’t had a hit in four years and the most promising ones Legend of Anle and Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact were both … Continue reading →
So this has to be an upgrade in total from the original leads first in talks for the drama The Price of Confession. It was supposed to star Song Hye Kyo and Han So Hee, and now has leads Jeon Do Yeon and Kim Go Eun in those roles as a woman wrongly accused of murdering her husband and the … Continue reading →
Many celeb photos are photoshopped and cleaned up and that is fine but the few times a star is spotting in the wild and looks incredible in all facets is something to enjoy for the rarity. C-actress Liu Shi Shi was photographed attending the 2024 Paris Olympics this week and seen in the stages of the fencing competition arena. Every … Continue reading →
A new C-drama is reportedly to start filming next month in August and it’s titled Yin Deng Jue (引灯诀). The drama is a xianxia story between a female demon and a male exorcist who is really the crown prince in disguise. The leads will be Wang Chu Ran and Ding Yu Xi, and joining as second female lead is Shen … Continue reading →
All I can think when I saw the first posters and teasers for the upcoming TVING sageuk drama Queen Woo is that if this was a K-movie it was definitely move into Forbidden Flower and The Concubine territory level of sex/power/fighting. Alas this is but a tightly wound 8-episode sageuk that puts female lead Jeon Jong Seo as the titular … Continue reading →
