Ju Jing Yi’s Team Furious Over Zheng Hehuizi’s Character Stealing Buzz in C-drama In Blossom, Requests Production Cut Her Scenes in Next Drama Qian Xian Yin

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Okay gurl, just chill your horses and preserve the goodwill. C-actress Ju Jing Yi was seen as the victim in the billing fight in her last drama Sword and Fairy 4 with Chen Zhe Yuan and that was an invaluable impressions helping to defray the complaints about her same flat acting in every drama. Her currently airing drama In Blossom … Continue reading →

Zhou Yi Ran and Bao Shang En Cast in Wuxia Period C-drama From the Same Novel Author as Love Like the Galaxy

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A very promising new C-drama is being prepped and I’m loving the director and story and intrigued by the younger fresher face casting. The drama is adapted from the wuxia and romance novel titled Ten Years Lantern On A Rainy Night in the Martial Arts World (江湖夜雨十年灯) by the same novel writer Guan Xin Zhe Luan of Love Like the Galaxy … Continue reading →

Kim Sae Ron Posts Close Picture with Kim Soo Hyun on Her Instagram Story and Deletes it After 23 Seconds Leading to Dating Speculation

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Well this is awkward haha. I don’t know if there is more to it than meets the eye but it’s definitely going to wake up on Sunday morning to a big news story in South Korea. Disgraced due to a drunk driving incident K-actress Kim Sae Ron posted a picture on her Instagram Story at 1 am this weekend showing … Continue reading →

Gong Jun and Deng Wei Have the Rare Male Actor Smacking Shirt Incident in the Same Week

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In C-slang “smacking shirt” means to wear the same outfit, and it happens often enough with the actresses but fairly rarely with the actors. But in the same week actors Gong Jun and Deng Wei not only fully smacked shirt, they smacked in the most ostentatious way possible with all hot pink suit ensemble. Hate to tell these two that … Continue reading →

First Official Stills of C-drama Legend of the Female General with Zhou Ye and Cheng Lei as it Wraps Filming

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Well C-actor Cheng Lei certainly has parlayed his chemistry laden supporting male lead turn in My Journey to You last you into an even smexier male lead upgrade in the just finished filming period C-drama Legend of the Female Lead. With that title and top billed female lead Zhou Ye as a strong female-centric story, I’m here for Cheng Lei … Continue reading →

Queen of Tears Hit Status Heightens Excitement for Top Actor Song Joong Ki’s Cameo Reunion with PD From Vincenzo and Former Costars Kim Ji Won and Kim Soo Hyun

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There is going to be so much love going around behind the set when Song Joong Ki makes that announced cameo in tvN drama Qeen of Tears. His presence is three fold, the PD also directed him in his hit drama Vincenzo and he has worked with female lead Kim Ji Won twice in Descendants of the Sun and Arthdal … Continue reading →

K-drama Good Boy with Park Bo Gum and Kim So Hyun to Start Filming in April for End of 2024 Airing

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So Park Bo Gum is going from When Life Gives You Tangerines to Good Boy with a short break in filming in between. He wrapped the former drama with IU and next month will start filming the latter with Kim So Hyun. Both are slated to air in 2024, with Good Boy getting a definitive end of 2024 arrival. This … Continue reading →

Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Xing Xu Start Filming the Search for Immortality Mystery C-drama Love on the Turquoise Land

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After more behind-the-scenes drama before it even started filming than needed to be, the C-drama Love on the Turquoise Land kicked off production this week with leads Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Xing Xu. Everyone involved seem happy with this, her fans like him, his fans like her, both sides are good with the billing order, and the production gets to … Continue reading →

MLB Seoul Series Brings Out Top K-star Couples Including Hyun Bin-Son Ye Jin, Ji-Sung Lee Bo Young, Song Joong Ki and Wife, and Bromance of Gong Yoo-Lee Dong Wook

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The Dodgers and the Padres have been playing the season opener in South Korea as part of the MLB international marketing efforts creating this Seoul Series. South Korean baseball player Kim Ha Seong plays for the Padres and everyone is watching for the debut of mega Japanese star Shohei Ohtani in Blue. But a lot of attention at the game … Continue reading →

Supporting C-actress Zheng Hehuizi Breaks Out with Starting Female Lead Role in Drama In Blossom Before Ju Jing Yi Takes Over

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So C-drama In Blossom with Ju Jing Yi and Liu Xue Yi has turned into a surprise underdog, doing better in viewership, buzz, and reviews than expected. It’s not a hit just doing better than anyone thought and is just one third through its run so could turn into a smallish hit by the end. Another surprise is supporting actress … Continue reading →

Bank and Soju Brands Will Not Renew CF Contract with Han So Hee After Her Dating News with Ryu Jun Yeol

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So a bank and a soju brand separately have CF contracts expiring with K-actress Han So Hee right now and both have said it will not renew with her and are looking for a new star to rep the brand. This is not a contract cancellation so for now it does not appear that Han So Hee is being actively … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama The Legend of Shen Li Fast Out of the Gate with Excellent Lead Acting and Chemistry Along with Interesting Story and Pleasing Visuals

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So the first three months of 2024 in C-drama land felt like it was the opening act of a major concert, good but nowhere near the explosive engagement that a top level star can bring. So many C-dramas with some even big budget A level but nothing to bring out the expansive viewership, buzz, and online chatter that past major … Continue reading →

Kim Soo Hyun Angrily Tossing a Bike at the End of Queen of Tears Episode 4 Rockets Up the Search Charts

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So……uhm…… it’s totally fine thirsting after Kim Soo Hyun now that he is 36 years old. Right? Right! I mean, this boy-man-hottie has been gracing us with his K-ent presence for close to 20 years now and it’s really that he rose meteorically at the early part of his career that he gets saddled with the boyish image. That, and … Continue reading →