C-drama Love on the Turquoise Land with Dilraba Dilmurat Back on Track to Start Filming with New Male Lead Cheng Xing Xu and Second Male Lead Zhang Ming En

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So if this drama is a success it will be a big missed opportunity for original male lead Chen Zhe Yuan for letting billing demands lead to a swap out of him with new male lead Chen Xing Xu. The C-drama Love on the Turquoise Land with Dilraba Dilmurat after a very eventful behind-the-scenes wrangling in February will likely end … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama Moonlight Mystique with Bai Lu and Ao Rui Peng Wraps Filming and Releases First Visually and Tonally Cacophonous Teaser

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I need to thank dramas for making it clear for me whether I am totally in love or in hate with the cast or preview because then it’s easier to dive in fully or avoid completely. Xianxia C-drama Moonlight Mystique was already on my meh list despite liking female lead Bai Lu I find male lead Ao Rui Peng’s face … Continue reading →

Youku Confirms Liu Shi Shi and Shawn Dou as the Leads for Revenge and Romance Period C-drama Kill My Sins

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So my last post on the casting for this C-drama ended up being confirmed so yay for a pairing that I am totally onboard with. Youku‘s new period C-drama Kill My Sins (Chinese title Palm of my Hand) will star Liu Shi Shi and Shawn Dou in a S+ budget large scale production. It’s a talent and age appropriate casting … Continue reading →

Colleagues and Fans Pay Tribute to K-actor Lee Seon Kyun on March 2nd Which Would Have Been His 49th Birthday

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It’s only been two months since the tragic passing of K-actor Lee Seon Kyun and another milestone has arrived. This weekend on March 2nd, 2024, it would have been his 49th birthday, and a year away from the major life celebration that would be 50 years old. His many industry colleagues and fans have posted remembrances of him on his … Continue reading →

C-netizens Vote Liu Yu Ning and Yang Chao Yue as Actor and Actress the Other Gender’s Fandom Most Does Not Want Their Fave Star to Work With

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So this is an interesting poll in C-ent where the fandoms of stars was asked which opposite sex star the fans most DO NOT want their fave to star with. So the fans of the actresses were voting on their most dislike to work with actor and the fans of the actors were voting on their most to-avoid actress. For … Continue reading →

C-actress Yu Shu Xin Asked by Industry Insiders and Investors to Change Her Talking Style

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So there is a bit of bad publicity is better than no publicity. C-actress Yu Shu Xin has been criticized in C-drama after C-drama where she dubs her own character and chooses to use an absolutely ear numbing cutesy voice. The only time she didn’t that I recollect was when she dubbed her dark assassin character in My Journey to … Continue reading →

Zhang Ling He and Xu Ruo Han Pair Up for Modern Romance C-drama Loving You is the Best Thing I Ever Did

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I’ve only ever watched Zhang Ling He in period dramas so this will be a refreshing change of onscreen image for him. He’s signed on for the modern romance C-drama adapted from the novel by writer Sheng Li titled Loving You is the Best Thing I Ever Did. The drama will start filming shortly and the female lead is Xu … Continue reading →

Veteran Leading Lady Kim Nam Joo Speaks Everyone’s Mind When Asked What the Roles are in Her New Drama Wonderful World with Cha Eun Woo

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I love when a star speaketh not just the truth but what the vast majority of audience members are thinking. Leading lady Kim Nam Joo was out promoting her new drama Wonderful World this week and was a guest on a variety show and was asked about her working with Cha Eun Woo. She explained that once she explained to … Continue reading →

K-actor Lee Do Hyun Celebrates Success of K-movie Exhuma Breaking Records and Also Spotted on Date with Girlfriend Lim Ji Yeon

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There was a period where I wondered if Lee Do Hyun would really break out. I loved him in Hotel Del Luna and he gave off strong the next Jung Hae In vibes. He went off to pick smart roles and interesting dramas but it really was the last year in 2023 right before his military enlistment that all the … Continue reading →

C-actor Zhang Zhe Han Returns to Entertainment Industry as Singer and Wins Award and Holds Fan Meeting in Singapore

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So there has been one return from the recent batch of cancelled C-stars and it’s none other than the talented Zhang Zhe Han. Unfortunately for his OG fans who became his fans through his breakout hit period C-drama Word of Honor, his acting career in Mainland China remains so over with zero hope of return but he is back as … Continue reading →

K-actresses Han Ye Seul and Choi Kang Hee Take on Non-acting Industry Jobs in Recent Period for Differing Reasons

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There are cases of stars getting cancelled or in trouble with the law and we stop seeing them onscreen, but other times stars just slowly stop acting and there are too many to count and I have plenty of faves on that list. Recently two actresses gave interviews explaining why each has been MIA on the small screen for years. … Continue reading →

New Period C-drama Yongan Dream Premieres on Tencent Starring Ouyang Nana and Xu Zheng Xi

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Okay, who let Ouyang Nana act? I legit did a double take that she’s a female lead in a C-drama but a quick look at her wiki reveals she’s done movies and a few C-dramas already, so I must’ve been just lucky to have not encountered any of her prior works lol. This week Tencent premiered a new period C-drama … Continue reading →

Producer Yu Zheng Photoshops His Actress Protege Zhao Qing into Plastic Surgery Monster and Says Her Weight Loss to 92lbs is Still Not Enough

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I absolutely will applaud and also send money for legal fees for anyone who dumps a bucket of pig manure on producer Yu Zheng‘s head. Whenever I think he can’t possibly do any shittier things because he’s done so much already, and then he proceeds to surprise me in the worst way. This month in February he’s posted about his … Continue reading →