Yang Yang and Jin Chen’s Xianxia Drama The Immortal Ascension Gets Additional Investors and Rises to S-level Production

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Within C-ent the S-level drama production means the highest level of money investment so the biggest budget basically. Investment comes from the production company going out to get investors, it’s rare for a production company to cover the entire cost of the budget. Afterwards the drama is sold to platforms and also sells commercials and if it’s a success the … Continue reading →

K-drama The Price of Confession in Talks with Jeon Do Yeon and Kim Ji Won as the Leads

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So this K-drama got a lot of news last year for being the project that would cast face-twins Song Hye Kyo and Han So Hee, and the two even teased it on their socials and tagged each other. In the end neither signed on to the thriller murder mystery K-drama The Price of Confession and the production quietly went about … Continue reading →

Liu Shi Shi and Deng Wei Cast in Tencent Period Investigation Mystery Drama Kill My Sins

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So this is basically a done deal unless something drastic happens, the pairing and the scheduling both work well. A new Tencent produced C-drama is kicking off pre-production called Kill My Sins (Chinese title Zhang Xin 掌心 Palm of the Hand). It’s a big S-level female lead top billed drama and will star Liu Shi Shi who goes into filming … Continue reading →

tvN Drama Marry My Husband Keeps Rising in Ratings in Second Week Up to 7.595%

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So I haven’t started tvN Mon-Tues drama Marry My Husband yet due to travel and also being visually uncomfortable with how thin Park Min Young looks in this drama for her role as a cancer patient and even the time travel back scenes she’s still woefully thin. But she has a knack for picking dramas and I’ve truly liked to … Continue reading →

Jung Kyung Ho and Seol In Ah Cast in K-drama Labor Attorney Noh Moo Jin

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K-actor Jung Kyung Ho kicked off 2023 last year with one of the first big hits in K-drama with Crash Course in Romance and this year in 2024 he will be returning to the small screen in a few months as the titular character in K-drama Labor Attorney Noh Moo Jin. Even better is his female lead was recently confirmed … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama The Last Immortal with Zhao Lu Si and Wang An Yu Wraps Run and Opens with 6.1 Ratings on Douban

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I personally use anything over 7 as decent and worth checking out when a drama opens on Douban the crowd rating site in C-ent. Over 8 is amazing and around 6 is mediocre, and anything below that in the 5s and under is avoid at all costs. Xianxia C-drama The Last Immortal (Hidden God) wrapped its run last week and … Continue reading →

K-drama Jeong Nyeon with Kim Tae Ri in Controversy After MBC Invests in the Drama But the Production Sells Broadcast Rights to tvN

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New year and the first K-drama controversy of 2024 is here. It centers around the female empowerment period drama Jeong Nyeon with Kim Tae Ri as the lead and a strong supporting cast of actresses Shin Ye Eun, Ra Mi Ran, and Moon So Ri. The PD directed The Red Sleeve Cuff which was a critical and ratings hit for … Continue reading →

C-actress Peng Xiao Ran Looks Like a Different Person in New Period Dress Snowy Photoshoot

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Is it new year new face for C-actress Peng Xiao Ran, or a case of makeup and styling lending to the unrecognizable flair. The actress’ agency released a new snow scape period attire photo shoot this week, which is fairly common for actresses to do their own shoots for promos, but if her name wasn’t attached to the photos I … Continue reading →

Netflix Drama Gyeongseong Creature Wraps Two Part Run with Teaser for Season 2

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So Netflix split the airing of K-drama Gyeongseong Creature into a two week break but it was still the same season and series, not a season 1 and season 2 situation. The goal seemed to be to mirror The Glory where the first part was such a hit it really buoyed excitement and viewership for the second half. Unfortunately this … Continue reading →

Yang Chao Yue Reportedly Readying for New Drama with Liu Yu Ning and the Collective Shrieks of NO From C-netizens Does Not Stop Her From Attempting More Acting

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Sometimes hearing an opinion validated feels reassuring because it means at least my aesthetic assessing ability works or at least sits with the majority. But towards C-actress Yang Chao Yue there is no feeling of assurance that what appears like every single viewer who has watched her in a drama thinks she’s the worst actress in like ever. The issues … Continue reading →

Ahn Bo Hyun and Park Ji Hyun Match Wits and Contrasting Styles in SBS Police Drama Flexx Cop

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So it’s a fresh pairing for upcoming SBS drama Flexx Cop, with Ahn Bo Hyun getting his top billed male lead role opposite last year’s breakout from Reborn Rich supporting actress Park Ji Hyun. The drama released posters, stills, and previews and honestly it looks good. Ahn Bo Hyun is doing the rich confident kinda douchey cop with Park Ji … Continue reading →

Award Winning HK-director Wong Kar Wai’s First C-drama Blossoms Shanghai with Hu Ge Opens with 8.2 on Douban But Mixed Reviews From Netizens

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The most high profile prestige C-drama Blossoms Shanghai (繁花) premiered right after Christmas and is close to finishing its 30-episode run. The drama is directed by HK-auteur Wong Kar Wai of In the Mood for Love and Chungking Express Fame and stars Hu Ge as the male lead. Planning started ion 2019 and filming took 3 years not to mention … Continue reading →

The Star Studded Contingent of Namoo Actors Stars Show Off Office Life in Vogue Korea January 2024 Edition

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K-ent agency Namoo Actors has in the past and currently repped many of my favorite stars and is one of the larger agencies in South Korea. The agency gathered many of its actors and actresses together for a Vogue Korea pictorial to kick off January 2024. I spot my love Lee Jun Ki looking fine as usual, there is Song … Continue reading →