Xin Zhi Lei Breaks Out Thanks to Wong Kar Wai Directed C-drama Blossoms Shanghai and Other C-actresses Reportedly Now Want Pouty Lips Like Her

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I don’t know if C-actress Xin Zhi Lei was born with Kylie Jenner manufactured lips or it’s with work done but she is absolutely the definition of a onscreen bombshell in the currently airing C-drama Blossoms Shanghai. In the last two weeks she’s received the most positive lift from the drama buzz and is the breakout among the three female … Continue reading →

First Stills of Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won in Star Studded K-drama Queen of Tears

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This is one of the most high profile K-dramas of 2024 and has a confirmed March airing date on tvN so I am not surprised to see the promos starting. A first still has been released of leads Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won in the drama Queen of Tears penned by writer Park Ji Eun as her first … Continue reading →

Chinese Paladin 4 with Ju Jing Yi and Chen Zhe Yuan Mired in Top Billing Controversy and Reportedly Pulled From Airing at the Last Minute This Week

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So there are rumors for the past few weeks that Chinese Paladin 4 would be airing in January 2024. It’s not a big budget drama and was filmed in 2022, plus there is Sword and Fairy based on Chinese Paladin 6 just wrapped filming that would be ready to air soon as well. But this week there is no CP4 … Continue reading →

Park Bo Gum and Kim So Hyun Confirmed for jTBC Police Drama Good Boy

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I sure hope this script is banging because K-actor Park Bo Gum has taken the longest hiatus to come back after finishing military service and I hope his selections airing this year are worth it. His last drama was Record of Youth in 2020 and now we’re in 2024 already, but he has filmed Thank You for Your Hard Work … Continue reading →

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 →