I think it is just a timing coincidence that this news came out on the same week that Netflix has started promotions for Squid Game 2. Unexpected breakout star O Yeong Su, who played the excited gameplayer grandpa in the original Squid Game and took home the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2022, is facing a 1 … Continue reading →
So it’s fascinating always to look deeper into why a project succeeds or fails. And for modern friendship and romance C-drama Love Endures airing on terrestrial Jiangsu TV and streaming platform Youku it’s not done as well as expected. Youku is marketing the heck out of it as best it can and there is viewership, so the issue is that … Continue reading →
So this drama is already done filming so these script reading stills are from likely a whole year ago. But its release means its closer to airing and indeed the K-drama The Queen of Tears is coming next month in March 2024. Starring Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won, I love them already but was even more pleased to … Continue reading →
I feel like the expected success of xianxia C-drama Love Between Devil and Fairy in 2022 made everyone think that xianxia dramas were more than just niche offerings with the occasional success. Otherwise how to explain the expectations for recent xianxia offerings like The Last Immortal and now both Chinese Paladin game adaptations Sword and Fairy 4 based on CP4 … Continue reading →
The biggest Netflix K-drama of 2024 as anticipated has kicked off promos as the platform released the first official stills for Squid Game 2. I liked but didn’t love the drama but it was a bona fide global phenomenon when it aired in early 2021 and carried the wave of pandemic claustrophobia and fear of financial insecurity paired with gameplay … Continue reading →
There are so many winners in the success of tvN Mon-Tues drama Marry My Husband but the one who hasn’t gotten much attention prior to this so is having the biggest breakout so to speak is villainous second female lead played by Song Ha Yoon. She’s been in the industry for nearly two decades since she was a child and … Continue reading →
The first Fox Spirit Matchmaker C-drama adaptation the Yue Hong chapter hasn’t even aired yet and the third one has started filming. Reportedly the production team wanted to air the first chapter and recoup some money from investing through to the third chapter but due to permit and timing it’s banking that all three will be a hit so went … Continue reading →
So I see a trend here with C-actress Liu Shi Shi and I’m not sure if it’s intentional or coincidental. She’s in talks for a period C-drama titled Kill My Sins and earlier in the month it was rumored to costar Deng Wei. But now the male actor in talks for the lead is Shawn Dou (Dou Xiao) and honestly … Continue reading →
January 2024 is a wrap and a big congrats to the first K-drama hit of the year with Marry My Husband. The latest episode 10 got a fitting 10.714% ratings, breaking double digits for the first time and really high numbers for a cable drama on tvN. This drama definitely got more negative news than positive pre-airing what with Park … Continue reading →
Mark your calendars folks as Amidst a Snowstorm of Love is blowing our way on February 2nd in less than two days. The modern romance drama set in the world of competitive billiards (pool and snooker) stars Wu Lei and Zhao Jin Mai in a fresh visual pairing with also strong acting talents. It may also be Wu Lei’s last … Continue reading →
I really like this casting of the two young leads and feel like with the lack of liuliang baggage this could be a sleeper hit. Filming remains underway since late last year with period C-drama Legend of the Female General (é”¦æœˆå¦‚æŒ Jin Yue Ru Ge) starring Zhou Ye and Cheng Lei with both actually playing generals so it’s like a … Continue reading →
So this is making waves in C-ent this week and we’ll have to see if it ends up happening. Wang Yibo has been attached to the romance movie The Mermaid, not to be confused with the Stephen Chow directed movie of the same name, since last year and it’s now gaining steam to head into production. The female lead in … Continue reading →
So this is in the news but also has been denied swiftly so take it for what it’s worth. K-ent reported today that award winning top young actress Park Eun Bin is in talks for her next drama Hyper Knife and the more interesting thing is that her salary will be a whopping 300 million won per episode. That’s about … Continue reading →
