So those of us on a C- or K-drama lull starting this new year in 2024 get ready for dramas galore to drop now and through lunar new year. The first to arrive is the adaptation of the Chinese Paladin 4 video game and the drama is titled Sword and Fairy 4 and stars Ju Jing Yi and Chen Zhe … Continue reading →
I remember many times K-netizens claiming to be outraged by a star and wanting to boycott this and that but it almost always ends up being decided on quality. Last year some thought Jo Byung Kyu‘s bullying allegations were never resolved and didn’t want to watch The Uncanny Counter 2, but it turns out the drama ratings never met the … Continue reading →
So while one is technically right the other one seems more on the moral high ground, and unfortunately it’s the normally bad one. C-drama producer Yu Zheng this week announced his new drama Perfect Match which has a four actress four actor pairing in what is described as a cute period romance comedy. The two main female leads were supposed … Continue reading →
At least the formal response is swift and will hopefully put this to rest. If not then K-netizens need to decide if they simply want to keep digging into this. A day after Dispatch published an article claiming that investigation into Park Min Young‘s ex-boyfriend Kang and his financial misconduct case revealed that contrary to her earlier claim she did … Continue reading →
So the Chinese Paladin dramas are based on the same name RPG games so each series is its own story line. The original CP and then CP3 are classics, and there is CP4 with Chen Zhe Yuan and Ju Jing Yi longed completed and yet to air and more recently filmed CP6 called Sword and Fairy with Xu Kai and … Continue reading →
So it’s been a consistent rumor since around 2022 that married couple Nicky Wu and Liu Shi Shi will get divorced. It’s pretty much the same stuff around different priorities in career/family and disagreement about where their son would be education (Taiwan v. Mainland China). The most recent rumor is that it will be announced in 2025 after the couple … Continue reading →
C-actor Hu Ge has another hit on his hands with the C-drama Blossoms Shanghai directed by HK auteur Wong Kar Wai. This is probably his most high profile C-drama in nearly a decade since his career elevating critically acclaimed hit Nirvana in Fire. He’s been so picky with dramas and movies and rightly so, reportedly he only went against his … Continue reading →
There are so many finished C-dramas with actual problems, like in jail mail leads, a topic that is banned by the C-government, and a cast member under investigation for tax evasion. So Chinese Paladin 4 not airing yet is the funniest shiz because it’s solely self-created by the production and network in signing a contract two years ago with Ju … Continue reading →
Ooof, this is a rough week for K-actress Park Min Young. She was riding high with her new drama Marry My Husband getting increasingly high ratings and the judge-y K-netizens seemingly letting go of her scandal last year with her relationship with a known swindler. Now the news is turned with tabloid Dispatch releasing an expose on her that alleges … Continue reading →
So I don’t think these folks are virtue signaling or trying to look good but I do think the end result will still never feel satisfactory or get justice for the wronged. South Korea top director Bong Joon Ho of Parasite and many more award winning movie fame held a press conference accompanied by other industry veterans in the acting, … Continue reading →
The first big C-ent party of 2024 was this weekend with the 2023 Weibo Night celebration that brought out nearly all the popular stars in the industry. Yang Zi and Zhu Yi Long took home the top awards Weibo Queen and King but it’s a popularity award of course. The rest of the awards all fete the stars with notable … Continue reading →
It’s new year with good news for beleaguered C-drama The Golden Hairpin. After countless fits and starts and various actors attached to the re-shoot, the final contender Peng Guan Yin has reportedly finished his re-shoots and the drama is headed to post-production. This is the S-level drama starring Wu Yi Fan and Yang Zi that went into limbo after his … Continue reading →
I don’t want to yasssss queen Honey Lee just cuz she’s an amazing actress and star but she totally deserves it here. She’s headlining the new MBC Fri-Sat night sageuk drama Knight Flower (Night Blooming Flower) and the drama just premiered on Friday to 7.9% ratings and solid reviews in what could be a hit for the network. It’s the … Continue reading →
