Thank you Youku for being decisive and scheduling the right drama for the right time. Modern school-age romance C-drama Hidden Love with Chen Zhe Yuan and Zhao Lu Si is coming out next Tuesday June 20th and with it a bunch of new pretty drama posters and an adorable preview has been released. It’s a very very simple story – … Continue reading →
This sounds like a heartwarming second chances type of drama that sounds broadly appealing. K-ent is reporting that the full cast is onboard for K-drama Melo House (Romantic House) with Ji Jin Hee and Kim Ji Soo as the older couple and young leads Minho and Son Na Eun. It tells of a couple who divorced when they went bankrupt … Continue reading →
I feel like this is a chicken or the egg situation, but the decision is probably a good one. Streaming platform Disney+ has been producing its own K-dramas for two years and also licensing other terrestrial channel K-dramas for streaming in hopes of capitalizing on the expansion. Unfortunately it’s not yielded meaningful returns, i.e. increased subscribers and also retaining subscribers, … Continue reading →
This Sat is the head to head premiere of two romance K-dramas both on my watch list. tvN has Meet You in My 19th Life going fantasy while jTBC brings back old school classic chaebol and cinderella romance with King the Land. The leads of King the Land are in the upcoming Allure Korea July edition doing their darndest to … Continue reading →
So take this with the usual C-drama scheduling grain of salt but there are legit rumors that Hidden Love with premiere next week on June 20th. Based on the same name C-novel and starring Zhao Lu Si and Chen Zhe Yuan in what feels like a perfect character casting, the drama is a slim 25-episodes and doesn’t appear to have … Continue reading →
The second season of global hit Squid Game has been in talks since the first season premiered in 2021 and now it’s actually heading into production this summer 2023. The latest news is that Im Shi Wan is joining the games, no word on the character or potential season 2 storyline. Returning for sure is male lead Lee Jung Jae … Continue reading →
I sense an intentional emulation of the Cannes Film Festival red carpet here with the sprawling staircase but since it works so well totally go for the same grandeur vibe. The 25th annual Shanghai International Film Festival opened over the weekend with a grand red carpet gala and so many Chinese and Hong Kong stars in attendance with movies to … Continue reading →
Congrats to K-actor Song Joong Ki for another happy event in his life! He announced today via a message to fans that he welcomed a baby with wife Katy Louise Saunders. The child is a healthy baby boy and the entire family is currently in Rome, Katy’s hometown. The couple announced their marriage in January and also confirmed then that … Continue reading →
The tvN second season of Tale of Gumiho wrapped with decent 5% average ratings for the cable network and talk of a third go-around. Female lead from the original season Jo Boa only made a cameo and not sure if she’ll be back for a third season if it does happen, but she’s now confirmed for a romance K-drama Destined … Continue reading →
Kyaaaaaa, my wish totally just came true! Kim Woo Bin and Suzy are confirmed for the next hit screenwriter Kim Eun Sook penned K-drama. It’s a fantasy romance titled All Your Wishes Will Come True (Wishes Granted by Genie) and will air in 2024. It’s a fantasy story with an emotional genie in a bottle runs across a stoic woman … Continue reading →
K-actress Han Hyo Joo is lucky she doesn’t work in Mainland China because she would totally get blacklisted by the government for this, tax evasion/underpayment is such a sticking point over there. The actress’s agency released a statement today that the actress paid an additional $55,000 USD in taxes after a tax audit revealed an underpayment. Her agency said this … Continue reading →
I know this pictorial screams Out of Africa or The English Patient but it also brings back all the expectation and dash hopes of a previous drama to novel adaptation. C-actress Liu Shi Shi graces the cover and pages of the July 2023 edition of Elle China and it’s a shoot set in the backdrop of a desert and plateau. … Continue reading →
The original The Uncanny Counter was the unexpected ratings hit in late 2020 marking one of smaller cable network OCN‘s biggest wins. It was scheduled for a season 2 right away but then got delayed after male lead Jo Byung Gyu got accused of a school yard bullying scandal which has since been handled as the first accuser recanted. The … Continue reading →
