Xiao Zhan Fans Accuse Popular Online Entertainment Platform Maoyan of Purposely Supressing The Longest Promise Leading to Legend of Anle Ranking 1st in the Week’s Hottest Buzz List

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I was just getting my popcorn ready and here it is, mere days after Legend of Anle premiered to join the current batch of big name led C-dramas comes the fan conflict. Maoyan Entertainment has Legend of Anle ranked number 1 in popularity on Thursday followed by The Longest Promise in second. Xiao Zhan fans immediately firebombed the website with … Continue reading →

C-ent Wonders if Actor Deng Lun is Making a Return After a New Glossy Picture of Him is Posted Online

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If the biggest tax evader in C-ent history in former top actress Fan Bing Bing is allowed to make a comeback, albeit overseas, then I don’t think it’s impossible for the other actor/actress tax evaders to one day return. Former leading man Deng Lun has been MIA for one year four months after he was cancelled post a tax evasion … Continue reading →

Park Bo Gum Offered Male Lead Role in K-drama Good Boy About a Boxer Turned Special Forces Cop

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When I heard the title of this drama and the male lead in talks it just felt like a match made in heaven. K-actor Park Bo Gum is considering the lead role in an upcoming K-drama titled Good Boy. It’s about an Olympic level medal winning boxer who transitions into a police officer in the special forces/major crimes unit. He … Continue reading →

Kim So Hyun Finds Romance with Minhyun by Sussing Out the Truth in tvN Drama My Lovely Liar

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It’s middle of July which means we are two weeks out from the premiere of tvN drama My Lovely Liar. I can’t wait for Kim So Hyun‘s return to the small screen, her acting alone makes even the most mediocre of dramas still worth watching. Minhyun is also improving a lot and it helps that he is just handsome and … Continue reading →

First Four Episodes of Legend of Anle with Dilraba Dilmurat and Gong Jun Garners Polarizing Reviews But is Strangely Watchable Similar to Word of Honor

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Some dramas are just enjoyable regardless of all its myriad of flaws and so far through the first 4 episodes of Legend of Anle it’s just that for me. I found myself watching each episode without FF which the last C-drama that happened for me was Love Like the Galaxy. Even with Till the End of the Moon I would … Continue reading →

Junho in Talks for Netflix Average Joe Superhero K-drama Cashero

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I’m not a fan of punny titles where two words sharing the same ending and beginning letters are mashed together, I always mentally pronounce it wrong before breaking it apart. Actor-idol Junho is currently smashing recent rom-com ratings and buzz with jTBC drama King the Land which is his second consecutive hit after sageuk The Red Sleeve Cuff and he’s … Continue reading →

Jeon Jong Seo Takes on First Sageuk Role as the Titular Queen Woo in TVING Drama Opposite Kim Moo Yul, Ji Chang Wook, and Lee Soo Hyuk

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Okay this is a wow cast and a really odd place to be producing such a drama. TVING has announced an exclusive sageuk drama airing on the streaming platform called Queen Woo. Movie actress Jeon Jong Seo plays the titular Queen Woo of Goguryeo who loses her husband the King and must consolidate her power as his widow by levirate … Continue reading →

First Look at Park Eun Bin as the Castaway Diva in tvN Drama with Simul-stream on Netflix

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We just got a super early sneak peek at tvN drama Castaway Diva (Diva of the Deserted Island) which is scheduled to air in October 2023 on tvN. Netflix got a jump on the first release of the still of Park Eun Bin in character as the titular castaway diva as the drama will be simultaneously streamed on the platform. … Continue reading →

Youku Premieres Revenge and Romance Period C-drama Legend of Anle with Dilraba Dilmurat and Gong Jun Today July 12th

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The summer 2023 C-drama block party continues on unabated with rumored big arrival Legend of Anle joining the fun today July 12th. Youku premiered the drama as expected with just a few new posters and stills and legit no promos until the day of. The drama stars Dilraba Dilmurat and Gong Jun as star crossed lovers with a kingdom at … Continue reading →

Youku May Release Go Princess Go 2 with Chen Zhe Yuan and Wu Xuan Yi for End of July 2023 Summer slot

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The unexpected success of the super low budget Go Princess Go C-drama leaves the title quite recognizable so have a drama call itself Go Princess Go 2 in English is a smart movie. The xianxia and romance C-drama is adapted from the second novel in the Go Princess Go series by the same writer but the drama Chinese title has … Continue reading →

July 2023 Netflix K-dramas has Three in Top 10 Global with King the Land, Celebrity, and See You in My 19th Life

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It’s totally summer 2023 season in full swing now and as C-dramas are dropping new shows like confetti the K-drama land remains more steady in scheduling. In July so far, there are three K-dramas that have been ranking in the top 10 global list of most watched Netflix shows. jTBC romance King the Land is the most popular K-drama on … Continue reading →

Namgoong Min and Ahn Eun Jin are Lovely and Lowkey in New Drama Stills for MBC Sageuk My Dearest

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This sageuk continues to look better and better and I’m talking about MBC drama My Dearest (Lovers) which harkens back to a more low key feel. Leads Namgoong Min and Ahn Eun Jin are styled to look way more realistic in period wear along with minimal makeup. It allows their acting to take center stage and we can see so … Continue reading →

Chen Zhe Yuan and Ju Jing Yi’s Xianxia C-drama Chinese Paladin 4 Filmed in 2022 May Air Towards End of 2023

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There was a lot of buzz earlier this year when news that Esther Yu and Xu Kai were cast in the high profile Chinese Paladin drama adaptation called Sword and Fairy from the best selling Chinese Paladin 6 video game. But before CP6 went into filming last year in 2022 there already filmed a C-drama adaptation of Chinese Paladin 4 … Continue reading →