Veteran TW Top Host Mickey Huang Admits to Allegations of Sexual Harassment and Drops 20 Minute Live Stream Accusing Other Stars of Misconduct Before Trying to Kill Himself by Slitting His Wrists

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Well this is A LOT to digest here. After Chris Wang was accused of sexual harassment and assault and admitted it, a day later a woman accused a top TW-variety show host of forcibly kissing her many years ago when she was just in college and later inviting her to take pictures for his photo exhibit which later he pressured … Continue reading →

Netflix Announces Squid Game 2 Additional Big Name Cast Members Im Shi Wan, Kang Ha Neul, Park Sung Hoon, and Yang Dong Geum Joining OG 4 Leads

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Filming is reportedly starting for Squid Game 2 this summer with an eye towards a 2024 release on Netflix. At Tudum, the platform’s promo event this weekend, Netflix confirmed that the original four big stars Lee Jung Jae, Gong Yoo, Lee Byung Hun, and Wi Ha Joon will all be returning, and joining them are additional top stars Im Shi … Continue reading →

King the Land and See You in My 19th Life Both Increase in Ratings in the Second Episode

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The weekend time slot now has not one but two successful romance K-dramas to occupy viewers time and both are deserving of the first weekend out of the gate win. jTBC old school chaebol romance King the Land increased in its second episode to 7.544% ratings even bigger than tvN fantasy romance See You in My 19th Life which increased … Continue reading →

TW-star Chris Wang Accused by Multiple Women of Sexual Harassment and Assault, He Admits Allegations and Apologizes

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The Me Too movement from a few years ago has moved on as a phenomenon but in the years since there remains a steady trickle of victims choosing to go public with sexual harassment, assault, and even rape. This weekend TW-star Chris Wang, now working more as a variety star but still does movies and dramas, was first accused by … Continue reading →

Zhao Lu Si Beautifully Shows Off Bulgari Jewels at Brand Event

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It’s going to be a busy summer 2023 for C-ent as dramas and movies are released to capitalize on the break and also in terms of CF and brand events. C-actress Zhao Lu Si is a Bulgari spokesmodel and attend a brand event in China last week that captures the great synergy between the two. She donned an off the … Continue reading →

jTBC Drama King the Land and tvN Drama See You in My 19th Life Both Start Off with Solid Ratings

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Woo hoo, summer is here in earnest as basically every school is out and also the sun is out where I live after months of unseasonably cold and overcast conditions. Also there are two new lighter side romance dramas that dropped today with tvN premiering fantasy drama See You in My 19th Life and jTBC releasing King the Land. 19th … Continue reading →

iQiyi Announces Release of Period C-drama Destined with Song Yi and Bai Jing Ting Immediately on June 18th

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Hahaha, now I wonder if the earlier month period C-drama qibosh from the C-government was merely a blip or right now the censors are on vacay so the networks are rushing to release as many as they can. iQiyi announced the immediate release of Destined (Chang Feng Du) with Bai Jing Ting and Song Yi for Sunday June 18th merely … Continue reading →

Joo Ji Hoon Leads Top Surgical Team in Netflix K-drama The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call

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Netflix has announced a new medical K-drama likely airing in 2024. It’s called The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call and is adapted from the same name novel and webtoon. The drama will be led by Joo Ji Hoon with his full cast of trauma center doctors including Choo Yeong Woo, Yoon Kyung Ho, Ha Young, and Jeong Jae Kwang. The … Continue reading →

Youku Confirms Release of Modern C-drama Hidden Love with Zhao Lu Si and Chen Zhe Yuan for June 20th and Drops Preview and Posters

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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 →

Ji Jin Hee, Kim Ji Soo, Minho, and Son Na Eun Cast for Family and Romance K-drama Melo House

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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 →

Disney+ Reportedly to Stop Producing K-dramas After Two Years of Investment Not Yielding Meaningful Returns

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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 →

Junho and Yoona Bring their King the Land Drama Romance to the Pages of Allure Korea July 2023 Edition

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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 →

Modern Romance C-drama Hidden Love with Chen Zhe Yuan and Zhao Lu Si Rumored to Air on June 20th

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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 →