The Longest Wait May be Over as Period C-drama The Longest Promise with Xiao Zhan and Ren Min Receive Airing Approval with Likely August 2023 Release

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I’m just popping popcorn here wondering which C-dramas are going to pass the censors this summers what with the May bloodbath that sent a handful onto the shelves abruptly. Xianxia romance C-drama The Longest Promise was filmed two years ago in 2021 and has since then periodically discussed thanks to Xiao Zhan being the high profile male lead opposite Ren … Continue reading →

Yoo Ah In Tests Postive for Two Additional Illegal Drugs Increasing the Total to Seven Different Substances

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I’m not sure if Yoo Ah In ever played a drug kingpin in any of his movies because he’s turned out to be one in real life. Sure he’s not accused (thus far) of dealing but his drug use allegations have increased in severity yet again. To date he was tested and found to have five different illegal or prescription … Continue reading →

Screenwriter of Extraordinary Attorney Woo Signs Deal for Season 2

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Hhhhmmm, not sure how I feel about it. K-ent is reporting that the screenwriter of mega hit small cable drama Extraordinary Attorney Woo has signed a deal with the same production company for a season 2. It’s with the production company so my first thought is that it may not end up airing on ENA and could go to a … Continue reading →

Liu Yu Ning and Song Zu Er to Find Love After Political Marriage in Period C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty

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There are first posters and stills out for period C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty, with the Chinese title Zhe Yao which means to bow in obeisance or literally folding at the waist. Starring Liu Yu Ning and Song Zu Er adapted from the same name novel, it’s not a xianxia and seems more like slow burn court and family politics … Continue reading →

Park Min Young Rocks Sexy Cutout Black Dress at Cosmetics Brand CF Event in Japan

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Park Min Young routinely tops the Japan polls of favorite K-actresses so it’s no surprise to see her this week in Tokyo for a cosmetics brand CF event. She rocked a cutout black dress with open sides and back and a high slit, it was sexy without being over the top. Her elegant makeup and simple low pony rounded out … Continue reading →

jTBC Wed-Thurs Drama Bad Mom with Ra Mi Ran and Lee Do Hyun Wraps Ratings Quadrupling Run with Episode 14 Getting 12.032%

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Congrats to the Bad Mom (The Good Bad Mother) and her complicated loving relationship with her son as the jTBC weekday drama ends with this Thursday’s episode 14. Most K-dramas are 16-episodes, some 20 and a few even 12-episodes but this is an odd length as I can recollect. Other than that the drama was a one way success train, … Continue reading →

Song Hye Kyo and Cha Eun Woo Cross Paths at Chaumet Jewelry Event in Paris

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This totally reminds me of a scene out of Song Hye Kyo‘s drama Now, We are Breaking Up, the high fashion luxury back drop and her with a younger gorgeous hunk. I actually didn’t hate that drama but it was just lackluster, could have been better but I don’t know the specifics of what needed to be fixed, only that … Continue reading →

Junho and Yoona Fully Embrace the Adorable Cuteness of Classic Hallyu Rom-com Redux for King the Land

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Call me old or old-fashioned but sometimes the best stuff is the stuff that’s tried and true. It’s been awhile since I’ve had a good classic Hallyu rom-com, the kind of love-hate with opposites attract and plenty of implausible coincidences. Upcoming K-drama King the Land is primed to hit that sweet spot and it seems to be leaning into that … Continue reading →

Park Seo Joon Goes All In on Chanel Fashion as Brand Spokesperson to Varying Degrees of Success

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I guess if Chanel constantly sent me free clothes I would wear it all the time too lol. K-actor Park Seo Joon is a brand spokesperson and in recent months he’s been wearing Chanel a lot and attending most of their events around the world. He’s got a supporting role in the upcoming The Marvels movie so broadening his international … Continue reading →

Seo In Guk Shares Food Support Truck Pics From Set of K-drama Yi Jae Will Die Soon with Park So Dam

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So the working title of this K-drama was Death’s Game but now it’s called Yi Jae Will Die Soon haha which is as literal as it gets with the plot. Seo In Guk as the male lead Choi Yi Jae gets multiple chances at life after death and there will be lots of famous male lead cameo’s playing different lives … Continue reading →

Lee Bo Young and Kim Yoo Mi to Make Cameo Appearances in First Episode of tvN Fantasy Drama See You in My 19th Life

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Well this is a nice surprise and adds more excitement to the premiere of upcoming fantasy romance drama See You in My 19th Life. Lead ladies Lee Bo Young and Kim Yoo Mi will be making cameo appearances in the first episode and from the stills they appear to be playing the respective moms to the two leads when each … Continue reading →

Ahn Hyo Seob and Jeon Yeo Bin Capture the Couple in Love Mood in Drama Stills for Netflix Series A Time Called You

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So the K-drama remake of hit TW-drama Someone or One Day is coming on Netflix sometime this year and the first set of stills just radiate sweetness and romance galore. The drama is title A Time Called You and puts the time-travel or soul jumping aspect of this story front and center whereas the original has the short and simple … Continue reading →

South Korean Box Office Has the First Big Hit of 2023 as The Roundup 3: No Way Out Hits 6 Million Tickets in 7 Days

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Leave it to grizzly detective Ma Dong Seok and a sequel to ride to the rescue of the South Korean box office. After some handwringing in the industry that the first half of the year hasn’t had a big hit with the only moderate success being The Point Men (Bargaining) in January, this last week’s release of The Roundup 3: … Continue reading →