The scandal with Xu Kai‘s love life has turned into a clown car of different players and tangents sprouting left and right. It’s entertaining in a trainwreck way but also rather impressive that so far there doesn’t seem to be any tarring and feathering of him. The same may not be true for his alleged cheating other actress Zhao Qing, … Continue reading →
Here comes the K-netizen perfection police lol. I think it must be exhausting trying to find reasons to nitpick but here we are again. tvN premiered new weekend drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty to a very promising start, good opening ratings close to 5% and then going up nearly 2% to high 6% range. But this week there are rumblings … Continue reading →
If Bai Lu is the hardest working C-actress in the industry doing dramas basically nonstop, her counterpart has to be Wang Xing Yue who has gone from one set to another with barely any gap since about two years ago when he was elevated from main supporting to male lead status. I’m not complaining, even playing similarly described smart/resourceful/capable characters … Continue reading →
The tea not only boiled but has overflowed in the last few days since C-actor Xu Kai was embroiled in some negative reveals by his ex-girlfriend small time actress Xu Li Sa. At this point his side has confirmed they dated briefly in the past but denied everything else she alleged such as him cheating on her with Zhao Qing … Continue reading →
So C-ent is going crazy with the third Tian Xi Wei male lead to also have a romance scandal. In the span of three weeks it was future male lead Hu Yi Tian from Genius Girlfriend, then current male lead Xu Kai in Moonlit Reunion, and now it’s her last male lead Dylan Wang in Guardians of the Dafeng. Come … Continue reading →
The scandal in recent days with C-actor Xu Kai has now reportedly impacted his currently airing C-drama Moonlit Reunion. Industry gossip says Tencent is planning to increase the episode releases for the remainder of its run, dropping more episodes and faster to wrap up the drama earlier. Xu Kai is embroiled in an ex-girlfriend Xu Li Sa hot tea spill … Continue reading →
Like a parched and hungry traveler in the desert of K-drama land, new tvN weekend drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty has premiered to be the much needed sustenance for viewers. The drama starring Yoona as a time traveling to Joseon era Michelin starred chef and Lee Chae Min as the foodie King with a penchant for period appropriate violence and … Continue reading →
I always appreciate a visually gorgeous drama during the preview phase, even if the end product doesn’t end up being my cup of tea. Filming has recently wrapped for period C-drama Liang Chen Mei Jing (良陈美锦) which is adapted from the novel Displaying Beautiful Brocade. The leads are Ren Min and Ci Sha and I’m kinda game for this unexpected … Continue reading →
The Chinese title for C-drama The Wanted Detective is actually Calming Waves, which described the airing of the drama that came and went without much buzz or ripple. But I think those who checked it out like me and got inexplicably hooked are more than care to admit, and the drama may have legs in a better way than dramas … Continue reading →
Chalk this up to serious bad timing for C-actress Tian Xi Wei, and nothing else for her to do but continue to be the consummate professional she is. Her currently filming C-drama Genius Girlfriend just kicked off two weeks ago but right away male lead Hu Yi Tian fell into a romance scandal. He was snapped by paparazzi allegedly out … Continue reading →
It was a long summer of will it-won’t it for period C-drama Jiang Shan Wei Pin and I for one am glad it’s off and running. The billing order fight took two months to resolve and ended with equal top billing but female lead Wu Jin Yan‘s name comes first before male lead Chen Zhe Yuan in listing. That’s already … Continue reading →
So this drama sounds perfectly aligned for C-actress Zhang Jing Yi, in that it deals with machinations and running a business in period times and also court intrigue. The drama is titled 金枝 Jin Zhi (which means Golden Branch or Gold Bough) and is adapted from the novel Born in the Purple. The female lead has been mentioned with a … Continue reading →
As summer 2025 winds down the eyes are now towards September and beyond with the fall dramas. This week came news that Tencent is eyeing an early September release of Love’s Ambition with Zhao Lu Si and William Chan, after the summer came and went without the drama airing despite reportedly being slated months ago. iQiyi is also looking to … Continue reading →
