Gong Hyo Jin Wins the Barbie Award at the Valentino Fashion Event in Seoul While Lee Jong Seok Makes a Valiant Effort to Wear Hot Pink and Not Let it Wear Him

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All the hot pink in the world converged at the Valentino event in Seoul this week, likely migrated across the ocean from the set of the highly anticipated upcoming live-action Barbie movie (Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling!!). There were that many stars in attendance but those who went were show stoppers for sure thanks to getting the dress code and … Continue reading →

Ha Ji Won and Kang Ha Neul are Beautifully in Character in New Stills for KBS K-drama Curtain Call

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The slow march to premiere has started for upcoming Mon-Tues KBS drama Curtain Call, which actually feels more like a Sat-Sun tvN fare if you ask me. I’m still super excited but not expecting major ratings for the network or time slot, but only hoping for a really wonderful drama that tugs at my heartstrings. The first OTP stills are … Continue reading →

Yang Mi Embodies Goddess Vibes in New Stills for Fox Spirit Matchmaker But Online Bickering Between Yang Mi and Gong Jun’s Fandom Starts to Distract

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Last week was C-actress Yang Mi‘s birthday and both her upcoming dramas She and Her Perfect Husband and xianxia drama Fox Spirit Matchmaker released new stills to celebrate. Fox Spirit Matchmaker is adapted from a hit game which alone has tons of excitement but pairing up two liuliang stars Yang Mi with Gong Jun makes for even more online chatter. … Continue reading →

C-actor Zhang Yi Shan’s Agency Strenuously Denies He’s the Rumored Grown Up Child Star Recently Arrested for Drug Use and Prostitution

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Entering C-ent should have a disclaimer “Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here”. There is another scandal and this time the arrow is pointing at famous grown up former child star now male lead actor Zhang Yi Shan. He rocketed to stardom with the 2004 sitcom Home with Kids opposite also then child star Yang Zi, and both have grown … Continue reading →

First Trailer for Court Intrigue Romance Drama Legend of Anle with Gong Jun and Dilraba Dilmurat

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It’s new drama preview time and this one just dropped from the sky to great excitement for fans. Legend of Anle with Dilraba Dilmurat and Gong Jun released the first trailer today and it’s definitely one of the high profile dramas to come. I loved the trailer TBH and have no reservations about these two working together, this continues Gong … Continue reading →

Netflix to Premiere Highly Anticipated Alice in Borderland Season 2 with Yamazaki Kento and Tsuchiya Tao Returning and Special Guest Yamashita Tomohisa as the Memorable King of Clubs

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I’m so freaking excited for the upcoming Alice in Borderland season 2, confirmed to air on Netflix this December 2022. It would be a two year gap (wow time flies!) between the first season which happened to air the same time as Netflix monster thriller Sweet Home and both are basically apocalyptic survival stories adapted from a source manga/webtoon. I’ve … Continue reading →

Kang Tae Oh Shares Last Post Showing Buzz Cut Hair as He Enlists for Military Service

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It’s kerchief waving and sniffles time as K-actor Kang Tae Oh enlists for military service. He shared this week pictures of himself with the requisite buzz cut which looks like he’s signed up to film DP2 haha but the reality is he’s off to do 20 months of mandatory duty. I haven’t heard which department he will be joining but … Continue reading →

Three Best Actor Winners Namgoong Min, Lee Jung Jae, and Kim Nam Gil All Get COVID-19 the Same Week Due to Busy Schedules with Awards, Festivals, and Premieres

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If anyone says or thinks the pandemic is over I have a news story for you haha. It’s totally not over but the hysteria has died down to living with COVID-19 and this week three bigwigs in K-ent are getting to live with it personally. Lee Jung Jae just won the Best Actor Award at the 2022 Emmy’s and after … Continue reading →

Lee Jun Ki Continues His Close Friendship with IU After Moon Lovers and Attends Her 2022 Concert The Golden Hour

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I feel like the real life friendship between IU and Lee Jun Ki happened because they are both so hard working and cool in real life and because it is sort of karma for how much the viewers shipped them in Moon Lovers and we all got shafted. It wasn’t just the sad ending, we knew what Bu Bu Jing … Continue reading →

Zhou Yu Tong and Wu Lei Narrate Their Attraction to Each Other Despite the Decade Age Gap in First Teaser for Modern Romance Nothing But You

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The first teaser is out for C-drama Nothing But You (Chinese title Love Only) with Wu Lei and Zhou Yu Tong and it’s giving off really cool vibes. The teaser has the two leads discussing the type of person they are looking for and then being attracted to each other despite neither fitting that bill. The real life age gap … Continue reading →

C-netizens Think Yang Mi and Xu Kai’s Modern Romance Drama She and Her Perfect Husband is About to Air in Late September on Tencent Streaming

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C-ent has lately been doing sudden drops of dramas, parachutes so to speak, with a drama suddenly announced to premiere on streaming mere days before the release. It helps that dramas promote periodically especially on holidays with promo goodies even before getting the airing permit and sometimes getting the permit makes the production want to release it as soon as … Continue reading →

First Trailer Drops for Second Chance Fated C-drama Story of Kunning Palace with Bai Lu and Zhang Ling He

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C-actress Bai Lu has not just one but two high profile period C-dramas on deck and which one you are looking forward to more may depend on your taste in the two male leads and the general story outline. The finished filming one is Till the End of the Moon with Luo Yun Xi, a xianxia drama and also their … Continue reading →

Zhao Lu Si’s Agency Denies Recent Rumors that She’s Dating a Very Good Looking Top Star as Netizens Speculate He’s Either Yang Yang or Xiao Zhan

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2022 has been THE breakout year for C-actress Zhao Lu Si, with two back-to-back hit dramas with Who Rules the World followed by Love Like the Galaxy. But with being “red” (i.e. popular) right now comes the requisite netizen interest and gossip column attention. Recently a well known entertainment gossip site was asked about whether Zhao Lu Si was dating … Continue reading →