Wu Lei and Zhou Yu Tong Do the Older Woman-Younger Man Romance for 2023 Modern C-drama Nothing But You

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On the list of upcoming potentially disapproved/discouraged C-drama filming requirements does not mention the older woman-younger man (noona-dongsaeng) romance that is popular across many Asian countries drama tropes. Reportedly there are a few in the works currently filming or soon to film for 2023 including Nothing But You (爱情而已 Love Only) starring Zhou Yu Tong and Wu Lei. The drama … Continue reading →

Song Joong Ki Cameos in Episode 2 of tvN Drama Little Women Opposite Kim Go Eun

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This weekend is the premiere of new tvN Sat-Sun drama Little Women, a big change in genre from predecessor Alchemy of Souls with fantasy period setting to modern day family intrigue. It’s off to a good start with episode 1 ratings of 6.395% and episode 2 on Sunday had a high profile cameo with Song Joong Ki in a scene … Continue reading →

C-news Reports the Streaming Platform iQiyi Reportedly Has Sued Deng Lun and His Agency for Damages Incurred From Big Budget Drama The Night Wanderer Not Being Able to Air

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The cancel machine in C-ent is way more methodical and linear than in other Asian entertainments, if an actor or actress is deemed to have committed a transgression of moral turpitude and beyond (i.e. actual crimes) then it’s all the same consequence – complete erasure. C-actor Deng Lun went from flying high to cancelled this past March 2022 after it … Continue reading →

Lee Jun Ki Shares First BTS Filming Pics From the Set of Period Drama Arthdal Chronicles 2

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All that that about whether its the right move to make Arthdal Chronicles 2 after the less than stellar first season in 2020 and the change of the two original leads to two new leads is now receding as its time to look forward at what to expect. One big excitement for me is seeing new male lead Lee Jun … Continue reading →

Xianxia Romance Drama Immortal Samsara Ends Run Leaving Even Ardent Fans Disappointment with the Conclusion

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I watched two episodes of Immortal Samsara and bounced, considering I couldn’t even get through Ashes of Love which is objectively a pretty good xianxia and a much better made drama that this. Jin Mi annoyed the shit out of me in AoL and I didn’t have the patience to get to the point she mentally grew up but here … Continue reading →

Song Joong Ki Celebrates His Younger Sister Graduating From Prestigious Seoul National University School of Medicine

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I remember when Song Joong Ki hit it big with Nice Guy and then even bigger after military service with Descendants of the Sun there was a lot of coverage about his background. He had one of the highest entrance test scores and graduated from Sungkyunkwan University before entering actor. Then people found out he comes from an academic family … Continue reading →

C-ent Insider Leaks Upcoming List of 2022 NRTA Prohibitions Including Decreasing Xianxia Dramas, No Romance in Army Dramas, No Drama CP Shipping, No Obvious Plastic Surgery, and No Idols in First Male or Female Roles

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There is so much headdesking here I don’t know where to start. Let’s just go down the laundry list of future prohibitions a C-ent insider claims is about to be handed down by the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) of China. The first part is the rule, in parenthesis I try to make sense of it. (1) No romance … Continue reading →

Comedic C-actress La Mu Yang Zi Suddenly Changes Stage Name Back to Real Name Li Jia Qi and Then News Breaks that the Chinese Government Will Prohibit C-stars From Using Foreign Sounding Stage Names

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Welp, here comes another spate of regulations small, big, and/or annoying by the National Radio and Television Administration of China, the government entity regulating the entertainment industry. C-actress La Mu Yang Zi (Jackie Li) who was in the news earlier in the summer for her C-drama The Legendary Life of Queen Lau having Japanese influenced clothing and food, suddenly announced … Continue reading →

2022 Seoul International Drama Awards Announces Some K-ent Winners Including Kim Nam Gil, Jeon So Min, Kim Sun Ho, and Jisoo

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The Seoul International Drama Awards felt so random when it launched as it combined both K-dramas and foreign television shows from various countries. It’s settled into a routine but still feels like a popularity contest even more than other awards shows. This year’s ceremony will be on September 22nd but some local K-ent winners were announced. Kim Nam Gil and … Continue reading →

Junho and Yoona Romance Drama King the Land Confirmed for jTBC Airing and Starts Filming in Fall 2022

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It’s happening and I for one am super excited. The upcoming romance drama King the Land has landed a broadcast channel, it will be airing on jTBC sometime in 2023. It’s high profile thanks to casting two good looking idols with Junho pairing up with Yoona, not to mention both are currently in career highs. He had The Red Sleeve … Continue reading →

C-actor Xu Kai Cheng’s Currently Filming and Recently Completed Dramas in Jeopardy After Cheating Scandal

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As far as scandals in C-ent goes this is on the tamer side but still violates of the Chinese broadcasting tenets of entertainers having moral character. C-actor Xu Kai Cheng was outed by his recently turned ex-girlfriend actress Zhang Tian Ai as having admitted to cheating on her. She released an audio recording where he explained that he would go … Continue reading →

Park Eun Bin Captivates Subtly in New Fall 2022 Jo Malone Parfum CF

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I’m probably the wrong person to notice British scent house Jo Malone and its CFs and models because I’ve been using their scents for nearly three decades. Since I was a college student studying over there in the early days of Jo having her own boutique in Knightsbridge, it was her Lime, Basil, and Mandarin that is brought me in … Continue reading →

First Look at Greg Hsu and Austin Lin for Taiwanese Supernatural Movie Marry My Dead Body Combining BL and Chinese Superstition

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Okay, this surprisingly sounds really interesting and a way to take both the Taiwanese love of supernatural movies dealing with Chinese cultural superstitions and the continued growth of the BL genre. A new Taiwanese movie is heading to the theaters and has recently gotten the honor to be the closing movie at the 2022 Golden Horse Film Festival. It’s titled … Continue reading →