Immortal Samara with Yang Zi and Cheng Yi Abruptly Premieres and Early Netizen Reviews Complain About Cheesy FX, Too Many Side Characters, and Female Lead Visuals

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Well, this is either an attempt to slide a less than well-made C-drama under the radar or Youku ran out of marketing dollars midway through the year. This Wednesday the high profile xianxia C-drama Immortal Samara with Yang Zi and Cheng Yi premiered kinda out of nowhere with the first five episodes released on streaming. This drama isn’t Yang Zi’s … Continue reading →

Top Stars Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Jung Jae, Jung Woo Sung and Many More Attend VIP Premiere for Big Budget Fantasy Movie Alienoid

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So things are not exactly off to a glowing start for high profile K-movie Alienoid (Alien+Human Part 1), which held a media premiere last week on July 13th and got back mixed reviews. There were a lot of critics grumbling that the movie has too many characters and is rather disjointed, but the good reviews are that the movie is … Continue reading →

C-drama Love Like the Galaxy Douban Audience Ratings Debut at 7.4 as Initial Complaints Drop Off Thanks to Simmering Chemistry Between Leads Wu Lei and Zhao Lu Si

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Well, one way to temper small(ish) complaints is to pour so much onscreen chemistry on the viewers that everyone is fanning themselves and no one has time to notice the other stuff anymore. C-drama Love Like the Galaxy is off to 18-episodes aired through three weeks, a glacial pace compared to other streaming high profile dramas which tend to drop … Continue reading →

Zhang Zhe Han Wins Japanese Audience Favorite Overseas Actor and Word of Honor Takes Favorite Overseas Show

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Well this is meta and fairly awkward all around. Japanese entertainment magazine Screen has been holding a Overseas Television Show Awards for years and this year 2022 is the 8th annual edition. The votes are in from Japanese viewers and C-drama Word of Honor took Favorite Overseas Show with another C-drama The Untamed in third place. For the Favorite Overseas … Continue reading →

Lee Jung Jae and Kim Go Eun Win Best Acting at the 1st Blue Dragon Series Awards with D.P. Taking Best Drama

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A new K-awards show debuted this week, with the Blue Dragon Awards branching out from their movie exclusive perch to launch the 1st annual Blue Dragon Series Awards feting the best of television. This year the big winners were primarily streaming dramas with Lee Jung Jae winning Best Actor for Squid Game and D.P. taking home Best Drama. Kim Go … Continue reading →

Kim Sun Ho Preps for Return in Stage Production of Touching the Void and Shoots First Magazine Interview Since 2021 Scandal

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It’s been a year since hit tvN summer 2021 drama Hometown Cha Cha Cha aired, and in the fast turning cycle of hit to scandal its been the best of times for Kim Sun Ho and then the worst of times. But like all things once seen in the long run there is still quite a runway for him and … Continue reading →

Sequel to Hit Xianxia C-drama Ashes of Love Reportedly in Prep with Willian Chan to Replace Male Lead Deng Lun After Tax Evasion Scandal

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So I’m of the mind to just scrap this project but then I’m not the key demographic so maybe there is an appetite for a second serving. C-ent is reporting that the in prep sequel to super popular fantasy period C-drama Ashes of Love will still go forward despite a blip on the male lead casting plans. Ashes of Love … Continue reading →

Yoo Seung Ho Shares SNS Update Looking Chill and Content Two Months After Moving Agency to YG Entertainment

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My boy! And he’s looking fly as heck to boot! K-actor Yoo Seung Ho has updated his SNS this weekend and it’s just two pictures of him chillaxing in front of a brick wall of what appears to be a restauarant/cafe place. He’s so sporting what may be a bowl-ish cut, not as short as a buzz but still somehow … Continue reading →

C-netizen Gossip Claims Park Seo Joon was Spotted in England Shopping on High Street with Pretty Young Korean Youtube Star

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Okay, take this with the usual C-ent gossip grain of salt but it’s being covered in the C-media so I’ll share it. A Chinese netizen claims to have run into Park Seo Joon recently in England, which sounds plausible since he’s been filming overseas there. She claims she ran into him in a luxury store on High Street but the … Continue reading →

Mu Duk Takes Life Into Her Own Hands Once Again as Alchemy of Souls Episode 10 Rises to Nearly Breaking 7% Ratings

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This really was a filler week for Alchemy of Souls but it ended up being much needed. The first 8 episodes were such fast paced action and plot progression its a breath of fresh air to see the youngsters being young and adorable with no life and death stakes. Mu Duk passes the servant test to enter Songrim thanks to … Continue reading →

K-netizens Discuss 4 Popular Male Leads in the ’94 Line Slated for Military Enlistment Next Year in 2023

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I’m the type to get things done as early as possible especially things that are not fun but still need to get it over with. If I were a dude in South Korea I would enlist as early as possible but for entertainers it’s definitely a shot in the dark either way. Enlist early and start the arduous star road … Continue reading →

Kim Se Jung Channels All Her Judo Passion and Energy into Creating Today’s Webtoon in New Drama Poster and Preview

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The promos are really heating up for upcoming SBS Fri-Sat drama Today’s Webtoon, adapted from the manga Juhan Shuttai which was adapted already into the J-dorama Sleepeeer Hit! in 2016. I hear webtoons are SO POPULAR in South Korea as it’s daily or multiple times a week updates and easy to read on cell phones while commuting on trains so … Continue reading →

Alchemy of Souls Takes an Action Breather in Episode 9 to Enjoy Wook’s Ascension into Wizarding School and Lets Mu Duk Chill with Her Trio of Guys Interested in Her

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Last week’s two episodes of Alchemy of Souls were a whirlwind and there was also the news about Part 2 that sent viewers into a tizzy so it’s nice that this Saturday’s episode 9 was a total slow break. Half the episode was spent at the gisaeng house celebrating Wook’s entry into Songrim, which is basically the Hogwarts of this … Continue reading →