J-pop Icon Ayumi Hamasaki Performs Entire Concert to Empty Stadium After Chinese Government Cancels it Due to Political Beef with Japan

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Since she is already Japan’s biggest pop star for three decades running its hard to give her more accolades and props and yet she still impresses in her professionalism and perseverance. J-pop idol Ayumi Hamasaki made lemonade out of lemons this weekend after the Shanghai leg of her tour was cancelled the day before the event. She ended up performing … Continue reading →

tvN Fall Weekend Drama Typhoon Family with Junho and Kim Min Ha Wraps Well-received Run with Chance to Hit Double Digit Ratings

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I totally missed the entirety of the run of tvN weekend drama Typhoon Family, which started in mid-October and this Sunday aired the final episode. It was a combination of being super busy every weekend in October and also that while I like male lead Junho I am so unmotivated to watch anything with Kim Min Ha. She’s touted as … Continue reading →

Top J-pop Star Ayumi Hamasaki’s Shanghai Concert Abruptly Cancelled Last Minute as China-Japan Political Spat Worsens

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I can see not scheduling or postponing further out events but to cancel a big concert the day before the event is really bad political PR. But I guess the Chinese government doesn’t care as this Saturday’s big J-pop concert in Shanghai but top star Ayumi Hamasaki was abruptly cancelled the day before the event. Her side is not commenting … Continue reading →

Tiffany Ann Hsu and Roy Qiu Celebrate their Marriage with Elegant and Star-studded Wedding in Taipei

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This is Thanksgiving week in the US but around the world it’s just the last week of November and a good time as any to have a fun celebratory wedding. TW-stars Roy Qiu and Tiffany Ann Hsu held their wedding celebration this Friday at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Taipei, three years after legally getting married and a few months … Continue reading →

iQiyi Wuxia C-drama Immortalis with Hou Ming Hao and Zhang Wen Xin Starts Filming and Releases Teaser Posters

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Even though it’s nearing year end but C-drama land still has projects kicking off filming. If all goes well a drama that starts now could conceivably wrap by lunar new year in a few months when everything shuts down for a minimum of two weeks. Wuxia C-drama Immortalis (Bi Xue Chan 碧血蟬) has started filming and the production went ahead … Continue reading →

Park Eun Bin and Yang Se Jong Confirmed for 2026 tvN Fantasy Romance Drama Chilling Romance Adapted From 2011 K-movie

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K-actress Park Eun Bin continues to challenge herself by playing all sorts of diverse characters and her new one will take her both into chaebol land and into fantasy territory. The K-drama Chilling Romance has confirmed her as the lead and she will be playing a chaebol heiress who also has the unfortunate ability to see ghosts. Yang Se Jong … Continue reading →

Mystery Hunting Modern C-drama Love on the Turquoise Land with Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Xing Xu Released by Tencent

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So my brain was clearly still addled by the after effects of watching too much Love and Crown because I missed the premiere last weekend of Tencent C-drama Love on the Turquoise Land. Starring Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Xing Xu, this is a modern drama that seems like a tomb raider crossed with Chinese ancient mystery plot, with a side … Continue reading →

Joo Ji Hoon and Ha Ji Won to Headline Cable Network ENA 2026 K-drama Climax Set in the World of Law, Money, and Power

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A 2026 K-drama has finalized the main cast and it’s an amalgamation of familiar faces in what sounds like a very frequent topic, i.e. politics, the law, and money and power in South Korea. Cable network ENA has confirmed the leads for the K-drama Climax and it’s a five-some of known stars. Joo Ji Hoon and Ha Ji Won are … Continue reading →

Tan Jian Ci and Lu Yu Xiao Cast in Period Romance C-drama He Bu Tong Zhou Du Which Moves From a Tencent Production Over to Mango TV

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There is genuine movement now on a C-drama that has been either trying to cast or get off the ground to shoot for close to three years. Nothing wrong with it, some projects just get batted around looking for the right leads, investment, and shooting schedule. The period romance C-drama He Bu Tong Zhou Du (Why No Cross By Boat … Continue reading →

K-ent National Treasure Veteran Actor Lee Soon Jae Passes Away at 91 Years Old

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Ever since veteran actor Lee Soon Jae hit 85 years old I’ve been dreading this inevitable news. Each year that he kept on working was a joy to behold and a reassurance that he was still able to do what he loved and was so good at. Alas the time has come to say goodbye to South Korea’s national grandpa … Continue reading →

Tencent in Talks with Crystal Liu and Chen Xiao to Reunite in Modern Romance C-drama The Queen of Brilliance

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The C-drama universe loves reunions of leads in successful prior drama pairings and the production teams have been trying to reunite Crystal Liu and Chen Xiao ever since they did the popular period drama A Dream of Splendor. The prior rumors of a reunion between them never came to fruition but this week there is a legitimate possibility they will … Continue reading →

Son Ye Jin Posts Adorable Photobooth Pics with Husband Hyun Bin From the 2025 Blue Dragon Film Awards

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The 2025 Blue Dragon Film Awards was this past week and I like having an off-cycle award to get all the stars out, since most awards are in the spring period. Married top K-stars Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin had the biggest wins of the night taking home Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively, and since they have been … Continue reading →

Yang Zi’s Next Project the Tencent C-drama The Way You Come Back Reportedly Inks Male Lead Ou Hao

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This is definitely going to be a big prestige aiming C-drama and now the two leads are set so I expect filming to start soon. The Republic era onward era Tencent C-drama The Way You Come Back (玉兰花开君再来 Yu Lan Hua Kai Jun Zai Lai) has found a male lead for earlier confirmed female lead Yang Zi. It will be … Continue reading →