C-actress Song Zu Er‘s comeback with two back-to-back strong dramas in The Demon Hunter’s Romance and The Prisoner of Beauty was one of the positive stories in C-ent this year. But those dramas were filmed over two years prior to release and it wasn’t guaranteed that she would be as strong in her future dramas after taking a year and … Continue reading →
It’s nearing the end of the year already and for K-dramas there are only a few left that will premiere in the next two months. I’m looking forward to SBS rom-com K-drama Dynamite Kiss (She Shouldn’t Have Kissed) with Ahn Eun Jin and Jang Ki Yong, a totally unexpected onscreen pairing but one that could work. She can act circles … Continue reading →
This drama was discussed this year as a S-budget drama and the female lead was going to be top billed with Tian Xi Wei. But now the production has scrapped the original scope for the C-drama Jia Jin Chai (嫁金钗) or Marry the Golden Hairpin. The drama will now star Bao Shang En and Zhang Kang Le and the budget … Continue reading →
So this C-drama production has been in the works for some years but it’s a mega production with a serious history abiding bent (rather than the fun dramas the liberally play around with history) but word on the street is that it is for sure happening next year in 2026 and has the two male leads near confirmed. The drama … Continue reading →
The Fox Spirit Matchmaker drama trilogy is coming to an end with the release of the third and final chapter Sword and Beloved today Saturday October 25th. Keeping expectations low after the less than stellar reception of the first two chapters Red Moon Pact and Love in Pavilion will at least help this chapter with a bit of the no … Continue reading →
The rush to stick teen actresses into adult female lead roles in C-dramas continues, and really it’s just two names in Huangyang Tian Tian and Ai Mi. And now poor Li Yun Rui might be the first actor to hit both unfortunate lottos. He’s starring with Huangyang Tian Tian Rebirth the sequel to Princess Agents, and while she was only … Continue reading →
It’s artistic flair time! The xianxia C-drama Whispers of Fate premiered today Friday October 24th and this drama is vying with Moonlight Mystique which premiered the beginning of the year for most visually excessive drama. The drama is headlined by Luo Yun Xi and it’s a true male lead solo top billed drama, I can’t even tell which of the … Continue reading →
Currently Yoona and Lee Chae Min are probably in the lead for favorite romance K-drama OTP pairing in 2025, with runner ups probably Han Ji Min and Lee Joon Hyuk in Love Scout and also IU and Park Bo Gum in When Life Gives You Tangerines. There is two more months left in the year and this upcoming drama has … Continue reading →
My brother in Christ lol, even the stills are enough to make this point abundantly clear unless one needs glasses. Newly premiered Youku wuxia C-drama Blood River (or Dark River) is off to an okay-ish start. The heat index within Youku just broke 9000 which isn’t bad but not portending a true hit anytime yet. The only buzz it’s getting … Continue reading →
This is one of the fastest runs in recent C-dramas, Yummy Yummy Yummy premiered on October 9th and in less than two weeks has wrapped its run. The cheeky and childish title notwithstanding, the reviews for the drama skewed positive in the beginning, thanks to sending an entire restaurant running family into the past and using the food element to … Continue reading →
I thought this wouldn’t arrive until November and there would be a lull in the October swarm of C-dramas but we’re getting one more before month end. iQiyi has announced the release of Sword and Beloved this Friday on October 25th, heralding the end of what was once a highly anticipated three part Fox Spirit Matchmaker series based on the … Continue reading →
The title for Jeon Ji Hyun‘s most recent last drama Tempest ended up being fitting for all the wrong reasons, with scenes and dialogue drawing the ire of Mainland Chinese viewers for what was deemed insulting to their country. A true tempest in a teapot if you will. But life goes on and she’s now in talks for her next … Continue reading →
So the scandal with actor Wang Da Lu forging medical records to evade Taiwan’s mandatory military service from this past summer is turning out to be the gift that keeps on giving, that of other male stars doing the same. During his investigation, it came out there was a voice recording where the discussion was on the broker who helped … Continue reading →
