Penthouse’s Infuriating Ending Prompts K-netizens to Revisit Worst Drama Endings of All Time and Top of the List Remains High Kick Through the Roof

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I feel like every few years I see a post as angry and filled with lots of participation because it just takes everyone down memory (headdesk) lane. The ending this weekend of Penthouse with the everyone dies AND two of the dead people get married in the afterlife really triggered folks and I don’t blame them. Is Penthouse up there … Continue reading →

Retired Actress Heo Yi Jae Claims Former Drama Costar Pressured Her into Sex to Increase Their Onscreen Chemistry Leading to Her Deciding to Leave K-ent

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Wow, what a bombshell report but also something that is not out of the realm of possibility. Retired K-actress Heo Yi Jae, best known for Prince Hours and Single Dad in Love as well as movie A Dirty Carnival, hasn’t acted since the 2016 series You are a Gift and seemingly retired after getting married. This weekend she did a … Continue reading →

K-netizens Marvel Over Gong Yoo’s Little Daughter Kim Su An From Train to Busan as She Glows Up into a Teen

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I love seeing someone after a long break and just being wowed by the changes. Child actress Kim Su An, best known for being Gong Yoo‘s little daughter in the hit zombie flick Train to Busan and has nearly thirty movies under her belt, has taken a short hiatus from the public limelight and returned with a brand new teen … Continue reading →

Namgoong Min’s Bulk Up for The Veil Generating Buzz as the MBC Drama Gears Up for September 17th Premiere

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If MBC is banking on Namgoong Min to save the network then it’s as good a bet as any, especially the newly Hulked up version. Viewers have been buzzing over Namgoong Min’s look for the upcoming action revenge drama The Veil (Black Sun) solely on his visuals – he gained what looks like 20 pounds of muscle for the role … Continue reading →

Hit J-dorama Heaven and Hell with Ayase Haruka and Takahashi Issey to Get K-drama Remake in 2022

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J-doramas have been pretty lackluster in the last few years but as with all entertainment offerings if you build it (right), they will come. A shining light in 2021 has been the soul swap with a twist dorama Heaven and Hell: Soul Exchange, and now it’s getting a K-drama remake. Starring Ayase Haruka and Takahashi Issey, it’s the opposite of … Continue reading →

Jung Hae In Continues His Resurgence as He’s Offered the Male Lead in Netflix Drama Connect Directed by Japanese Director Takashi Miike

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I hope this second brush with high fame is smoother sailing because I can’t handle the whiplash, and honestly if the worst thing Jung Hae In did was coming across as a presumptuous tryhard when he stood in the middle of the Baeksang winners picture then it’s time to move on. K-netizens have done so after his fantastic turn in … Continue reading →

SBS Makjang Behemoth Drama Penthouse Ends Final Season 3 with a Rocks Fall Down Even More Ending as K-netizens Curse But Still Can’t Stop Watching

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SBS Friday mega makjang drama Penthouse, currently in the 3rd and last season, is one of those dramas I feel like nobody needs to watch but everyone can figure out simply by following along with news coverage and more important K-netizen rage commentary. Today was the final episode and lordy was it fun to watch the newspapers and also the … Continue reading →

C-ent Looks Forward as High Profile Fantasy Period Drama Novoland: Pearl Eclipse with Yang Mi and William Chan Gets Airing Approval

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I haven’t been a fan of the Novoland series of dramas but this latest iteration has my interest because it stars Yang Mi rocking the period drama look HARD (i.e. gorgeously) and also because I’m hoping it saves this lackluster 2021 year in C-ent. Novoland: Pearl Eclipse was the shining positive news this week as it received official airing approval … Continue reading →

Over 600 Stars Self Dissolve Their Own Production House in the Aftermath of the Chinese Tightening in Entertainment Industry

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One of the unique to C-ent creations in the last two decades are the self-named “production houses”. When a star gets famous or ramps up in China, they usually leave their agency and basically create their own agency and call it a 工作室 or production house/studio. It’s a combo agency to sign contracts for dramas/movies and CFs with brands and … Continue reading →

C-ent Discusses Shackled Prisoner Escorted by Police to the Hospital Likely Fallen C-star Wu Yi Fan

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Jailed C-star Wu Yi Fan (Kris Wu) likely kick started the entire crackdown by the Chinese government on the entertainment industry and entertainers in particular but his situation remains the most dire compared to getting projects shelved or losing CFs. He’s been in detention at the Chaoyang District jail pending trial which is a sign the prosecution has a very … Continue reading →

Kim Yoo Jung and Lovers of the Red Sky Top the First Week of September 2021 Good Data Search Rankings

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I’ve totally been revived after the lackluster summer 2021 with a sense of excitement headed into the last quarter of the year. The September 2021 start to the Good Data rankings are out and it’s a bunch of new names and new dramas so those bored from the summer can see what’s hot and buzzy in South Korea. For the … Continue reading →

Park Eun Bin and Ro Woon Bring Contrasting Serious and Swoony Vibes in First Stills for KBS Sageuk Affection

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I feel like I’m cheating on my current love Lovers of the Red Sky by being SO EXCITED for upcoming KBS drama Affection (Yeonmo), but I have enough love in my heart for both mwahahaha. The first official stills are out showing Park Eun Bin as the princess pretending to be her dead twin brother the Crown Prince and Ro … Continue reading →

Janine Chang Does Damage Control After C-netizens Accuse Her of Being Pro-Taiwan Independence Based on Past Statements

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I’m really tired from so much ado about what is so small of quibbles and issues, but then again I do have a job and a life and better things to do. TW-actress Janine Chang is this week’s target of C-netizen pitchfork mob after someone found her college BA thesis where she wrote about “Our Country’s Entertainer Management Legal Issues”. … Continue reading →