Elle China Hits Back-to-Back Snafus as September 2021 Edition May Get Delayed or Pulled with Zhao Wei on Cover Due to Zhang Zhe Han Scandal, Following the August Edition with Wu Yi Fan on Cover

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C-netizens are telling Elle China to go jump a big god, i.e. slang for getting rid of bad mojos. The Zhang Zhe Han visiting Yasukuni Shrine scandal has expanded and one of the folks scrutinized around him is top C-actress and producer Zhao Wei (Vicki Zhao). She’s got no shortage of her own past scandals big or small but nothing … Continue reading →

Park Kyu Young, Kim Min Jae, and Kwon Yul Lead Script Reading Stills for Upcoming Romance Drama Dal Ri and Gamjatang

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The last time I watched a drama set around a family franchise of a famous Korean dish, I was craving Seolleongtang all the time as I was addicted like mad to Brilliant Legacy/Shining Inheritance. Now I’m going to love gamjatang even more than I already to (nomnomnom) thanks to upcoming K-drama Dal Ri and Gamjatang, about a high society art … Continue reading →

New Romantic Posters and Meet Cute Second Preview for SBS Sageuk Drama Red Sky

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Mid-August is here which means two weeks out from the premiere of SBS romance sageuk drama Red Sky (Lovers of the Red Sky or Hong Chun Gi). The network released two posters of leads Kim Yoo Jung and Ahn Hyo Seob, a new preview, and character stills of antagonist Kwak Si Yang. The pose of the two leads in the … Continue reading →

Youku Deletes Zhang Zhe Han’s Name From Word of Honor, SNS Platforms Disable Comments on His Accounts, and Chinese Association of Performing Arts Issues Official Ban

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Whether one thinks what is happening to C-actor Zhang Zhe Han is the degree of consequences for his past actions or wildly overblown and overwrought, it’s still worth noting exactly what is happening still. This weekend, the Chinese Association of Performing Arts issued an official statement telling all its members (concerts, variety, shows, programs) to boycott and ban his involvement. … Continue reading →

Netflix to Scare Viewers Senseless with Creepy New K-drama Hellbound Starring Yoo Ah In, Kim Hyun Joo, Park Jung Min, Won Jin Ah, and Yang Ik Joon

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Okay, me so not likey this. My affinity and appetite for horror keeps going down year after year and it’s currently at zombie flicks okay but creepy kid killing shows no okay. Netflix has released the poster and a few promo stills for its upcoming K-drama Hellbound, adapted from the webtoon To Hell. The show has been selected to show … Continue reading →

K-ent Discusses the Four Young Actresses to Watch Kim Tae Ri, Kim Go Eun, Kim Da Mi, and Han So Hee in Upcoming Fall/Winter 2021 K-dramas

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When K-ent decides on their buzzy stars it’s always the same names dominating the news cycle for that period. 2021 is heading into the final quarter soon and all the dramas on schedule have been cast and filmed/filming so it’s time to take a look at what is being watched by the industry. K-news is reporting on the four young … Continue reading →

Zhang Zhe Han’s C-fans Desert Him En Masse and Industry Insiders Share Stories of His Previous Bad Attitude as Additional Pictures Unearthed of Him Doing the Nazi Salute and Other Questionable Conduct

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The last 48-hour Chinese speaking media entertainment news has been dominated by C-actor Zhang Zhe Han‘s past conduct of visiting Japanese WWII military war criminal enshrined Yasukuni Shrine and attending a wedding at Nagi Shrine which also venerates military figures involved in the Japanese invasion of China. He lost every single brand endorsement (close to 30) within 24-hours and he … Continue reading →

Suzy Attends Christian Dior Store Event in Seoul Looking Pretty as a Picture

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Leopard prints have taken over Christian Dior, or at least the store in Seoul and it’s kinda odd considering the latest styles of purses remain feminine and the classic Dior Toile de Jouy pattern. K-actress Suzy was photographed in a store tour which is common with brand ambassadors where it’s less posing with the couture products and more lively in being … Continue reading →

Lee Min Ho Casually Striking in September 2021 Cover and Pages of Esquire Korea

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Fall is around the corner which means the fashion season is heating up including the coveted September issues of fashion magazines. K-actor Lee Min Ho is on the cover and pages of Esquire Korea, essaying the quintessential image of an modern Esquire man. Less straight laced than the GQ man but not as edgy as the Nylon man. Out are … Continue reading →

2021 IT C-actor Zhang Zhe Han Canceled by C-ent Within 24 Hours After Past Pictures Unearthed of Him Visiting Two Japanese Military Figure Shrines

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Somewhere in a dank prison cell Wu Yi Fan is breathing a sigh of relief that C-ent and C-netizens attentions just moved on to another star. C-actor Zhang Zhe Han, easily one of the IT stars of this year 2021 after the BL novel adapted wuxia drama Word of Honor aired to great acclaim and reception, just went from countless … Continue reading →

Navy Cultural Officer Park Bo Gum Makes Hearts Flutter in Uniform in Latest Video Appearance

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K-actor Park Bo Gum has been in the military for one year now after enlisting on August 31 last year right before the premiere of his drama Record of Youth. He joined the Navy and is a cultural promotional officer and this week the netizens caught sight of him doing a promo event. He is wearing his Navy uniform and … Continue reading →

K-pop Star Seungri of Big Bang Sentenced by Court to 3 Years in Jail and $1.15 Billion Won Fine in Prostitution, Embezzlement, and Illegal Gambling Conviction

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This sentence feels like too little and too late as the rich and powerful still don’t pay the same full price for transgressions regardless of how serious. K-pop star Seungri of the top boys group Big Bang was sentenced today by a military court after being convicted of facilitating prostitution, embezzlement of funds, and illegal overseas gambling. He was ordered … Continue reading →