Since the success of Pursuit of Jade both leads have been rumored and discussed for what seems like every period C-drama in planning stages. It’s nice to be wanted and have options, so this may not happen but seems more on the likely side. Tian Xi Wei is reportedly the first choice female lead for the C-dramaDeng Hua Xiao (灯花笑) … Continue reading →
It’s a testament to Moon Chae Won’s acting ability and her strong onscreen chemistry with many actors in previous drama and movies that there is a lot of shippers of her with former costars. Alas the reel to real never happened with her and she will be tying the knot this month in June in Seoul with her fiancee a … Continue reading →
I can’t tell if it’s just serendipitous timing or inevitable irony that on the week C-drama has a rumor that supporting cast for an upcoming drama will be replaced by AI actors there is the actual confirmed news out of K-dramas that an upcoming drama fully used AI to increase production speed and cut costs. The drama is SBS father … Continue reading →
So the tax evasion or owed additional taxes issue that has embroiled a few K-stars this year alone, including Cha Eun Woo, Yoo Yeon Seok, Lee Min Ki, and others, can now add Ji Chang Wook to that list. It’s being reported that after a recent government tax audit concluded it was deemed that he owed billions in unpaid taxes, … Continue reading →
While I was waiting for the Bai Lu and Cheng Lei C-drama The First Jasmine to drop next week, getting in earlier in a surprise is Ashes to Crown (翘楚 Chu Qiao) with Chen Du Ling and Zhou Yi Ran. It’s her first big female lead drama role since breaking out with The Glory last year and this looks right … Continue reading →
Lol, I hope this C-drama only has actual actors and actresses in it. Production scheduling in Hendian has revealed that iQiyi period wuxia C-drama A Journey to Glow, the sister or cousin project to A Journey to Love, will be kicking off production soon. July 2026 so next month to be exact, and the leads are the recently rumored new … Continue reading →
The xianxia C-drama formerly called Fairy Meat (神仙肉) has a new normal title Longing for My Beloved (念相思) and a new male lead. Yu Shu Xin remains the female lead and now Hou Ming Hao will be joining her rather than originally rumored male lead He Yu in a reunion pairing. The second leads will be Chen Yi Han and … Continue reading →
On deck for the June 2026 C-dramas may be a shelved one that could be releasing at a better time for the leads. Modern office romance Love Has Fireworks with Tan Jian Ci and Wang Chu Ran is reportedly going to be released in mid-June 2026 so sometime next month. It was filmed in 2023 and was supposed to air … Continue reading →
This drama Wan Hua Sin has been in development hell for three years starting with Dilraba Dilmurat and popular male leads and now ending with confirmed female lead Ju Jing Yi and a bevy of mostly unknown or rising male leads. The first go around felt like a wish list and this more like reality, but there is already some … Continue reading →
With May wrapping up the first big C-drama June release will be Tencent period romance and intrigue C-drama The First Jasmine (Chinese title Mo Li 莫离). I like that the title is different, not using the typical trope words or going too literal, but the preview is now what I was expected. The drama starring Bai Lu and Cheng Lei … Continue reading →
This might be a great week to drop the first trailer for xianxia C-drama Live Long and Prosper (咸鱼飞升 Xian Yu Fei Sheng). Male lead Dylan Wang has a small scandal and these days even bad news makes for buzz. The drama is yet another Dylan top billed big male lead project after Guardians of the Dafeng, and TBH the … Continue reading →
So when there is a more widespread melon it’s usually got a strong grain of salt, even if in the end it doesn’t happen since there are always moving parts until the signature dries. This week C-ent casting rumors says Youku is set to announce the leads of its big budget xianxia C-drama The Adventure of Jian Chou 朝花不见愁 based … Continue reading →
With June right around the corner it means we can survey the landscape of the first half of 2026 in terms of drama output. But as always, for every drama that arrived and didn’t work there are plenty more waiting to air or getting filmed. One that is perplexing me is Hunan TV’s upcoming Dancing with the Tide starring Tan … Continue reading →
