There were three big period C-dramas that premiered at the very end of June 2025, In the Name of the Blossom squeaked in on June 30th so don’t expect Douban ratings anytime soon. But the ratings are out for A Dream within a Dream with Li Yi Tong and Liu Yu Ning and The Princess’s Gambit with Liu Xue Yi … Continue reading →
With over three decades in the business, it’s high time top actress Jeon Ji Hyun takes the reins of her own career. She was mulling over her options in the last month after deciding not to re sign with her existing agency, and in the end has picked going solo for her next phase. She announced the formation of her … Continue reading →
It’s only been a year and a half since the Korean drama Marry My Husband became an unexpected hit. The production company Studio Dragon went ahead and produced its own J-dorama version (rather than license it to Japan) which recently premiered exclusively on Amazon Prime. The new version stars Koshiba Fuka and Sato Takeru, and on the male lead alone … Continue reading →
So of the June C-dramas, many still airing are getting ready to wrap and one of the high profile ones is period piece A Dream within A Dream with Li Yi Tong and Liu Yu Ning. The drama has done well for iQiyi, I believe at the highest it hit 9500 heat index which is great for that platform. The … Continue reading →
A foursome of K-stars has been confirmed for a new K-drama on deck, not sure yet if it will air this second half of 2025 or early next year. The drama is titled Secret Audit and is a workplace comedy and romance. The leads are Shin Hye Sun and Gong Myung playing members of the office secret audit squad that … Continue reading →
C-ent media has been hard on actress Yang Mi in recent years due to her lack of hit dramas and it seems like her perch at the top feels precarious. But being wildly popular for so many years still buys her wiggle room and also has not impacted her reach and ability to influence. Case in point, she wore a … Continue reading →
So another reunion and this pair is an relative oldie but goodie. Seo Hyun Jin and Yoo Yeon Seok are considering starring in the MBC K-drama Liar. If they do it will be a reunion from 8 years ago with the hit SBS medical drama Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim (Dr. Romantic). Liar tells the story of two people who go … Continue reading →
Well this is both embarrassing to be made public but also very sad for the cast and crew. The production of period C-drama The Days of Seclusion of Love, filming since mid-May so like 7 weeks ago, has since halted filming now for the third time. When I say halt, it means the drama films for days and then just … Continue reading →
Well this is a totally unexpected announcement but happy news to share for sure. Korea has another acting couple marriage coming, with stars Minah (Bang Min Ah), who is an actress but also a member for former girl group Girl’s Day, and actor On Joo Wan announcing their impending wedding. The couple met on the set of 2016 rom-com drama … Continue reading →
I loved Why Secretary Kim but legit do not even remember this scene this is how random and minor it is. The drama starred Park Seo Joon as an uptight and controlled CEO with a very emotionally scarring backstory and aired to great popularity back in 2018. In the drama his character goes to a popular soy sauce raw crab … Continue reading →
Add another success to the already incredibly successful run of period revenge C-drama Legend of Zang Hai. The drama premiered in May and went on to dominate the month during its entire run across all the major buzz and viewership metrics. It’s male lead Xiao Zhan‘s biggest hit since his breakthrough with The Untamed and he carried the entire drama. … Continue reading →
The baseball themed K-dramas have traditionally done well with the biggest critical and commercial hit in recent years being Hot Stove League of course. Fans have asked for a second season of HSL but that’s not happening. What is happening is a new baseball themed K-drama Your Ground that is in the news this week with an offer out to … Continue reading →
So this is the same thing that happened to C-actor Deng Wei in recent two years, that he went over a year without being on a filming set. He ended up breaking the drought earlier this year as he got cast and started filming Days of Seclusion and Love, so now the same concern has been moved over to fellow … Continue reading →
