Supernatural Investigative Period C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance with Allen Ren and Song Zu Er Ends Run with Decent 7.3 Douban Ratings

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iQiyi is surely breathing a sigh of relief with the reception for it’s fantasy supernatural period C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance. The shelved for nearly two years drama airdropped in early April once the ban on female lead Song Zu Er was lifted and the result was better than expected. The drama got stronger than expected reviews especially for male … Continue reading →

Zhao Lu Si in Discussions Period C-drama with Zhang Ling He Reportedly Falls Through as its the Same Director as Her Unfinished Drama Almost Lover

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Awww bummer I would have LOVED to see these two work together. C-ent casting gossip is saying that Zhao Lu Si was in talks for a period romance C-drama titled Yue Luo Hua Du 月落花都 which means Moon Falling on Flower Capital and if it was finalized would be her first drama since her medical hiatus four months ago. The … Continue reading →

Wang An Yu and Wang Yu Wen’s Modern Multi-decade Romance C-drama Such a Good Love Wraps Run with 6.9 Douban Ratings and Polarizing Reviews

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So the Douban opening ratings of 6.9 are on the high side for modern romance C-drama Such a Good Love with Wang An Yu and Wang Yu Wen, which premiered in early April and concluded it’s rather mid reception run. The buzz just wasn’t there for this arthouse drama and the two leads are not high traffic stars, but it … Continue reading →

Yang Zi Confirmed for C-drama Born to be Alive with Special Guest Male Lead Hu Ge

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C-actress Yang Zi continues her streak of top billing female lead empowerment themed dramas and with her wrapping up Family Business (Jia Ye) last month she’s headed to the filming set for her next drama already. iQiyi this week confirmed the C-drama of Born to be Alive (Chinese title Sheng Ming Shu 生命树 or Life Tree) and will star Yang … Continue reading →

Hu Xi Yuan’s Two Month Long Solo Green Screen Female Lead Replacement Filming for C-drama Love Never Fails Receives Poor Reception After Drama Airs

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The premiere of long shelved xianxia C-drama Love Never Fails starring Liu Xue Yi with new female lead Hu Yi Xuan replacing cancelled actress Yuan Bing Yan has been received as well as expected. Namely, very poorly, with early reviews and feedback on the cheesy story and visuals. Hu Yi Xuan reportedly filmed for two whole months against a green … Continue reading →

Park Bo Gum is Intense and Locked in as Boxer and Cop in First Poster and Teaser for jTBC Drama Good Boy

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It’s May, hurray! I hate the fast passage of time most of the time except when it harkens the arrival of a drama or movie I’m anticipating. And this end of May will see jTBC drop Good Boy finally, and with it hopefully kickstarting a good summer in K-drama land. The drama stars Park Bo Gum and Kim So Hyun … Continue reading →

Youku Modern Romance C-drama Eat Run Love with Chen Fei Yu and Zhuang Da Fei End Run as a Boring Dud

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I don’t know what Youku was thinking greenlighting a C-drama with a nepo baby male lead and a female lead with negative rizz to headline but the results speak for itself. Modern romance Eat Run Love with Chen Fei Yu and Zhuang Da Fei wrapped it’s totally underwhelming viewership run and slinks off to the annals of utterly forgettable dramas. … Continue reading →

Meng Zi Yi and He Yu Start Filming Period Romance and Intrigue C-drama Blossoms of Power

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A new period C-drama recently started filming and it’s Blossoms of Power (Chinese title Bai Hua Sa 百花杀 which means hundred flower kill) adapted from the same name novel. The drama got a lot of press for casting Meng Zi Yi as top billed female lead right after her leveling up with the hit drama Blossom at the end of … Continue reading →

Scandal Plagued Kim Soo Hyun Sued by Two Brands that Terminated CF Contracts and Another Brand Also Considering Lawsuit

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The trickle is becoming a steadier stream and may portend the dam breaking soon. Last week it was reportedly that Disney+ told the production of K-drama Knock Off starring embattled K-actor Kim Soo Hyun that it would not resume filming and to go off and work on other projects and not be on standby anymore, basically indicating it was abandoning … Continue reading →

Accusations of Water Army Bot Voting Against Fandoms of Hyeri and Kim Hye Yoon for 2025 Baeksang Popularity Award

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So this is getting messy and I’m not informed as to how to manipulate online voting for awards so this is just sharing the accusations being thrown around for the 2025 Baeksang Awards public voting for the Popularity Award. And this type of fandom fighting has happened in prior years with this award so it’s a new thing, just with … Continue reading →

Lee Seung Gi Severs All Ties with In-law Family After Father-in-law is Indicted Again for Stock Manipulation

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A very public rebuke and distancing just happened in K-ent and is making huge headlines. Actor-singer Lee Seung Gi has announced that he and his actress wife Lee Da In have severed all ties with his in-law family (her family) on the heels of his father-in-law being indicted again for stock manipulation. The father-in-law is Lee Da In’s stepfather and … Continue reading →

Jung Kyung Ho and Rising Actress So Joo Yeon Partner Up for Legal K-drama Pro Bono

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Legal, medical, and procedural K-dramas are the tried and true three stalwart genres, when in doubt just bibimbap one of these with the usual elements but rejiggered. A new legal drama is coming titled Pro Bono which brings me back to my law school and early years of practice when I still had the fervor and energy for it. The … Continue reading →

iQiyi Releases Fox Spirit Matchmaker Second Chapter Love in Pavilion with Liu Shi Shi, Zhang Yun Long, and Big Cast of Famous Stars in Supporting and Guest Roles

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It’s off to the races to end the month as this Monday April 28th saw not one but two releases. Mango TV quietly dropped shelved Love Never Fails and over at iQiyi the platform released Love in Pavilion with Liu Shi Shi and Zhang Yun Long, the second chapter of the Fox Spirit Matchmaker series. LiP has basically scrubbed all … Continue reading →