This coming week will see the arrival of Our Generation (Chinese title 樱桃琥珀 Cherry Amber) on Youku on July 14th. It was expected to air in July but the drama starring Zhao Jin Mai and Zhang Ling He will not have as broad a distribution as initially intimated. There was talk that the drama would also air terrestrially on CCTV … Continue reading →
A new week and a first release in C-drama land arrives courtesy of Coroner’s Diary on iQiyi on July 13th Monday. It’s taking over for the just completed A Dream within a Dream and is a tonally and genre different product more methodical and serious. It’s not a high profile production with a mid budget and the leads are Li … Continue reading →
The J-version of Marry My Husband is becoming the buzziest Asian drama of July so far, and fitting for being a K-drama and J-dorama blended execution. It’s midway through an Amazon Prime exclusive streaming airing with two episodes released a week, and the dorama just got an opening Douban rating from C-viewers with an extremely high 8.2 The dorama is … Continue reading →
Fantasy romance K-drama The Legend of the Blue Sea was a mid-hit when it aired thanks to top level leads Jeon Ji Hyun and Lee Min Ho along with a different and first time K-drama take on The Little Mermaid romance transplanted to Joseon and present eras. It had more bad than good but surprisingly I enjoyed it more than … Continue reading →
So we all want dramas produced well, and budget is a top element since cheap costumes and sets just drag down the visuals no matter how much filming and editing magic happens. But the big budget free flowing money days have been over for a few years in C-ent so the S+ (highest level) budget C-dramas are only a handful … Continue reading →
The news out of South Korea’s movie market heralds what is on track to become the lowest grossing year in two decades for the industry. That’s not good and it’s already midway through summer and still no big blockbuster to talk about. That could change with the arrival on July 23rd of Omniscient Reader: The Prophet, the big budget high … Continue reading →
Well it’s a two-for-two for last year’s K-ent breakout star Byun Woo Seok in terms of his next projects after K-drama Lovely Runner. He’s going to be the male lead opposite IU in the romance fantasy monarchy K-drama Wife of a 21st Century Prince. That’s filming/filmed as we speak and now he’s signed on for his next project after that … Continue reading →
So xianxia C-drama The Immortal Ascension (A Mortal’s Guide to Immortality) was intended to be one of the biggest C-drama releases this year in 2025. But we are more than halfway done and still no sight of its release, having now missed three tentatively scheduled premieres with March, May, and now July. It could come next month in August if … Continue reading →
So there were two big K-ent drops the last tw0 weeks, but an out-of-nowhere third arrival has claimed the throne on buzz and popularity. Netflix released Squid Game 3 at the end of June and last weekend top girl group Blackpink kicked off their world tour in South Korea. Both were expected to be the biggest K-content releases and got … Continue reading →
I love how fast C-netizens and their tabloids get the most current visuals of on set drama filming. It’s just days ago that filming started for Republic era period C-drama Overdo (Chinese title 这一秒过火 This Second Overheat) adapted from the novel by writer Fei Wo Si Can best known for bringing the angst and tormented love pain. The official character … Continue reading →
Hul, there is actually an ethical and moral dilemma story that exploded in K-ent today. K-actress Lee Shi Young, who announced four months ago in March 2025 of her divorce, has now revealed that she is pregnant and expecting a second child. She and her non-celeb businessman ex-husband were married for 8-years and have a young son together. Her second … Continue reading →
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 →
