Public Petition to Raise the Age of Statutory Rape in South Korea to 19 Years Old Called The Kim Soo Hyun Prevention Act Gains Required 50K Signatures and Moves to Next Phase

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The South Korean netizens on the scandal with Kim Soo Hyun allegedly dated then underaged Kim Sae Ron has definitely put up rather than shut up. In the past week, there was a public petition to raise the age of statutory rape from the current age bracket of 13-16 to 13-19 so basically raising the top age to 19. In … Continue reading →

C-actress Zhao Lu Si Returns From Winter 2024 Healing Hiatus in Mango TV Variety Show Be Myself

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There is a new travel/variety show on terrestrial Hunan TV and streaming on Mango TV titled Be Myself and stars Zhao Lu Si. She created the concept and is not receiving a salary for it though Mango is paying the costs for the filming, and it’s described as her own healing journey. Last December she took about two months off, … Continue reading →

Period C-drama Mo Li Adapted From Novel Starts Filming May 2025 with Leads Bai Lu and Cheng Lei

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The new period C-drama is about to kick off filming and the leads are basically confirmed though not yet formally announced. The drama is titled Mo Li (莫离) and is adapted from the Feng Qing novel titled Golden Age Legitimate Fei (盛世嫡妃 Sheng Shi Di Fei). The leads are going to be Bai Lu and Cheng Lei and production will … Continue reading →

Yang Yang and Zhang Ruo Nan in Talks for Modern Romance C-drama Making a Second Time Paired Up

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The biggest winner so far of the C-drama 2025 is undoubtedly Zhang Ruo Nan with First Frost, she’s got the most bounce from the hit drama and also the drama itself being the biggest surprise hit in Q1 of this year. She’s got plenty of dramas already inked but her next pick may likely be a modern C-drama that would … Continue reading →

Hong Sisters Next K-drama with Lee Do Hyun and Go Min Si Reveals Title of Grand Galaxy and Will Air on Netflix

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Oh I love this so much! We now have a title for the next Hong Sisters drama and it’s called Grand Galaxy, and even better we have a brief snippet about it and the drama is described as a male lead version of Hotel Del Luna whatever that means. I take it as fantasy genre, maybe sci-fi with the galaxy … Continue reading →

2025 Baeksang Awards Nominations Out with When Life Gives You Tangerines Leading the Pack with Most Nominations Followed by Lovely Runner

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With so much distraction the last few weeks in K-ent it’s nice to get back to regular business and none bigger than the 2025 Baeksang Awards nominations which came out this week. On the drama side, When Life You You Tangerines led the pack with the most nominations across Best Drama, Best Actor and Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Actress, … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama Love in Pavilion with Liu Shi Shi and Zhang Yun Long Reportedly to Air Next Week April 13th Premiere on iQiyi

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So the mega flop of the Fox Spirit Matchmaker first chapter the Red Moon Pact delayed and rejiggered the release of the second chapter. Originally Love in Pavilion was supposed to air a few months after Red Moon towards the end of 2024 but the production paused that plan and also retooled the promos to remove all association with the … Continue reading →

Tan Song Yun and Liu Xue Yi in Talks for Period Romance C-drama Against the Current Adapted From Novel The Fate of the Orchids Fragrance

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An upcoming C-drama production in the works is close to finalizing the leads, and it looks to be Tan Song Yun paired with Liu Xue Yi. The drama is titled Against the Current (Chinese title 兰香如故 Lan Xiang Ru Gu or Orchid Fragrance Remains) and is adapted from the novel 兰香缘 Lan Xiang Yuan or The Fate of the Orchids … Continue reading →

K-actress Seo Ye Ji Sues Malicious Commenters Including Former Staff Member and Returns to Television as Guest in TV Chosun Variety Show

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Has it been four years already, since March 2021 when the scandal broke in K-ent involving Seo Ye Ji, Kim Jung Hyun, and the production of the MBC K-drama Time. To recap, it was revealed that Seo Ye Ji and Kim Jung Hyun dated in real life, and that period intersected with his leading man turn in Time, during which … Continue reading →

Kim Sae Ron’s Family Commemorates Her 49th Day of Passing as Embattled Actor Kim Soo Hyun Loses Majority of Brand CFs and Petition to Raise Age of Consent Laws in South Korea Close to Garnering Required Signatures

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The Kim Soo Hyun allegedly dated then minor aged Kim Sae Ron scandal appears to be slowing down in the media sphere as both sides have turned to the court systems with lawsuits filed against each side. Today on April 5th it’s the 49th day of Kim Sae Ron’s passing on February 16th, which also happens to be ex-boyfriend Kim … Continue reading →

K-actress Kim Ji Won Dazzles Attending Another Bulgari Brand Gala Event

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It’s back to back fashion wins for Kim Ji Won, as she was photographed today attending a Bulgari event on the heels of looking stunning attending a different one last week. This time she went with a sleeveless high neck black dress cut similar to a cheongsam or qi pao with the form fitting silhouette, the close set buttons and … Continue reading →

K-movie The Match Finally Airs After Yoo Ah In is Removed From Promos and Focus on Lee Byung Hun, and Another Long Shelved Yoo Ah In Movie Hi.5 Will Premiere This Coming June

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The scandal and saga of K-actor Yoo Ah In‘s drug use arrest and prison sentence has come to an end. He was serving a one year sentence but had appealed the ruling, and earlier this year the high court changed his sentence to two years suspended so he was released from prison after serving just 5-months. The suspended sentence means … Continue reading →

Yu Shu Xin Pairs Up with Rising Actor Chen Jing Ke for Modern Romance Drama Adapted From Novel Road to Success

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C-actress Yu Shu Xin is rolling off a recently aired C-drama and wrapping a just finished one into a new one that starts filming this month in April. She certainly has her schedule very solidly mapped out. Her most recent modern romance Ski Into Love with Lin Yi is considered a smallish flop, nothing to negatively impact her but coming … Continue reading →