C-actress Song Zu Er Films First Drama Since Return From Two Year Soft Ban in Tax Investigation with Guest Starring Appearance in Supernatural Period Drama Liao Zhai

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The successful return of C-actress Song Zu Er can be a case study for future soft banned stars, but really it’s that all the elements lined up for her. She was deemed not to have committed any tax evasion and her return was paved by having two well made C-dramas ready to airdrop. She’s now back to her first filming … Continue reading →

Yang Yang in Talks as Male Lead to Join Zhang Jing Yi in Xianxia Period Drama A Beautiful Destiny

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So the casting continues in looking for the confirmed leads for xianxia C-drama A Beautiful Destiny (Chinese title 月都花落 Flower Falls on the Capital Moon). Actress Zhang Jing Yi is basically confirmed for a few weeks now but the male leads are still in discussion. The latest word is that it will likely be Yang Yang, and that will make … Continue reading →

Kim Woo Bin is the New Spokesperson for Shabu All Day as Kim Soo Hyun’s Cancelled Brands Start Moving On

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Like all scandals, time leads to dwindling interest especially as the matters at hand is parked in the legal justice system and outside the peering eyes of the public. K-actor Kim Soo Hyun and his scandal in Feb/March 2025 around allegations that he dated/started dating deceased actress Kim Sae Ron when she was still an underage minor mushroomed into a … Continue reading →

The Prisoner of Beauty with Song Zu Er and Liu Yu Ning Wraps Run as Hit Drama on Tencent with 6.4 Douban Ratings and Strong Word of Mouth

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The period romance C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty ended its a few days ago and caps a successful month of May for Tencent. The drama was airdropped after female lead Song Zu Er was given the okay to resume her entertainment career and her other shelved drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance was airdropped into being a near solid hit for … Continue reading →

C-actress Zhao Lu Si Continues to Remain Active in Promos Releasing New Photoshoot to End Busy May

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Every time I see a new C-drama getting cast or names of stars being in discussion I really hope to see Zhao Lu Si pop up more. I think it will help once her finished modern romance drama Almost Lover with Willam Chan airs (likely this month in June) to help get her back on track with the acting side … Continue reading →

Burgeoning Small Cable Channel ENA K-drama Tastefully Yours Sees Ratings Drop Last Two Episodes After Bullying Allegations Against Female Lead Go Min Si

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So I don’t know if this is indeed cause and effect, but there is a trend that’s worth pondering. Cable channel ENA was seeing a hit on its hands with rom-com Tastefully Yours starring Kang Ha Neul and Go Min Si. It premiered to 1.591% ratings and reached a high of 3.404% in episode 5, more than doubling the views. … Continue reading →

tvN Weekend Drama Our Unwritten Seoul with Park Bo Young and Jinyoung Off to Promising Start with Steady Ratings Increase and Strong Reviews

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It’s rarer these days to see K-dramas burst out of the gate and start increasing in ratings noticeably. Most of the stronger offerings increase incrementally and hope to be buoyed by strong reviews. That’s the case for recently premiered tvN Sat-Sun drama Our Unwritten Seoul with Park Bo Young playing life swapping polar opposite twins with Jinyoung as the male … Continue reading →

Bai Lu and Zeng Shun Xi’s Xianxia Entwined Revenge and Romance C-drama Feud to Broadcast in First Few Days of June

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So word on the street is the Feud (Chinese title 临江仙 Lin Jiang Xian) is dropping in iQiyi either June 6th or days within before or after. It’s a Yu Zheng produced C-drama that he for some weird reason claimed the script was better than K-drama Goblin in one of his rants, which regardless of where it’s true or not … Continue reading →

Wu Lei to Star in Wuxia C-drama The One Adapted From Popular Novel with Tian Xi Wei as the Likely Female Lead

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This C-drama in planning as been jumping around C-ent for over a year with potential top level male leads and start dates but it seems like it is finally locking down to get started. Period wuxia C-drama The One (adapted from the novel Sword Comes or Sword of Coming 剑来) will be headlining Wu Lei as the male lead in … Continue reading →

Wang Xing Yue’s Next C-drama the Period Piece Xing Zhi Wan in Talks with Either Yang Chao Yue or Ju Jing Yi as the Female Lead

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I don’t even know how to pick between these two female leads, and not in any good way. Might as well flip a coin between over-acting and perennially posing. Yang Chao Yue and Ju Jing Yi are reportedly the two actresses in talks to be the female lead opposing Wang Xing Yue in his next C-drama. It’s adapted from the … Continue reading →

Bai Lu and Cheng Lei Confirmed and Starts Filming Tencent Period C-drama Mo Li

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C-actress Bai Lu is known for being a near uninterrupted hard worker, she goes from project to project and she’s now rolling into being the top billed female lead in period C-drama Mo Li (莫离) which literally translates as Don’t Leave. It’s adapted from the novel Sheng Shi Di Fei 盛世嫡妃 or Golden Age Legitimate Consort and is a strong … Continue reading →

C-actress Zhou Yu Tong Goes From Filming Republic Era Espionage C-drama Spying with Xiao Zhan into New Ming Dynasty Drama with Hu Ge

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I saw the new posters released by Youku for its upcoming Republic era espionage and thriller C-drama Spying (Chinese title 谍报上不封顶 Die Bao Shang Bu Feng Ding) adapted from the same name novel. The top billed male lead is Xiao Zhan and anything with him is always going to get views and buzz but now after the hit that is … Continue reading →

Park Bo Gum and Kim So Hyun All Smiles at the Laughter Filled Press Conference for jTBC Drama Good Boy Premiering This Weekend

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Finally! This weekend its time for some Good Boy! The sports and police procedural themed K-drama premieres this last weekend of May on jTBC led by young leads Park Bo Gum and Kim So Hyun along with veteran stars Lee Sang Yi, Heo Sung Tae, Oh Jung Se, and Tae Won Seock. The preview looked sharply executed yet emotionally resonant, … Continue reading →