I can see not scheduling or postponing further out events but to cancel a big concert the day before the event is really bad political PR. But I guess the Chinese government doesn’t care as this Saturday’s big J-pop concert in Shanghai but top star Ayumi Hamasaki was abruptly cancelled the day before the event. Her side is not commenting … Continue reading →
This is Thanksgiving week in the US but around the world it’s just the last week of November and a good time as any to have a fun celebratory wedding. TW-stars Roy Qiu and Tiffany Ann Hsu held their wedding celebration this Friday at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Taipei, three years after legally getting married and a few months … Continue reading →
Even though it’s nearing year end but C-drama land still has projects kicking off filming. If all goes well a drama that starts now could conceivably wrap by lunar new year in a few months when everything shuts down for a minimum of two weeks. Wuxia C-drama Immortalis (Bi Xue Chan 碧血蟬) has started filming and the production went ahead … Continue reading →
K-actress Park Eun Bin continues to challenge herself by playing all sorts of diverse characters and her new one will take her both into chaebol land and into fantasy territory. The K-drama Chilling Romance has confirmed her as the lead and she will be playing a chaebol heiress who also has the unfortunate ability to see ghosts. Yang Se Jong … Continue reading →
So my brain was clearly still addled by the after effects of watching too much Love and Crown because I missed the premiere last weekend of Tencent C-drama Love on the Turquoise Land. Starring Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Xing Xu, this is a modern drama that seems like a tomb raider crossed with Chinese ancient mystery plot, with a side … Continue reading →
A 2026 K-drama has finalized the main cast and it’s an amalgamation of familiar faces in what sounds like a very frequent topic, i.e. politics, the law, and money and power in South Korea. Cable network ENA has confirmed the leads for the K-drama Climax and it’s a five-some of known stars. Joo Ji Hoon and Ha Ji Won are … Continue reading →
There is genuine movement now on a C-drama that has been either trying to cast or get off the ground to shoot for close to three years. Nothing wrong with it, some projects just get batted around looking for the right leads, investment, and shooting schedule. The period romance C-drama He Bu Tong Zhou Du (Why No Cross By Boat … Continue reading →
Ever since veteran actor Lee Soon Jae hit 85 years old I’ve been dreading this inevitable news. Each year that he kept on working was a joy to behold and a reassurance that he was still able to do what he loved and was so good at. Alas the time has come to say goodbye to South Korea’s national grandpa … Continue reading →
The C-drama universe loves reunions of leads in successful prior drama pairings and the production teams have been trying to reunite Crystal Liu and Chen Xiao ever since they did the popular period drama A Dream of Splendor. The prior rumors of a reunion between them never came to fruition but this week there is a legitimate possibility they will … Continue reading →
The 2025 Blue Dragon Film Awards was this past week and I like having an off-cycle award to get all the stars out, since most awards are in the spring period. Married top K-stars Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin had the biggest wins of the night taking home Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively, and since they have been … Continue reading →
This is definitely going to be a big prestige aiming C-drama and now the two leads are set so I expect filming to start soon. The Republic era onward era Tencent C-drama The Way You Come Back (玉兰花开君再来 Yu Lan Hua Kai Jun Zai Lai) has found a male lead for earlier confirmed female lead Yang Zi. It will be … Continue reading →
I’ve been meaning to write about recently premiered period romance and revenge C-drama Love and Crown (凤凰台上 Feng Huang Tai Shang) with Allen Ren (Ren Jia Lun) and Peng Xiao Ran ever since I watched the first episode, but then I started having trouble formulating phrases much less full sentences because this drama is both sooooo bad and sooooo stupid … Continue reading →
Looks like iQiyi has firmed up the casting for its new period C-drama, it hasn’t been confirmed yet but industry is saying this is the final pick. Period romance C-drama Yun Chu Ling (云初令 Cloud’s First Command) will star Yu Shu Xin and Zhang Yun Long with filming to kick off in the coming weeks. Yu Shu Xin’s casting does … Continue reading →
