So the big three male lead period C-dramas filmed last year in 2024, only one has aired and that’s Guardians of the Dafeng with Dylan Wang which started with less than strong reviews and reception but kept getting better and ended on a high note. Now there are two more and both will likely air in the first half of … Continue reading →
In a real casting way and in a meta casting way, this is about as good as I can hope for with the drama adaptation of webtoon Remarried Empress coming along. This week there is news that Joo Ji Hoon is in talks to play Emperor Sovieshu, the male lead antagonist of the drama, or shall we say the BIGGEST … Continue reading →
Jeju and the 1950’s are coming for K-drama viewers in a month and a half, with Netflix announcing this week the premiere date of March 7th for When Life Gives You Tangerines. I like the idea of a cute punny drama title but this one is too punny and a mouthful, but still the drama starring IU and Park Bo … Continue reading →
So xianxia C-drama Moonlight Mystique is winding down its run and will go down as not a flop but not a hit either, got some buzz, heat, and viewership, but not enough considering the draw female lead Bai Lu was supposed to bring in. TBH the story is derivative and the lead couple don’t have strong chemistry, the male lead … Continue reading →
The countdown to the 2025 lunar new year day release of C-movie Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero is garnering so much attention in C-ent, thanks to the big name director and cast along with the record setting ticket presales. New posters arrived today with leads Xiao Zhan as Guo Jing and Zhuang Da Fei as Huang Rong … Continue reading →
The low domestic ratings of K-drama When the Stars Gossip in South Korea is now being met with the same fate in other major broadcast platforms. In the full second week of streaming since its release on Netflix, Stars is no longer in the global top 10 of non-English shows, and in the first week it placed #8 behind three … Continue reading →
With so many period C-dramas airing between November of last year through January now it feels like the backlog of projects got released so now I’m back on the anticipation wagon for a slew of projects getting announced or starting to film. This week there is insider industry confirmation that Zhou Ye and Xu Kai will be pairing up for … Continue reading →
It’s been a quiet month of January for C-actress Zhao Lu Si after a very eventful December last month where she was hospitalized after her health deteriorated on the filming set of her drama Almost Lover and later she revealed that she was suffering from depression after she was verbally mistreated by her former agency early on in her career. … Continue reading →
So the timing seems off to kick start filming right before the lunar new year holiday stretch but likely this drama was already delayed after needing to re-cast the male lead. Sageuk romance A Tyrant’s Chef with Yoona and Lee Chae Min will start filming this week on January 23rd. Complaints from netizens have ended after original male lead Park … Continue reading →
It’s rarer and rarer to see huge budget S+ level C-dramas as the economy is also not throw money at entertainment level it used to be, so the end of December came the first big male lead led period drama with Guardians of the Dafeng starring Dylan Wang marketed as a make or break it type of project. The early … Continue reading →
So of course the two most famous undercover cop in high school onscreen stories has to be Fight Back to School which launched Stephen Chow‘s career and the 21 Jump Street US series. I mention this because those two are totally different tones and takes on the idea of a top cop going back to high school undercover and I’m … Continue reading →
So the same day premiere of two female actress led C-dramas with Flourished Peony starring Yang Zi and Bai Lu with Moonlight Mystique has a winner, and unlike last November’s female actress showdown this one is not a surprise. Peony has been trending more and gotten stronger reviews and now the opening Douban viewer voted ratings reflect that as well … Continue reading →
This is probably the last overseas trips for many Asian celebs as next week starts the countdown to lunar new year where its likely everyone goes home to spend time with family. This weekend saw fashion shows in Milan for menswear fall-winter season to come and two top Korean actors were there for their respective brand reps. Kim Soo Hyun … Continue reading →
