So this drama was announced last year with big excitement since it was the pairing up onscreen of two big Korean movie stars, one of whom hasn’t been in dramas for over two decades. I’m talking about the political intrigue K-drama Tempest (Korean title Polaris) starring Jeon Ji Hyun and Kang Dong Won, with Korean-American actor John Cho also in … Continue reading →
So this is a big casting news so rather frustrating to have zero anything substantive about it. K-ent is reporting that Cha Eun Woo and Go Min Si have been offered the leads in the next Hong Sisters K-drama, with some saying Go Min Si is confirmed while Cha Eun Woo is still considering. There is no information about the … Continue reading →
It’s not been a good start to 2025 for K-dramas, with the first big release When the Stars Gossip on tvN already on track to be a disappointment. There are looooong ways to go of course but with K-drama production volume down it’s been harder for me to have as many dramas to look forward as in prior years. One … Continue reading →
The C-drama Guardians of the Dafeng isn’t just an oddball in terms of the tone and plot, which I love, but its performance after airing is also really hard to pin down. It’s not an undisputed hit male lead Dylan Wang hoped for like his Love Between Devil and Fairy but does have heat and is doing good numbers in … Continue reading →
So the early airing rumors last month said Legend of the Female General would be coming in Q1 2025, likely by March. But now the more concrete airing rumors say the drama has been moved up by Tencent and will now air this month in January, my guess is towards the end of the month. This may be my personal … Continue reading →
Man, I don’t even know how to accurate capture the totally WTF-ery that was episode 2 of When the Stars Gossip. I was one of those open to this drama’s tonal weirdness and scientifically preposterous set up in episode 1 and was game to give it time to get settled on its feet. But episode 2 just punted it into … Continue reading →
There is a new C-drama being prepped and casting is out and sure to generate discussion. The C-drama is a xianxia period piece titled Thriving After the Moon Falls (Chinese title 烛月潮生 Zhu Yue Cao Sheng) and is the prequel story to the xianxia novel turned C-drama Till the End of the Moon which starred Bai Lu and Luo Yun … Continue reading →
So When the Stars Gossip is finally here and so far I am perplexed and confused but kinda intrigued. The big budget and big name cast drama was on premiere limbo for over a year after completing primary filming due to the cost versus potential returns conundrum and I still think it really hurt this project because a lot of … Continue reading →
Period C-drama Chasing Jade (Zhu Yu) kicked off filming in mid-December so in the short few weeks first looks have started to come out from the set. The first is an official poster of male lead Zhang Ling He released by the drama to celebrate his 27th birthday this week on December 30th. Then there are also pictures taken by … Continue reading →
With two big female lead C-dramas on deck this Tuesday, last week’s premiere of big male lead C-drama Guardians of the Dafeng will see competition sooner than expected. The drama is now one week into airing and on Tencent just hit 28000 heat index which is very very high and good news for the drama which has faced a slew … Continue reading →
Talk about going big or going home in terms of drama scheduling. On the heels of xianxia C-drama Moonlight Mystique first announcing its premiere on January 7th, this weekend Tang dynasty female empowerment in the flower trade drama Flourished Peony also confirmed the same release date. It’s going to be a busy Tuesday for sure and should be as entertaining … Continue reading →
It’s been three years since former popular C-actor and singer Zhang Zhe Han was cancelled by C-ent for his allegedly pro-Japanese or liking Japanese leanings. There were more than one circumstance dug up but the biggest was his visit to Yasukuni Shrine, the infamous temple where Japanese army officers who are considered war criminals y by all countries except Japan … Continue reading →
Filming has finished for xianxia C-drama Love Beyond the Grave before year end 2024 and now it’s time for the post-production and mapping out when the drama should air. The drama got early attention for female lead Dilraba Dilmurat‘s fandom first being upset her male lead was Chen Fei Yu, considered below her level, and then an even bigger meltdown … Continue reading →
