Man, talk about the production of Lovely Runner continuing to praise one lead or criticize the other. Months ago the PD of the drama was criticized for saying that he needed Kim Hye Yoon to improve her looks and visuals for the drama, calling it “tough love” so she could be seen as the best version of herself onscreen and … Continue reading →
Whether it’s the zeitgeist moment passing or the new story simply isn’t as interesting, SBS was hoping for another hit with The Fiery Priest 2 and unfortunately it won’t be happening. The new season has aired 7-episodes so far and ratings remain steady between high 10% to 12% range. The original was up to 15% and more and ended with … Continue reading →
Streaming platform Youku just finished one female lead centric commerce drama with The Story of Pearl Girl dealing with jewelry making and now it’s following right up with Brocade Odyssey centered in the world of weaving and fabric. The drama premiered today on November 30th and stars Tan Song Yun with Zheng Ye Cheng along with second leads Jing Chao … Continue reading →
The first on set fan pictures are out for the just started filming C-drama Strange Tales of Tang Palace (唐宫奇案之青雾风鸣). Leads Bai Lu and Wang Xing Yue are giving off major “I’m at work solving crime, don’t distract me” vibes and unlike their prior dramas together this time both are leads at the same time. This drama was reported pushed … Continue reading →
This weekend was the 2024 Blue Dragon Film Awards held in Seoul and all the big movie stars were out and about, including one who recently had quite a paternity scandal haha. The big winners were the movie 12.12: The Day (Seoul Spring) winning Best Picture but Best Director went to Exhuma director Jang Hae Hyun so the two movies basically … Continue reading →
It’s so hard to score in successful projects and even harder to do it on a home run. The safer way is to get base hits and build up that short and consistent game. At the start of next year 2025 C-actor Deng Wei will be going on a year without being on a drama set since he wrapped his … Continue reading →
This drama was initially announced in 2023 by Tencent but didn’t coalesce into filming stage at that time. The female lead Tencent was interested in was Zhao Lu Si but we all know she’s been filming nonstop for three years now in dramas so her scheduled is packed. Tencent is reportedly ready to film the drama titled Wrong World (错世 … Continue reading →
I actually have such high hopes for this drama and its probably because I think both leads have such a winning track record in picking their projects. The first stills are out for KBS drama Motel California starring Lee Se Young and Na In Woo, in a Hometown Cha Cha Cha and and Welcome to Samdalri vibe. Lee Se Young … Continue reading →
The more things change the cuter it is when some things stay the same. And this feels like a blast to the past in a good way. K-stars Taecyeon and Seohyun are confirm for the K-drama Steal the Male Lead’s First Night based on the same name webtoon. It’s about a random second female lead that finds herself in the … Continue reading →
So this really is happening and with such a long time gap and brand new leads it should feel like a new drama of sorts. Princess Agents 2 is now confirmed and will start filming at the beginning of 2025. It’s titled 楚乔传2：冰湖重生 so just PA2 with the additional title meaning Rebirth From Ice Lake. The leads will be Li … Continue reading →
The number of dramas arriving next month in December 2024 has increased yet again, with news that iQiyi will release A Moment But Forever. It feels like a lifetime ago it seems when this drama was announced but it actually filmed last year but that was prior to female lead Tang Yan‘s big career break this year with Blossoms Shanghai. … Continue reading →
The production company Linmon Pictures will be producing a sequel of sorts to 2023 wuxia period C-drama A Journey to Love (一念关山 Yi Nian Guan Shan or A Remembrance of the Mountains). The sequel’s title is 一念江南 Yi Nian Jiang Nan which means A Remembrance of the South and will get a English title later. It will not be a … Continue reading →
Joo Ji Hoon has turned into the hardest working actor in K-ent these days, he as one currently airing drama, another one about to air, and now is in talks for his next one. The political thriller K-drama Climax announced it’s likely cast today and the leads are Joo Ji Hoon with Ha Ji Won. They played a married couple … Continue reading →
