At the end of the day, the core of any good drama remains the Story, it has to grip the viewers to give it tens of episodes to unfold and take us on a journey. The Story of Pearl Girl even has story in the title but sadly it had a very uninteresting story. Coupled with choppy directing it just … Continue reading →
If I didn’t know this drama was a romance set in space and done K-drama style I would have thought it was a mashup of I Know What You Did Last Summer and Alien. What’s with all the sus staring and mentally plotting intensity in the first new set of drama stills for When the Stars Gossip (Ask the Stars) … Continue reading →
If Wang Xing Yue ever needs extra money he can be a professional dubber for other actors, but it’s already a boon for viewers that he dubs his own dialogue in most of his dramas. From The Double to Story of Kunning Palace to One and Only he did his own dialogue dub, I recall its only in Scent of … Continue reading →
Alrighty, there is an actual date now for the reportedly end of November release of supernatural period C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance. Mark your calendars for November 26th peeps! Of course having a date leak only means if the hammer comes down the authorities will know when to look but it appears streaming platform iQiyi has been leaking the release … Continue reading →
So don’t click MORE on this article if you don’t want to be spoiled on how xianxia C-drama Love Game in Eastern Fantasy ends. The drama concluded its run this past weekend for VIP Tencent viewers and the feedback was mixed. Some liked it and others felt like it was a cop out too generic type ending. In terms of … Continue reading →
Oh this is coming along nicely! K-actor Kim Jung Hyun is in talks for the male lead of K-drama A Hundred Memories. It’s a female-lead centric story with two actresses headlining in Kim Da Mi and Shin Ye Eun, taking place in the 1980’s with both leads playing bus conductor ladies but coming from disparate backgrounds. Kim Jung Hyun is … Continue reading →
I now fully believe BH Entertainment is the most powerful in K-ent otherwise how else to explain how K-actor Lee Jin Wook keeps getting cast. Especially in this day and age where fewer and fewer dramas are made he’s going back-to-back. He’s in talks for a jTBC legal drama titled Esquire and the female lead in discussion is Hyeri. Oh … Continue reading →
So the big Tsui Hark directed Legend of the Condor Heroes movie isn’t out yet but he must be very pleased with male lead Xiao Zhan because industry chatter says he’s offered the male lead in his next movie to him as well. It’s a female lead centric action movie Shih, Queen of the Sea based on a female pirate … Continue reading →
So this should be the type of news that is just “oh wow” and “how nice” except in Asian entertainment there is the added layer of “not good enough” and “how dare they!” C-ent is reporting that stars Gulinazha and Zhang Yun Long are dating after working together on a variety show. Both are adults, very good looking, and in … Continue reading →
Man, when the music played I just flashed way way back to the good old times of the golden era of TVB HK-dramas of the 1980’s. HK-director Tsui Hark is coming back with his take on Louis Cha‘s novel Legend of the Condor Heroes and all signs point to this being a HUGE movie. Legend of the Condor Heroes: The … Continue reading →
The Chinese movie domain typically has actors and actresses that aren’t frequent C-drama faces due to the prestige level, film stars look down on C-dramas especially with so many rookies and nepo babies easily getting roles. But since I don’t watch as many C-films I don’t follow their award circuit as much but this year’s 2024 Golden Rooster Awards feting … Continue reading →
I’m not a true data nerd but it’s always useful to have hard numbers to look at rather than a general sense of buzz. Datawin released it’s most anticipated C-dramas list this week so as of mid-November these are the dramas that are getting the most searches and chatter online. Number one goes to The Immortal Ascension (A Mortal’s Guide … Continue reading →
If producer Yu Zheng being such a troll online is intentional and meant to keep him always in topics of conversation then he’s doing a good job. And it does translate to more interest in his projects and he has a next drama lined up that he’s producing. It’s titled 玉铭茶骨 Yu Ming Cha Gu and is a male lead … Continue reading →
