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 →
So the big name in C-drama adaptations these past two years is write Qian Shan Cha Ke 千山茶客 who has had four big C-dramas aired or on deck adapted from her novels. There is The Double with Wu Jin Yan and Wang Xing Yue, and on deck is Legend of the Female General with Zhou Ye and Cheng Lei followed … Continue reading →
So the casting is starting to broaden from the first reports a few months ago with Lee Jong Seok has picked his next drama. It’s titled Seocho District (Seochodong) and he plays a lawyer in what is described as a legal drama with depth and growth. Seochodong is home to the largest concentration of law firms in Seoul hence the … Continue reading →
I don’t think xianxia C-drama Fangs of Fortune would have done better or worse in a different time slot. It premiered and then a week later the two-headed beast that was The Story of Pearl Girl and Love Game in Eastern Fantasy arrived to suck all the attention into their top drama actress battle. But there is and always will … Continue reading →
So C-drama producer Yu Zheng decided to be a troll again just for funsies this week and as usual the sky is blue. C-actress Zhu Xu Dan is getting a career boost with her second female lead turn in popular C-drama Love Game in Eastern Fantasy, both her character and performance is getting positive reviews. She’s done Yu Zheng dramas … Continue reading →
If I go back through my post history there are at least half a dozen ones about the potential airing of The Demon Hunter’s Romance with Allen Ren and Song Zu Er. None have come to fruition but I think it’s less that the rumor was false and more than the powers that be put a kibosh on it. Now … Continue reading →
I swear this drama was cast and announced in August of this year and then I went back through my posts and it was actually August of last year in 2023. Wow at how fast time flies and how long it took to get it to the small screen. Love Scout (Korean title My Perfect Secretary) with Han Ji Min … Continue reading →
Production will reportedly finish filming xianxia C-dram Love Beyond the Grave soon and there have been reports that female lead Dilraba Dilmurat is deciding between two dramas for her next project. Insiders are now saying it’s basically finalized that she will pick Kashgar Old City (喀什古城) which is set in Xinjiang and will bring the most famous Uyghur actress back … Continue reading →
So there is a motel in this story but it’s not located in California. Upcoming MBC romance K-drama Motel California released script reading stills this week with leads Lee Se Young and Na In Woo with second leads Gu Won and Choi Hee Jin based on the novel Home Bitter Home. The leads grew up in this countryside town together … Continue reading →
So Love Game in Eastern Fantasy is midway through airing and is definitely a hit now, with the drama breaking 30,000 hot airing on its streaming channel Tencent. That puts it on par with the other 3 recent hit dramas on Tencent that broke 30K which are Lost You Forever with Yang Zi, The Tale of Rose with Crystal Liu, … Continue reading →
This is such a sad and distressing news to hear, I was hoping for a year in K-ent without any such happenings. K-actor and model Song Jae Rim has passed away today, he was only 39 years old. He was discovered deceased in his apartment after a friend he was supposed to have lunch with went to check in on … Continue reading →
