K-movie The Match Finally Airs After Yoo Ah In is Removed From Promos and Focus on Lee Byung Hun, and Another Long Shelved Yoo Ah In Movie Hi.5 Will Premiere This Coming June

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The scandal and saga of K-actor Yoo Ah In‘s drug use arrest and prison sentence has come to an end. He was serving a one year sentence but had appealed the ruling, and earlier this year the high court changed his sentence to two years suspended so he was released from prison after serving just 5-months. The suspended sentence means … Continue reading →

Yu Shu Xin Pairs Up with Rising Actor Chen Jing Ke for Modern Romance Drama Adapted From Novel Road to Success

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C-actress Yu Shu Xin is rolling off a recently aired C-drama and wrapping a just finished one into a new one that starts filming this month in April. She certainly has her schedule very solidly mapped out. Her most recent modern romance Ski Into Love with Lin Yi is considered a smallish flop, nothing to negatively impact her but coming … Continue reading →

Top Court of South Korea Rules that Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol Will be Formally Removed From Office

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So this breaking political news story does tie into the recent scandal around top K-actor Kim Soo Hyun allegedly dating minor-aged deceased actress Kim Sae Ron so bear with me. This morning in a highly charged ruling, the top court of South Korea officially upheld the impeachment of conservative party President Yoon Seok Yul, four months after he was impeached … Continue reading →

Period Romance and Revenge C-drama The Glory with Chen Du Ling and Xin Yun Lai Ends as Surprise Small Hit for Tencent and Has Decent 7.0 Douban Ratings

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Tencent is reportedly thrilled with it’s recently released period C-drama The Glory as it becomes a successful test case for the platform. The drama starring Chen Du Ling and Xin Yun Lai wrapped its short 30-episode run this week after breaking the 30,000 heat index on the platform and opened with a high-ish 7.0 Douban ratings, all better than expected. … Continue reading →

Lee Do Hyun in Talks as Male Lead for Next Hong Sisters K-drama Which Would Reunite Him with Go Min Si as Female Lead

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It’s thanks to the good graces of these two being talented actors that they have worked together multiple times and in the different iterations it all works. News has it that Lee Do Hyun is considering the offer to be the male lead in the next Hong Sisters drama in development, and if he accepts it will likely reunite him … Continue reading →

English Speaking and Even Some South Korean Media Covers the Poor Public and Experts Reception to Kim Soo Hyun’s Teary Press Conference Denying He Dated Kim Sae Ron When She Was a Minor

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As the public reveals and denials, and now lawsuit cases, continue on in South Korea, this week it’s clear the news coverage over the Kim Soo Hyun allegedly dated then minor aged Kim Sae Ron scandal in the media sphere has also notably changed. In the early days of the scandal about two weeks ago, it was clear the mainstream … Continue reading →

K-drama Adaptation of Remarried Empress Confirms Main Cast of Shin Mina, Lee Jong Seok, Joo Ji Hoon, and Lee Se Young with Filming to Commence in June 2025

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Now I’m more nervous than excited with the confirmation of the cast and the commencement of filming. The K-drama adaptation of webtoon Remarried Empress can be either fun and different or a total hot mess lol. It will air on Disney+ which seems like a match made in heaven what with the royalty theme but of course toss in a … Continue reading →

Jeon Yeo Bin to Become Nice Woman Boo Se Mi in Upcoming K-drama Opposite Male Lead Jinyoung

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With fewer K-dramas getting made per year compared to previous years it’s even more special to hear of a project I’m interested in. Jeon Yeo Bin has been cast in a new K-drama tentatively titled Nice Woman Boo Se Mi, and not to be confused with the Strong Woman series haha. She plays a chaebol family bodyguard who enters a … Continue reading →

Period Romance C-drama Chasing Dreams with Zhang Jing Yi, Chen Zhe Yuan, and Liang Yong Qi Wraps Filming and Releases First Making of Video

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Another C-drama production has wrapped filming recently and it’s period romance Chasing Dreams (Meng Hua Ting 梦花廷 and was earlier titled Flower in Novoland). Starring Chen Zhe Yuan, Zhang Jing Yi, and Liang Yong Qi, it’s the classic love triangle set up from what I see in the preview and one ripe for the second male lead to scene-steal/screen-chew thanks … Continue reading →

Kim Soo Hyun Holds Tear-filled Press Conference and Denies Dating Kim Sae Ron When She Was a Minor and His Side Suing Her Family and Garo Sero Institute, Which Responds with Video of Him Eating at Her Place Meta Data Stamped 2018 and More Dating Pictures

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Wow, K-netizens and C-netizens are unloading heaps of scorn and fury at Kim Soo Hyun after he held his no Q&A session press conference today. But before that, it already compared him to two other no Q&A session press conference held by Yoochun after his drug bust and by Jung Joon Young after the gang rape allegations, and look what … Continue reading →

Park Bo Gum Hits a Home Run in Picking When Life Gives You Tangerines as His First Post Military Drama and is Grateful for the Role in Recent Interview

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This coming April will be the third year that K-actor Park Bo Gum has been discharged from the military in 2022 but his comeback drama only recently aired and for awhile fans wished he took on more projects and faster. But with the critical and commercial success of Netflix drama When Life Gives You Tangerines, it’s clear he values quality … Continue reading →

Kim Soo Hyun to Hold Press Conference on March 31st with Lawyer Present to Respond to the Allegations Swirling for Two Weeks on His Dating then Allegedly a Minor Kim Sae Ron and Other Claims

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So there are now way more allegations than the original reveal two weeks ago that top K-actor Kim Soo Hyun allegedly dated then minor underaged now deceased actress Kim Sae Ron and his agency’s debt collection towards her contributed to her stress and suicide. The most recent new allegation comes from another party, the family of also deceased actress Sulli … Continue reading →

Casting Rumor for S+ Budget Republic Era Spy C-drama has Zhang Ruo Yun and Wang Yibo in Talks as Dual Male Leads

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As far as C-drama casting rumors go this one is a big melon, and like all melons it’s probably true the offer and courting is happening but long away from getting confirmed. This week C-ent is talking about a big budget S+ high profile C-drama that is finally ramping up casting to start production soon, it’s called 千里江山图 (Thousand Miles … Continue reading →