There was a lot of male lead in discussion changes last month for this drama but now it’s set and about to kick off filming. Period C-drama Dong Feng Xin 东风信, adapted from the web novel Wo Hua Kai Hou Bai Hua Sha 我花开后百花杀, will star Meng Zi Yi and He Yu, the latter is going from the filming of … Continue reading →
So I have been following along with When the Stars Gossip even after the ridiculous and laughable space sex scene that ended episode 8 but didn’t feel the need to write more about it. It felt like the remaining viewers were along for the ride out of loyalty for the leads, sheer boredom with nothing else to do, or morbid … Continue reading →
It’s a congratulations for C-actress Wu Jin Yan as industry gossip says she’s delivered a healthy baby girl earlier this month in February 2025. Of course she has never confirmed she was pregnant despite visibly hiding her belly during the promos for Kill Me Love Me last October, but she did confirm her marriage earlier in the year to actor … Continue reading →
So either this drama is da bomb or Tencent is running out of finished dramas to air because this is one fast turnaround. The platform only recently confirmed the casting of leads Jing Tian and Zhang Wan Yi for Si Jin (似锦), though the drama finished filming towards the end of last year, but now it’s reportedly scheduling the drama … Continue reading →
Well this is certainly an odd thing to happen and I guess the silver lining is that it took place in this day and age and not ten years ago when she would have been eviscerated by K-netizens. Korean popstar Park Bom of 2NE1 this week posted on her SNS a picture of her next to a picture of Lee … Continue reading →
February isn’t a hot month for premiering C-dramas, as it comes after the usual lunar new year holidays and before the build up to spring and the fresh start vibe. Still, there are plenty of C-dramas big budget to small that premiered this month and the current winner of the viewership number is a surprise. It’s Youku with The First … Continue reading →
Well this is certainly an eye-catching drama poster, I totally did a fear-cringe and double take when I saw it so props to female lead Park Eun Bin for so thoroughly being scary AF. Disney+ is releasing medical thriller K-drama Hyper Knife next month on March 19th and it pairs up two award winning stars from two generations both in … Continue reading →
May this young lady find the peace and solace she seeks and deserves, as K-actress Kim Sae Ron is laid to rest this week with her friends and family in attendance. Funerals are always devastating and to see someone so young with still a long and full life ahead of her, whatever and wherever it may take, is so senseless … Continue reading →
So far so good with the early viewer reviews for The First Frost, the romance C-drama just premiered on Youku this week adapted from the same name novel and is the companion story to Hidden Love. The First Frost follows older brother Sang Yan while Hidden Love was about younger sister Sang Zhi, and this drama recasts the HL version … Continue reading →
The casting has been rounded out for the main roles in upcoming rom-com K-drama titled Petty Romance that a few months ago cast Lee Jung Jae and Lim Ji Yeon in the lead roles. Now Kim Ji Hoon and Seo Ji Hye are joining as the second leads, and from the description likely has their own love line which makes … Continue reading →
This is only the second time in two years I’ve seen industry casting talk put C-actor Wu Lei with an upcoming drama so even if it doesn’t come to fruition it still piques my interest majorly. C-ent is saying Youku will provide the drama adaptation of The Path Towards Heaven (Da Dao Chao Tian 大道朝天) from the same novel writer … Continue reading →
Well this is a blast from the past, and mostly from K-ent where military service is an onerous two years and countless male celebs have tried to evade it in various schemes big and small. And when I say big I mean there was a method of pulling out lots of teeth to create a dental condition and OMG is … Continue reading →
Well this was a long goodbye, in the sense that C-ent and TW-ent has been loudly discussing these two being estranged and divorced/heading for divorce for over a year now. Cross-border married couple C-actor Chen Xiao and TW-actress Michelle Chen (the Chens are no more) have formally announced they are divorced after 8-years of marriage. The two share a young … Continue reading →
