So I don’t think C-actress Wu Jin Yan is intentionally refusing to announce her rumored pregnancy since she already announced her marriage two weeks ago. This feels more like she doesn’t care to either way and will just keep living her life. It does make for a fun can you spot the baby bump with the media and netizens this … Continue reading →
So the countryside-city dichotomy K-drama genre is still going strong and now we add a twin element. K-actor Jinyoung (Park Jin Young) is in talks to be the male lead of K-drama Unknown Seoul, which will likely star Park Bo Young as the female lead. She will be playing twins who one lives the city life in Seoul and the … Continue reading →
So this genre has been done before but when done right can be so much fun. It’s the do-over genre or the meta story-within-a-story genre whereby one or even both leads know the outcome but want to change it. A Dream Within a Dream with Li Yi Tong and Liu Yu Ning just released new drama posters and the first … Continue reading →
Well a few bad outings in a short while can definitely affect a C-stars standing and actor Zhang Wan Yi is on the experiencing end of one o those bad breaks. C-ent casting rumor has it that he has been replaced as the male lead of the thriller C-drama A Sinless Person (æ— ç½ªä¹‹èº«) by Wei Da Xun. This drama was … Continue reading →
So it’s been a drama news filled week for C-actress Yang Zi. Her finished filming drama Flourished Peony confirmed a 60-episode count split into two parts to air, and now her next drama got inked for production. The period drama Family Business will air on iQiyi and her male lead will be Han Dong Jun (Elvis Han). The earlier rumored … Continue reading →
There is good news coming out of SBS at least for K-drama fans. The network is reportedly going to restart its Mon-Tues timeslot which it has stopped in April 2023 after airing sageuk drama The Secret Romantic Guesthouse. With the success of legal drama Good Partner which aired on the Fri-Sat timeslot, the network is going to invest in more … Continue reading →
There was a slight blip in C-actress Tang Yan‘s meteoric second act rise this year when she didn’t win a major Best Actress award that she was the front runner for but she’s not letting it harsh her glow. She walked the runway for Le Défilé L’oréal this week in Paris and absolutely held her own. Sure the dress and cloak … Continue reading →
So count me in on someone who liked seeing two same gen actresses collaborating rather than being rivals, but I also did sense it’s not all sunshine and roses behind-the-scenes. Last month Miu Miu did a Bazaar magazine spread featuring Liu Hao Cun and Zhao Jin Mai as both as brand ambassadors. It was super cute for me and I … Continue reading →
Big news on big budget period C-drama Flourished Peony with Yang Zi and Li Xian and I’m of mixed thoughts on it. The S+ budget drama is confirmed to have 60 episodes which is rare these days after the ban on dramas longer than 40 episodes to cut down on story filler, Flourished Peony appears to have a lot of … Continue reading →
I would say it’s been a great year for TW-actress Chen Qiao En (Joe Chen) as she successfully transitioned to the elder stateswoman role of evil stepmom in hit C-drama The Double and also got married. She’s 45 years old so playing the mom/aunt role isn’t a stretch it’s just that most of us remember her as the fresh ingenue … Continue reading →
It’s tough being in the public spotlight as each new sighting is room for commentary good or bad. Earlier this month Liu Shi Shi was in NYC attending various New York Fashion Week events and got tons of praise for her hair, makeup, outfits, and overall aura. Now this week she’s getting criticism from C-netizens for a set of new … Continue reading →
Well the IMF crisis in 1997 is now the backup for not one but two high profile K-dramas. The first is Knock Off with Kim Soo Hyun and a veritable clown car of big name actors and actresses alongside him. Now comes Typhoon Company which is in talks with Junho as the lead and is likely a done deal. Junho … Continue reading →
I love C-actor Xu Kai despite his myriad limitations as an actor, he’s always watchable for me and I think he’s super derpy in real life and love that contrast. He’s contract with his long time agency run by Yu Zheng is coming to an end this year and reportedly he will renew, which was not always guaranteed as stars … Continue reading →
