Popular Web Novel How Dare You Gets Live Action C-drama Adaptation with Cheng Lei and Wang Chu Ran in Discussion as Leads

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Dang, C-actress Wang Chu Ran is definitely rolling in the right direction this year after last year’s career mishap one-two step with flop Fireworks of My Heart and her bad attitude/eye rolling controversy. After the summer release of Are You the One, decently reviewed and mid-tier in viewership, she’s been floated as the female lead for more than one drama. … Continue reading →

The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning Confirms November 1st Premiere on Youku and Drops New Posters and Trailer

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This Friday is this day, the start of November and the arrival of big budget C-drama The Story of Pearl Girl. Youku will hold a press conference with the leads in the days prior to the premiere and drum up more interest, but it’s been spending loads of ad money with giant billboards in cities and buying up searches to … Continue reading →

K-ent Discusses the Good Problem SBS Has in Deciding the Daesang for the 2024 Year End Drama Awards

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The year isn’t over yet and one of the candidates for the SBS year end drama award Daesang hasn’t even aired his drama lol but there is definitely a good feel for what it’s going to come down to by the end of December. SBS has had the most hits out of the big three networks this year in 2024 … Continue reading →

High Profile and Big Budget Period C-drama Shi Jin Sees Male Lead Change Back from Yang Yang to Wu Lei After Earlier Flip

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So this is a big C-drama that has been in talks and prep for over a year. Late in 2023 it was rumored that Wu Lei would be the male lead of period drama Shi Jin (什锦) adapted from the same name novel. Then a few weeks later there was buzz that the male lead had changed from Wu Lei … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama Love Game in Eastern Fantasy with Yu Shu Xin and Ding Yu Xi Confirms November 1st Premiere on Tencent

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Get ready for a very cutesy voice and an equally cutesy looking drama. I’m talking about Love Game in Eastern Fantasy adapted from the novel The Guide to Capturing a Black Lotus, which confirmed a premiere date this coming weekend on November 1st. Leads Yu Shu Xin and Ding Yu Xi are part of a demon slaying monster fighting squad … Continue reading →

C-netizens Shocked that Wang Yibo Nominated for Best Actor at the 2024 Golden Rooster Awards Over Movie Male Lead Veteran Huang Bo

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There is a social hierarchy in C-ent where the award winning veterans are presumed to be top of the awards pecking order. Earlier this year Wang Yibo fans got upset that his War of Faith costar veteran Wang Yang got a Best Actor nomination over him despite Wang Yang having less screentime, they called it unfair that Wang Yang who … Continue reading →

Fangs of Fortune Premieres to the Same Complaints on Director Guo Jing Ming Doing Style Over Substance

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So Fangs of Fortune is here and the reviews and commentary on the premiere episodes are per usual quite on point depending on whether director Guo Jing Ming‘s visual style is your jam or not. The criticism is that it’s very posed, the video filter and makeup is excessive and distracting, flowing hair but empty eyes, gorgeous side profiles but … Continue reading →

Moon Geun Young Showcases Her Usual Excellent Acting in Hellbound 2 Playing a Cult Leader Supporting Role

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It’s been so disheartening to see some of the online netizen mean spirited mockery of K-actress Moon Geun Young and her weight gain visuals at the drama press conference in her first acting return in 5 years with Hellbound 2. Thankfully it’s only a section of the online commentary and there remains a lot of positive support and excitement to … Continue reading →

Dark and Deadly Attraction Beckons Li Qin and Chen Zhe Yuan in New Posters for C-drama Fated Hearts

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This drama filmed recently so I don’t expect to see it on the small screen until 2025 but the production is very fast and generous with sharing new promos. Fated Hearts with Li Qin and Chen Zhe Yuan released new stills this week and for some reason it gives me vampire story Twilight crossed with wuxa vibes. Li Qin pulls … Continue reading →

First Look at Next MBC Fri-Sat K-drama the Political Thriller When the Phone Rings with Yoo Yeon Seok and Chae Soo Bin

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So it’s coming up on November and I’m starting to pay attention to what’s on deck in K-drama land for the remaining two months. The new MBC Fri-Sat drama slipped under my radar when it was announced but now that the poster and stills are coming out it may be worth a check out. When the Phone Rings starring Yoo … Continue reading →

Official First Look Trailer at Brocade Odyssey with Tan Song Yun and Zheng Ye Cheng Showcase Detailed Stunning Design Elements

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I feel like this could be the type of hit that Blossoms in Adversity became, a strong female lead centric drama about conquering a craft and business. Brocade Odyssey with Tan Song Yun and Zheng Ye Cheng released a production wrap trailer and is reportedly on deck to air soon, if not November then December. I really loved the first … Continue reading →

C-netizens Think Li Qin Shades Male Lead Zeng Shun Xi as She Bids Farewell to Her Role in C-drama Snowy Night: Timeless Love

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Of the three higher profile C-dramas that premiered in October, the least buzzy and watched has been wuxia drama Snowy Night: Timeless Love with Li Qin and Zeng Shun Xi. I enjoyed gazing at the snowy artistic stills but have no interest to watch a drama with these two leads unless it gets rave reviews. And it didn’t, the reception … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama Fangs of Fortune with Hou Ming Hao and Chen Du Ling Air Drops Today

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I’ve been hearing that director Guo Jing Ming and his next stylish drama Fangs of Fortune was airing sometime in October but it was nearing the end and still no set date. But here it comes as an air drop as the drama is premiering today on iQiyi. Starring Hou Ming Hao, Chen Du Ling, Tian Jia Rui, and Cheng … Continue reading →