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TW-actress Summer Meng Sticks By Husband Mickey Huang After MeToo Scandal Last Year into This Year’s Child Porn and Additional Sexual Assault Allegations

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You hear about domestic abuse victims that remain with his/her abuser and the usual refrain is deep apology, promise to never do it again, and reminder of the love and commitment made. It’s a vicious cyle and horrifying to watch it play out in TW-ent with actress Summer Meng staying by the side of her entertainer husband Mickey Huang in … Continue reading →

Disgraced TW Veteran Variety Show Host Mickey Huang Under Further Investigation for Child Porn Video Purchases

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I thought things couldn’t get worse for disgraced TW-star Mickey Huang but here comes more. Last year during Taiwan ent’s MeToo movement in the summer of 2023 one of the fallen was Mickey, who was accused of groping and taking naked pictures of a young actress who saw him as an esteemed veteran and he took advantage of her. He … Continue reading →

Summer Meng and Mickey Huang’s Wedding Pictorial Elevates the Golden Bridal Gown

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This feels like a new wedding pictorial I don’t recall seeing before. TW-stars Summer Meng and Mickey Huang registered their marriage last month legally, really low key since it’s social distancing and all, not to mention it’s also a trend for TW-ent couples to register their marriage and either forgo a ceremony or hold it much later. Despite not having … Continue reading →

TW-stars Mickey Huang and Summer Meng Get Married in Low Key Registration

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Wow, what an odd time to get married but great for the couple to just do what they wish and in such a low key way. TW-stars Mickey Huang (Jiao Jiao) and Summer Meng tied the knot this week by officially registering their marriage at the local registrar’s office. They’ve been dating since 2014 and have a 19-year age difference … Continue reading →

Carina Lau Leads Taiwan Acting Stars in Fashion Ensemble at Fendi Event in Taipei

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There was a whole fashion mixing going on at the Fendi event this week in Taipei but I’m cool with it because everyone was just so on point in attitude and vibe. Tons of well known stars attended the Fendi 10 year anniversary event for the Peekaboo bag, the aughts answer to the Baguette bag from the 90’s. HK-superstar actress … Continue reading →

SETTV Holds Lunar New Year Party with Plenty of Star Power Attendance

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It’s Lunar New Year on February 19th this year, much later than the usual early February or late January dates during most years. That’s because the Lunar calender only has 30 days in every month so after a few years it gets so out of sync with the seasons and the Gregorian calendar that a month gets added back. That … Continue reading →

Taiwan Stars Bring the Glamour for the 2014 SETTV Drama Awards

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It’s a bit of a downer to feel so nonchalant about the Taiwan idol dramas of 2014. SETTV dumped a lot of drama hours but overall the buzz seems to have died down. Despite producing one of my all-time faves In a Good Way and really lovely sweet romances in Pleasantly Surprised (Love Myself or You) and Love Cheque Charge, … Continue reading →

SETTV Holds Thank You Banquet with Stars and Brand Sponsors in Attedance

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Taiwan’s biggest producer of nicely packaged idol dramas SETTV held a thank you banquet at the Taipei Le Meredien over the weekend, the second successive big celebrity packed event at the fancy hotel after Mark Chao and Gao Yuan Yuan‘s wedding the might before. The network rented out the hotel banquet hall for its first ever sponsor gratitude event, hardly … Continue reading →

Chris Wang and Lego Lee Show Off their Leading Ladies for SETTV Drama Aim High

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Filming has started for the upcoming Friday night SETTV drama Aim High (22K梦想高飞 22K Dreams Fly High) which will take over the time slot on October 24th from Pleasantly Surprised (Love Myself or You) which ends in two episodes. Starring Lego Lee, Chris Wang, Summer Meng, and Guo Shu Yao, the drama is about the struggles and successes of young … Continue reading →

Lego Lee and Chris Wang Get their Leading Ladies for Upcoming Friday Night SETTV Drama

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The next SETTV Friday night idol drama has been casting finalized with a fresh new feel. Whether the story is any good we’ll have to wait and see but get ready now for a bunch of different faces to grace the screen. The two male leads have been confirmed with Chris Wang and Lego Lee two months ago but with … Continue reading →

Highly Anticipated TW-drama You Light Up My Star with Joe Cheng and Janine Chang Premieres Today

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The most critically anticipated TW-drama of the year is premiering this Sunday on FTV and from all the promotional materials looks as good as the talented cast and production team assembled. Director Winnie (It Started with a Kiss, The Rose, In Time with You) is coming back with his biggest drama to date in terms of cost and pre-planning in the … Continue reading →

The SETTV Drama Leads Wish Everyone a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival

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I love how dramas have taken to reminding me that mid-Autumn is coming up, that and the abundance of moon cakes everywhere. September 30th is Zhong Qiu (otherwise known as Mid-Autumn Festival in Chinese speaking countries or Chuseok in Korea) which means families gathering together for meals and plenty of specials airing on TV. SETTV just released a sweet and … Continue reading →