Kim Moo Yeol Shares that Hoobae Heo Nam Joon Texted Him Thrilled for Their Mutual Success with Recent Dramas Teach You a Lesson and My Royal Nemesis

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Awwww, what a great story to share and makes me love these two even more. K-actor Kim Moo Yeol is having a huge career leveling up this week after his K-drama Teach You a Lesson has turned into a hit on Netflix. It’s gotten predominately great reviews and is topping the international show chart on Netflix in dozens of countries. … Continue reading →

C-actress Tang Yan’s Expected Big Female Lead Drama Lady Liberty Flops with Viewer Feedback Focused on Her Terrible Wig and Stiff Acting

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So last month in May what should have been a high profile premiere for a big budget C-drama ended up flopping and slinking into the annals of forgettable dramas. Modern romance Lady Liberty adapted from the novel Single Woman by famed novelist Yi Shu was supposed to be Tang Yan’s first big drama since getting a career boost resurgence from … Continue reading →

C-ent Screenwriter Publicly Accuses Bai Lu of Using Her Clout to Remove Her From the Script of Recently Premiered C-drama The First Jasmine

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I dunno, this seems like great buzz either way for the C-drama The First Jasmine lol. It’s petty and probably frequently happens in the entertainment industry if true, and if not it still gives a lot more attention to the drama. One day after premiering, a screenwriter Meng Qiqi publicly attacked female lead Bai Lu online, accusing her of behind … Continue reading →

Long Time K-celeb Couple Jung Kyung Ho and Sooyoung Confirm Breakup After 14 Years Together

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Relationships are binary, whether ordinary folks or celebs the end result is married/together or divorced/breakup. This couple had been together for so long it was coming up on that pivotal moment of marriage or breakup if I saw the news report on them. And sadly it’s breakup, with K-ent famous couple Sooyoung and Jung Kyung Ho confirming they have indeed … Continue reading →

Chen Yao is the Female Lead Opposite Deng Wei in Director Guo Jing Ming’s Next Drama the Fantasy Romance Bai Yao Pu

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Director and writer Guo Jing Ming has been doing a slew of xianxia or fantasy dramas in recent years and will be continuing in the same genre for his next one. I reported that Deng Wei was basically confirmed as the male lead for Bai Yao Pu (百妖谱 or Hundred Demon Manual) and for a while there were a lot … Continue reading →

Tencent Modern Thriller C-drama Kai Dao Tu Mi in Talks with Bai Lu, Peng Guan Yin, and Chang Hua Sen as Leads

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There is an interesting modern C-drama rumored to be close to casting next week or so. It’s a modern romance thriller titled Kai Dao Tu Mi 开到荼蘼 (also known as Blooming to the End) by HK novelist Yi Shu who wrote novels adapted to The Tale of Rose, Best Choice Ever, The Golden Years, and many more. The drama will … Continue reading →

Well Known Supporting C-actor Jin Zhe Confirmed to Have Passed Away at 33 Years Old

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What a sad news to have to share. C-ent was rocked today with rumors that actor Jin Zhe had passed away, with hours of the gossip spreading until his agency confirmed it was indeed true. The word is that he passed away in his home in Hangzhou at the age of 33 years old. He’s best known for being the … Continue reading →

K-netizens Call for Netflix to Remove Newly Premiered K-drama Teach You a Lesson with Kim Moo Yeol Due to Controversial and Edgy Take on School Violence and Discipline

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I think its fine K-netizens just demand whatever they demand, because there is satisfaction to thwart them when their demands go unanswered lol. This Friday a new K-drama premiered on Netflix, the series Teach You a Lesson starring Kim Moo Yeol with Lee Sung Min, Jin Ki Joo, and P.O. It depicts a future in South Korea where the laws … Continue reading →

Tian Xi Wei Offered Female Lead in Big Budget Adaptation of C-novel Deng Hua Xiao From the Writer of The Glory and Legend of the Female General

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Since the success of Pursuit of Jade both leads have been rumored and discussed for what seems like every period C-drama in planning stages. It’s nice to be wanted and have options, so this may not happen but seems more on the likely side. Tian Xi Wei is reportedly the first choice female lead for the C-dramaDeng Hua Xiao (灯花笑) … Continue reading →

K-actress Moon Chae Won is a Glowing Bride in Wedding Pictorial Ahead of Upcoming June 2026 Wedding

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It’s a testament to Moon Chae Won’s acting ability and her strong onscreen chemistry with many actors in previous drama and movies that there is a lot of shippers of her with former costars. Alas the reel to real never happened with her and she will be tying the knot this month in June in Seoul with her fiancee a … Continue reading →

SBS Confirms Release of So Ji Sub K-drama Agent Kim Reactivated for End of June 2026 and Reveals the Drama Used AI to Cut Costs and Increase Speed

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I can’t tell if it’s just serendipitous timing or inevitable irony that on the week C-drama has a rumor that supporting cast for an upcoming drama will be replaced by AI actors there is the actual confirmed news out of K-dramas that an upcoming drama fully used AI to increase production speed and cut costs. The drama is SBS father … Continue reading →

Ji Chang Wook Reported to Owe Billions of Won in Taxes After Government Audit in Continued Crackdown on High Earning K-stars

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So the tax evasion or owed additional taxes issue that has embroiled a few K-stars this year alone, including Cha Eun Woo, Yoo Yeon Seok, Lee Min Ki, and others, can now add Ji Chang Wook to that list. It’s being reported that after a recent government tax audit concluded it was deemed that he owed billions in unpaid taxes, … Continue reading →

Chen Du Ling and Zhou Yi Ran’s Revenge Politics Period C-drama Ashes to Crown Premieres Today June 2nd on Youku

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While I was waiting for the Bai Lu and Cheng Lei C-drama The First Jasmine to drop next week, getting in earlier in a surprise is Ashes to Crown (翘楚 Chu Qiao) with Chen Du Ling and Zhou Yi Ran. It’s her first big female lead drama role since breaking out with The Glory last year and this looks right … Continue reading →