With June right around the corner it means we can survey the landscape of the first half of 2026 in terms of drama output. But as always, for every drama that arrived and didn’t work there are plenty more waiting to air or getting filmed. One that is perplexing me is Hunan TV’s upcoming Dancing with the Tide starring Tan … Continue reading →
I feel like this is the start of C-drama castings to come, the names floated for the leads are the second leads from the last few years as the big names move away from idol dramas whether out of choice to seek prestige projects or aging out. A new C-drama titled The Princess has cast Liu Xie Ning and Zhang … Continue reading →
I think it will take a few more days to die down for the still expanding fallout from the alleged bullying and then counter-bullying scandal with Dylan Wang and Shen Yue from the variety show The Inn. Netizens are really taking sides, more supporting Shen Yue, but both sides are digging into past conduct from either star to show times … Continue reading →
The number of dramas that Meng Zi Yi has been in talks for or cast in since she leveled up with Blossom is just insane, and for me it’s annoying since I don’t like her as an actress but now have to see her everywhere. She’s currently filming the drama adaptation of The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military … Continue reading →
Well this is a mighty stacked cast, and with a source material in an interesting period era is one of the bigger project K-dramas on deck. Whale Star: Gyeongseong Mermaid has confirmed earlier casting news and unveiled the full cast of Moon Ga Young, Choi Woo Shik, Heo Nam Joon, and Gong Seung Yeon. It’s a story set in 1920’s … Continue reading →
It’s really unfortunate what happened this past week with popular C-stars Dylan Wang and Shen Yue and the variety show program The Inn. The cast made two jokes towards Dylan during the ending awards filmed three months ago and when it aired and his fans were upset at the jokes, Dylan went public that he thought he was just being … Continue reading →
The success and then later criticism of period C-drama Pursuit of Jade is one of this odd happenings. The drama did well domestically and even better internationally and the critique of the foundation general visuals towards the end didn’t seem to have that much impact when all is said and done. That means any reference to PoJ can still be … Continue reading →
So this is a fast arriving and even faster brewing controversy that in 24 hours has already done an entire loop as to who is right, who is wrong, and who did what. This weekend an ending episode of variety show The Inn aired and a scene happened that got netizens upset. The cast gave out awards and Dylan Wang … Continue reading →
I’m a bit surprised to see that C-actor Liu Yu Ning has picked a modern police procedure as his first drama in more than a year but a good change of pace for him. The Tencent C-drama Evidence (Tie Zheng 铁证) kicked off filming this week with Liu Yu Ning leading the cast, but the surprise and most of the … Continue reading →
If true this is still a giant nothing burger but it’s definitely making waves in C-ent. I guess netizens just can’t handle good looking young adults dating even in 2026. This week C-actress Zhou Ye found herself top of the search thanks to pictures and videos released of alleged her in close embrace and kisses an unknown young man. Netizens … Continue reading →
I hope this is the beginning of this controversy dying down and is probably the only result that can placate the public and also let this drama stay streaming. MBC announced this week that it will cut the coronation scene from Perfect Crown for all streaming and broadcast. Never mind that narratively it was an important scene and also grandly … Continue reading →
Well this is a blast from the past, so much so that one of the leads actually looks like a completely different person to today haha. A long ago filmed and been on the shelf fantasy period C-drama is reportedly getting dusted off and finally aired. The drama was titled The Monkey King 3 (女儿国 Nu Er Guo) and stars … Continue reading →
K-ent needs some good news this week and a celeb couple shared theirs in a super cute way. Married stars Lee Da Hae and Se7en announced they are expecting a baby with a cute video showing their ultrasound and matching mom/dad baseball caps. They have been married for 3 years and together for 10 years since 2016, and Lee Da … Continue reading →
