Zhou Xun, 48, Praised For Her “Everlasting Beauty” In New Drama, 5 Years After Netizens Said She Looked “Really Old”

Chinese actress Zhou Xun, 48, is no stranger to age shaming comments. Her starring role in 2018 drama Ruyi’s Royal Love In The Palace saw viewers criticising her for looking “really old”. Those comments affected her so much, Zhou Xun said she seriously contemplated going for plastic surgery. However, her recent appearance in the new iQIYI drama Imperfect Victim has netizens changing their tune. Since...

When Married Celebs Also Have Inappropriate Workplace Romances

If there’s a term that’s trending in Singapore now, it has to be ‘workplace romance'. The salacious office affairs of our now former politicians have gripped the nation. Haven’t we heard that ‘Third Party’ joke one too many times? These clandestine workplace relationships are cut from the same scarlet cloth as the best (or is it worst?) celebrity cheating scandals. There’s...

Yang Yang’s Make Out Scene In New Drama Shows Tap Running At Full Blast, Viewers Awash With Anger

In Chinese heartthrob Yang Yang’s latest drama Fireworks of My Heart, the 31-year-old has a steamy make out scene with Chinese actress and his rumoured real-life girlfriend Wang Churan, 24. Yang Yang plays Song Yan, a fire captain, and Churan is Xu Xin, a doctor specialising in treating burn victims — you can say their union is a form of twisted...

Kim Kardashian Is Unrecognizable in 1st Look at ‘American Horror Story: Delicate’

Kim Kardashian is rocking the American Horror Story vibe in the first look at her highly anticipated role in season 12. FX Networks dropped the first footage of AHS: Delicate via YouTube on Thursday, July 20, where Kardashian, 42, Emma Roberts and Cara Delevingne sported avant-garde sunglasses while posing in a creepy nursery. The clip — which was set to a chilling rendition of “Rock-a-Bye...

20 Things You Never Knew About ‘Donnie Darko’

The story behind the story is Donnie Darko could've been a footnote in film history if not for Drew Barrymore. We'll get to that. For now, be amazed by the fact it's been 20 years since writer/director Richard Kelly's incredible time travel opus hit the big screen, not that anyone noticed at the time. It took word of mouth for...

K-drama Taxi Driver: Styled like Ryan Gosling in Drive, Lee Je-hoon plays a vengeful cabbie

Lee Je-hoon stars as a driver for the Rainbow Taxi Company in Taxi Driver, a slick action-thriller Korean drama series that takes its stylistic references from Ryan Gosling-led noir crime thriller Drive.SBS This article contains spoilers. A new hot rod has pulled into the K-drama broadcast schedule. Based on the webcomic The Deluxe Taxi (the Korean name of...

“Sisters Who Make Waves 2” Debuts New Girl Group “X-Sister”

The season finale for Sisters Who Make Waves 2 was held in Changsha on April 16, 2021 thus marking the end of the search for the seven female celebrities over age 30 who will debut as a new girl group. Front and center in 1st place is established singer Na Ying who is the oldest contestant on the show at...

Lee Seung Gi and Jasper Liu are Inseparable Travel Buddies in Netflix Variety Show Twogether

Need a break from watching dramas? Want to travel during these impossible times? Fret not when we have a new fun travel variety show called TWogether to look forward to! Netflix made it possible to have Korean actor and reality show expert Lee Seung Gi (Busted! Season 2) and Taiwanese actor and reality show newbie Jasper Liu (Triad Princess) become instant brothers for...

Zhang Zhehan and Simon Gong in BL Drama “Faraway Wanderers”

The success of past Boys Love (BL) dramas, such as The Untamed <陈情令> and Guardian <镇魂>, has prompted the rise of more drama adaptations of BL novels. The latest upcoming historical BL dramas include Immortality <皓衣行> and Faraway Wanderers <天涯客>. The latter stars popular Mainland Chinese actors Zhang Zhehan (张哲瀚) and Simon Gong (龚俊). Although fans of the novel initially disapproved of the casting choices, the recent...

8 Disappointing Chinese Dramas Aired in the First Half of 2020

While some of the Mainland Chinese dramas aired this year found success and propelled many of their leads into stardom, other dramas have failed to live up to expectations. Slow and boring storylines, lack of character development, weak and anticlimactic endings, and poor chemistry between actors have all contributed to poor ratings. Below are eight...