Classy and fun are the two adjectives that come to mind when I saw this latest Cosmopolitan Korea pictorial featuring Mystery Queen leads Kwon Sang Woo and Choi Kang Hee. She sheds her dowdy housewife detective duds for a lovely up do and stylish threads befitting a throwback movie star. He’s all gussied up to leading man sartorial standards, and … Continue reading →
With all the recent attention on mandatory military enlistment in South Korea, and the stars or powerful folks who seek to delay or get out of it, I hope K-netizens are mollified to start the week off with new pictures of acknowledged boy-next-door Hallyu star Kim Soo Hyun doing his military service in his full capacity. Kim Soo Hyun enlisted … Continue reading →
It’s D-4 days until the weekend first week of February wedding of singer Taeyang and actress Min Hyo Rin. The Big Bang member and solo artist will be the first of his group to get married, and it’s to his long time girlfriend who he reported dating for years even before they finally confirmed the relationship to the public. The … Continue reading →
LOLOLOLOLOL OMG I CAN’T EVEN! Sorry for the all caps but this drama casting is either a joke or some casting brain trust at a production company is blind and unable to assess acting ability with this extended offer. K-ent is reporting that MBC has offered Suzy and Nam Joo Hyuk leads for its upcoming drama called Come and … Continue reading →
Coming back after a lengthy hiatus is hard for any job but in the acting world there’s the added obstacle of feeling surpassed in popularity by a never ending supply of newer entries into the pipeline. If I am Lee Min Jung I would absolutely pick a weekend K-drama as a return project and after passing on My Husband Oh … Continue reading →
I have a toothache watching this but I still want moar, lol that is the power of combining Mark Chao and Yang Mi in any setting nowadays. The very popular (one their own) leads of the C-drama version of Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossom (Eternal Love) were paired back up this month by global retailer H&M to … Continue reading →
There were two new K-dramas that hit the air this Monday and it felt more like a tinkle than a splash. KBS premiered workplace rom-com Radio Romance to 5.5% ratings, on par for lightweight romance dramas these days, while the other newcomer in tvN‘s Cross fared much better with 3.877% ratings which is a high premiere on a cable network. … Continue reading →
The evolution of Kwon Sang Woo and Choi Kang Hee into their characters in KBS drama Mystery Queen felt like completely different routes that dovetailed perfectly. She was as quirky in real life, it seems, as her housewife detective character and playing this role seemed like wearing second skin that she should have been doing all along in her career. … Continue reading →
An entire year and a half without a movie, and also an entire year without a drama on top of that, and still top Hallyu star Gong Yoo leads off the first 2018 Korean movie star poll rankings ahead of two heavyweights. Coming in second place is Ha Jung Woo starring in the biggest box office hit drama in years … Continue reading →
I really really liked this Sunday’s episode 10 of Hwayugi, the first episode I liked this month since the premiere episode 1 which hooked me solid. The ratings for the drama returned to a milestone marker with this episode 10 which hit 6.271% ratings, the first time the drama broke 6% after it fell below that in the 5% range … Continue reading →
It’s interesting to see actresses grace men’s magazines because oftentimes the male gaze is so obvious it’s hard to miss. Son Ye Jin gets the cover of Esquire Korea February edition dedicated to women, a nice gesture and a great selection of cover model a top actress wtih versatility and countless acting accolades under her belt. What makes this pictorial … Continue reading →
I always found aspiring fashion for those who want to be cool, otherwise those who innately have that cool aura can project it with thrift store finds alone. K-actress Gong Hyo Jin always struck me as K-ent’s original cool girl, if she wasn’t an actress she would totally fit in as a Vogue editor, or in this day and age … Continue reading →
This was a celeb relationship that was as good as it lasted and when it’s over feels like no harm no foul with no lasting ill will. C-ent has reported and the stars own reps have confirmed that K-actor Song Seung Heon and C-actress Crystal Liu have ended their relationship of three years. They actually broke up last year, when … Continue reading →
