I feel like K-drama producers think that it’s been too long since a weird pairing and throw one out there to remind us. We have Joo Sang Wook and Kim Bora together in an upcoming drama, and now Kim Ha Neul and Lee Do Hyun are in talks for an early 2020 romance drama airing on jTBC called 18 Again. It’s the drama from the PD of Go Back Couple and not to be confused with an earlier youth drama of the same name. Judging from the noona/dongsaeng pairing, the title, and the PD, I’m guessing either time travel or life redux is in the story line so perhaps the big age difference is intentionally built into the narrative. Continue reading
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It’s been a quiet nearly two years on the dating front for confirmed acting couple Park Shin Hye and Choi Tae Joon. He went off to his military service after they confirmed their relationship so there wasn’t much for the … Continue reading
Wow, talk about winner winner chicken dinner, there is literally nothing to say other than IMPRESSED with the assemble cast of this medical drama. PD Shin Won Ho of the three Answer Me dramas and also Prison Playbook (Wise Prison … Continue reading

I’m cautious about upcoming Channel A romance drama Touch, not cautiously optimistic but straight up wary about this drama due to the lead pairing. Forty-something Joo Sang Wook is playing the romantic male lead opposite 20 year old Kim Bora … Continue reading

In the end the whole was so much of a mess the individual lacking elements just feels not as integral a problem. MBC Wed-Thurs drama Extraordinary You probably generated more commentary than its low ratings warranted because it was the … Continue reading

Marriage and motherhood seems to suit K-actress Kim Tae Hee well, since her early 2017 wedding to fellow top Hallyu star Rain the two have welcome two daughters in two years with zero controversy or limelight seeking. Rain continues to … Continue reading

If I accidentally landed in North Korea I would be a worried about getting fed to pigs or ending up in a labor camp. But in upcoming tvN romance Crash Landing on You the worst thing that happens to Son … Continue reading

One reason I’m extra steamed about the suckiness of Vagabond was that the stupidity didn’t even have the temerity to come with a side of silly OTP satisfaction. The leads never connected emotionally so I was stuck watching a dumber … Continue reading

Wow, I can’t believe this stealth was pulled off but kudos to the production team. K-ent is reporting that top actress Jeon Ji Hyun will be in the cast of Netflix zombie sageuk Kingdom seasons 2 and 3. Her role … Continue reading

I’ve been waiting patiently for Chocolate much like a kid saves the best for last during a meal. The primary reason is screenwriter Lee Kyung Hee, she who always tugs at my tear ducts and heartstrings with the way she … Continue reading

MBC has been very weak in the Wed-Thurs slot for quite some time but the last drama Extraordinary You was one of the extraordinarily low rated ones despite the younger skewing cult fan base. This week comes People With Flaws … Continue reading

I hope my boy Lee Seung Gi had barrels of fun filming SBS drama Vagabond last year. Because that would have made it worth it that I sat through what amounts to 16 hours of narrative garbage with passable action … Continue reading

The last 9 weeks flew by probably because I was so addicted to KBS Mon-Tues sageuk The Tale of Nokdu that I looked forward to each Monday arriving. I’m going to genuinely miss this drama that managed to start off … Continue reading