I totally missed this but Channel A cable premiered the first new K-drama of 2020, rom-com Touch with Joo Sang Wook and Kim Bora. The drama started on January 3 and airs on Fri-Sat, with the first episodes getting 0.847% and 0.907% ratings. It’s not high but Channel A has been one of the smaller niche networks so clearly it expects this type of reach. I need to check it out due to sheer perverse curiosity of the huge age and visual gap between the leads but the idea of a long time idol trainee changing jobs to a makeup artist and finding her calling actually sounds really cute and a nice encouragement to people who want to change jobs. If anyone has watched already share your first thoughts. Continue reading
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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

Summer of 2019 has been utter catastrophe for K-ent romance, with two high profile divorces book ending the season. So let’s head into fall with something sweet and comforting to gaze upon, namely the happy family of three portraits released … Continue reading

This is a small fry scandal compared to the last two months of serious misconduct and criminal allegations roiling K-ent, but still worth reporting. Established actor Joo Sang Wook and actress Han Chae Young are reportedly required to pay a … Continue reading

Weekend K-drama melos are like Thanksgiving dinner, it’s so rich and excessive that I only ever crave it once a year, at most. This year I’m finding myself curious about upcoming SBS weekender Fate and Furies starring Lee Min Jung, … Continue reading

The first teaser and lots of promos are out for upcoming SBS weekend drama Fate and Furies which actually looks surprisingly fantastic. I love the melodramatic moody vibe, it’s intensely dark and makjang romantic, sort of like a non-cheating mc-cheaterson … Continue reading

The great K-ent baby boom of 2017 is over but a married couple that got pregnant at the tail end of that year has welcomed their new arrival this week. Joo Sang Wook and Cha Ye Ryun are the proud … Continue reading

It’s round two for Lee Min Jung and Joo Sang Wook to battle romantic wits again, and this time a different genre and with both leads married in real life since their first time working together. Lee Min Jung and … Continue reading
It’s funny but the moment I saw the cast, genre, and synopsis it was like a deja vu moment. Cable network Chosun TV has announced a sageuk romance drama for early 2018 called Grand Prince (Daegun which is more accurately … Continue reading

Good news from K-ent to start the first full week of December and certainly bring lots of holiday cheer to the couple in question. Newly married acting stars Cha Ye Ryun and Joo Sang Wook have announced that they are … Continue reading

The waning days of summer is also the kickoff to the biggest fashion season of the year in fall. The colors and fabrics transition from the playful and light to the experimental and substantial, and this year Italian design house … Continue reading

This Friday May 26th was the wedding of Korean stars Joo Sang Wook and Cha Ye Ryun, capping off a love saturated year for the couple after starring in weekend drama Glamorous Temptation last year in 2016. I’ve noticed melos … Continue reading

K-actress Sung Yuri pulled a stealth wedding last weekend to her golfer hubby but most nuptials are announced in advance there are still more planning Korean star weddings on deck for 2017. Coming up next week is the wedding of … Continue reading