It’s unfortunate that K-drama When Life Gives You Tangerines starring Park Bo Gum and IU is airing on Netflix because if it aired domestically on either television or cable there would be ratings to gauge how popular this drama is, and from what I can see this story is straight up catnip for South Korean tastes. The first look at the two leads in character as high school students in Jeju Island in the 1950’s is out and both look soooooo cute and charming in that old fashioned way. It’s evoking Answer Me 1988 vibes for me with Bo Gum and IU rocks the bowl cut hairdo in an unreal way.
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I love the orangy colored backdrop for this announcement, feels so apropos and cheeky. Netflix announced that it will be airing the Jeju Island set K-drama When Life Gives You Tangerines (Korean title Thank You for Your Hard Work) this … Continue reading
I sure hope this script is banging because K-actor Park Bo Gum has taken the longest hiatus to come back after finishing military service and I hope his selections airing this year are worth it. His last drama was Record … Continue reading
What great potential casting news at the right time to boot. K-actress Kim So Hyun just returned back to the small screen with tvN mystery romance My Lovely Liar (Useless Lies) with Minhyun but she’s now been offered her next … Continue reading
It’s like this drama is being assembled with precision crafting for maximum awards season accolades and nothing wrong with that. Filming has begun for period heartwarming and life lessons K-drama Thank You for Your Hard Work (You Have Done Well) … Continue reading
When I heard the title of this drama and the male lead in talks it just felt like a match made in heaven. K-actor Park Bo Gum is considering the lead role in an upcoming K-drama titled Good Boy. It’s … Continue reading
From my title you can clearly tell whether I think my cutie succeeded, but I do give him props for trying! Park Bo Gum is in Paris and as a brand ambassador for Celine he shared some SNS pictures wearing … Continue reading
This Friday’s Baeksang Awards in Seoul was probably a night of little to no surprises (just one big one) and a lot of satisfied winner picks. The Park Eun Bin and Song Hye Kyo race for Best Actress ended with … Continue reading
It’s odd that in this day and age there is still a top star who doesn’t have a SNS account for connecting with fans and promoting and the only worry is self-managing in a way that tarnishes the reputation. K-actor … Continue reading
So it’s The Black Label for Park Bo Gum, as the highly sought after free agent actor has picked his next work home. Earlier it was rumored he would join HYBE with good friend V but he’s picking another hyped … Continue reading
Well K-drama gods you certainly delivered on this one. K-ent is reporting today that both Park Bo Gum and IU are confirmed to return together to the small screen in a K-drama in 2023. It’s titled You Worked Hard (a … Continue reading
The parlaying for top young actor Park Bo Gum is underway since news last month that he was not re-signing his contract with long time agency Blossom Entertainment. A name came to the surface yesterday, HYBE which was formerly known … Continue reading
I always felt like Record of Youth was really the Record of Park Bo Gum in his own meteoric rise to stardom. The story was simple and predictable and the directing was serviceable, with only his charisma selling what is … Continue reading