So after years of talks and planning, the K-drama remake of Goong (Princess Hours) is happening this year. Not sure if it will air this year but the filming is by all accounts definitely happening. The original is still beloved and for many just a wonderful fond memory of falling in love with K-dramas through Goong or one of its same era dramas. It’s also been over 15 years so I can accept a remake but it will hinge strongly on the casting of the leads most importantly female lead Chae Kyung with all her plucky cuteness that catapulted Yoon Eun Hye to superstardom. K-netizens have been discussing the casting and the top 3 actresses most commonly mentioned as the perfect modern day Chae Kyung are, in no particular order, Shin Ye Eun, Roh Jeong Eui, and Go Yoon Jung. I bow down to K-netz because any of the three would be great IMO. The only other right age right aura actress I can see in the role is Kim Yoo Jung but she’s so famous she may bring baggage and expectation to the role rather than a fresh take.
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I didn’t follow the K-movies this year so I don’t even know if any of the winners were the right ones lol but I still love awards ceremonies for the glitz and glamor. It was the usual level of awards … Continue reading
I really appreciate the South Korean awards being willing to share the voting thought process and tabulations after the ceremony, it lends more legitimacy to the winners even if there is always bound to be behind-the-scenes elbowing at play. The … Continue reading
Last year in 2022 was the first ever Blue Dragon Series Awards as the awards body until then was exclusively a movie awards ceremony. So this year in 2023 its only the 2nd annual Blue Dragon Series Awards and last … Continue reading
So top actress Kim Tae Ri is first going to scare our socks off in her next drama Demon airing on SBS, but then after she’s going all old school rah rah female empowerment angle with the period drama Jung … Continue reading
So I was super busy and jetlagged this past week and totally overlooked the premiere of new tvN Mon-Tues sageuk drama The Secret Romantic Guest House. No worries, more to binge this weekend and catch up on. Starring Shin Ye … Continue reading
The youthful scholars and their pretty young landlady have kicked off script reading for SBS sageuk Romantic Guest House (Flower Scholars Love Story). I’m guessing the vibe is similar to Secret Royal Inspector & Joy with equal measures comedy and … Continue reading
I love seeing growth in young actors and actresses and this year 2022 has been great for Shin Ye Eun. She luckily or unfortunately (depends on how you see it) debuted as a female lead in She is Psychometric rather … Continue reading
Oh this is a hella spot on casting for the high school era teen versions of the female leads in the upcoming dark revenge drama The Glory. Song Hye Kyo‘s teacher character has been plotting her revenge for two decades … Continue reading
This sounds like the one girl and three guys sageuk harem of Sungkyunkwan Scandal but a whole lot less leading star power. SBS is prepping a new youth sageuk called Love Story of Flower Scholars centered around a boarding house … Continue reading
I love that Yumi’s Cells tells the story of Yumi first and foremost so that all the other leads are there to play the people in her lives without trying to claim the spotlight. Ahn Bo Hyun was amazing and … Continue reading
The 2020 KBS Drama Awards was a free for all as well, and a mix of face masks, social distancing, and still walking the red carpet. The bulk of the awards went to the various cast members of weekend drama … Continue reading
The Asia Model Awards always has an acting and actor/actress category since so many South Korean models go into acting or do it concurrently. This year’s 2020 awards highlighted actors and actresses who had hit dramas or was quite buzzy … Continue reading