Yearly Archives: 2023

TW-ent’s Week of Me Too Against Chris Wang, Mickey Huang, and Aaron Yan Ends with Worst Offender Variety Star NONO Accused of 20 Counts of Sexual Assault and Rape

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I think the weeklong Me Too reveals in TW-ent may have come to a close, if there are more accusers against more stars so much attention on this hopefully have given them courage to speak up. The allegations started against Chris Wang for sexual assault and groping, the Mickey Huang for sexual assault and taking naked pictures, then against Aaron … Continue reading →

Park Kyu Young Announced as the Female Lead of Netflix’s Squid Game Season 2

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Well way to harsh the female lead’s thunder with a later announcement or perhaps giving her the solo spotlight now. Netflix has announced that the female lead for the second season of Squid Game will be Park Kyu Young, joining the returning four big names from the original drama as well as another four male lead level new additions all … Continue reading →

Korean Star Snaps – Revenge of the Long (Manner) Legs Part Deux

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The occasional Korean manner leg picture comes my way and I always take note for my collection and for the chuckle. It never gets old as a moment when the camera pulls back and we see the proverbial wart, or widely splayed leg, behind the perfect facade presented by Korean entertainment. Returning stars from my first post on this topic … Continue reading →

Song Joong Ki Attends Louis Vuitton’s Spring 2024 Menswear Collection Show as New Brand Ambassador

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French couture house Louis Vuitton has debut a new menswear collection by new creative director the musician/record producer/designer Pharrell Williams taking over for Virgil Abloh. The Spring 2024 menswear fashion show this week in Paris was a mega star studded affair and by all accounts the collection was a roaring success from a high fashion perspective of course. K-actor Song … Continue reading →

K-netizens Lament Chubbier Looking Seo Kang Joon in First Videos Since His Military Discharge Last Month in May 2023

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Man, if my man came back a little rounder it would make me happy that he ate well, slept well, and was well during mandatory military service. South Korea isn’t in active combat so military service is mostly just boot camp and then regular training for those serving active duty. K-actor Seo Kang Joon finished his tour last month and … Continue reading →

Aaron Yan Crashes His Sexual Assault Victim’s Press Conference Claiming to Apologize in Person Leading Yao Le to Have a Breakdown

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So the victim accusing singer-actor Aaron Yan of sexual assault when he was just 16/17 has outed himself as popular TW Tik Tok influencer Yao Le who goes by handle Raku. The accusations are that Aaron dated him when he was just 16/17 years old and during that time Aaron secretly made sex videos when Yao Le specifically told Aaron … Continue reading →

Park Seo Joon Reportedly Dating Popular Korean Youtuber xooos

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So my first and only reaction is “yes?” before moving on to the next article. But I guess in K-ent this still makes a story especially when there is no confirmation. This week a so-called entertainment industry insider claimed that Park Seo Joon was a taken man and dating a very young and quite popular South Korean Youtuber going by … Continue reading →

C-drama Wonderland of Love with Xu Kai and Jing Tian Release War Torn Epic Love Story First Trailer

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I sorta dig when a C-drama early promos show one story and then a substantive trailer hits and it’s a totally different beast. C-drama Wonderland of Love with Xu Kai and Jing Tian doesn’t have an airing date yet but Tencent did a promo over the weekend and dropped a new poster (above) and first official trailer and it’s so … Continue reading →

TW Singer-actor Aaron Yan Accused of Secretly Making Sex Tape with 17 Year Old High School Boy He Dated Which was Later Leaked and He Threated to Have the Mafia Take Care of It

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I guess it really is time to clean house in TW-ent and doesn’t matter the timing as long as victims are now willing to speak out then at least its one step forward for them. Following on opposite sex sexual harassment complaints against Chris Wang and Mickey Huang, now comes a same sex allegation of misconduct against singer-actor Aaron Yan. … Continue reading →

Official Trailer for Fantasy Romance C-drama Lost You Forever with Yang Zi, Zhang Wan Yi, Deng Wei, and Tan Jian Ci Brings All the Feels and Beats From Epic Novel

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Oh boy, now I am EXCITED. Like, trying to keep my expectations low just went out to the window with the release of the full official preview for Lost You Forever, adapted from the same name novel by writer Tong Hua of Bu Bu Jing Xin fame. I’ve read the novel from the back countless times and did the translation … Continue reading →

Veteran TW Top Host Mickey Huang Admits to Allegations of Sexual Harassment and Drops 20 Minute Live Stream Accusing Other Stars of Misconduct Before Trying to Kill Himself by Slitting His Wrists

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Well this is A LOT to digest here. After Chris Wang was accused of sexual harassment and assault and admitted it, a day later a woman accused a top TW-variety show host of forcibly kissing her many years ago when she was just in college and later inviting her to take pictures for his photo exhibit which later he pressured … Continue reading →

Netflix Announces Squid Game 2 Additional Big Name Cast Members Im Shi Wan, Kang Ha Neul, Park Sung Hoon, and Yang Dong Geum Joining OG 4 Leads

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Filming is reportedly starting for Squid Game 2 this summer with an eye towards a 2024 release on Netflix. At Tudum, the platform’s promo event this weekend, Netflix confirmed that the original four big stars Lee Jung Jae, Gong Yoo, Lee Byung Hun, and Wi Ha Joon will all be returning, and joining them are additional top stars Im Shi … Continue reading →

King the Land and See You in My 19th Life Both Increase in Ratings in the Second Episode

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The weekend time slot now has not one but two successful romance K-dramas to occupy viewers time and both are deserving of the first weekend out of the gate win. jTBC old school chaebol romance King the Land increased in its second episode to 7.544% ratings even bigger than tvN fantasy romance See You in My 19th Life which increased … Continue reading →