The Republic era period C-drama Ran Shuang Wei Zhou 燃霜为昼 has started filming and the first stills are out from the film set of leads Tian Jia Rui, Wang Yu Wen, and Li Wen Han in costume. NGL, these three look way better than I expected and kinda serving mood solo just wandering around the set. The drama is your … Continue reading →
So it’s unfair that marriage issues for star couples play out in the public realm but then again the stars themselves make it public and capitalize on it when it suits them. Married acting couple Chen Xiao and Michelle Chen are going on ten years of marriage but their relationship has been pooh-poohed from the very beginning with her being … Continue reading →
This week the event called the NEWSIS K-EXPO took place and was sponsored by many Korean agencies and government groups including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, Seoul Metropolitan Council, Korea Creative Content Agency, and Seoul Tourism Organization. The event awarded Korean stars various prizes for their commitment and contribution to Korean culture this year and … Continue reading →
I don’t know who Song Wei Long pissed off but he has one finished drama collecting dust on the shelf which is Everlasting Longing with Angelababy, and now another drama where he gets flower vase Ju Jing Yi in all her dangly bits glory. The drama with Ju Jing Yi is titled The Eternal Fragrance and is a xianxia story. … Continue reading →
So novelist Fresh Guo Guo is still best known for her novel and drama adaptation The Journey of Flower that leveled up Zhao Li Ying‘s career. A new drama adaptation of her other novel which is a prequel of sorts to The Journey of Flower is now casting and headed into production, the two leads will be Wang Xing Yue … Continue reading →
There is a lot of online K-netizen chatter feedback with the release of the first official posters for tvN drama Jung Nyeon, adapted from the same name webtoon. The drama is scheduled for a mid October release so in two months and has been a high profile project thanks to its prestige roots – the female lead is award winning … Continue reading →
I’ve been watching Are You the One Since it premiered a week ago and honestly I haven’t felt any urge to write about it substantively on the merits or lack thereof. The drama starring Zhang Wan Yi and Wang Chu Ran still has my interest to click on new episodes every day but I FF more than I watch as … Continue reading →
Sometimes casting rumors are all but confirmed but there is still proper news when it’s confirmed confirmed, and now the pairing of Song Joong Ki with Chun Woo Hee is indeed 100% happening. K-ent is reporting that the two are signed on and will start filming the K-drama My Youth, a classic second chance romance. Song Joong Ki plays a … Continue reading →
So it’s not just one legal K-drama doing well in ratings and reviews right now, with Good Partner dominating the weekends for SBS. During the weekdays, small cable network ENA quietly premiered legal and gang violence K-drama Your Honor last week and in four episodes the drama has doubled in ratings from 1.736% to now 3.667%. Starring award winning veterans … Continue reading →
Mysterious things seem to happen in K-dramas when it comes to small remote islands. A new K-drama has been cast and will start filming shortly for release in early 2025. The drama is titled Pigpen and is adapted from a webtoon of the same name by the same manhwa artist behind Sweet Home. Jang Ki Yong plays a man who … Continue reading →
The devil doesn’t wear Prada in this K-drama, it’s more like the demon wears Chanel instead. Upcoming SBS drama Demon Judge released first stills this week of female lead Park Shin Hye in character as a female judge that is secretly a demon and together the two sides mete out worldly and otherworldly punishment in tandem. This drama concept sounds … Continue reading →
So there is a hit K-drama airing right now and it hasn’t gotten as much international buzz but with the fast rising ratings should be enough to pique interest. SBS Fri-Sat family law centered legal drama Good Partner has quietly hit 17% ratings in the most recent episode 7 that aired this past weekend. The drama premiered with 7.8% and … Continue reading →
This weekend was the premiere of new tvN rom-com Love Next Door (Mom’s Best Friend’s Son) and I went in with exception but also tempered expectations. Starring Jung Hae In and Jung So Min, the drama started with 4.899% and went up to 5.977% in episode 2 so that is a good sign. I watched the first two episodes and … Continue reading →
