Just as I thought there was literally no way the MBC sageuk Goddess of Fire could sink any lower into the cesspool of drama crap, the penultimate episode managed to actually shock and awe me. This from a drama with as much finesse as an elephant trying to change a battery. GoF is wrapping up this week and all I … Continue reading →
I haven’t been mulling over the narrative progression in the first 4 episodes of Heirs/The Inheritors between the weekly episode waits. My uptake for this drama is surprisingly in the moment, and I don’t think there is too much grist to sort through so far. It’s rather straightforward with the characters and conflicts without too much complexity at this point. … Continue reading →
Sorry chingus, I’m on a business trip this week so likely no time for full recaps complete with a zillion stills of the increasingly perfect and gorgeous Kim Shin. Episode 3 of Marry Him If You Dare was supremely awesome, ratcheting up the four way love complication as well as the time travel mystery. A new time traveler appears towards … Continue reading →
If the behemoth that is SM Entertainment produces a drama, it might not be geared towards making money and could function more as a platform to showcase its stable of young talent. That is how I always saw To the Beautiful You, but SM does have an acting arm called SM C&C (culture and content) that reps very established actors in … Continue reading →
I typically toggle my posts so I’m not posting about one drama or topic consecutively. That pattern is getting tossed aside right now because holy drama llama my OTP in Marry Him If You Dare is kissing soon! Kyaaaaaa, I would expire of happiness but for the fact that the first kiss between Kim Shin and Yoon Eun Hye looks … Continue reading →
Monday is here and it’s going to be interesting to see if Marry Him If You Dare (Mirae’s Choice) can build confidently on the groundwork laid in the first two episodes. KBS released some new stills, one set shows Kim Shin in his natural habitat as an anchorman in the news studio, and the other set shows Mi Rae and … Continue reading →
This picture is so odd from the standpoint of seeing three K-stars that one never would have imagined standing together at an awards ceremony. I finally figured out what award Kim Jae Wook was headed to Japan to receive at the Korean Entertainment 10th Anniversary Awards in Japan. He was getting the special Producer’s Choice award, which in layman’s terms … Continue reading →
I walk a fine line between wanting my actors to gorgeously grace my screen, and then cringing when anyone aims for that ideal and goes for enhancements that butcher their face. I get that not everyone is born beautiful, but some lucky few are, which is why I am amused to see a natural specimen of perfection like Kim Jae … Continue reading →
It’s been six months since two high profile A-list Korean acting couples were revealed. Since then its been radio silence from both sets, which doesn’t surprise me since it’s easy to stay on the down low when we’re talking very well-connected and influential folks are involved. Not to mention all four of them are industry veterans who know how to … Continue reading →
I’m really enjoying the “what the heck happened in the future” mystery inherent in Marry Him If You Dare. The first two episodes have laid down a solid foundation while still leaving many unknowns for a later reveal. What’s marvelous about future Mi Rae’s character is that she’s a ball of emotional and rational contradictions. Contrast that with present Mi … Continue reading →
Things are not looking exactly up my alley over at SETTV for its upcoming TW-dramas that are slated to replace the two current duds – Sunday night’s Love Around with George Hu and Annie Chen and Friday night’s Just You with Aaron Yan and Puff Guo. Love Around is boring and insufferable, but Just You has a sliver of dramatic … Continue reading →
Over in drama-land, the cast of the MBC weekend makjang super birth secret drama Scandal: That Very Shocking and Immoral Incident, have been pulled through the wringer and then some trying to sort out all the mess created by the parental generation. From what I saw of the filming, the cast appears to get along very well and enjoying the … Continue reading →
I honestly haven’t a clue what took the upcoming MBC weekend drama Golden Rainbow that long to confirm long rumored male lead Jung Il Woo, in addition to the cast of UEE (Ojakkyo Brothers), Lee Jae Yoon (Cruel City), Cha Ye Ryun (Royal Family, A Star’s Lover), and Kim Sang Joong (City Hunter). The only thing I can think of … Continue reading →