At 24-episodes, Man of Honor is that type of drama where the story can be revealed at a more measured pace like an even longer weekend drama, but without the ancillary filler material either. The dialogue still errs on the side of scripted, but thankfully doesn’t cross the line into self-aware. We’re running parallel with the story reveals, rather than … Continue reading →
Okay, I take back what I said (somewhat) about the first trailer for Me Too, Flower making the drama seem like a potential big ole mess. The six-minute trailer is out and the drama no longer seems wack-a-doodle and random. I like what I see of Yoon Si Yoon, genuinely like his character and performance from the trailers alone. He … Continue reading →
I don’t thinks it’s possible for Jang Geun Seok to pick a fuglier look than what he rocked for the You’re My Pet VIP movie premiere. He even get bonus ugly points for how badly he managed to clash with co-star Kim Ha Neul, who will be winning no fashion awards herself. For two very good looking people, they sure … Continue reading →
Yet another satisfying episode of Man of Honor, propelling our leads into direct competition and interaction with each other, all the while the wheels the fate continue to spin, revealing more people are in the know about all the secrets and lies. Now that the story has settled into its groove, I realize that I really wouldn’t like it nearly … Continue reading →
Man of Honor really tries my patience, doling out the story at its own pace regardless of what I may want. I’m not griping as much as I’m just whining because I really want to see more Young Kwang and Jae In adorableness. Watching the three leads finally interacting on a more consistent basis makes for great conflict and plot … Continue reading →
OMG, I can’t even. Look at that picture above. No, you are not imagining things. Song Seung Heon, Kim Tae Hee, and Micky Yoochun are in fact dirtied up like West Virginia coal miners and holding a…….pizza board rather than a coal shovel. This entire concept endorsement is so LOLtastic I almost can’t squee over the fact that HeonHee have … Continue reading →
As long as Office Girls stays good, I’ll never get tired of saying how much I love it. So far it never fails to deliver a good hours worth of happy entertainment, with equal measures cute and snarky. I’m pleased with the pace of Xing Ren and Zi Qi’s relationship progress, which is just sweetness personified. The more I love the characters in … Continue reading →
Jerry Yan, probably the most reluctant A-list leading man in Taiwan what with one project every few years, is finally coming back to the small screen two years after Down with Love. The C-drama My Wonderful Life co-starring Yedda Chen is probably more notable for it being a straight up remake of the hit K-drama Brilliant Legacy/Shining Inheritance. The production recently released … Continue reading →
When actors you love or even simply like are in projects that you don’t want to watch, either because it sucks or it just doesn’t work for you, it’s pretty depressing because it’s like having a candy that you know will end up tasting yucky. But you still have to restrain this urge to nibble on it anyways. For Reebok‘s … Continue reading →
In my post about the Playground reaching its one year anniversary back in June of this year, I professed a reluctant to celebrate milestones. I still feel that way, but with an impending job move looming, chances are soon I won’t be able to write nearly as much and as often as I have for the past year. I wanted … Continue reading →
It was a gorgeous night in Taipei on October 31st, capping off a perfect fairy tale wedding for Selina Jen (the S in SHE along with Hebe Tian and Ella Chen) to her lawyer bridegroom Richard Chang. Selina, who last October suffered 3rd to 2nd degree burns over 50% of her entire body during an onset explosion while filming a drama … Continue reading →
Uniqlo, the more technologically-advanced Old Navy/Gap of Japan, continues with its Asia conquering strategy by finally entering Taiwan. Earlier this month the company simultaneously opened six stores in Taipei with a splashy entrance. It hired six famous entertainers as the first wave of Uniqlo spokespersons there. Joining the adorable pairing of Bolin Chen and Ivy Chen are singer Yen J, actor-director Doze … Continue reading →
The Paradise Kiss live-action movie can be viewed two ways. For folks unfamiliar with Yazawa Ai‘s brilliant source manga, the ParaKiss movie starring Kitagawa Keiko and Mukai Osamu is likely just a frothy harmless shallow piece of fashion coming-of-age entertainment that is easy to watch. Akin to one of those formulaic Hollywood rom-coms that comes and goes and no one … Continue reading →