Upcoming KBS Mon-Tues drama Pretty Young Woman (also known as Youthful Beauty or Baby-Faced Beauty) held its first script reading session yesterday. This will be Jang Nara‘s return to K-dramas after working almost exclusively in China for the last few years. Her leading man has been confirmed as Daniel Choi, and the drama is directed by the PD who did … Continue reading →
I haven’t seen these three together in one place in a long time. Ariel Lin, Ethan Ruan, and Joe Cheng all attended the grand opening of “80’s Studio”, a hip and trendy hairdressing joint that recalls the hokey fake celebrity hair salon in The Magicians of Love. Seeing them together makes me long for Mike He to be there and complete … Continue reading →
Sunny Happiness has only a few more weeks of competitionless airing on Sunday nights. Drunken to Love You has been given the firm start date of April 17, 2011, which means Channel X has only a few more episodes to continue to torment me with its completely insane plot and acting. The production held a press conference over the weekend … Continue reading →
Looks like SBS is being extra nice with respect to releasing written previews early. Too bad the previews are very short and not terribly revealing. Boo, I want juicy previews. It’s hard to say how this week’s episodes will steer the drama, but I’m hoping to see more of Yi Kyung’s story. A combination of Nam Gyu Ri’s bad acting … Continue reading →
Best Subversive Casting Ever! I just realized that the upcoming MBC weekend drama Can You Hear My Heart has cast veteran Jung Bo Seok as the mentally disabled father of the lead actress character played Hwang Jung Eum. If anyone has watched all 60-episodes of Giant (truly an epic masterpiece), then you’ll likely ROFL along with me, because Jung Bo … Continue reading →
If you guys only knew how difficult this was to find. There were no torrents, no downloads, no streaming video – zip, zilch, nada. Episode 6 of the CTV airing of Sunny Happiness, which so happens to contain the complete uncut wedding night scene, was impossible to find after the episode aired this weekend. Word spread like wildfire that Mainland … Continue reading →
Come again? Man, K-dramas and their casting news oftentimes gives me severe whiplash. But then again, I did say that the rumored cast for the upcoming SBS drama Sweet Scandal was just that, a rumor. Thank god I hedged my bets, because looks like that casting ship is sinking fast. News broke yesterday that Park Shi Hoo is in final negotiations to … Continue reading →
I’ll be honest and confess that the single best scene in the first two episodes of 49 Days was when Min Ho opened that hotel room door and pulled In Jung inside, and the look of angst they gave each other. Until then, it was all people talking about feelings and emotions in order to set up the story proper, … Continue reading →
Korean cable network TvN has been slowly building up its drama portfolio, doing quirky and creative dramas that deviate from the mainstream fare of the Big Three channels, but sometimes surpass its big-budget, high profile brethren over at SBS, MBC, or KBS. TvN takes risks, and I find its dramas emphasize the writing and execution much more than catering to … Continue reading →
I’ve heard another completely unsubstantiated casting rumor – that Song Joong Ki may be the lead for a Summer drama called Fly Again, which may be Yoon Eun Hye‘s next drama. She’s apparently unable to do Sweet Scandal since she’ll be busy with her movie publicity for the next month. If Fly Again becomes a reality, I think it may … Continue reading →
I’ve been watching Chun Jung Myung in his first sageuk The Duo, where he’s sporting an unfortunately unflattering historical hairdo, but some seriously lovely black threads that befits his first foray into the sageuk genre. With that said, it’s a refreshing juxtaposition to see these new stills from the Basso Homme Spring/Summer 2011 collection, where PIE is looking even more … Continue reading →
Midas has slowly but steadily been getting better and better. I’ve simply been too busy to post more about it, but rest assured that I am watching it and have quite a lot of thoughts about the story and the characters. I started watching Midas for Jang Hyuk, and I’m staying for the side stories. I am way more interested … Continue reading →
Yoon Eun Hye‘s upcoming movie My Black Minidress premieres next week in Korea, and I’ve posted about it earlier here. The movie held a VIP only screening a few days ago with a bevy of A-list stars in attendance. The early reviews are predominately positive – the general gist is that the movie is pretty good for its subject matter … Continue reading →
