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MBC 2020 Drama Find Me in Your Memory with Kim Dong Wook and Moon Ga Young is the Every Ingredient Works Crack Romance K-drama that Fills My Hearts with Waves of Emotion

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There are plenty of good (and bad) K-dramas that slip through my cracks, even ones I intend to watch. It’s a thing called real life other stuff and timing, and sometimes I’m glad I avoided a hot mess. This weekend I learned in this case goodness I missed out on TWO YEARS of the best most nnnnnnggggg where have you … Continue reading →

Famed Director Park Chan Wook’s New Movie Decision to Leave with Park Hae Il and Tang Wei Receive Rapturous Standing Ovation at Cannes and Contender for Top Prize

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Who says awarding winning top K-director Park Chan Wook can’t keep surprising this long into his exceptional career. His first movie in 6 years since The Handmaiden debuted at the Cannes Film Festival this week to thunderous reception, with a 5-minute long standing ovation by the audience after the screening of Decision to Leave. While this movie has thriller elements … Continue reading →

Rising Young Actress Shin Si Ah is The Other One in The Witch: Part 2 with Big Shoes to Fill Behind Kim Da Mi’s Hitmaking First Movie Performance

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The production of upcoming thriller movie The Witch: Part 2: The Other One has gone out of its way to keep “the other one” hidden until now. The first stills are out of new female lead Shin Si Ah, who plays a different character than the titular witch in the first movie which starred Kim Da Mi. There was always … Continue reading →

Na In Woo and Seohyun Try to Overcome Jinxed at First in Poster and Previews for Upcoming KBS Rom-com

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Summer is perfect rom-com time and upcoming KBS drama Jinxed at First (The Jinx’s Lover) feels right up that alley. With that said, I’m not expecting any meaningful ratings for this what with leads Na In Woo being a new leading man and Seohyun yet to deliver on prior work ratings. But a good drama is still better than high … Continue reading →

Kim Dong Wook and Jin Ki Joo Confirmed for KBS Time Travel, Suspense, and Romance Drama Met You By Chance

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OMG, Anchor-nim is coming back! I’m just emerging from my Find Me in Your Memory better late than never obsession for the past two weeks so this news is like manna from Heaven. Kim Dong Wook is confirmed for a new drama and not one as dark and DARK as his most recent The King of Pigs. He’s going to … Continue reading →

Kim Sae Ron to Pay for Damage to Transformer From Drunk Driving Crash and Won’t Finish Remaining Filming for Netflix Drama Hunting Dogs

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The Kim Sae Ron drunk driving scandal seems to be quickly coming to a close. Other than her legal ramifications, the public fallout appears to be wrapped up within the week. First her agency issued a statement confirming the news, then she issued an apology, next came withdrawing from the SBS drama Trolley which has not yet started filming, and … Continue reading →

Kim Min Kyu Flashes His Dimpled Sunshine Image for Singles Pictorial and Signs on as Male Lead in Upcoming Fantasy Romance Drama

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K-actor Kim Min Kyu is now confirmed for his next role after the breakout success in A Business Proposal, and will move on to the male lead role. He’s signed on for the fantasy romance drama High Priest Lembrary adapted from the web story Holy Idol. It tells the story of a god from another world who comes to Earth to … Continue reading →

SBS Confirms K-drama Today’s Webtoon with Kim Se Jung, Daniel Choi, and Nam Yoon Soo for July 2022 Fri-Sat Time Slot

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It’s strike while the iron’s hot and buzzy young leading lady Kim Se Jung is already filming her next drama after the surprise rom-com hit A Business Proposal. She’s sticking with SBS as well which has confirmed the airing of Today’s Webtoon, a remake of the J-dorama Sleepeeer Hit! which is adapted from a manga. It’s a workplace drama with … Continue reading →

Park Eun Bin Becomes Weird Lawyer Woo Young Woo Opposite Kang Tae Oh and Kang Ki Young in Summer 2022 Legal K-drama

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So I was curious about this drama’s final casting and checked out the specs only to be surprised that it’s supposed to air in June 2022. That’s like a two weeks to six weeks away depending on when in the month and so far it’s been crickets on it. So it’s likely not coming in June but sometime later in … Continue reading →

First Official Stills of Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae Jin, and Daniel Henney in Upcoming Confidential Assignment 2: International

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A big budget and bigger names sequel is coming for hit K-movie Confidential Assignment (Cooperation) with the sequel Confidential Assignment 2: International releasing the first official still this week. Leads Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae In, and Yoona return from the first movie with new additional Daniel Henney as another government agent and Jin Seon Kyu as the new baddie. The … Continue reading →

Upcoming Period C-drama Legend of An Le With Gong Jun and Dilraba Dilmurat Starts Gaining Traction with Excitement for Likely Summer 2022 Release

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When I started seeing more and more promos tricking out for upcoming C-drama Legend of An Le, along with rising online chatter, it’s clear another likely hit is on the way. Unless this drama sucks in actual story and directing, it should do well since leads Dilraba Dilmurat and Gong Jun have massive and active fan bases. The color scheme … Continue reading →

Jung So Min Endures Lee Jae Wook’s Bossing Around in First Preview for Hong Sisters Drama Alchemy of Souls

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Hhhmmm, this is not what I expected, but then again it’s also should be expected coming from the Hong Sisters. The first substantive preview is out for fantasy sageuk Alchemy of Souls and it’s a lot more comedic that I expected. Or perhaps the production chose to lead with the comedic scenes first and what we see are Jung So … Continue reading →

Hit Wuxia Romance C-drama Who Rules the World with Yang Yang and Zhao Lu Si Wraps Run with Mixed C-netizen Reviews

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That addicting but kinda hot mess of a fantasy xianxia C-drama The Blue Whisper with Allen Ren and Dilraba Dilmurat definitely opened the door again for my interest in period C-dramas. Right after The Blue Whisper a big budget highly anticipated C-drama Who Rules the World aired starring Yang Yang and Zhao Lu Si and I checked out the first … Continue reading →