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Twenty Five, Twenty One Signs Off Breaking 11% Ratings with Frustrated Viewer Reception and Forecasting Love and Weather Gets Past 7% with Mellow Satisfying Ending

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Once again the adage of live K-drama watching being a walk in landmines comes to fruition, and a new generation of ardent drama watchers will take away a lesson. Unfortunately it’s that rather than a satisfying conclusion for tvN drama Twenty Five, Twenty One, which got overwhelming hate for how it ended the drama despite record high ratings of 11.513%, … Continue reading →

tvN Drama Twenty Five, Twenty One Ends and Lights Up Online Chatter in Search and Commentary and Viewers Have Many Many Thoughts

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Okay, this is a spoiler free poster above the cut but below proceed at your own risk. I woke up to tvN drama Twenty Five, Twenty One being a hot trending topic in many places – Korean search portals and Weibo in China – and knew that the ending clearly generated a lot of interest. I banked the drama for … Continue reading →

Gong Hyo Jin Dating Kevin Oh Already Glimpsed By Her Fans as She Earlier Posted an Accidental Insta of Him Before Deleting Seconds Later

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Much as I think it’s pretty obsessive of fans to pore over every single detail of their idol or stars life, in the past there have been dating news that broke which the fans either knew about or speculated due to tons of social media sleuthing most commonly using couple items or same location backdrops. There have been a few … Continue reading →

Weekend Dramas All Drop in Saturday Ratings But Viewer Interest Remains High in Finale Episodes for Twenty Five, Twenty One and Forecasting Love and Weather

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It’s finale weekend for two buzzy and high profile cable weekend K-dramas, though their paths have diverged more noticeably as airing went on. tvN drama Twenty Five, Twenty One and jTBC drama Forecasting Love and Weather are both finishing this weekend, and when the dramas premiered the ratings were really close but over time Twenty Five, Twenty One increased to … Continue reading →

K-netizens Continue to Swoon and Sigh Over New Pictures from Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin’s Fairytale Wedding

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I’m sure the fan interest in top Korean star couple Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin‘s real life wedding will die down soon, but NOT YET hahaha! Seriously, this couple’s nuptials definitely qualify for rubbernecking even if they weren’t famous, the dress was exquisite, the tux impeccable, the floral arrangements breathtaking, and the couple shooting exuding love and happiness from … Continue reading →

Namgoong Min Confirmed and Starts Filming for SBS Legal Drama Thousand Won Lawyer

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It’s time to put away his fists from The Veil (Burning Sun) and use his lips to win scuffles as Namgoong Min is joining the K-drama lawyer brigade for his next drama. It’s the SBS legal series Thousand Won Lawyer which is highly anticipated both for having award winning Namgoong Min as the lead and also that the script won … Continue reading →

Fantasy Drama Tomorrow Premieres Today to Record MBC Fri-Sat Night First Episode Rating of 7.6%

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Well, Tomorrow is officially here today and the reception is warm and positive for a drama dealing with death and grim reapers. It’s MBC‘s highest premiere rating for a Fri-Sat night drama bringing in 7.6% AGB nationwide. Female lead Kim Hee Sun definitely brought in viewers as the biggest name in the cast and is nicely surrounded by three different … Continue reading →

Gong Hyo Jin Catches Son Ye Jin’s Wedding Bouquet and Confirms Relationship with Singer Kevin Oh

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Ahhhhh new love! It’s a double happiness day for K-actress Gong Hyo Jin, she caught the wedding bouquet at good friend Son Ye Jin‘s wedding to Hyun Bin and then subsequently revealed that she was dating Korean-American singer Kevin Oh. He’s 10 years younger then her and is best known for winning Superstar K7. He’s released an EP and has … Continue reading →

Jeon Yeo Bin, Ahn Hyo Seob, and Kang Hoon Confirmed for K-drama Remake of TW-drama Someday or One Day

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Man what a difference a month makes. This week K-ent reports that all three rumored leads of the upcoming K-drama remake of TW-drama Someone or One Day have confirmed – Ahn Hyo Seob will take on the role played by Greg Hsu, Jeon Yeo Bin is the female lead that Alice Ke played, and Kang Hoon rounds out the cast … Continue reading →

Pictures from Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin’s Wedding Show Star-studded Floral Paradise in Seoul

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Of course a private wedding would have leaks hit the publications due to the happy couple being famous, and super duper famous at that so we see long lens and even drone shot pictures courtesy of tabloids. But I think Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin expected it otherwise why have it outdoors, plus their attending friends and family are … Continue reading →

Kim Young Dae and Lee Sung Kyung Find Love Under the Frenetic Spotlight of Stardom in Poster and Preview for Shooting Star

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The star falls in love with someone in his/her entourage has been done to death in K-dramas but when done right remains a compelling well to mine interesting situations and dynamics. One of the best was On Air, one of the underrated Kim Eun Sook dramas, and one of the OTPs was the top actress and agency president. It sounds … Continue reading →

Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin Release Radiantly Happy Wedding Pictorial and Ties the Knot Today March 31st in Seoul

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Goals. That’s it. I can’t muster up too much more beyond these two are reel and real goals in visuals and life match. Today on March 31, 2022, top Korean stars Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin got married in a lavish private ceremony in Seoul surrounded by family and friends. They claimed to have fallen in love filming mega … Continue reading →

Episode 10 of A Business Proposal Stays at 11.6% Ratings Complete with Double Date Cuteness and Impending Grandpa Hammer of Objection

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I can’t believe there is only two more episodes left of A Business Proposal! Next week is the finale already and the fantastic sharp pacing of this drama is because of it’s shorter 12-episode length but then it leaves fans like me sad to see it end so soon. Episode 10 was wonderful in every way – the car chase, … Continue reading →