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Twenty Five, Twenty One and Forecasting Love and Weather Drop Slightly in Ratings with the Return of Full Slate of Competing K-dramas After Olympic Break

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It’s the third week of airing for Twenty Five, Twenty One and Forecasting Love and Weather and its facing the more typical big line up of competing K-dramas which are back after Olympic hiatus, and for one drama after scandal hiatus. Episode 3 of Twenty Five dropped below 8% to 7.956% and for Forecasting Love and Weather it dropped from … Continue reading →

K-ent Discusses Seo Ye Ji Never Apologizing and Now Preparing for Comeback with Revenge Drama Eve One Year After Scandal

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At this point she may only have a certain type of role and projects that are suitable for her but in the world of entertainment it remains a consumer choice to watch. This week the K-drama Eve released script reading stills and it was the first time K-actress Seo Ye Ji made a public appearance since her scandal one year … Continue reading →

Ro Woon Shines In Front of the Camera Despite Simple Black and White Backdrop March 2022 Bazaar Pictorial

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Genre hopping seems to be idol-actor Ro Woon‘s current modus operandi and so far so good. He captured my attention in high school fantasy drama Extraordinary You as a character and actor straight out of a manga/manhwa. Next came the swoony younger man romeo in She Will Never Know (Sunbae, Please Don’t Put on that Lipstick). And now it’s the … Continue reading →

Song Kang and IU Tops K-netizens Poll of Male and Female Star Most Suitable for Spring, Followed by Jimin of BTS and Han So Hee

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Much has been discussed about how K-actor Song Kang has become the It Boy the last two years and especially on Netflix where all his recent dramas have streamed. Agencies and production companies can push him for sure but it sure seems K-netizens are really warming/warmed to him. This week there was a new poll of K-netizens on the topic … Continue reading →

Ryu Jun Yeol Trends on K-search as the Netizens Castigate Him for Alleged Real Estate Speculation with Substantial Profit

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Ooof, this is no good for Ryu Jun Yeol‘s reputation, and in K-ent a good reputation once stained is harder to scrub clean and netizens really want their stars to have spotless behavioral backgrounds. K-actor Ryu Jun Yeol is trending all over Korean search sites today after news broke that he may have engaged in frowned upon real estate speculation. … Continue reading →

Lee Min Ho Brings Back Shades of Glorious Gu Jun Pyo in New Messy Hair Pictorial

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Oh my fluttering heart, what the heck is this amazing perfection. Promos for upcoming Apple TV+ show Pachinko is in full steam and with it one of the main characters Lee Min Ho will be also back in the promotional limelight. This week he shared these pictures on his SNS and jeebus did I do a once over and promptly … Continue reading →

Thirty Nine Settles into Mid 7% Ratings in Episode 4 as the Viewers Stay with the Strong Female Characters and Performances

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At this point it’s safe to get into the water Thirty Nine. Okay okay, I’m teasing but sometimes I worry that I will watch a drama and have it fall apart quickly and ruin the vibe, Sisyphus: The Myth imma looking at you. I’m used to K-dramas falling apart at the end, that’s the norm rather than the exception, but … Continue reading →

K-ent Hit with More COVID-19 Positives in Park Seo Joon, Shin Hye Sun, Lee Jun Young, and Rising Young Actor Yoon Chan Young

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When my bae Lee Seung Gi got COVID-19 last week, culminated from weeks of many idols, variety stars, musical performers, and actor/actresses all getting it, I thought that may be the peak but looks like there is a mountain even higher. Today K-ent is reporting that multiple big name to buzzy young stars have tested positive. First comes Park Seo … Continue reading →

Apple TV+ Drops Full Trailer for Multi-generational Korea/Japan/US Drama Pachinko Adapted from Novel By Korean-American Writer

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The heart and soul of upcoming Apple TV+ drama series Pachinko is female lead Sunja, born in Korea before it became North and South, moved to Japan, and watched as her kids and grandkids explored further in the world including to the US. It’s broader than being called a K-drama though it has been associated with such especially after the … Continue reading →

jTBC Wed-Thurs Drama Thirty Nine Sees Massive Jump in Ratings to 7.414% in Episode 3, Viewers Attribute Success to the Strong Acting of Three Leading Ladies

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After marinating for a week, the domestic viewers have spoken and it’s a resounding “More, please!” with regards to jTBC midweek drama Thirty Nine. The ratings for episode 3 rose over 2% to a whopping 7.414%, putting it right alongside weekend success Forecasting Love and Weather which broke 7% as well in its episode 4. Much has been written about … Continue reading →

Kim So Yeon Confirmed as New Female Lead for Tale of Gumiho 2 with Returning Lee Dong Wook and Kim Bum

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I feel like this second season or prequel to tvN drama Tale of Gumiho seems rather superfluous in that it doesn’t address what the diehard fans want in terms of continuation and/or closure. tvN has announced that it will be producing another installment of Tale of Gumiho (Tale of the Nine-tailed) but it won’t be a follow up to where … Continue reading →

Success of Forecasting Love and Weather Leads K-ent to Notice that Song Kang’s Last Drama Nevetherless Did Very Well in Japan Opposite the Lackluster Domestic Reception

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After jTBC drama Nevertheless finished airing I forgot about it and it felt that the domestic audience did as well. The drama averaged about 1.4% ratings and was considered a disappointment for the network despite having buzzy IT leads Song Kang and Han So Hee. I did remember was it in the Netflix top 10 in various Asian countries at … Continue reading →

Kim Woo Bin Goes Monochrome for Esquire Korea March 2022 Pictorial

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After teasing us with a comeback in 2020, it’s really 2022 where audiences can finally see K-actor Kim Woo Bin back on the screen. He has been active the last year two years but it’s just filming, doing a movie and this year he has two dramas. The first to arrive will be Our Blues, an ensemble drama written by … Continue reading →