This year 2021 didn’t see K-actress Suzy in any acting project but she’s bookended it with 2020’s Start-Up and 2022’s The Second Anna. Start-Up was definitely a Suzy type of role, plucky and determined with a down-to-earth charm, but for The Second Anna she’s going to play a woman who lies about her life and ends up living another life. … Continue reading →
Last week I marathoned 7 episodes of Now, We are Breaking Up to catch up on the drama since I watched the first episode and left the rest on read. I read all the complaints, everything actually felt valid but also personal, the same criticisms could lead to someone not wanting to continue and another not being too bothered by … Continue reading →
Winter is always nesting season, more so that holiday partying season, for me at least especially as I get old. I just get lazier lol and also basically played myself plenty out living a great social life pre-marriage, pre-kids, and even after both, so now I am a total happy holidays homebody. I also think it’s nesting season for K-actress … Continue reading →
Running this blog for so long there are times I still think the era is X when it’s really moved on to Y. It happens fast in K-pop more than K-dramas and definitely K-movies rarely move the top line. But for actors and actresses there are generational shifts and formerly it was the ’87 line that K-ent kept a close … Continue reading →
The helpful Google search engines continues to be the go to platform for anyone seeking information and the Korean search words in 2021 helps understand what was on people’s minds in Korea. Without splitting by category or top, only 2 entertainment related names made it on the overall Top 10 search terms in Korea – Squid Game was number 3 … Continue reading →
K-actor Kim Soo Hyun has been getting the highest per episode salary for a K-drama for years now, even before he left for military service in 2017. With that said, it is still shocking to see the actual amount keep going up, and it’s going up for many top actors and actresses as well so call it salary inflation. K-ent … Continue reading →
Another week and another positive COVID-19 test in K-ent during this second pandemic year winter season spike. K-actress Yoon Eun Hye is in the news today for testing positive, and those of her fans know that she’s basically not in the news anymore as she’s not had an active acting career for many years. I still love her but have … Continue reading →
Hol up there dawg! Seriously, I need like a LOOOOOOONG minute here. Maybe an hour. I need the digest the news and also wonder if that’s is going to be one awwwwwkward best friends/high school gang reunion going forward. Or maybe not, everyone’s grown up and found love after all. TW-ent decided to end the work week with the biggest … Continue reading →
Okay, this casting if true is going to generate so much discussion. I won’t say controversy but it’s definitely one of those casting choices that doesn’t immediate go “Yes, perfect pick!” K-ent is reporting that the K-drama remake of critically acclaimed hit TW-drama Someday or One Day has offers out to Ahn Hyo Seob and Jeon Yeo Bin to be … Continue reading →
A popular post this week shows us just how important the visuals are to a drama, what may be taken for granted beyond the big three of acting, script, and directing. The four separate scenes from the drama The Red Sleeve Cuff show the work that goes in from the MBC DI team to adjust the color and gradation of … Continue reading →
Wow, talk about a stellar combo all around! New casting news midweek to shake up the joint as tvN announced that it has cast Ji Sung in a drama scheduled for 2022 that once again stretches his versatility. The drama is called Adamas and Ji Sung will be playing twin brothers searching for the hidden secret into their dad’s murder … Continue reading →
I don’t know who will win a fight next year with the K-dramas super docs, the Ghost Doctor that is Rain or the Doctor Lawyer that is So Ji Sub. The Ghost Doctor will be arriving first in January 2022 and the first promos are here, with the three leads all in their natural environs at the hospital. There is … Continue reading →
The 2021 Asia Artist Awards was held last week and it gave out 7 Daesangs so that tells you the rigor of the voting body lol. It’s always been a popularity and hype contest which is fine, there is definitely a niche for ceremonies that is all about getting fan faves together. A few of mine won and attended which … Continue reading →
