It’s been a long time since a true sageuk has come my way and MBN series Bossom: Stealing Fate basically said “hold my beer” and blew me away in the first two episodes. Episode 1 set an MBN premiere record of 3.132% and episode dropped a bit to 2.960% but it’s basically a sageuk tailored to hit every craving of … Continue reading →
The Baeksang Awards remains the the most high profile of all television and film awards shows in South Korea but it still comes with plenty of criticism and commentary for winners each year. The award does have one fan voted category the Popularity Award and every year it goes to whichever idol/actor/actress with a huge Hallyu fan base as it’s … Continue reading →
It’s easy to make comparisons but only those with the same fact patterns really provide insight. K-actress Seo Ye Ji has disappeared from public view since scandal broke last month that she was the instigator as the then girlfriend of Kim Jung Hyun‘s cold and awkward behavior on the set of his drama Time. She was further revealed to have … Continue reading →
There was a lot to take in for the final episode 20 of Vincenzo and as a huge fan I was split in my reaction, the critical side thought it was well done and consistent with the path and message but as the pure drama viewer I didn’t enjoy this finale content. It veered into biblical imagery torture porn territory … Continue reading →
I’m not going to say that disgraced C-actress Zheng Shuang is like totally and forever screwed from a comeback at this point but the final straw may be pissing off the Chinese government. Earlier this year she was revealed to have cavalierly wanted to get her two surrogate babies aborted in the late term after she and now ex-husband actor … Continue reading →
I’m sure the final casting will NOT be one of these talented and charismatic male actors but one can wish, along with appreciating the GIF and selection talents of K-netizens. The novel The Youngest Son of Sunyang (also called The Chaebol Family’s Youngest Son) was announced to be adapted to a K-drama around fall of 2020 with an anticipated airing … Continue reading →
I’m mentally tearing up already watching episode 19 of Vincenzo, knowing it’s the penultimate episode makes it even more bittersweet. It’s been my weekend companion for 10 weeks now and other than the rather shaky first two episodes this journey has been 100% satisfying. This episode hit all the beats I expected, it wasn’t surprising that the denizens helped with … Continue reading →
Oh please be good drama! I’m going to need a weekender with Vincenzo ending this week plus I’m still in a sageuk mood after River Where the Moon Rises. MBN Sat-Sun drama Bossam: Stealing Fate premieres this Saturday May 1st and earlier in the week leads Jung Il Woo, Yuri, and Shin Hyun Soo attended the press conference looking so … Continue reading →
One of these characters is not like the two others but what the hey, I do agree with the plea at the end. K-media this week shined a spotlight on three leading men of K-dramas Song Joong Ki, Lee Je Hoon, and Lee Seung Gi, each of whom is currently starring in a series. The article discussed how they are … Continue reading →
It’s been a fun week building up to the finale weekend of tvN Sat-Sun hit drama Vincenzo. The network released more BTS videos and in general I feel like I’m going to be saying goodbye to a group of family and friends. At the onset of the drama I complained about so many oddball denizens of Geumga Plaza but acknowledged … Continue reading →
The long (awaited?) saga of So I Married an Anti-fan has finally reached its conclusion. Three years after it was filmed, the Chinese-Korean jointly produced drama has premiered on streaming network iQiyi. Leads Sooyoung and Chansung were there but male lead Choi Tae Joon is still in the army, enlisting after he completed the drama, so the production went with … Continue reading →
2021 is a good year if we get to see all three Kim child actress turn young actress in the small screen in the same year. Kim Sae Ron has picked her next acting work and it will be in the Kakao TV series Shaman Girl Ga Doo Shim. Earlier this year we got Kim So Hyun in the sageuk … Continue reading →
The rise to fame happens really fast in K-ent if it’s in the right project that gets buzz. This year it’s cue Park Eun Seok in Penthouse and now Kwon Hwa Woon in the double duty guest starring roles in Mouse and River Where the Moon Rises. Kwon Hwa Woon played really interesting characters in both dramas and managed to … Continue reading →
