I thought all the K-ent awards show were over but 2019 is a mere 5 days in and we have the 2019 Golden Disk Awards to kick off the trophies of this year, or maybe extend the awards ceremony glut from December. My interest in this music awards is purely that the producers got actor-singer-variety star Lee Seung Gi and … Continue reading →
K-actor Lee Jong Seok has been on a cosplaying streak in his adult acting career, once he finished with playing high school characters. He’s done doctor, lawyer, reporter and now editor/author/publisher for upcoming tvN drama Romance is a Bonus Book. The drama released a set of character stills for him that just looks like Lee Jong Seok dressed all snazzy and … Continue reading →
The differentiating lure of the next tvN Wed-Thurs drama Touch Your Heart has to be the reunion of leads Lee Dong Wook and Yoo In Na after their exciting pairing in hit fantasy drama Goblin. Clearly the production team knows this because the second teaser for the drama totally recreates a scene from the drama and also throws in other … Continue reading →
I’m relieved that tvN drama Encounter (Boyfriend) has regained some of the lost momentum from the two week break between episodes 8 and 9, with episode 10 being a beautifully rendered romantic palette that would delight many a K-drama veteran. It’s apropos and ironic that the drama cast one of the original Hallyu actresses in Song Hye Kyo, with her … Continue reading →
I thought I would be all zombie-d out by now with a surfeit of zombie shows from Hollywood to Asia but it appears I have the appetite for one more, namely the upcoming Netflix 8-episode drama Kingdom. Adapted from a manhwa by the screenwriter Kim Eun Hee of Signal, 3 Days, and Sign, the story revolves around Joo Ji Hoon‘s … Continue reading →
This year 2019 appears to be the comeback year for Hallyu superstar actor Song Joong Ki, with not just a high profile K-drama in the works but now also a movie. He’s confirmed for the sci-fi outer space set movie Lightning Ship which will reunite him with the Director of the hit movie A Werewolf Boy. It’s the movie that … Continue reading →
K-actor Yeon Jung Hoon had a great year end to 2018, winning big for his role in weekend drama My Healing Love at the MBC Drama Awards following by the announcement during his speech that his actress wife Han Ga In was pregnant with the couple’s second child. Married for 13 years since 2005, the adorable long time married couple … Continue reading →
You guys know how much I love tvN Wed-Thurs drama Encounter (Boyfriend) so it’s really disappointing that I got affected by the preemption buzz kill. The drama didn’t air last week due to the Christmas holidays and for a slow burn series the week break really broke up the mood and pace for me, and for enough viewers as ratings … Continue reading →
I was late to the blockbuster two-part fantasy movie Along With the Gods, binging both part 1 and 2 last week so now I’m on a Joo Ji Hoon kick. He held his own opposite his A-list top male leads and now I’m keen to see if he can kick start life back into the prime time ratings for MBC … Continue reading →
In the annals of dubious K-drama castings choice this could be one of them. Idol-actress Seolhyun of AOA has been offered the female lead role in upcoming sageuk drama My Country starring Yang Se Jong and Woo Do Hwan. Her last drama was Orange Marmalade in 2015 and she was pretty meh, not awful like some other idol-actresses but legit … Continue reading →
Korean tabloid Dispatch has dropped so many January 1 dating reveals complete with surveillance pictures this year feels like a given and the reaction from the fans of the two stars in question seem so muted and mature. This year’s couple as the first confirmed K-star dating news of 2019 is Blackpink‘s Jennie and EXO‘s Kai, an idol pairing and … Continue reading →
The buzziest drama to end 2018 is hands down jTBC Fri-Sat series Sky Castle with raves about the story line and acting, so the drama to take over will be in a prime spot to pick up the tailwind. The network has lined up the K-drama adaptation of hit J-dorama Legal High, so popular it had a season 2 which … Continue reading →
I only watched a few J-doramas this year in 2018 but most of the ones I did made the top 10 list of most highly rated J-doramas on China’s massive Douban platform. With hundreds of thousands of votes, forensic medical dorama Unnatural took top ranking for this year and I totally agree because I was thoroughly addicted. Also on the … Continue reading →
