As one of the K-ent’s fast rising young leading men, Ahn Hyo Seob made one smart choice last year by dropping the meh Clean With Passion for Now and taking on the second male lead delightfully loveable role in Thirty But Seventeen. Now he’s up for the leading man role opposite Park Bo Young in the upcoming physical looks switching … Continue reading →
What was a double good news just one day ago is now a home run if both in discussion leads accept. K-actress Ha Ji Won has been offered the female lead in jTBC healing romance drama Chocolate and I seriously could not be happier. She’s considering the offer and her schedule is open after dropping out of now DOA action … Continue reading →
Well this is an interesting news story to wake up to. K-ent is reporting that Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin are dating after a netizen posted online about seeing the two at a golf course in Los Angeles. The sighting was the two walking at the country club and then having a meal with Son Ye Jin’s parents, with … Continue reading →
It’s a new year and for the first time in two years K-actress Moon Geun Young will be back on the small screen. She’s participating in variety program The Secret and Private Lives of Animals which was filmed late last year and looks to involve adorable penguins. I’m thrilled to see her returning to the entertainment world albeit in a … Continue reading →
Yayyyyy, it’s a double good news release day with the return of a K-drama screenwriter I love paired with a male lead that I also love. Yoon Kye Sang has been offered the male lead for writer Lee Kyung Hee‘s next drama titled Chocolate. Lee Kyung Hee has great dramas such as Thank You, Nice Guy, I’m Sorry I Love You, … Continue reading →
The 2019 MBC Drama Awards were decidedly lackluster other than So Ji Sub winning the Daesang for Terius Behind Me, which felt like a career award rather than just for that one drama. The highlight for me was seeing Ha Ji Won a surprise presenter giving out the grand prize Daesang, dressed in va-va-va-voom strapless shoulder baring red mermaid gown, … Continue reading →
K-actor Lee Jong Seok has stated in an interview that Lee Na Young is his ideal costar and that dream to act with her is coming true with their upcoming tvN drama Romance is a Bonus Book (Romance Supplement). I didn’t think they would look good together and yet all the promos show them with a couple face, i.e. they … Continue reading →
I’ve followed Hyun Bin’s career for so long that I’m able to spot a pattern and his latest drama Memories of Alhambra continues the trend. Binnie hits rating success when he plays anti-heroes/unlikable jerky male leads. Take his career breakthrough Jin Heon in My Name is Kim Sam Soon, followed by Secret Garden‘s Kim Joo Won, and now Jin Woo … Continue reading →
Well this certainly looks like the K-version has nailed the male lead for sure, always a good start to any adaptation. The first character poster is out for the K-drama take on hit J-dorama Legal High, with Jin Goo as the successful lawyer male lead taking on the role made famous by Sakai Masato in his oeuvre of creating quirky … Continue reading →
I didn’t watch the 2019 Golden Disk Awards much like I skip all Hallyu music related event unless one of my baes is involved and even though I just coo over their pictures. Such was the case with Lee Seung Gi and Park Min Young cohost this year’s event so I didn’t know they changed outfits midway through hence the … Continue reading →
Cable network tvN has a new record holder in premiere ratings in the Mon-Tues time slot, a quick one-up from the previous holder just six months ago. Sageuk drama The Crowned Clown (a remake of the movie Masquerade) launched today with 5.7%, breaking the premiere record of 100 Days My Prince with D.O. and Nam Ji Hyun which got 5.028%. … Continue reading →
Three talented Korean Korean stars are starting off January 2019 right with the release of thriller flick Hit and Run. Gong Hyo Jin and Ryu Jun Yeol play detectives going after baddie Jo Jung Seok with a need for speed and a disregard for traffic deaths. The three stars did a pictorial for Marie Claire Korea and are vamping it … Continue reading →
tvN Sat-Sun drama Memories of Alhambra is the comparative late bloomer of the high profile December 2018 premieres, having a weaker beginning that is being bolstered by increasingly strong episodes as the drama progresses. It’s headed towards the conclusion very in control of the fantasy narrative and has built emotional consequences so that I care about what happens to the … Continue reading →
