The end of 2018 brings the 10th anniversary debut occasion for singer-actress IU who is all of 25 years old (27 in Korean age) making it even more remarkable how young she was when she entered K-ent and how much she’s accomplished in the last decade. This is a great year for her to ring in a big career milestone … Continue reading →
This could be deemed serendipitous but I think it’s more likely well orchestrated that K-actress Kim Yoo Jung would restart her entertainment activities just as her upcoming K-drama starts to ramp up promotions. Strike while the iron is hot and in this case it’s really hot for her fans clamoring for her drama return since her last hit Moonlight Drawn … Continue reading →
The case of top C-actress Fan Bing Bing getting smacked down by the tax hammer neatly fits the Chinese saying about the nail that sticks out the most. For many years running she’s been the top earning Chinese celebrity (by far) so when the Chinese authorities finally decided to crack down on tax fraud of course they were going to … Continue reading →
This is a rather surprising news to hear and on the rarer side with castings. K-actress Ha Ji Won has left the production of pre-produced thriller drama Prometheus, in a press release made by the production company and confirmed by her agency. The drama was to be fully pre-produced with a big budget to cover the action-heavy story line and … Continue reading →
The low-key production of pre-filmed tvN fantasy drama Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter (Tale of the Gyeryong Goddess) continues with the release of official drama posters that are creative and cute in an understated way. The posters need to be seen side-by-side to get the full effect as it’s the usual leads posed set up but takes on narrative meaning … Continue reading →
I haven’t watched a TW-drama for over two years so I legit have no clue what and who was nominated at he 2018 Golden Bell Awards celebrating the best of television in the prior year. I can safely say the Taiwan idol drama days are long over and perhaps there may be a familiar name and face here and there … Continue reading →
The hair stylist for Park Min Young in her last drama Why Secretary Kim deserves a raise for delivering such a visual win as a solo element of the drama. From the perfect ponytail to her various casual hair down looks, the drama made Park Min Young‘s hair an integral part of the storytelling to emphasize how put together and … Continue reading →
Grown up child actress Kim Yoo Jung has weathered quite a lot in the last two years despite her not-even-20-years-old state of being. Right when she had the biggest hit of her career with Moonlight Drawn by Clouds, at the end of 2016 she was criticized by K-netizens for being rude on stage at a movie event and earlier this … Continue reading →
Lately KBS just can’t land any punches in the prime time drama time slots and newly arrived prestige drama Matrimonial Chaos (The Best Divorce) doesn’t offer any reprieve. This Monday Matrimonial Chaos with Bae Doo Na and Cha Tae Hyun took over from the recently concluded Lovely Horribly and brought a little bit higher but still low ratings of 3.2% … Continue reading →
K-actor Namgong Min‘s last drama The Undateables may have been neigh unwatchable but to err on the side of caution it’s promising that he’s leaving the rom-com genre behind for possibly donning prison scrubs. And that’s a double pun as he’s wearing prison outfit and medical scrubs as the titular Dr. Prisoner airing in early 2019 on KBS. Namgong Min … Continue reading →
This is one happy occasion where I legit want the salty and snarky K-netizens to F-off and go crap on another parade. K-actor Jo Jung Seok and singer Gummy released their wedding pictorial this week and revealed that they have officially registered their marriage ahead of their October nuptials, a common occurrence since being publicly married is different than being … Continue reading →
This actually sounds super interesting and fresh for a K-drama at least. Jung Kyung Ho has a nose for picking interesting projects and his next will be the tvN drama When the Devil Calls Your Name. He plays a supremely successful music composer who has accomplished it all by selling his soul to the literal devil ten years prior. His … Continue reading →
K-netizens are a notoriously prickly lot but the one rare area of unanimity revolves around South Korea’s mandatory military service. As long as a guy dutifully and timely serves his two years then K-netizens will universally give him due praise and the corollary is even more vocal when it comes to Korean entertainers. A guy can be a bad actor … Continue reading →
