The ratings are out for a new drama shakeup this Wed-Thurs on prime time K-dramas and I’d call it a pyhrric victory. The arrival of legal thriller Switch (Change the World) with Jang Geun Seok and Han Ye Ri brought in 7.0%, 7.9% for the first two Wed episodes and then 6.8% and 7.6% for the Thurs episodes. Contrast that … Continue reading →
I love my bed, spending moolah on the best mattress is an investment that pays dividends every night into the next morning when I wake up refreshed. If I could live my entire life on my bed I would but alas I have to get out of it to be a productive adult. But that only means I covet anything … Continue reading →
Happy doesn’t describe my reaction upon hearing the news that K-actress Choi Ji Woo just got married! Congrats to the cutest noona ever in and wishing her a lifetime of happiness. The ceremony of this Friday March 29th to her non-celebrity boyfriend who is described as someone working in a company job. She’s been working for nearly thirty years since … Continue reading →
Confirmation means another drama to look forward to as upcoming tvN sageuk Hundred Day Husband. Idol-actor D.O. (Do Kyung Soo) is taking on his first drama male lead role and also his first saguek role, and he couldn’t have gotten a better female lead as now also confirmed Nam Ji Hyun. She’s not only a talented child actress all grown … Continue reading →
This is such an out-of-nowhere dating couple I don’t really have any commentary to offer. But then again since I’ve been covering K-ent there have been plenty of random pairings so this isn’t wholly bizarre. K-ent is reporting that Oh Yeon Seo and Kim Bum are dating, and shortly after news broke their agencies confirmed the two met in early … Continue reading →
Man, these two make me grin cheek-to-cheek. The black and white couples outfits! The cute pink and white background! Their hand holding and sweet grins! Son Ye Jin and Jung Hae In may still have to content with the ratings uphill battle that all romance K-dramas have been dealing with these past few years when Pretty Noona Who Buys Me … Continue reading →
The first batch of 2018 J-doramas have wrapped up as the winter 2018 lineup has all finished airing and the spring 2018 doramas have arrived. I’m still playing catch up on two doramas but for the first that I’ve finished it’s easily a solid win and entertaining from start to end. Forensic medical dorama Unnatural with Ishihara Satomi and Iura … Continue reading →
The movie looks gripping and packed with star power in a good way with leads Jang Dong Gun and Ryu Seung Ryong combining both billing weight and acting acclaim. Thriller movie 7 Days of Night held its VIP movie premiere this week and in attendance was a lot of famous faces that speaks to the breadth of connections of the … Continue reading →
We’ve got a full cast peeps and it’s looking mighty fine, at least on the male leads side. Rain and Lee Dong Gun are teaming up once again more than a decade after Sang Doo, Let’s Go to School and also doing the double male lead drama casting that’s more and more popular lately. Rain plays a detective who pairs … Continue reading →
A great cast still needs at least a solid script and poor Lee Jun Ki has been foiled by successive bad writing for many dramas now. I’m optimistic for his upcoming tvN drama Lawless Lawyer by the screenwriter of Remember who also wrote the movie Confidential Assignment and was one of three writers in the movie The Attorney. Lawless Lawyer … Continue reading →
The wooing that must be going on behind the scenes is sure to be intense. News broke last week that the K-drama known as Fox Star Bride was being changed by its screenwriter to another drama she was writing called People of Incheon Airport. The news was conveyed to Park Shin Hye who was in talks for the leading lady … Continue reading →
It’s 2018 but feels like many hideous fashion moments through the decades made it’s incongruous return this week via the 2018 Seoul Fashion Shows. Normally stylish Gong Hyo Jin attended two shows and she was the least horribly decked out among many of her fellow star attendees, and the outfit above is just dorky more than anything. Some fashion elements … Continue reading →
Two new poster sets came out over the weekend and it’s from competing dramas. First to arrive is SBS Wed-Thurs drama Switch (Change the World) premiering this week on March 28th, followed nearly a month later by KBS Wed-Thurs drama Suits remaking the US show. I’m interested in both dramas but Switch has a leg up to establish traction since … Continue reading →
