KBS has officially won the ratings for 2017 thanks to the incredible throwback success of My Golden Life on the weekends, and the stage will be set for the followup drama which has been confirmed as Shall We Live Together. The leads are going to be Han Ji Hye and Lee Sang Woo, the former making her first drama in … Continue reading →
Great news for Ariel Lin drama fans, especially those of her period dramas. Word on the 2018 drama circuit is that she’s inked to headline the time-travel period C-drama This Girl Hua Bu Qi (小女花不弃) based on the same name C-novel. Now that Ariel is lined up this will clearly be my next fluffy read, I trust she’s got a … Continue reading →
In what maybe be a new level of K-drama filming and post-production fail, the second episode of tvN weekend drama Hwayugi (A Korean Odyssey) went from ratings winning new hit to being unable to finish airing. Sunday night’s episode 2 of Hwayugi actually got pulled from airing midway through due to incredibly obvious post-production screw ups. Basically the post-production wasn’t … Continue reading →
I’m so excited for a new TW-drama to look forward to, and while the industry has many new faces I’m forever partial to the familiar ones that I’ve loved for the last decade. A fave pairing of mine is reuniting and it feels so good – Lego Lee and Nikki Hsieh are back together for upcoming romance Taiwan drama Meet … Continue reading →
Cable network tvN has another big hit drama on its hands and only time will tell if this one will catch up to the network’s two top scorers Answer Me 1988 and Goblin. The Hong Sisters penned fantasy romance drama Hwayugi (A Korean Odyssey) premiered this Saturday to fantastic ratings, taking in 5.29% nationwide just one point lower than Goblin’s … Continue reading →
Good lord, I thought I had my emotions in check for the last week with the shocking K-ent news of the suicide of SHINee member Jonghyun, but clearly death and one that comes much too early will always cut to the core. I’m only familiar with two SHINee members Minho and Onew due to their acting careers but knowing the … Continue reading →
Currently airing hit KBS weekend drama My Golden Life reached another milestone this week, and one that hasn’t been touched for three years since early 2014. In the monthly poll of Korean television viewers, My Golden Life was number 1 in the list of Favorite Television Programs and retained that top position for now the second month in a … Continue reading →
Currently airing KBS drama Jugglers has deftly maneuvered it’s way to the ratings lead, by a small margin, but the Mon-Tues time slot is still mostly the doldrums in generating any buzz over the three airing prime time dramas. I’m looking forward to January 2018 when KBS ushers Jugglers off stage and brings on Radio Romance with leads Kim So … Continue reading →
A hearty congrats for KBS Wed-Thurs melodrama fantasy romance Black Knight (The Man Who Guards Me), winning the time slot handily and even more impressive is continuing to increase in ratings. This third week’s ratings broke 10% on Wednesday with 10.6% AGB nationwide and rose to 11.1% for Thursday. Nothing to Lose (Judge vs. Judge) stayed consistent around the 6% … Continue reading →
This is a hilarious news to report and a happy one at that. Thanks to the super efficiency of the Japanese post office, a breaking news story broke two days early and frankly I’m not sure it’s a bad thing. Idol-actor Okada Junichi, famous for over two decades since joining Johnny’s Entertainment and debuting with boy band V6, complied with … Continue reading →
Fans of the quirky KBS drama Mystery Queen (Queen of Mystery) can rejoice now that all elements are confirmed for the sequel. Mystery Queen 2 is coming to KBS February 2018 taking over the Wed-Thurs time slot from currently airing Black Knight. The original leads are back together in action, with Choi Kang Hee as the housewife detective and Kwon … Continue reading →
A bit of happy news for a change of pace, TW-actress Michelle Chen posted an update on her SNS account celebrating the first birthday of her son with husband C-actor Chen Xiao. The couple married in the summer of 2016 and welcomed their son in December of that year, and their little boy nicknamed Little Star hit the big 1 … Continue reading →
Pairing up two exceedingly handsome actors in different generational brackets appeals to two different audience demographics, and throw in the story being a remake of a popular US show and what could go wrong. Well, the K-remake of Criminal Minds answers that question with an everything went wrong answer but the upcoming Suits remake has a chance to learn from … Continue reading →
