Screenwriters are human like any other and encounter their own limitations from time to time. That makes certain hitmakers all the more impressive, but also provides cushion for when a product doesn’t turn out a success. Melodrama queen Lee Kyung Hee‘s last high profile drama Uncontrollably Fond turned out to be less uncontrollably addictive for viewers and also lacking in … Continue reading →
In the history of fashion faux pas this is but a tiny blip, and really it’s more posting to catch up with a star who would have been a welcomed sight in Seoul this week to attend the 2017 Baeksang Arts Awards. Alas top K-actress Song Hye Kyo, who made a lovely appearance at the event the year prior for … Continue reading →
New and dramatically sideways drama posters for upcoming big budget period C-drama Princess Agents has me mildly hopeful I can find a new C-drama worth watching. Can’t say I love either leads Zhao Li Ying or Lin Geng Xin but I don’t dislike either as well and have heard lots of buzz around this particular project since it was announced. … Continue reading →
Now this is a strange deja when two stars mentioned for one project instead get confirmed for a completely different project. Hyun Bin’s name has been linked to sci-fi K-drama City of Lights and zombie sageuk movie Outbreak for a few months, and recently he confirmed the latter though I’m hoping he also signs on for the former since I … Continue reading →
In what must be a cameo casting coup, cable network jTBC drama Man to Man will welcome not one but two big name leading men making an appearance next weekend. i Song Joong Ki and Namgong Min secretly filmed guest starring roles in the fully pre-produced drama and their scenes will air in next weekend’s episodes 9 and 10. I … Continue reading →
It’s May 12th and E-day for Lee Min Ho fans, E as in enlistment day as the Hallyu star heads off for mandatory military service. I feel like he’s not really going to be away as he’s serving in the public service department in Gangnam but I think he still has to do basic training so expect hair cropping and … Continue reading →
J-ent continues to cheer on the reel to real romance of top young but of marriage-able age stars Yamashita Tomohisa and Ishihara Satomi. That they are two of the most beautiful faces of their acting generation certainly fuels the excitement for some sort of visually impeccable progeny, but for me I’m just luxuriating in two of my faves falling in … Continue reading →
For all the leading lady search headaches, what I’m seeing from the promos for upcoming KBS drama Fight My Way (Third Way My Way) has all the earmarks of being a sweet and sassy watch with two engaging lead characters. Park Seo Joon and Kim Ji Won are the best friends for a long time mutual underdogs with big dreams, … Continue reading →
SBS already has one sageuk disappointment this year with Saimdang: Light’s Diary, it’ll be unfortunate if the next one to premiere also fails to live up to expectations. Saimdang failed to live up to the allure of Hallyu leading lady Lee Young Ae, but the upcoming K-drama remake of My Sassy Girl has to live up to the popularity of … Continue reading →
It’s new drama Wednesday, with not one but two new arrivals in the prime time slot. SBS has modern rom-com Suspicious Partner while MBC is offering up classic sageuk intrigue with Ruler: Master of the Mask, both joining KBS‘s quirky noir Mystery Queen which is in the middle of its run. I actually adore Mystery Queen and it’s the drama I … Continue reading →
I’m getting this feeling that former idol turned actress Sulli may be the Korean Kardashian, famous for being famous rather than an actual artistic talent. Perhaps her fans can point to her movie career but let’s be honest that she’s only in the news so much for her dating life and sometimes uncomfortable to look at Instagram pictures. Sulli’s back … Continue reading →
Great timing is as important as choosing wisely and both seem to be in abundance around K-actor Lee Bum Soo both in professional and personal life. He’s been happily married since 2010 to Lee Yoon Jin and the two are parents to adorable tots big sister So Eul and little brother Da Eul. The two kids have become household names … Continue reading →
Okay, that girl is totally what I would be like if Rain gave me a hug, onstage or offstage on the life altering chance he’s standing right next to me some place some day. I’d be all like “lemme hug you but HOMG I’m so nervous!”, but all done with zero thirsty want and all admiration and appreciation for the … Continue reading →
