This second week of April ended on a happy note for Taiwanese star Ella Chen as she welcomed her firstborn baby boy with her non-celebrity husband of five years. Ella was the tomboy of top Taiwanese girl group S.H.E. so it remains quite a transformative wonder to see her evolution over the years into now a super feminine wifey and … Continue reading →
This year’s Forbes Asia 30 under 30 is out and is not as stacked with Korean stars in the Entertainment and Sports category as last year in 2016. The K-stars to the make 2017 Sports and Entertainment category 30 under 30 list are Jessica Jung formerly of SNSD and now a solo singer and designer, singer Jay Park, and singer Eric … Continue reading →
It’s T-minus 4 days from the premiere of new romance J-dorama You’re My Destiny (Boku, Unmei no Hito desu), with a super cute wrapping of a love prone hapless male lead with his no-nonsense capable female lead crush being brought together by a super cool mysterious matchmaking god. J-ent is also excited for the drama reuniting Yamashita Tomohisa and Kamenashi … Continue reading →
I’m pre-obsessed with the second single to come from singer-actress IU‘s latest album release. It’s called “Ending Scene” and features guest star Kim Soo Hyun as the leading man, in what is billed as a casting coup but really just a good friend doing a sweet favor for another good friend. IU and Kim Soo Hyun have costarred in two … Continue reading →
I thoroughly enjoy harmless speculation about the love lives of adult celebrities, especially when marriage watch is on and every few months there’s a new update of sorts. Even funnier is to see pundits on television gossiping like your neighborhood ahjummas, which was the case this week when an entertainment news show in Korea discussed cross-border celebrity couple C-actress Crystal … Continue reading →
Is 16 years long enough or still too short a period of time to consider offering up a new version? Drama adaptations of Louis Cha wuxia novels are now hitting airwaves at shorter and shorter intervals in between so 16 years may be sufficient to proffer up another Taiwan drama take on the classic shoujo romance manga Hana Yori Dango … Continue reading →
Landing the cover of W Korea is quite an honor for the high brow fashion publication, and the May cover model certainly has earned the sartorial honor. Song Joong Ki is front and center in front of a tree for W Korea, modeling a singularly unimpressive plaid pattern sweater and looking a combination of pensive and perturbed. I can’t figure … Continue reading →
This is flat out the most surprising breaking news in K-ent this year, and honestly I’m happy that it’s a piece of happy news. Currently serving military actor-singer Yoochun is getting married this fall when he’s discharged! News broke that he was tying the knot in September of 2017 and his agency C-JeS swiftly confirmed the reports. Normally this type … Continue reading →
It’s nice for a brand to have the perfect spokesperson and to put their money where their mouth is. Skincare line The Body Shop has always been eco and animal friendly in their products and this week held an event in Seoul to promote awareness against animal testing in consumer products. Hear hear! Front and center at the event was … Continue reading →
Consider me once again wholly impressed with TW-actor Mark Chao‘s depth and range, a good 8 years after he blew me away in his acting debut performance as the co male lead in hit drama Black & White back in 2009. What was starting to feel like a one hit wonder performance finally feels properly displayed again placed next to … Continue reading →
I’m so excited for upcoming SBS Wed-Thurs drama Suspicious Partner, regardless of the leading lady casting carousel and the litany of title changes. I never got invested in currently airing sageuk Saimdang: Light’s Diary and judging from the steady around 10% ratings neither did the audience despite the big name return of Lee Young Ae from a decade long acting … Continue reading →
K-actor Gong Yoo‘s high flying popularity in the past year is coming to the big international stage as his agency revealed the star recently sat down for a CNN interview. It’s no surprise and totally deserved recognition as his movie Train to Busan was the top grossing movie in South Korea in 2016, and his drama Goblin broke records as … Continue reading →
It’s a ballsy for MBC to go for drama posters that don’t show any of the lead character’s faces, but then again these are probably teaser posters and it does a good job at that. My interest is piqued by the contrasting posters, one with two royals holding a mast with their backs to each other, and then separate solo … Continue reading →
