I’m legit relieved that the drama stills from the upcoming television adaptation of fantasy romance novel Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms looks genuinely pretty without veering into gaudy territory. The drama has finished filming with a schedule early 2017 air date which will come soon enough seeing as how time is whizzing by. Leads Yang Mi and … Continue reading →
Perhaps the saddest entertainment world news story of 2016 was the suicide of Chinese singer-actor Kimi Qiao at the age of 27. It was completely shocking because of his sunshine boy persona in public and hard working reputation as someone who loved what he was doing. Turns out Kimi suffered from depression which was exacerbated in recent years by cruel … Continue reading →
The arrival of Shilla flower boys is a little less than two weeks ago and I don’t know if KBS is relieved that the very low rated The Man Living in Our House is ending or worried that it’s sunk cost pre-filmed sageuk Hwarang is still going to have to go up against the tail end of the big Mon-Tues … Continue reading →
Congrats is in store for yet another accomplishment for this year’s Hallyu star breakout Song Joong Ki. already a well known and acclaimed young actor in South Korea but reached a much wider stage this year with the success of hit drama Descendants of the Sun. That success rocketed him to the top of the list of South Korean consumer’s … Continue reading →
Romance is legit blossoming in this week’s episodes 7 and 8 of Legend of the Blue Sea, still the ratings leader by far in the Wed-Thurs time slot but episode 8’s ratings stayed exactly the same as episode 7 at 17.4%. The drama still engages on the visual front with bits and pieces of narrative treats, but at this stage … Continue reading →
Friday’s isn’t just the start of the weekend but now also heralding the first dose of my weekly crack drama Goblin. Last week’s first two episodes already broke the premiere ratings record for cable network tvN last held by the wildly successful Answer Me 1988, episode 1 got 6.32% ratings while episode 2 jumped to 7.9%. That increase now seems … Continue reading →
South Korea’s much too long and way too crazy for real world national nightmare is finally over – this Friday the Parliament voted overwhelmingly 234-56 to impeach President Park Geun Hye. The impeachment will immediate suspend her from office while the Prime Minister takes over in the interim, and the Parliament has 180 days to make the impeachment vote final. … Continue reading →
The holidays are for shiny festive adornments and bling bling jewelry certainly fits that bill. It would be great if simply wearing the same elegant and youthful Swarovski pieces as modeled by Park Shin Hye in the latest 1st Look pictorial will make us look as fetching. 2016 is ending on yet another career high note year for Park Shin … Continue reading →
TGIF takes on new meaning for me for the next 7 weeks as tvN airs the fantasy drama Goblin on Fridays, and with the college football season done for the year then Saturdays is also devoted to another helping of Goblin in the weeks to come. The network dropped two sets of new drama stills for this Friday’s episode 3, … Continue reading →
Playing an iconic character, one as distinct and memorable as Lee Jun Ki‘s version of the Bu Bu Jing Xin 4th prince in Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart: Ryeo, may make it difficult for audiences to adjust to a transition to another persona. But for the specific career breadth and depth of of Lee Jun Ki, he’s been the master chameleon … Continue reading →
I’m not sure what the real takeaway is from Song Hye Kyo‘s newest ad campaign for the super hi-tech Dyson hair dryer the Supersonic. I know it’s supposed to be how awesome and ahhhhmazing this newfangled hair dryer is supposed to be, but I think it’ll end up being how Song Hye Kyo embodies hair goals and no one will … Continue reading →
Chalk it up to the best cameo so far in the cameo heavy Park Ji Eun penned Legend of the Blue Sea. So far there’s been Krystal, Kim Sung Ryung, Ahn Jae Jong, Hong Jin Kyung, Park Jin Joo, and Cha Tae Hyun, all within the first 6 episodes, but episode 7 brought the previous SBS Wed-Thurs drama Incarnation of … Continue reading →
I cannot stop laughing at the cohabitation antics in Goblin, it makes me pause and chuckle randomly during the day as the perfect distraction. The Goblin asking for fashion and accessories advice from the Grim Reaper and punking him afterwards for not assisting. The Grim Reaper’s song and dance about the Goblin’s underpants, borrowing so smartly from the classic Korean … Continue reading →
