Taiwan star Puff Guo is usually so fashionably dressed in a way that suits her style impeccably it’s even more odd to see her at this weekend’s fashion event looking so out of her element. She’s been filming C-drama Shuttle Love Millennium for the last month or so, the second installment of the Chinese version based on the Queen In … Continue reading →
Hit KBS drama Moonlight Drawn By Clouds wrapped up this Tuesday with the final episode 18, netting over 22% ratings for it’s fond farewell as fans bid adieu to cutie pies Park Bo Gum and Kim Yoo Jung. They really are supremely adorable in and out of character for this drama, a pairing perfectly sourced by casting agents and delivered … Continue reading →
It’s here! After months of anticipation since the casting was announced, the first teaser has arrived for Legend of the Blue Sea pairing up Hallyu superstars Lee Min Ho and Jeon Ji Hyun. The first teaser is a veritable cornucopia of colors and quick cuts to whet the appetite. There are plenty of glimpses of Jeon Ji Hyun as the titular … Continue reading →
I never woulda paired these two up but go ahead and surprise me SBS! Currently airing Mon-Tues drama Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart: Ryeo has turned out to be a ratings dud for the network even if the few ardent fans still watching appear to enjoy it immensely. Up next for SBS is the Han Seok Kyu, Seo Hyun Jin, and … Continue reading →
Sports themed dramas have traditionally under-performed (har har) in ratings but as a genre I still am glad it’s around to further diversify the landscape between sageuks, melos, thrillers, and rom-coms. MBC has lined up Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo for its late fall Wed-Thurs prime time spot, taking over for the delightful and charming Shopping King Louie. I hope it … Continue reading →
The current roster of It Chinese drama stars were present at this past weekend’s 11th Annual Golden Eagle Awards in Beijing, the event started off with this year’s Golden Eagle Goddess Tang Yan striking the same pose as the statuette in a blinged out golden gown and matching crown. The then switched to a beautiful on her strapless white down … Continue reading →
The sport of bowling is having an insanely good week in South Korea, what with not one but three high profile news items in connection with popular stars. First came news that Kim Soo Hyun threw his name in the ring to apply to become a professional bowler, can’t imagine where he’s finding the time to train and compete but … Continue reading →
There’s no new episode of Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart: Ryeo (Bobogyungsim: Ryeo) this Monday so the fans will have to content with the sweetest new OTP drama stills released by the production. K-BBJX may be complicated in its own evolved and inherently K-drama take on the source novel of Bu Bu Jing Xin, but in the romance aspect it’s won me … Continue reading →
Filming has already started for the next SBS Wed-Thurs drama the high profile Legend of the Blue Sea, what with fan snapped pictures of leads Lee Min Ho and Jeon Ji Hyun filming overseas in picturesque Spain. The drama premieres in early November which isn’t that far away anymore as the middle of October just passed. Regardless of anyone’s personal … Continue reading →
Resident of Funky Town K-actor Kang Dong Won hasn’t moved his abode out of said satorially odd address just yet, as evidenced by his ensemble while promoting his upcoming aging up movie Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned. It’s nowhere as edgy and off kilter as the various outfits his draped over his lithe leggy model frame earlier this year while … Continue reading →
Classy is the word that best describes the maturing aura of C-actor Hu Ge, gracing the cover and pages of both GQ China and Esquire China in the same period. He played doofy characters in the early days when he first broke into the entertainment industry, period dramas like Chinese Paladin and The Little Fairy were cute but nowhere near … Continue reading →
Midway though it’s run, tvN‘s hit political thriller drama The K2 is still firing on solid cylinders and delivering an entertaining weekly ride. I’m not as personally invested as I hoped to be with the characters and their complications, but the story as a whole has me hooked to watch how the baddies will get their comeuppance and the leads … Continue reading →
Mainland Chinese entertainment shows has evolved greatly from the tendency towards bombastic stage spectacles, but the love of shiny things remains a deeply rooted custom. This weekend is the Golden Eagle Awards, China’s television awards show equivalent of the Golden Bells over in Taiwan, and the flying eagle in recent years has been personified by the selection of one actress … Continue reading →
