There are new goodies from tvN’s upcoming political thriller The K2, and if the actual drama looks as good as the character teasers do then it’s going to be a treat to watch. Starring Ji Chang Wook, Yoona, and Song Yoon Ah, the drama centers around a South Korean presidential candidate’s campaign and the people surrounding his rise to power, … Continue reading →
I’m inching towards celebrity wedding overload after successive Chinese and Taiwan huge stars have gotten married in the last two months alone, but I think I have it in me for one more celebratory post. TW-actor/singer Ken Zhu, most famously of group F4, got married to his C-actress girlfriend Han Wen Wen this weekend in Bali. It’s yet another destination … Continue reading →
The more I watch of Han Hyo Joo in W: Two Worlds, the more I’m settling into a comfortable enjoyment like a well-knit sweater with no frills. Her acting is far from award winning and actually hasn’t improved much since her last drama Dong Yi, but what she has is a strong likable factor that is one of those intangibles that can … Continue reading →
And here I was thinking that all the splashy star wedding festivities were done for the summer of 2016, who knew the biggest surprise was saved for last. Chinese-speaking entertainment started the weekend off with a huge happy shocker – A-list movie actress Shu Qi is married to her boyfriend of four years HK-star Stephen Fung! The two released wedding … Continue reading →
Is it just me or is MBC Wed-Thurs drama W: Two Worlds gone spectacularly cuckoo in the last few episodes. With three more episodes left until it wraps up, what started off as an exhilarating fresh narrative ride has turned into bizarre nonsense even by fantasy element standards. It’s such a shame as Lee Jong Seok is doing so well in … Continue reading →
This is the best case of K-drama character acting I recollect ever seeing so a huge kudos to Ji Chang Wook for being so darn entertaining. The leads of The K2 jetted off to Spain this week for location shoots prior to the drama’s premiere in mid-September. It’s cutting it close but I have faith in PD Kwak Jung Hwan … Continue reading →
It’s been so long since I watched Kim Rae Won in a drama that wasn’t depressing and/or dark, even the lackluster narrative of Doctors is enough to make me happy just to see him play a happy character who smiles a lot. Punch was an awesome drama but not exactly rainbows and unicorns, and A Thousand Days Promise was so … Continue reading →
A round of congrats is in order for TW-actor Peter Ho as he tied the knot with his non-entertainment industry girlfriend Peggy who he has dated for the last 9 years. It’s not as long running as when James Wen married his long time girlfriend of 17 years but 9 years is still majorly impressive. Peggy is as gorgeous as … Continue reading →
The likely first confirmed casualty of the Chinese government unofficial crackdown on K-ent in terms of drama and star appearances is Yoo In Na. Except I don’t think she’s terribly hard pressed considering where she landed afterwards. Yoo In Na has reportedly been dropped as the female lead in the upcoming Chinese-Korean joint production C-drama Shuttle Love Millennium, the sorta … Continue reading →
The disappointing Korean domestic premiere ratings for the first three episodes of K-adaptation of Bu Bu Jing Xin may take a herculean effort on the production team to reverse. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart: Ryeo (Bobogyungsim: Ryeo) is mired in just 7% ratings but there’s good news over the strait in China where the drama has broken 300 million views is … Continue reading →
The fantasy elements and the fantastic cast has assembled like the next generation of superheros to bring home potential ratings gold for famed screenwriter Kim Eun Sook. She was present along with PD Lee Eun Bok, who directed her Descendants of the Sun, for the script reading of their next collaboration drama Goblin. Kim Eun Sook’s stint at KBS was … Continue reading →
The striking and unique beauty of Seo Hyun Jin is on full display for the September issue of Elle Korea, marking her long overdue arrival on the big leagues all thanks to breakout hit drama Another Oh Hae Young. I’m so glad the drama didn’t purposely dowdy her up to hammer home the point that she was the ugly duckling … Continue reading →
Idol actors continue to get a mixed reception with Korean drama audiences, it’s not enough to rest on one good performance but one bad performance seems to tar the opinion for a long time. Yoona of SNSD has been acting for so long she’s more like an actress who is also an idol, doing equal parts of both rather than … Continue reading →
