The 2019 MBC Drama Awards were decidedly lackluster other than So Ji Sub winning the Daesang for Terius Behind Me, which felt like a career award rather than just for that one drama. The highlight for me was seeing Ha Ji Won a surprise presenter giving out the grand prize Daesang, dressed in va-va-va-voom strapless shoulder baring red mermaid gown, … Continue reading →
I didn’t watch the 2019 Golden Disk Awards much like I skip all Hallyu music related event unless one of my baes is involved and even though I just coo over their pictures. Such was the case with Lee Seung Gi and Park Min Young cohost this year’s event so I didn’t know they changed outfits midway through hence the … Continue reading →
I thought all the K-ent awards show were over but 2019 is a mere 5 days in and we have the 2019 Golden Disk Awards to kick off the trophies of this year, or maybe extend the awards ceremony glut from December. My interest in this music awards is purely that the producers got actor-singer-variety star Lee Seung Gi and … Continue reading →
MBC got a head start on its year end drama awards, holding the 2018 shindig on December 30th to cap out a relatively lackluster ratings and hit year for the network. Probably the most prominent hit was Wed-Thurs drama Terius Behind Me (My Secret Terius) with So Ji Sub so it’s no surprise the actor was award the Daesang (Grand … Continue reading →
I thought the entirety of South Korea loved Lee Seung Gi so this reactions feels like as surprise and may be the first big controversy I’ve seen involving him. This week’s 2019 SBS Entertainment Awards it was the much younger Lee Seung Gi who took home the Daesang for his role in the variety show The Butlers (Master of the … Continue reading →
This is kinda a random award but apparently it’s the 23rd year of it so go figure. The 2018 KCA (Korean Consumer Association) Consumer Day Awards took place in Seoul this week with winners from the drama, movie, and music industries. Notable winners include Jo In Sung and his good friend and also dream actress to work with Park Bo … Continue reading →
I don’t think the star power of MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards) has dimmed yet and in 2018 the three location ceremony was dominated by the biggest boyband of the year BTS so plenty of people tuned in. I watched a bit just for the hosts – Jung Hae In in Korea, Park Bo Gum in Japan, and Song Joong … Continue reading →
Inclement weather did not stop the famous Korean actors and actresses slated to attend the 2010 final leg of MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards) to be held in Hong Kong. Song Joong Ki is the most prominent face as the host and also the top billing Hallyu star in the fold. He’s hosted before and actually is quite adept at … Continue reading →
The temperature majorly dipped in Beijing and despite the real and also politically frigid temperatures roaring through C-ent it appeared nearly all the stars were out to attend the 17th annual China Film Huaobiao Awards. The ladies walked the red carpet in a flurry of beautiful and diverse gowns despite the near freezing temps, kudos to the commitment to their … Continue reading →
For an event called the Asia Fashion Awards I didn’t see much interesting fashion. I think the attendees and performers that I saw looked fine but it wasn’t nearly as couture or inventive as some of the other events recently such as the Golden Horse Awards. The highlight was the attendance of Japanese top singer-actor Kimura Takuya, and reuniting with … Continue reading →
The Asia Artist Awards are the true purveyors of a popularity contest and if it wasn’t for actors and actresses getting random awards along with the idol and pop stars I’d probably not cover it. This year the highlight was the four very very famous idol-actresses above showing up at the same event – IU in white, Suzy in grey-moss, … Continue reading →
The last few years have been meh with the Golden Horse Awards, the Chinese-language film equivalent of the Oscars, due to flagging star-studded movies and creativity that also connects with the mass public. This year the ceremony staged a revival with so many famous stars and directors in attendance I was having whiplash. Acclaimed veteran director Zhang Yimou finally won … Continue reading →
The 2018 Elle Style Awards took place in Seoul this week and the red carpet was mostly black with a smattering of red, with one starlet in red especially a memorable standout. Best dressed for me was Son Ye Jin, she stuck with her usual style of elegant and feminine and her one shoulder black column gown with a giant … Continue reading →
