The second half of is chock full of news and new projects with the current IT crop of grown up famous Korean drama child actresses. We have Nam Ji Hyun in cable hit 100 Days My Prince, Kim Yoo Jung returning in jTBC drama Clean With Passion For Now, and news that Kim Sae Ron is considering the second season … Continue reading →
K-actress Jeon Jin Hyun made an appearance at the Stonehenge jewelry brand event and it was a case of the model overshadowing the merchandise. Covering this perennially stylish actress provides cues to aging gracefully – pick a look that works and stick with it and do so with confidence and impeccable fashion taste. Without the latter it just looks stale … Continue reading →
I didn’t write much about summer 2018 SBS drama Thirty But Seventeen but I quietly watched it every week and thoroughly enjoyed the dramatic journey. It wasn’t eventful or groundbreaking yet had a calming comforting vibe that matched very well with male lead Yang Se Jong. For the same reason I didn’t like him in Temperature of Love for being … Continue reading →
It’s been awhile since I watched a Hu Ge drama but my love and appreciation for him remains as steady as his onscreen presence. There is a certain calmness to his acting that made his pitch perfect role in Nirvana in Fire even more perfect. He’s still on sabbatical from his entertainment career, not sure if he’s still pursuing further … Continue reading →
The fashions are less the center of attention when the purpose of an event is charitable rather than awards driven. Lots of big name K-celebs took time out to attend the W Korea annual cancer charity fundraiser in Seoul, with half in subdued looks for the more serious occasion and others trying on colorful and rather interesting looks. Kim Hee … Continue reading →
It’s a LA kinda mood for K-actress Kim So Hyun and actually fits her vibe to the T. She’s in the pages of the October edition of Nylon Korea in an Umbro branded pictorial showcasing the brands athleisure wear including the ubiquitous in South Korea puffy down jacket. This pictorial with the washed out colors and gritty urban backdrop is … Continue reading →
If some pictorials and/or the star modeling in them are oft criticized for delivering images that all look the same, the latest Cosmopolitan Korea spread with K-actress Kim Yoo Jung avoids that critique completely by having every picture be unique. From her body pose, head position, and facial expression, she’s channeling a wide-range of visuals that capture her acting talents … Continue reading →
It’s time to check in on TW-actress Ariel Lin who has been relatively quiet on the PR front due to filming a period C-drama for the better part of this year, with said drama Legend of Hua Bu Qi (小女花不弃 I am Hua Bi Qi) slated for a 2019 release. I’m waiting for that eagerly due to the romance/time travel/period … Continue reading →
The end of 2018 brings the 10th anniversary debut occasion for singer-actress IU who is all of 25 years old (27 in Korean age) making it even more remarkable how young she was when she entered K-ent and how much she’s accomplished in the last decade. This is a great year for her to ring in a big career milestone … Continue reading →
The hair stylist for Park Min Young in her last drama Why Secretary Kim deserves a raise for delivering such a visual win as a solo element of the drama. From the perfect ponytail to her various casual hair down looks, the drama made Park Min Young‘s hair an integral part of the storytelling to emphasize how put together and … Continue reading →
Grown up child actress Kim Yoo Jung has weathered quite a lot in the last two years despite her not-even-20-years-old state of being. Right when she had the biggest hit of her career with Moonlight Drawn by Clouds, at the end of 2016 she was criticized by K-netizens for being rude on stage at a movie event and earlier this … Continue reading →
It’s been nearly a year since K-actress Kim Tae Hee and her actor-singer husband Rain welcomed their first child, a baby girl in October of 2017. Since then he’s had a drama comeback with jTBC police procedural Sketch and it appears Kim Tae Hee may be following suit soon as she just dropped her first post-baby pictorial with Elle Korea. … Continue reading →
It’s fashion show time (already?) and the first to make the Asian newspaper headlines is the Christian Dior show in Paris where a handful of Asian actresses make their appearance. From South Korea there was quirky Gong Hyo Jin who really fit the bohemian vibe of her dress, and the standout from the smaller than usual C-actress contingent was Angelababy … Continue reading →
