April and May was light for me on dramas to follow and one reason was that tvN Sat-Sun drama Shooting Star (Sh**ting Stars) was so underwhelming. It may have gotten better but I didn’t like the first two episodes and that was enough for me. I did tune in from time to time to check out the parade of K-ent … Continue reading →
K-dramas absolutely have their own structure and flavor and adaptations in and/or out don’t always work. The currently airing SBS drama Woori the Virgin based on the Jane the Virgin series looked highly promising to me when the casting and promos were announced but the airing results remain less than hoped for. It premiered at 4.1% and the most current … Continue reading →
There is such a noted lack of buzz for this weekend’s new dramas but heck, if it’s good then they (the viewers) will come. MBC sees the premiere of Doctor Lawyer with So Ji Sub, who is such an A-list leading man he has to play not one but two professional genius hahaha. He’s a top doctor who loses his … Continue reading →
Some stuff continues to look both cool and anachronistic for upcoming tvN drama Alchemy of Souls. This is one drama I have no clue what to expect and no inkling how it will be received by domestic audiences in Korea in terms of ratings. The latest stills and new character poster is out and from the promo releases this feels … Continue reading →
So it’s off to the races for real with tvN Wed-Thurs Eve, starting with 3.644% ratings in the first episode and now the second episode has come out to 3.700%. That’s staying the same and may actually be a good thing because if the drama didn’t hook the viewers in the first episode to stick around for the second there … Continue reading →
Looks like tvN is taking a breather in its Fri-Sat 10:30 time slot, with Shooting Star (Sh**ting Stars) wrapping up soon the network won’t air anything new. Instead on Fridays it will air the anthology series O’PENing with one to two episodes of various stories, and in the Saturday time slot it will air the Park Hae Joon midlife crisis … Continue reading →
At least one drama with Kim Sae Ron in the cast is getting back on track. Upcoming SBS drama Trolley which was slated to start filming parted ways with Kim Sae Ron after her drunk driving incident two weeks ago. She’s now been replaced by relative newbie Chung Soo Bin, who made an impression as one of the adolescent troublemakers … Continue reading →
So if this is Seo Ye Ji and Gold Medalist‘s plan for her comeback path it’s definitely…..unique to say the least. I’ve never seen an actor or actress in K-ent actually lean into the reason behind a prior scandal for a comeback role. The new tvN drama Eve portrayed her character as a femme fatale out to seduce rich male … Continue reading →
Dang, I’m starting to get wayyyyy too excited for this drama. Seo In Guk isn’t even in my fave actors bunch but I’ve never disliked him in any role and the ones that don’t work for me the problem is with the script/directing, but when he’s in the right drama like in Answer Me 1997, Shopping King Louie and Hello … Continue reading →
If having no clue what to expect is a good thing then everything about upcoming tvN drama Alchemy of Souls (Korean title Return) fits that bill. I genuinely don’t know what the broader story or even world building construct is like other than souls in reincarnation perhaps and a lot of anachronisms intentionally done. The setting is a fictional historical … Continue reading →
The May baby is here, and since it’s the end of the month it’s a Gemini boy which I love since I’m a Gemini too! Park Shin Hye and Choi Tae Joon announced the arrival of their first born to start week, a baby boy. Mother and child are healthy so that’s great to hear. The couple married earlier this … Continue reading →
I love that there is still so much runway for Korean entertainment in both movies and dramas before it feels like fickle viewers are off to the next thing. Netflix investing in producing its own K-dramas since 2017 has paid off in the runaway hits like Squid Game and also expanding options for its subscribers in other popular dramas. Up … Continue reading →
I think if I didn’t watch and enjoyed so much the first season of Yumi’s Cells I would probably not be feeling the pairing of Kim Go Eun and Jinyoung in the upcoming Yumi’s Cells 2. There is a noona romance vibe from the stills but in the drama they are colleagues (I think same age) and their chemistry is … Continue reading →
