Category Archives: K-dramas

tvN Fri-Sat Night Drama Happiness Ends its Underrated Run But with Plenty of Cult Fan Love and Laments for How Poorly it was Promoted

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This past weekend an underrated gem of a K-drama Happiness, according to the very vocal audience feedback, wrapped up its tight 12-episode run on tvN Fri-Sat late nights. The drama averaged mid 3% ratings through its entire run and the final episode was the only to break 4% with 4.185%. It’s considered a ratings disappointment based on the popular profile … Continue reading →

High Profile Sat-Sun tvN Drama Jirisan Ends with 9.225% Ratings and Final Wave of Viewer Criticism on the Script Giving an Inexplicably Happy Ending

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I legit forgot it was the final airing weekend of tvN Sat-Sun drama Jirisan. Normally such a high profile drama would be generating buzz and chatter heading into the finale but it was crickets because the ardent drama fans that would generate content have long since checked out. The final episode got 9.225% ratings which is higher than the 7%-8% … Continue reading →

Vogue Korea Picks the Four Hottest K-ent Ahjusshi Male Leads as Kim Hee Soon, Lee Jung Jae, Park Hae Soo, and Shin Ha Kyun

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You’ll get no quibbles from me for this collection of four aged like fine whiskey hotties but it easily can expand to 8 or even 12 because K-ent actually does have plenty of great, plenty sexy male actors in the 40’s and above range. Vogue Korea picked its four Hottest Ahjusshis in K-ent and selected Park Hee Soon, so dark … Continue reading →

Now, We are Breaking Up Episodes 9-10 Stay in High 6% Ratings as the Core Parental Conflicts Also Stay Stagnant and Lamely Old School

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Last week I marathoned 7 episodes of Now, We are Breaking Up to catch up on the drama since I watched the first episode and left the rest on read. I read all the complaints, everything actually felt valid but also personal, the same criticisms could lead to someone not wanting to continue and another not being too bothered by … Continue reading →

2010 College Grad Classmates Lee Sang Yi, Kim Go Eun, Ahn Eun Jin, Lee Yoo Young, Park So Dam, and Kim Sung Chul Form Legendary Line of Current Hot Acting Talent

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Running this blog for so long there are times I still think the era is X when it’s really moved on to Y. It happens fast in K-pop more than K-dramas and definitely K-movies rarely move the top line. But for actors and actresses there are generational shifts and formerly it was the ’87 line that K-ent kept a close … Continue reading →

Squid Game and Kim Sun Ho Make the List of Top 10 Most Searched Terms on Korean Google for 2021

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The helpful Google search engines continues to be the go to platform for anyone seeking information and the Korean search words in 2021 helps understand what was on people’s minds in Korea. Without splitting by category or top, only 2 entertainment related names made it on the overall Top 10 search terms in Korea – Squid Game was number 3 … Continue reading →

K-ent Discusses Kim Soo Hyun’s 500 Million Won Per Episode Salary for K-drama One Ordinary Day as the Highest Paid Actor

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K-actor Kim Soo Hyun has been getting the highest per episode salary for a K-drama for years now, even before he left for military service in 2017. With that said, it is still shocking to see the actual amount keep going up, and it’s going up for many top actors and actresses as well so call it salary inflation. K-ent … Continue reading →

Ahn Hyo Seob and Jeon Yeo Bin in Talks for the K-drama Remake of TW-drama Someday or One Day

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Okay, this casting if true is going to generate so much discussion. I won’t say controversy but it’s definitely one of those casting choices that doesn’t immediate go “Yes, perfect pick!” K-ent is reporting that the K-drama remake of critically acclaimed hit TW-drama Someday or One Day has offers out to Ahn Hyo Seob and Jeon Yeo Bin to be … Continue reading →

Viewers Impressed with the MBC Production Team’s Color Adjustment Techniques to Make The Red Sleeve Cuff Look Visually Stunning

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A popular post this week shows us just how important the visuals are to a drama, what may be taken for granted beyond the big three of acting, script, and directing. The four separate scenes from the drama The Red Sleeve Cuff show the work that goes in from the MBC DI team to adjust the color and gradation of … Continue reading →

Ji Sung, Seo Ji Hye, and Lee Soo Kyung Sign on for tvN Revenge Thriller Drama Adamas

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Wow, talk about a stellar combo all around! New casting news midweek to shake up the joint as tvN announced that it has cast Ji Sung in a drama scheduled for 2022 that once again stretches his versatility. The drama is called Adamas and Ji Sung will be playing twin brothers searching for the hidden secret into their dad’s murder … Continue reading →

Rain’s Soul Controls Kim Bum in First Teaser and Stills for tvN Fantasy Medical Drama Ghost Doctor

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I don’t know who will win a fight next year with the K-dramas super docs, the Ghost Doctor that is Rain or the Doctor Lawyer that is So Ji Sub. The Ghost Doctor will be arriving first in January 2022 and the first promos are here, with the three leads all in their natural environs at the hospital. There is … Continue reading →

Our Beloved Summer with Choi Woo Shik and Kim Da Mi Premieres to Super Low Ratings on SBS Mon-Tues

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Okay, I cover so many dramas so I often forget right off the bat the channel its airing on until after it airs, if I write about it enough then of course it’s ingrained. So I legit thought just premiered Mon-Tues drama Our Beloved Summer (That Year, We) with Choi Woo Shik and Kim Da Mi aired on tvN and … Continue reading →

Coupang Legal Thriller Drama One Ordinary Day with Kim Soo Hyun and Cha Seung Won Off to Positive Critic and Audience Reviews

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I may have beloved baes among K-actors and K-actresses but even then I have to be in the mood for their projects whether it’s genres I like or not. Kim Soo Hyun is back to start December with his thriller murder mystery and legal wrangling drama One Ordinary Day based on the BBC series Criminal Justice. It premiered last week … Continue reading →