There is a Chinese saying 人红是非多 which means a popular (famous) person has many controversies. Case in point Park Eun Seok, who before SBS drama Penthouse where he played a supporting role that got a lot of audience popularity, was just a no-name struggling actor. After he shot to name recognition with Penthouse, he was cast on variety I Live … Continue reading →
After 5 episodes in the 12% ratings, with two episodes getting north of 13%, it feels like Queen Cheorin (Mr. Queen) has finally broken through both in the ratings game and in the narrative. Episode 15 got a whopping 14.534% and there are still 5 more episodes left to see if it can fulfill the early on potential when it premiered … Continue reading →
The Koala household has been trying to find the silver lining after nearly 1 year of various levels of Stay at Home restrictions. When the Koala Teens (and later Mr. Koala) watched Start-up with me I thought it was a one-off instance but now we’re on our second K-drama as a family (will play boy and share what that drama … Continue reading →
The promos for River Where the Moon Rises has early on focused on the young leads Kim So Hyun and Ji Soo but a good sageuk needs the entire cast to rock and roll in order to work and I’m betting that second leads Lee Ji Hoon and Choi Yu Hwa are up to the task because holy do they … Continue reading →
It’s male lead Ji Soo‘s turn in the spotlight for the promos of upcoming KBS sageuk River Where the Moon Rises and oh boy I’m ready to do an about turn on his casting. His first sageuk outing was rough to say the least but this time it feels like the role was written for him. He plays Ondal, the … Continue reading →
tvN drama Mouse is premiering towards the end of February 2021 a few days after jTBC thriller Sisyphus: The Myth but that drama has been promoting for well over a month now yet we’re getting the first stills for Mouse this week. It features male lead Lee Seung Gi of course and he plays a neighborhood cop character, a rookie … Continue reading →
The casting train is moving fast for high flying K-actor Jo Byung Kyu‘s next drama, likely to keep it fresh of mind just off the highly rated recently finished airing OCN drama The Uncanny Counter. His next drama will be the sageuk titled Tale of Secret Royal Inspector and Jo Yi, he plays the titular secret government inspector named Ryan … Continue reading →
Wowsers, everyone looks soooooo good in upcoming legal drama Vincenzo. Song Joong Ki of course gets the benefit of perfectly tailored likely Italian suits but his costars Jeon Yeo Bin and Taecyeon are also looking great in their own character ways. Jeon Yeo Bin plays a lawyer in South Korea and she’s channeling polished and pretty in her suits. I … Continue reading →
Okay, this blog may become Ro Woon centric for the next 6 weeks, please forgive if that happens and I’ll try to keep it restrained. Episode 4 of jTBC Mon-Tues drama Sunbae, Please Don’t Put on that Lipstick (She Would Never Know) flipped the switch for me. My main grievance is gone, the drama is firing on cylinders, and the … Continue reading →
Drama viewers who have noted that the same names and faces get offered leads in K-dramas in various iterations will be happy with this new surprise pairing. KBS is prepping a rom-com drama for middle of the year called Dal Li and Gamja Tang (Dal Li and Pork Bone Potato Soup) and have signed on Lee Jae Wook and Park … Continue reading →
The posters and teasers for upcoming jTBC Fri-Sat drama Beyond Evil (Korean title Monster) definitely wants audiences to be uncertain going into the drama whether the male leads are good or bad. Coupling up veteran Shin Ha Kyun with youngster Yeo Jin Gu in the cop buddy investigation is not new but rarely has it been telegraphed so early that … Continue reading →
Welcome to the big leagues my boy! Oh I knew it, I knew the moment I laid eyes on Ro Woon in Extraordinary You that he was destined for bigger greater things. That drama was frustrating and I didn’t like the female lead but I stuck with it for him and Lee Jae Wook as the tsundere second male lead. … Continue reading →
One of the early 2021 arrivals on my radar is KBS drama Hello? It’s Me!, complete with the question mark and the exclamation in its title. Sadly it’s forty years too late for Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret type teen girl puberty introspection though there is a teen girl here and my premonition is that she’s going to … Continue reading →
