I like to think any drama that brings young crazy talented K-movie star Go Ah Sung back to drama land must be worth checking out. She’s had no shortage of drama offers in the five years since her last television appearance in God of Study but nothing has interested her to return until now with Heard it Through the Grapevine. … Continue reading →
As a drama fan the last month has been terrible for the spread of shows to watch after China enforced the latest regulation that all overseas shows airing online must go through the same approval process as domestic productions. In China, all shows whether variety or dramatic must go through a two step process to make it on air – … Continue reading →
Yay, yet another promising prime time K-drama to anticipate and one that isn’t premised on the male lead suffering from some affliction or another, be it dissociative identity disorder or a raging case of vampirism. MBC is chuckling all the way to the bank thanks to pulling a rabbit out of a hat with the success of Kill Me Heal … Continue reading →
I’m genuinely not writing about Blood solely to snark about it, the snark comes naturally when I see lulzworthy stills or teasers, but there remains a frisson of genuine interest to see what story the Good Doctor production team has concocted. It would have been better with a more experienced and charismatic male lead than Ahn Jae Hyun, who hasn’t … Continue reading →
I love Song Joong Ki so the news that he’s being inundated with acting offers despite it being three months away from his military service completion makes me happy and relieved. Happy that he’s not been forgotten despite the fast-churning popularity cycle in K-ent, and relieved that he’s got in his hands plenty of offers to pick and choose from … Continue reading →
This is definitely a good news week for SBS. Even if its weekend drama is tanking so hard at unprecedented levels of embarrassing, Punch is owning both the ratings and critical acclaim over on Mon-Tues so that should be sweet consolation.The network can also breath a sigh of relief with the audience opinion in the third week of Hyde, Jekyll, … Continue reading →
Wahhhhh, I’m already salivating for Heard it Through the Grapevine and the drama doesn’t disappoint with the first intriguing teaser. Normally I get excited over the casting of a drama but this one has me roped in to watch PD Ahn Pan Seok‘s first prime time drama in seven years, not since the award-winning White Tower on MBC has he … Continue reading →
It’s basically make or break for Hyde, Jekyll, Me this week. It was probably that turning point for other viewers last week or even the week before during the drama’s premiere episodes but I’ve been waiting (and waiting and waiting) so long for Hyun Bin‘s drama return I’m summoning reserves of patience and optimism to see if things pick up … Continue reading →
I’m genuinely impressed and happy for the much deserved success of Kill Me Heal Me. The drama has flaws aplenty but overall is so entertaining and interesting to watch. Most of the success lays with Ji Sung convincingly playing 7 different characters, getting some writing help with the comedic and comic book presentation of the DID medical condition with underlying … Continue reading →
I feel like I’ve earned the right to snark as much as I want on the promotional materials for upcoming medical vampire drama Blood. I not only recapped Dr. Stranger, I poured 100% into that sucker with how much I tried to intellectually dissect a story with a nebulous blob for a center. Seeing the first stills of Ahn Jae Hyun … Continue reading →
The late spring and early summer K-drama line up is slowly taking shape. First came confirmation that KBS was slotting in the bipolar medical drama Dr. Frankenstein for June, coming late to the split personality bandwagon but who knows if the audience has room for one more after a short break. Now MBC is doing a big one-two punch for … Continue reading →
As of January 2015, the news-making discussion of how many times a K-drama has been viewed in a Chinese online streaming site or how much the licensed airing rights per episode sold for has come to a foreseeable end. Thanks to the new SARFT regulations that all overseas shows shown on Chinese streaming sites must (1) be completed airing, (2) … Continue reading →
Those bemoaning that the K-drama landscape is a wasteland of no good roles and stories for women might have be seeing a shining beacon of hope soon. Filming is underway for the upcoming Wed-Thurs KBS drama called Unkind Women which takes over for the forgettable sageuk The King’s Face. KBS still hasn’t had a real hit drama in the weekday … Continue reading →