Optics does matter in the entertainment industry, especially in quick to judgment South Korea with its strong sense of obligations, responsibilities, and social mores. One of the biggest is the duty of every able-bodied man to serve in the military, both a rite of passage and a social status equalizing performance of patriotic duty. This month SK netizens are doubly … Continue reading →
The notalgia and serendipity feels are hitting the big time with the wedding announcement of Song Hye Kyo to Song Joong Ki, for K-drama viewers long before the Hallyu wave there is a sense of marrying off the last daughter. I’m talking about Song Hye Kyo’s first hit drama with the sitcom Soonpoong Clinic back in 1998 which is where … Continue reading →
Maybe there are fans of either Song Hye Kyo or Song Joong Ki that ship their beloved with other of their drama costars, but Song Joong Ki’s close and long lasting bromance friendship is for sure going to be affected once he ties the knot and has to answer to wifey first before buddies. One betrayed brother adorably announced his … Continue reading →
July 5th of 2017 belongs to the K-ent shattering news that A-list same last name stars Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo are getting married, garnering gasps and swoony congratulations from all corners. The same date a year ago also happens to be the wedding anniversary date of same last name stars Chen Xiao and Michelle Chen, who was … Continue reading →
Two Korean mega stars getting married could mean the wedding of the decade in terms of star attendance and extravagance but for some reason I sense Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo will have an intensely private and relatively low key wedding. The Descendants of the Sun romantic leads have parlayed the filming of a hit drama that has … Continue reading →
Thank god today is July 4th and not April 1st otherwise I would take major convincing that this isn’t a prank. As America celebrates Independence Day, Korean entertainment will now celebrate what is arguably the biggest reel-to-real romance happy ending of the Hallyu era. Mega hit K-drama Descendants of the Sun costars Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo, following … Continue reading →
Taiwan has a love affair with Park Shin Hye greater than its general affection for Hallyu entertainment and stars. She was the child actress in early Hallyu overwrought hit Stairway to Heaven during the days when Taiwan slurped up anything Choi Ji Woo, then years later You’re Beautiful became the bridge that brought young viewers into liking her and she … Continue reading →
I don’t know if MBC has a beef with either or both Song Hye Kyo and Song Joong Ki, or maybe this is just a ratings ploy, but the network is continued ahead with its breathless coverage of the supposed Bali vacation of the Descendants of the Sun costars. This weekend Section TV aired part two of the so-called expose … Continue reading →
Korea loves its stars for being all-natural beauties and/or super smartie pants. That’s why Kim Tae Hee is basically untouchable, going to Korea’s top university Seoul National and even twenty years later looking like she did in high school. Ability to get good grades in school, which isn’t necessarily correlated to intelligence and definitely not to EQ, doesn’t a good … Continue reading →
It’s with a happy heart and lots of fond memories as a fan to send off Shinhwa‘s leader Eric (Moon Jung Hyuk) to the land of married bliss. On Saturday in Seoul, Eric and his model-actress fiancee Na Hye Mi tied the knot in a church ceremony surrounded by 250 family and friends, the most eye catching being all his … Continue reading →
Oh man, this is such a great connective moment in Korean pop culture, and also an undeniable visual confirmation on how looks change growing up. Korean actress Shin Se Kyung, currently all over the news promoting her upcoming K-drama Bride of the Water God, is also making waves in the music industry after music veteran Seo Taiji revealed the album … Continue reading →
Everything else in life falls by the wayside in the face of a serious health scare, and currently Hallyu star Kim Woo Bin is the most high profile celebrity battling an unexpected and all too sobering battle with cancer. Kim Woo Bin has taken an indefinite and total hiatus from his entertainment career and is undergoing radiation treatment in the … Continue reading →
I can totally see Yoo An In getting lifelong flack for this and ultimately South Korean netizens have very strong opinions about military service and it’s really beyond me to chime in. The 31 year old actor was planning to enlist this year, the tail end of a South Korean male’s enlistment period but one can’t fault a star for … Continue reading →
