K-ent is making up for last year’s comparably lack of sizzle on the wedding front by already hitting Taiwan’s star wedding output from last year and we’re only halfway through 2017. This past weekend announcers Oh Sang Jin and Kim So Young got married in a star-studded Seoul hotel wedding, while way down South actress Yoon Jin Seo tied the … Continue reading →
This weekend was the star-studded wedding of famous Korean annoucing and MC couple Oh Sang Jin and Kim So Young, both super photogenic and quite popular in the industry judging by the parade of famous faces and names in attendance. Entertainers don’t necessarily need to marry within the industry to make it work but having a same profession spouse does … Continue reading →
Taiwanese entertainment and cultural news was rocked heading into this weekend with news that a beautiful and best-selling first time young author had committed suicide. 26 year old Lin Yi Han hanged herself in her bedroom and was discovered by her husband of two years. Her debut novel Fang Si Chi’s First Love Paradise was just published in February of … Continue reading →
This is the perfect spokesperson for a very worthwhile day to highlight as a pass time that has endured through centuries is slowly eroding under the speed of modern technology. April 23rd was World Book Day as sponsored by the UN, a day to remind folks of the pleasures and pursuits of reading a good old-fashioned tome. TW-actor Mark Chao … Continue reading →
The recently premiered J-dorama You Are My Destiny is off to a solid start and I’m liking what I’ve seen so far after episode 1. It’s not as cracktastic as male lead Yamashita Tomohisa‘s last dorama From Five to Nine with Ishihara Satomi, but this one I’m enjoying the random fun chemistry with the co-male leads Yamapi and Kamenashi Kazuya. … Continue reading →
The Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People list is out for 2017 and the only Asian entertainer to land on the list this year is Chinese actress Fan Bing Bing. Not only was she riding solo, she made the list not in the Artist category but in the Icon category. Nice! Fan Bing Bing has reached iconic status in Chinese … Continue reading →
Looks like the whole “fake news” bit is moving over to China and over some totally silly pregnancy questioning. Married Chinese stars Huang Xiaoming and Angelababy welcomed their first child earlier this year in January 2017, the baby boy nicknamed Little Sponge and has yet to make his public debut. The new parents have been enjoying life with a newborn … Continue reading →
A great perk of adult stars going public with their relationships is the ability to date in openly without being swaddled in face masks and dodging into residences via the underground garage. Also does good for the world by depriving tabloid bottom feeders like Dispatch a source of income for staking them out. Idol-actress Sooyoung of SNSD and actor Jung … Continue reading →
Leave it to themselves and to Dispatch for outing one of the more likely reel to real couplings in recent months. Netizen chatter has been crescendo-ing for the last week that Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo costars Nam Joo Hyuk and Lee Sung Kyung are dating in real life much like audiences of their cheerful romance drama have been shipping … Continue reading →
This is legit aging goals right here, and its none other than former Miss Korea turned actress Kim Sung Ryung to show how it’s done. Most recognizable to international drama viewers as playing Lee Min Ho‘s adorable mom in Heirs, Kim Sung Ryung has been acting in K-dramas for three decades and played plenty of female lead roles during her … Continue reading →
I can’t believe in this day and age in 2017 there is still the need for a male idol star to issue an apologetic statement after announcing an impending marriage. Eric of Shinhwa, who has long since his idol debut days transitioned into a legit actor and still managed to maintain his idol roots, recently announced his July 1st wedding to … Continue reading →
Glorious doesn’t even begin to describe the newly shared pregnancy pictures of Taiwanese actress and producer Ruby Lin. She welcomed a baby girl in the start of the year with actor husband Wallace Huo but the two kept a low profile during her pregnancy and there were few pictures even sharing a glimpse of her growing stomach. She’s one of … Continue reading →
There is now less than one month to go before saying farewell to oppa for the next two years. Lee Min Ho‘s agency has just confirmed that the actor is enlisting for mandatory military service on May 12th, days before Joo Won recently announced his enlistment day. The ’87ers are all heading off in batches, last month with Seo In … Continue reading →
