What distressing news to hear, but thankfully it’s being handled swiftly and all is well. Actress Moon Geun Young has fallen ill on the set of her stage production of Romeo and Juliet, with the upcoming performances cancelled after she was taken to the hospital and required surgery for a condition called compartment syndrome. It’s a painful and dangerous condition … Continue reading →
Maybe this news will herald the start of 2017 being the K-actress baby bump watch year, what with 2016 being dominated by Chinese and Taiwanese actresses expecting babies. Prolific actress Hwang Jung Eum is four months pregnant and expecting her first child with golfer husband Lee Young Don. The two married in February of 2016 so this isn’t a honeymoon … Continue reading →
This year is off to a high profile casting start for Park Ki Woong – he’s just been confirmed to play the second male lead role of Baek In Ho in the movie version of Cheese in the Trap. It feels like eons ago when the drama aired early last year to tons of praise and then massive disappointment. I’m … Continue reading →
Things are looking promising for Song Seung Heon now that high profile sageuk Saimdang: Light’s Diary isn’t a flop right out of the gate. It’s likely all due to the anticipation of Lee Young Ae‘s comeback but at least he’s riding the wave. Chances are he’s pretty stiff in the drama but what else is new when it comes to … Continue reading →
Yet another celebrity newborn has dropped, the fourth in the last month and a half for those keeping score. TW-actress and model Sonia Sui welcomed her second child this weekend, a baby girl named Lucy to join big brother Max. That’s Max last year on the cover of Taiwan Elle with his glamorous mommy, so maybe later this year we’ll … Continue reading →
The two-fer fan meeting of Park Bo Gum in Taiwan that included a guest appearance by Song Joong Ki happened because Song Joong Ki had another engagement there. Song Joong Ki was invited to Taiwan as the spokesman for China Trust’s new partnership with LINE Pay, which is yet another step the messaging app has expanded it’s reach. Song Joong … Continue reading →
The time is coming to send off yet another super popular Hallyu star to mandatory military service, but it’s not here just yet for Lee Min Ho contrary to latest news reports. K-ent started the week off with news that Lee Min Ho was enlisting in the military this March, a mere two months away and likely not enough time … Continue reading →
Once the genie is out of the bottle its hard to put it back in. Now that Kim Tae Hee and Rain‘s very private dating life has transformed into a public acknowledgement of their marriage, the media is all over them starting from the frenzy at the airport heading off to their Bali honeymoon. Section TV has even gone so … Continue reading →
Now this is much better, everything about Park Shin Hye is spot on as she was spotted this week in Paris for the Chanel couture show. She was decked out in head to toe Chanel, of course, and unlike her dress for the Bruno Magli event the prior week in Seoul, this time the ensemble was beautifully fitted for her. … Continue reading →
It’s a double happiness for actress-producer Ruby Lin on this January 27th, celebrating both Lunar New Year and her 41st birthday. Counting the birth of her daughter with husband Wallace Huo, this month of January has been a triple blessing for the eternally youthful looking star. She also doesn’t look like a woman who just gave birth three weeks ago, … Continue reading →
There is only so much an actor or actress can do to keep one-upping themselves. At some point they butt up against an iconic performance or a once in a lifetime role. I breathed a huge sigh of relief when Kim Soo Hyun followed up You From Another Star with Producer, going from too cool super powered alien professor to … Continue reading →
Talk about bringing in the big guns, but then again it’s nice having best friends of such incredibly popular caliber that playing second fiddle gives fans two for the price of one. Park Bo Gum held a sold out fan meeting in Taiwan over the weekend, arriving to greet boisterous fans excited to see a breakout star after his last … Continue reading →
It can’t always be only good news so it’s with a saddened heart that I share the update that news of three K-ent couples having broken up came out all within the week. First came the drama couple On Joo Wan and Jo Bao, who met on the set of Surplus Princess and dated for almost three years. They were a … Continue reading →
