This post heading is likely too obvious a pun but the news is certainly good tidings in a week where C-ent was in subdued mourning. That Angelababy is having a baby is confirmation after two weeks of media and fan speculation starting from astute eyes noticing that she was a little bit rounder and also wearing flowier clothes and preferring … Continue reading →
C-ent’s week of sadness came together to say final farewells to actor-singer Kimi Qiao (Qiao Ren Liang) on Wednesday September 21st. Days after Kimi’s shocking suicide over the weekend, his family, friends (inside and outside the entertainment industry), colleagues, and fans all gathered in Shanghai for his viewing and memorial service. It was a massive affair as over a thousand fans … Continue reading →
It’s a downer weekend for entertainment obsessed netizen misbehavior, from Chinese fans cruelly chastising stars for not properly public mourning the death of another star over to Korea where someone reportedly hacked into the private instagram account of Big Bang member G-Dragon (Kwon Ji Young). GD’s set to private instagram account contents were splashed on the internet containing pictures of … Continue reading →
Saying goodbye to a star gone too early feels like public mourning where the good and the bad get tossed around willy nilly. I want to focus on the good and the much too soon passing of Chinese actor-singer Kimi Qiao (Qiao Ren Liang) leaves the industry bereft and in shock, not to mention the family and friends who loved … Continue reading →
It’s been a relatively quiet year with military enlistments, other than Lee Seung Gi getting shipped off I haven’t been all that on top of the comings and goings. That’s why it was a surprise to hear that actor-singer Jaejoong is getting discharged in three months on December 30th. His agency released the confirmation this week and it was pretty … Continue reading →
The top summer K-drama CF beauties ranking is out, courtesy of a poll done of the top 36 beauty and skin care manufacturers in South Korea. The various brands were polled on their top CF model to rep their product and the ranking shows how impactful being on prime time television can be. The actress with the most points averaging all the … Continue reading →
I’ve been lagging on Three Meals a Day: Gochang Edition despite loving the new season. Now Na PD is doubling my make up quota by bringing back a new season of regular Three Meals a Day with perennial gruff softie Lee Seo Jin by giving him two adorable dongsaengs to boss around who are my total biases. Eric (Moon Jung … Continue reading →
I don’t even know how to write this, such shock beyond shock emanating from all corners of Chinese entertainment spheres right now. First off: good night and good life, sweet boy, I hope you are in a better place. It’s with a heavy heart that I share the news that Chinese actor-singer-model Kimi Qiao (Qiao Ren Liang) was found deceased … Continue reading →
I really like K-actor Ji Hyun Woo and it’s strictly for his expansive performing talent. The musical actor underpinnings are an added bonus but as a K-drama leading man he’s delivered a spectrum of leading men types all to perfect degree whether it’s nebbishy beta male in Angry Mom or self-absorbed alpha jerk in Trot Lovers. The problem now is … Continue reading →
Candy has such an unique meaning in Korean pop culture thanks to K-drama heroine tropes, though of course Candy itself is taken from Japanese pop culture being the name of the female lead in the eponymous shoujo manga Candy Candy. Now Candy is transitioning from dramas to variety show as tvN just launched Candy in My Ear, a show where four … Continue reading →
Checking in on two recently married big star couples from Chinese entertainment yields the sweetest of comfort. This week Ruby Lin and Wallace Huo were spotting on the streets of Taipei going out for a night stroll. The fan didn’t want to interrupt so only snapped a picture from behind, which is more than enough to send the loving caring … Continue reading →
Looks like fall 2016 is shaping up to be the K-ent dating and/or even marriage turn in the news, what with summer 2016 being dominated by C-ent romance unions. Hot on the heels of costars Lee Sang Woo and Kim So Yeon dating after doing the weekend drama Happy Home together, now comes Dispatch scooped dating news that actress Lee … Continue reading →
Leave it to two well matched same-age K-ent veterans to bring back some of the celebrity relationship thunder that’s been stolen by Chinese entertainment this summer. K-media is buzzing over the newly confirmed dating relationship of actor Lee Sang Woo and actress Kim So Yeon, who recently costarred as a romantic couple in MBC weekend drama Happy Home. The drama … Continue reading →
