It’s clear Park Bo Gum has made to the Korean CF stage now that he’s the face of a major outdoor wear brand. South Korea has way more outdoor wear brands and CFs than I imagine the populace is actually engaging in such sporty activities, and too many dramas throw in random outdoor scenes just to pitch a tent and … Continue reading →
I’ve always expected a star of Lee Min Ho’s popularity to set up shop on his own sooner rather than later, so this news is not surprising other than the direction he chose to take. Lee Min Ho has left his long time agency Starhaus Entertainment is signed with newly formed label MYM Entertainment, with MYM standing for Me And You … Continue reading →
It wouldn’t be a fun start to May without a good juicy entertainment to liven things up. It’s been quite a few weeks since the last big K-ent dating news that was Blood costars Gu Hye Sun and Ahn Jae Hyun, who ended up planning a wedding in short order after news broke. This one may or may not see … Continue reading →
I cover entertainment, mostly dramas of course, from various East Asian countries and one of the by products is spurring my desire to visit those countries. I’ve been many times but it never ceases to entice the wanderlust in me, and one of my fave country to visit is the picturesque island of Taiwan. Last month jewelry brand Pandora paired … Continue reading →
Even if Song Joong Ki has gotten the lions share of attention from Descendants of the Sun, it’s not a disservice to his leading Song Hye Kyo because she was the bigger Hallyu star going in and has gotten a fantastic current state boost from the drama. For many years she was known for her roles in classic early Hallyu … Continue reading →
I’m so going to pin the blame on Lee Bum Soo for my next cavity. The sweetness is through for the roof as the acclaimed K-actor brought his daughter So Eul out to attend a brand media event. I don’t even care why they were out in public together, all I care about is gobbling up how happy So Eul … Continue reading →
Philanthropy is in the K-ent air these days and is a cause that there can never be too much of. Korean top star Lee Young Ae is in the pages of JLook Magazine May edition alongside her set of boy-girl fraternal twins in a pictorial. The pictorial was done without any fee and all proceeds from sales of the t-shirts … Continue reading →
Another year and another glamorous selection to rep a thoroughly unglamorous thing. The Korean National Tax Service has selected as this year’s good tax payer tax goodwill ambassadors the A-list acting talent of Jo In Sung and Choi Ji Woo. Last year it was Ha Ji Won and Gong Yoo so clearly the agency has great taste and eye for visual … Continue reading →
I’m a dog person but it’s not for a lack of love for cats, I just don’t feel quite prepared to raise one of those complicated furry felines. For kicks I do watch cat videos and cackle over how much smarter cats are than my dog with tofu for brains. As the general populace is split between dog and cat … Continue reading →
I feel greedy this week thanks to the news that Gong Yoo was making a drama land return in a Kim Eun Sook drama. Hyun Bin has already done a Kim Eun Sook drama in Secret Garden which propelled him to new heights of popularity, all he has to do is pick a future project that returns him to the … Continue reading →
Park Hae Jin just landed a new first in China for a Korean entertainer, and it’s all the more impressive considering just how popular over there some of his fellow Korean stars are. China’s Ministry of Communications and China Post is releasing a new series commemorating the 100 most influential modern cultural figures in China, and the first and only … Continue reading →
What wonderful news to share, and now with picture proof to boot! Long time K-ent married couple Yeon Jung Hoon and Han Ga In are the proud parents to their first child born on April 13th last week. The Korean acting couple have been married for 11 years, since 2005, and went though a very painful public miscarriage two years … Continue reading →
After releasing the list of current most popular K-dramas in China, polling site Vlinkage is back with the Top 30 list of most popular Korean male and female stars, respectively. Some are long time regulars on any Korean star popularity list while others are a surprise to me but adds diversity to this list. On the male side, the most … Continue reading →
