The list is out for Forbes Korea magazine’s annual ranking of the 40 Most Powerful Celebrities, a ranking that takes into account a whole host of factors including buzz, name recognition, successful projects, number of CFs, and so forth. I hope to forestall useless arguing since just because you/he/she think your oppa or unni is the most popular person on … Continue reading →
K-actress Hwang Jung Eum just put the cherry on top of what has been a phenomenal year professionally for her. It started off with the unexpected success of Kill Me Heal Me and was followed up with the even more unexpected success of She Was Pretty. The took home lots of awards at the MBC year end drama awards and … Continue reading →
The new lunar calendar year of the monkey brings the first juicy dating news to liven things up. It’s kinda scandalous but I’m all about letting pretty people do their pretty thing so this unexpected couple is fine by me. Feng Shao Feng currently has a hit C-movie in theaters The Monkey King 2, which is doing head-to-head competition with … Continue reading →
The lovely young ladies, not exactly college age anymore, just graduated from Chung An University with tons of fan and media coverage present. Park Shin Hye and Sooyoung and Yuri of SNSD were on hand to receive their college diplomas after a much longer matriculation than most students due to their periodic sabbaticals for acting or singing projects. At least … Continue reading →
So Ji Sub is one of those slow burn type actors, and for that he continues to carve his own niche in an industry where overacting is more prevalent thanks to the propensity for makjang plot lines. He recently wrapped up K-drama Oh My Venus, a ratings disappointment despite the combined big names in him with Shin Mina, but overall … Continue reading →
What does one call the progeny of a goddess? A future god in the making probably. Korean A-list actress Jeon Ji Hyun continues to cap off her enviously perfect personal and professional life, this time giving birth to her first baby with her husband of four years. The couple welcomed a baby boy this week, which seems fast since it … Continue reading →
The adorable celebratory collage from the stars of Will Entertainment is the sweet and simple way to ring in the lunar new year of the monkey. Seeing the entire melange of actors and actresses signed under the label, these are some of the most low key and pleasant to watch bunch in K-ent. There’s Lee Bo Young, Kim Jae Won, … Continue reading →
I love Kim Woo Bin but it’s getting harder to ignore that his main assets might also be a major drawback in career advancement. The boy is known for his unique looks, compared to a dinosaur for his towering height and strong jawline, but overall definitely someone who sticks out among the legions of pretty flower boy twenty-somethings in K-ent. … Continue reading →
The Korean viewing audience has spoken and is predicting 2016 to be a good year for two acting talents. In a poll released in early January, domestic viewers were asked to name the most promising actors for the year and the winners from each gender just happened to be costars in a recently released movie. Kang Dong Won was chosen … Continue reading →
Help me mommy, I feeling a little bit frightened here. Korean actorLee Jong Seok was in Hong Kong over the weekend to meet up with unveil his waxy doppleganger at Madame Tussauds famous museum. It’s no surprise that he was getting a wax figure since the media covered him getting measured back in late 2015, but the end result still … Continue reading →
Brand awareness and strength is a critical assessment element in the marketing industry, and stars have long since joined in the pool of companies and products which consumers connect with. The Korean advertising association released a data set this week naming the most valuable individual entertainment brands across the spectrum of industries and the results are mostly as expected. The … Continue reading →
I think the We Got Married franchise ought to have perfected its brand of dedicated fanservice romance by now. With nearly a decade of selling mostly well selected star couplings, the show has branched out in global cross border editions (memorable pairings like Taecyeon–Gui Gui or Puff Guo–Heechul), and has now been licensed to China for its own version. Season … Continue reading →
What a lovely reunion, made all the more special because of the longevity of the friendship and the charitable cause in question. The two leading ladies of the 2003 C-drama adaptation of wuxia novel Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre reunited this week to do a photoshoot for a children’s charity campaign that is near and dear to their hearts. A-list … Continue reading →
