Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Blue Lan and Jade Chou Cap Off a 13-year Friendship Turned Whirlwind Romance by Tying the Knot Privately

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Taiwan entertainment got a super out-of-the-blue (har har) surprise to start off this weekend with the breaking news that actor Blue Lan and his award-winning actress girlfriend Jade Chou (Chou You Ting) got married! Not just got married, they calmly waltzed into the local registrars office and registered their marriage legally with zero fanfare. This officially caps a quick week … Continue reading →

Matsumoto Jun and Inoue Mao Reportedly Tying the Knot this August According to Japanese Magazine

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My post on the Japanese tabloid news break about the dating relationship between Hana Yori Dango leads Matsumoto Jun and Inoue Mao made so many people happy on this blog and even brought lurkers out of hiding. That’s the power of HYD nearly 9 years later, unaffected by the lackluster Korean version Boys Before Flowers and surviving the hot mess … Continue reading →

Lego Lee and Kirsten Jen Show More Couple Chemistry in New 7-11 CF for Rilakkuma Goodies

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It’s T-minus one week left of In a Good Way and that means the time is also winding down for cute couples promotions featuring leads Lego Lee and Kirsten Jen. They are still one of the cutest onscreen couples to come out of TW-dramas in a long time, even cuter than last year’s power couple Aaron Yan and Puff Guo from … Continue reading →

Joo Ji Hoon and Brown Eyed Girls Gain Confirm Relationship a Few Months After Doing Sexy MV Together

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I’m finding 2014 a better year for K-dramas so far than 2013 was during the same period of time, but 2014 hasn’t yielded the bumper crop of K-celeb dating couples as 2013 did. One can argue 2014 made up for the lack of quantity with the increase in quality in the sense that it was more high profile stars finding … Continue reading →

Handsome and Talented Lee Joon Hyuk Quietly Finished Military Service this Past March

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With Ji Hyun Woo just released from the army, it triggered a remembrance that another Korean actor I liked went off to the army right before Ji Hyun Woo so where the heck is he now? Lee Joon Hyuk enlisted in June of 2012 and should have been out by now but I didn’t hear a peep from the media. A quick … Continue reading →

Yoon Eun Hye Designed Bags for Samantha Thavasa Sell Out in Korea

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Yoon Eun Hye is a talented entertainer in more ways that her award-winning acting career or her high profile start as the maknae member of idol group Baby V.O.X. She is known for being very creative and her dabbling in fashion design has now officially extended to the handbag arena with the launch earlier this week of a sub-line of … Continue reading →

Kim Woo Bin and Park Hae Jin Join Other Popular Stars for the 10th Anniversary Edition of Men’s Uno China

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For the 10th anniversary edition of Men’s Uno China magazine, the publication went all out and tapped 10 of the hottest celebrities in Mainland China to be on one of its 10 unique covers. I wonder whose job that was and could I have it? The result is a yummilicious collection of celebs not limited to Chinese actors but also … Continue reading →

Yoo In Na and Ji Hyun Woo Reportedly Still Going Strong as He Finishes Military Service in One Week

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It’s been decidedly quiet on the enlistment front these days but there have been plenty of murmurings about who is heading off to the army soon. Two of my guys are currently in the army and Yoo Seung Ho won’t be released until December while Song Joong Ki doesn’t come out until early 2015. A talented male actor is coming … Continue reading →

Latest Tabloid Report Adds to the Long Rumored Dating Between Hana Yori Dango’s Matsumoto Jun and Inoue Mao

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Something is afoot in Johnny’s tightly run ship, that or he’s given up trying to keep under wraps the long rumored and much eyewitness accounts of the dating relationship between Arashi’s Matsumoto Jun and actress Inoue Mao. Of course this would be gossip fodder in any context of two top stars dating, but place it in the world of Hana … Continue reading →

North Cape to Release True Love Themed CFs Featuring Ha Ji Won and Ji Chang Wook

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With the spate of K-drama endings and upcoming drama promotions, I dang almost forgot that Empress Ki is ending next week. This long running sageuk was one I followed from the first episode and proceeded to go on on a wacky and wild roller coaster as the plot dipped and soared through the craziest of narrative twists. Sometimes it worked … Continue reading →

Longtime Married Couple Han Ga In and Yeon Jung Hoon Expecting a Baby in Early 2015

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There are so many K-entertainment shotgun marriages over the years it’s such a rarity to see the super reverse happen. Long time couple Han Ga In and Yeon Jung Hoon have been married for nine years now and are finally expecting a baby! Yeon Jung Hoon’s agency confirmed the happy news and said Han Ga In was currently just seven weeks … Continue reading →

Lotte Duty Free Goes Ahead with This Weekend’s Family Festival Event with Lee Min Ho and Park Shin Hye

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The Sewol ferry sinking tragedy in South Korea is undoubtedly the center of news coverage and public concern in South Korea. Since last Wednesday, all networks have cancelled their variety show and drama broadcasts and that preemption extended into the weekend programs as well. Music events were also scuttled such as comeback showcases and fan meetings and anything that could … Continue reading →

K-networks Preempt Both Nights of Wed-Thurs Drama Episodes for Continued Ferry Sinking Coverage

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In the wake of South Korea’s worst disaster in decades after Wednesday morning’s capsize and sinking of a Jeju-bound ferry carrying nearly 500 passengers, all major broadcast networks canceled dramas and variety shows scheduled for that night. Due to the still unfolding nature of the rescue operation where nearly 280 passengers remain unaccounted for, the networks continued to focus all … Continue reading →