Well guess who is back in the K-news this weekend. I honestly had no clue if he was retired from showbiz or still trying to earn a living as an idol/singer but it was clearly the latter because Kim Hyun Joong recently held a concert for his fans. Who woulda thunk he still had fans after a prolonged scandal involving … Continue reading →
On the heel of a production team member on upcoming K-drama Eve speaking to reporters about how leading lady Seo Ye Ji‘s still silence on her scandal from last year would be problematic for the drama when it came time to promote, a day later Seo Ye Ji issued her first statement on the scandal. It was an apology but … Continue reading →
Much has been discussed about how K-actor Song Kang has become the It Boy the last two years and especially on Netflix where all his recent dramas have streamed. Agencies and production companies can push him for sure but it sure seems K-netizens are really warming/warmed to him. This week there was a new poll of K-netizens on the topic … Continue reading →
Ooof, this is no good for Ryu Jun Yeol‘s reputation, and in K-ent a good reputation once stained is harder to scrub clean and netizens really want their stars to have spotless behavioral backgrounds. K-actor Ryu Jun Yeol is trending all over Korean search sites today after news broke that he may have engaged in frowned upon real estate speculation. … Continue reading →
When my bae Lee Seung Gi got COVID-19 last week, culminated from weeks of many idols, variety stars, musical performers, and actor/actresses all getting it, I thought that may be the peak but looks like there is a mountain even higher. Today K-ent is reporting that multiple big name to buzzy young stars have tested positive. First comes Park Seo … Continue reading →
On one hand, K-actor Yoo Seung Ho is still young at 30 years old Korean age (28 in western age), but then he’s been in the industry for two decades now and I still wonder why he can’t get better projects. It’s like all this potential unable to be properly tapped. K-ent is reporting that Yoo Seung Ho, who announced … Continue reading →
Top stars and engaged couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin announced earlier this month that they are tying the knot next month in March 2022, and their agencies confirmed it but said it would be a private wedding. Some celebs hold so-called public weddings where the news reporters can interview them beforehand and even post pictures from the ceremony. … Continue reading →
Hopefully this closes the door with fines to be paid and time served. This week it was revealed that Jang Geun Seok‘s mother, who was investigated for tax evasion, tried and convicted last year in 2021, has lost her appeal of that conviction. It stemmed from the underreporting of income earned by Jang Geun Seok through his Japanese activities and … Continue reading →
It was not a happy Valentine’s Day 2022 in the Zhang-Wu family as news broke in C-ent that married acting couple and former drama costars Zhang Yu Jian and Janice Wu (Wu Qian) have divorced. They confirmed their relationship and marriage during last year’s Valentine’s Day but were together since working on the C-drama Le Coup de Foudre in 2019. … Continue reading →
It’s truly the engagement heard ’round the world thanks to the global success of K-drama Crash Landing on You. Top Korean stars Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin started dating in real life after filming Crash Landing and this week announced they are engaged and will get married next month in March 2022. The drama aired on tvN terrestrially in … Continue reading →
I know top Korean actor Hyun Bin and actress Son Ye Jin are legally not married yet but it was so inevitable and clearly they were prepping for it that I just filed it away mentally as they are basically married. But today they jointly announced officially that they will be getting married, huzzah! The couple has been dating since … Continue reading →
It feels like the news on COVID-19 seems to have died down a bit but then everyone is testing positive the last two months due to the Omicron spike still. The latest K-stars to join the “we got it” club is top star Lee Byung Hun and his actress wife Lee Min Jung. Both are reportedly feeling fine and in … Continue reading →
I remember when all those Taiwanese actors and actresses I loved were just late teens to early twenties young adults when they filmed those cracktastic idol dramas like Prince Turned into Frog, It Started with a Kiss, Fated to Love You, Devil Beside You, and so many more. Now that whole crew is mostly married, some with kid(s), and all … Continue reading →
