So this was supposed to be a busy week for K-ent with year end drama awards scheduled for this coming weekend on the 30th and 31st. My take is the events will still go on despite the bombshell sad news of veteran male lead Lee Seon Kyun‘s unexpected passing. But one event did get cancelled and that was the press … Continue reading →
This week there are new promos for tvN drama Marry My Husband after the shocking first stills of female lead Park Min Young method acting a late stage cancer patient. Now she is in the first teaser looking a little healthier but sharing her very sad tale of betrayal by her husband and best friend getting together while she was … Continue reading →
So last week was Thanksgiving in the US and as expected the amount of food consumed was pants splitting. It feels the same with the amount of dramas consumed because there are so many drams premiering recently that I can barely keep but have FOMO and want to watch them all. iQiyi decided to follow up Story of Kunning Palace … Continue reading →
After Cheng Lei got his breakout for My Journey to You there was talk of his leveling up to male lead and it’s here with the kick off filming of Legend of the Female General. The female lead is Zhou Ye who is also getting solid female lead work but still cementing her rising status so this will be an … Continue reading →
So the Lee Seon Kyun drug use scandal currently under police investigation may involve a time frame much earlier than recent days in terms of the blackmail aspect. His own agency revealed that he had been blackmailed as part of this matter and turns out he paid the blackmail reportedly around $250,000 USD in dollar value. Unless he so rich … Continue reading →
So its a runaway vote win for idol-actor Junho, netting 21 votes to be the top industry insider experts pick for best young idol turned actor of his gen group. Thirty one industry honchos were each given two votes to pick the best idol turned actors and it was Junho that may have taken longer to break out but is … Continue reading →
So this is going to be an interesting drama to watch when it comes out because eagle-eyed fans are going to wonder what was re-filmed and whether the three year gap made some of the OG cast look different when back for the reshoots. The Golden Hairpin has been on ice since male lead Wu Yi Fan (Kris Wu) was … Continue reading →
The good news is that none of the men look like Chanel rich grannys lol, especially poor Park Seo Joon who always tries his hardest with any Chanel outfit but can’t make lemonade out of lemons. But for this week’s Chanel event in Seoul he’s in a nice chic suit and so are the other guys including Park Hyung Sik … Continue reading →
So my weekend dramas for the last few weekends have been prestige with Revenant then thoughtful meaning of life contemplation with See You in My 19th Life and finally stuff my face with stupid empty calories addiction that is Durian’s Affair (Lady Durian). The TV Chosun fantasy makjang drama is best known for coming from the wacko brain of screenwriter … Continue reading →
So I found the cheesy aspect of Legend of Anle strangely watchable and entertaining at the very beginning, the first few episodes, but alas that charm is so wafer thin that this drama starts sinking under the weight of all its legitimately pointed out problems. I’m nope-ing out of this one at this point after finding myself FF-ing every episode … Continue reading →
After a few days of no new allegations on the TW-entertainment Me Too front, another big name is now being accused of sexual misconduct. Ta Ya, an entertainer and variety star who got her start in 2011 on the music making show Blackie’s Teenage Club produced and hosted by Blackie (Blackie Chen or Chen Chien Chou, a basketball player turned … Continue reading →
A warm, comforting and familiar meal absolutely deserves to be enjoyed and praised when done right, not everything needs to be cutting edge and innovative. jTBC rom-com King the Land has risen to the top in the second week of airing, nearly doubling the ratings of tvN‘s See You in My 19th Life and also getting close to breaking 10% … Continue reading →
Well this is wonderful news and another couple goes from reel to real in K-ent. Actress Uhm Hyun Kyung and actor Cha Seo Won announced this week that they are dating in real life, engaged, and will be getting married next year in May 2024 once Cha Seo Won finishes his military service. But before that, the couple will be … Continue reading →
