I owe Kim Eun Sook a mea culpa, I thought she wrote the narratively most frivolous time-travel/parallel universe drama with The King: Eternal Monarch but now the crown goes to Sisyphus: The Myth. The other wacko time-travel drama Alice was actually quite good for 2/3rd of the run and then fell apart like a flaming train wreck in the final … Continue reading →
A new record is getting set and I’m getting more interested in following the ratings than the drama itself. It would also be cool to see tvN gain back the throne from rival jTBC. Sat-Sun drama Queen Cheorin (Mr. Queen) increased in ratings yet again, crossing the 12% mark to hit 12.414%. It’s tied with Goblin as the fasted tvN … Continue reading →
It feels like another chapter coming down from the 2000s cross-border collaboration leading to romance between Korean and Chinese stars. This past decade has been fraught with more contention between the two countries politically which has impacted entertainment. K-actress Chae Rim was one of the top actresses of her generation and went early on to China to star in dramas … Continue reading →
The first teaser preview is out for jTBC drama Run On and I love the warm outdoorsy vibe. Lead Im Shi Wan is a runner and seeing him outside jogging with such energy and positivity was so nice, and then juxtaposed with Shin Se Kyung as a movie subtitle translator with a quiet job. They look really cute together and … Continue reading →
I feel like Tale of Gumiho tries so hard with the fated love/OTP element but it’s actually everything else that works and that central thread just falls for flat. The lack of chemistry between Yeon and Ji Ah continues so episode 9 keeping them apart made it one of the best episodes to date, and their reunion at the end … Continue reading →
There’s been a change in leading lady and once again newbie Kim Yo Han as the male lead is getting a true acting heavyweight as his costar. K-actress Kim Sae Ron is in talks to join KBS drama School 2020 as the female lead, the role initially was with another grown up child actress Ahn Seo Hyun but it appears … Continue reading →
Man, are there NO SINGLE MEN in J-ent? Like, is the entirety of the industry married men so women have no choice but to cheat because there is an ratio imbalance? Two weeks after actor Higashide Masahiro was caught cheating on wife Watanabe Anne with aspiring actress Karata Erika, a second cheating scandal has been exposed by the tabloids. Veteran … Continue reading →
I totally missed this but Channel A cable premiered the first new K-drama of 2020, rom-com Touch with Joo Sang Wook and Kim Bora. The drama started on January 3 and airs on Fri-Sat, with the first episodes getting 0.847% and 0.907% ratings. It’s not high but Channel A has been one of the smaller niche networks so clearly it … Continue reading →
What another victory and another high profile celebration of South Korean film. Director Bong Joon Ho‘s critically acclaimed and box office topping social commentary film Parasite won the Best Foreign Film prize at last weekend’s 2020 Golden Globe Awards. It’s the first time a South Korean film has won at the Golden Globes and it’s about time. Parasite rightfully should … Continue reading →
The first season of SBS medical drama Romantic Teacher, Doctor Kim premiered with 9.5% AGB nationwide ratings and ended with over 27% in its final episode. It’s one of the rare prime time successes in recent years so not a surprise the network decided on a season 2. What was weird was how long it took but I guess the … Continue reading →
I can’t muster up much interest in this story but of course there will be the first “scandal” to start the new year. TW-actor Mike He is all over the island tabloids on this first day of January 2020 after being caught on December 14th late at night coming out of a KTV with fellow actor Michael Zhang and an … Continue reading →
This is a belated Christmas present for me, so thank you photographer and stylist for this great shoot. K-actor Kim Woo Bin is in his first official pictorial since his return to work after a two plus year medical health hiatus. It’s a black and white photo shoot and the more striking visual is his loooooong hair look. It looks … Continue reading →
The tripling of ratings in three weeks is something to write about. SBS Fri-Sat drama Hot Stove League premiered on December 13th with a super low 3.3% AGB nationwide ratings. It’s since only gone up and the most recent episode hot 10.1%, that’s so amazing nowadays. Starring Namgong Min and Park Eun Bin, the drama is a feel good underdog … Continue reading →
