Well this is bad for the two dozen or so actors and actresses under JYP Entertainment‘s acting label. The company has decided to close down it’s acting division and focus on the more profitable and prominent idol side. JYP currently produces popular groups TWICE, Got7, Stray Kids, Day6, 2PM, and Itzy, and is also best known for being idol-turned-actress Suzy‘s … Continue reading →
It’s the end of an era, and there seems to be a lot of that going on in recent years. Change happens too fast and it’s sometimes impossible to keep up. With TV viewership migrating to streaming and non-scripted show related other entertainment, the drop in traditional television ad revenue has been catastrophic and now the other shoe has dropped. … Continue reading →
Let’s end the downer news week on a high note, shall we? MBC romance sageuk drama Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung released drama and character posters that tickle my fancy bone with a shot of creative pretty. I’m so enamored of the colors in this drama, pastels that aren’t washed out and plenty of artistic touches and details in the … Continue reading →
When I see a full moon shot I get the urge to breakout into Memory from Cats, dating myself of course lol. The upcoming Hotel Del Luna is all about the moon motif from the title to the supernatural beings that run, work at, and inhabit the titular hotel for the ghostly. They can only come out at night so … Continue reading →
This is a two-fer surprise and both much appreciated to see. The first is that apparently actress-singer IU is friends with top actress Song Hye Kyo, and unni went all out this week sending a food and drink meal truck gift to her dongsaeng on the night set of filming tvN drama Hotel Del Luna. Night shoots are the hardest … Continue reading →
There’s a happy-ish ending to report on the weekend shocking news from K-ent that former KARA member Goo Hara was found to have attempted suicide. Netizens were alarmed when she posted “Annyeong” a hello/goodbye single word message on her Instagram account. Shortly after her manager went to check on her and found her unconscious inside her apartment. She was rushed … Continue reading →
K-actor Ji Chang Wook is out of the army AND has a new drama lined up, all he needs is a leading lady to wrap it all up in a tidy bow. He’s getting a very good leading lady with news that Won Jin Ah has been offered the female lead for Melt Me which has already confirmed Ji Chang … Continue reading →
I don’t know why I assumed Han Ji Min and Jung Hae In were playing a couple going for a second chance at love in upcoming MBC romance drama Spring Night. Turns out she’s dating someone already and meeting single dad Jung Hae In is what prompt her to ditch the old for the new. PD Ahn Pan Seok loves … Continue reading →
K-actress Kim So Hyun is heading into the summer with plenty on her plate. She’s turning 20 years old on June 4th being 1999 born, which is the official Western age but in Korean age she would be 21 turning 22. To celebrate the young actress is holding a fan meeting on June 1 to meet her fans and also … Continue reading →
It’s time to rejoice or say meh depending on how you view this pairing. Top stars Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin are confirmed for the upcoming romance drama by screenwriter Park Ji Eun who wrote You From Another Star, The Producers, and Legend of the Blue Sea. The drama will film overseas on the United States as well as … Continue reading →
I know SHINee‘s Minho (Choi Min Ho) is enlisting towards the end of the age limit rather than early on such as after high school or college for most South Korean non-celebs but he totally gives off that fresh boy going off into the brand new world vibe. This young man has been a member of one of Korea’s most … Continue reading →
I’ve never seen K-actor Jung Hae In as a sexy, always the sweet boy next door, but the first stills of him from MBC romance drama Spring Night turn him into stuffy ahjusshi territory. I’m sure it’s part of his character persona but the plaid shirt buttoned up to the top and vest combo under his pharmacist white coat definitely … Continue reading →
The latest news is no bueno for actor-singer Park Yoochun. After holding a teary preemptive press conference claiming he’s never used drugs and is definitely totally absolute not the “friend” that former fiancee Hwang Hana alleges gave her drugs during her own drug use investigation, the police have announced that they have hard evidence that both did in fact use … Continue reading →
