Category Archives: My Loves

Japan Tries to Capitalize on Hyun Bin Popularity After Crash Landing on You to Publish Book on His Marine Days, Pulls It After Getting Warned of Copyright Infringment

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Some new Hyun Bin fans, courtesy of Crash Landing on You, probably may not even know that he was a red blooded marine in the South Korean military. His enlistment was for the hard core marine corps which you have to test into and doesn’t have easy rotations such as entertainment division or public service. Once you’re a marine you’re … Continue reading →

Lee Jun Ki is Beautifully Tortured in tvN Drama Flower of Evil Delivering Yet Another Gripping Character

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Lee Jun Ki fans all have their “moment” story, and there is quite a diverse array of his K-dramas which have hooked a casual viewer into a convert. Mine is of course the still perfect and very re-watchable Time Between Dog and Wolf, one of his first K-dramas though I watched it a few years after it came out. It’s … Continue reading →

New CF Stills Featuring Gong Yoo Elicit Additional FOMO with Longing for a Countryside Retreat

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One reason Korean variety shows set in a more rustic back to nature setting such as Three Meals a Day series or the current House on Wheels is that it gives people living their daily drudgery a taste and dream of going back to simpler days. That seems even more alluring during the year of COVID so far, when many … Continue reading →

Lee Seung Gi and Han Hyo Joo Still as Adorable Reuniting in Variety Show 11 Years After Hit Drama Brilliant Legacy/Shining Inheritance

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Oh gosh, so many feels! I can’t believe that it’s been as long as 11 years now since one of the crackiest K-dramas to ever grace the small screen aired. I’m talking about Brilliant Legacy/Shining Inheritance which forever gets to use both titles whenever it’s being discussed because it was just that entertaining a watch. Starring uber young Lee Seung … Continue reading →

Jang Geun Seok Holds Annual Photo Exhibit for Fans and Continues to Donate All Proceeds to Needy Charities

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I feel like actor-singer Jang Geun Seok came back from military service with one of the most changed vibes I’ve seen from all my boys that have gone off to the army over the last decade. He’s still doing many of the same things but I feel he’s really grown up and grown out of the wild rocker boy experimental … Continue reading →

Kim So Hyun Looking Uber Fresh Modeling Simple White T-shirt Perfect for Summer

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The simple white t-shirt is problematic for me, too thin and it’s see through and too thick it looks chunky. That sucks because the white t-shirt and denim shorts look perfectly encapsulates summer chic. Kim So Hyun totally pulls it off in her latest clothing CF modeling a white t-shirt with an orange slice in the middle but randomly the … Continue reading →

Nam Joo Hyuk is the Ultimate Big Boy Posing with Cute Dogs and Sweet Coffee

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K-actor Nam Joo Hyuk will next be seen on the small screen in the K-drama Start Up with Suzy and he’s been busy filming through Spring and now Summer with a scheduled August 2020 premiere date. This week he’s in the news attending a coffee brand event and also sharing a photo shoot for Christian Dior where he’s just as … Continue reading →

Yang Kyung Won Joins Good Friend Song Joong Ki’s New Agency History D&C

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Looks like Arthdal Chronicles did spawn a sequel, only in the bromance continuation department. Rising supporting actor Yang Kyung Won, getting his breakout earlier this year as the gruff comedic North Korean soldier in Crash Landing on You, had a supporting role as well in last year’s Arthdal where he and male lead Song Joong Ki got to know each … Continue reading →

Park Bo Gum to Enlist for Mandatory Service in August 2020 After Completing K-drama The Moment and Movie Wonderland

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Summer appears to be the time of enlistment as another K-actor is shaving his head soon. Park Bo Gum is confirmed to report for duty this August, 2020, he’s on the young side as most actors tend to delay closer to their age deadline but he’s striking while the iron is hot on his career. He’s joining the Navy promotions … Continue reading →

Ariel Lin Pretty in Blue at Kipling Event in Taipei and Discusses Not Being Able to See Husband in US During Pandemic

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I thought sheltering at home in many countries meant being sick and tired of seeing one’s family members after working and living together 24/7. Turns out long distance relationships that weren’t fortuitously together before the halt to travel and stay at home initiatives have had to deal with their new normal. Case in point TW-actress Ariel Lin who has been … Continue reading →

Rainie Yang Posts Gathering Pic with Decades Long Friends Ariel Lin, Michelle Chen, and Joe Cheng

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I know the key word right now is “social distancing” to keep safe from viral spread but Taiwan has been getting kudos for the early and vigilant response to the COVID-19 spread since end of December. I would know, I was there and it was immediate and noticeable. That means cases remain low and everyone is careful with life mostly … Continue reading →

Yoon Eun Hye Reminds Us of How Amazingly Beautiful She is with Post of Young Child Picture of Herself

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The current state of K-actress Yoon Eun Hye‘s acting career really is one of the odder developments in K-ent. Her top Hallyu actress status was unchallenged and untouched from Goong to Coffee Prince and many other dramas that got plenty of ratings and buzz. But since 2013’s Marry Him if You Dare which was just terribly written and she did … Continue reading →

Ariel Lin Remains a Woman in Love for Elle Taiwan February 2020 Edition

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Five years into a low key marriage, TW-actress Ariel Lin continues to shine brightly as an actress and live the life she wants outside of her acting career. She has taken study sabbaticals, plenty of vacations with friends and husband, and just genuinely exudes the quiet happiness of someone who knows how to love life. She was on the cover … Continue reading →