Episode 3 of Cheongdamdong Alice was one of the most perfect hours I’ve spent with any drama all year. Towards the end of episode 2 I already got the impression that this drama had its shit together and knew where it was headed, despite starting off rather jerky out of the gate. The switch flipped on in episode 3 so … Continue reading →
Is it me or has Wu Zun stumbled upon the fountain of youth? He was the oldest of the Fahrenheit boys and is nearing his mid-thirties but he still looks exactly the same as when he debuted (but more handsome with the maturity). Now that he’s left idol singing and dramas behind, Zun has been in China focusing on making … Continue reading →
Much as I’m keeping my expectations way low for IRIS 2, I can’t help but avidly follow along with its big-budgeted around-the-world filming. The cast and crew spent last month in Budapest, Hungary filming extensive action and spy sequences for the drama that garnered even coverage in the local media. I just know this drama will be so pretty to … Continue reading →
Wahhhh, I love Chris Wu and I love Christmas trees and I love Open Chan and Please Chan! Those of you from Taiwan are probably familiar with the darling mascots of 7-11, starting with Open Chan, dog who comes from the Open planet and who loves to eat onigiri (height is four onigiri’s tall and weighs two pineapples) and Please … Continue reading →
Talk about a rather hard hitting display of star power for a cause that I’m not so sure is all that pressing. Don’t get me wrong, the world is filled with countless areas in need of aid and I’m always happy to see stars lend their fame to make a positive and tangible impact on societal needs. With that said, … Continue reading →
Poor Puff Guo, playing such an unlikeable character as Vivian in Miss Rose. Did she and Tia Li do a rock-paper-scissors to decide who got to be Xiao Ke and who was left being Vivian? Or did Tia say she paid her dues playing Kai Er in Office Girls and this time she gets to be loved by the audiences … Continue reading →
You know, I can’t say I saw this coming or that I think it’s even a good idea. Kim Bum, one of the few young K-actors who got his start solely as an child actor rather than as an idol (that group also includes Kim Soo Hyun, Yoo Seung Ho, Jang Geun Seok) is trying out singing for a change … Continue reading →
Wow, I did not see this coming. Yesterday the cast of Miss Rose posted on weibo that the entire drama has wrapped filming! Yes, wrapped for every single actor, not just the side characters. Megan Lai was the last to finish and she posted a collage of pictures with her co-stars (though Roy Qiu isn’t seen in any) and expressed … Continue reading →
Episode 10 of Missing You finally pushed the characters forward in tangible ways other than Jung Woo wallows in guilt and Soo Yeon quivers with unresolved fright. Since the characters transitioned to their adult selves, this was the first episode I loved everything about Jung Woo. If I want to keep watching MY (which I do), then there is no … Continue reading →
Binnie is back (not to be confused with Baby’s got back)! Clearly his fans number in the crazy digits and are super supportive because the group formed before dawn outside the marine base headquarters where marine service member Kim Tae Pyung was about to be released back to their collective fangirl hearts. When Hyun Bin was officially discharged, with a … Continue reading →
Yes, I am the drama fairy. I don’t give out quarters for lost teeth, I give out rom-com happy flower boy (and pretty girl) goodies for K-drama addicts tired of the Winter gloom and the melodrama glut. You want some cuteness? Well here’s your cuteness! tvN released official stills of the cast of Flower Boy Next Door from the filming … Continue reading →
At this point, Lee Soo Yeon is the only main character I like wholeheartedly in Missing You. I love her ability to survive, even if she has chosen not to confront her past but to etch out a new future and she’ll eventually have to revisit her untreated scars. I applaud her desire to take out her anger at Jung … Continue reading →
Finally! Miss Screw can finally get married now, and hopefully this means Miss Rose can stop dithering and end on a high note to wrap up what was a truly enjoyable ride until recently. With SETTV wanting Sonia Sui to return to dramas with the MR follow up drama Replacement Princess, the network had to scramble when Sonia declined the … Continue reading →