For a drama that looks this bad based on the promotional stills I’ve seen, normal expletives might not be enough to convey the degree of shock and awe I experience every time I lay eyes on Full House: Take 2, the sequel to the famous early Hallyu Asian hit Full House starring Rain as a top Korean star in a … Continue reading →
Man, that is one seriously sexy namja. It feels like forever since I last posted about the deliciously yummy Joseph Chang, the reason being that he’s been busy making movies and hardly playing the media game. We really lucked out that Joseph eschewed his movie star and indie film roots to do Drunken to Love You last year, otherwise who … Continue reading →
When an actor/actress really connects with me in a certain character, even if I’m happily watching them in future projects in different roles, they will always live inside my heart in the role they won me over with. For Lee Min Jung and Gong Yoo, both of whom have always been cute to watch onscreen but not much else, Big … Continue reading →
I used to watch a lot more HK and C-movies, but the quality has decreased across the board in terms of script and the productions these days tend to use flashy cinematography, special effects, and big stars to try mask its horrid or nonexistent story. I still think the foundation is there to make stellar movies, so I continue to … Continue reading →
The are two things I am absolutely certain about when I saw the pictures from Roy Qiu and Tang Yan‘s most recent ad campaign fan event held in touristy beach town San Ya, China – Roy needs to get some sleep and Tang Yan needs to eat about 3 sandwiches a meal for one month straight. Despite fanning the flames … Continue reading →
When I gush over actors and actresses that I like, it’s almost always because I love their acting ability. I have a few incomprehensible biases (my Heon oppa being the leader of that pack), but for the most part I find most of my onscreen favorites continue to improve from project to project. Which is why Han Hyo Joo is … Continue reading →
What a marvelous wondrous episode of Rich Man, Poor Woman (though after this episode the title might need to be changed to Poor Man, Pretty Woman). I complained that the plot barely moved forward in episode 6, and honestly the same could be said for this episode 8. This episode was a scant two days in RMPW time, and involved … Continue reading →
He’s here! Hahaha, I just realized I made the arrival on the scene of Miss Rose of Si Yi’s ex-boyfriend seem like a demon possession of some sort. I’ve noticed this happens not infrequently in TW-dramas for a second lead character to show up well into the drama run, like James Wen did in My Queen, or the rotating cast … Continue reading →
When I was back in Taiwan these past two weeks, I actually stumbled across the production setting up the stage for the premiere media event for The Fierce Wife movie (it was near the Taipei 101). I was too lazy to head back out and watch the event later that night, but I saw posters for TFW plastered all over … Continue reading →
For whatever reason, episode 5 of Arang and the Magistrate dropped a pretty significant amount in ratings (over 2%), and I’m not sure if this fantasy-detective sageuk is simply not the viewer’s cup of tea after they realize the tone and subject matter of the drama, or because Gaksital’s second-to-last week is hooking all the viewers. I wish I could … Continue reading →
Oguri Shun has been a busy busy boy in 2012. First he gets married to long time lady love Yamada Yu, then he decides to return to his romantic leading man roots in Rich Man, Poor Woman. I have no complaints that one of the original pretty boys of J-ent decided to capitalize on his good looks for once, but … Continue reading →
Mamma mia, Vogue Korea does it again with a truly fascinating photo spread that not only catches my eyes but is sure to set tongues wagging. I don’t think it’s anywhere genuinely provocative, but it definitely isn’t your plain vanilla “post prettily” type of photos. It’s been three months since Lee Dong Wook tried his hand a MC-ing talk show … Continue reading →
Oh holy moly, my heart might not be cut out for this. Episode 5 of Arang and the Magistrate went from a sedate and rather boring first half to hells-on-wheels crazy “I can’t believe I’m seeing this” second half. This drama continues to pluck me right out of my mundane everyday life and deposit me squarely in its fantasy mystical … Continue reading →