Sung Yuri has had a great first half of 2012. Her weekend drama Feast of the Gods was a modest success (any good, folks who’ve watch it?), and her movie Runway Cop with Kang Ji Hwan was similarly a modest box office success. She’s been sporting the same short bob for awhile now, and I hope she grows it out. … Continue reading →
The rise of Kim Nam Gil is one of those odd stories that doesn’t quite have the same impact unless you lived through it, like I did. Here was this career character actor, that at most played a second lead in Goodbye Solo and was remembered as the dead ex-husband of the heroine in the daily drama Be Strong Geum … Continue reading →
Kim Rae Won finished his military service last Summer and dove right into filming the weepy melodrama Thousand Day Promise. Since finishing that crying fest, he’s since wrapping a movie called Superstar which is about a second-rate self-absorbed musical director who joins a talent show as a mentor. He hopes to use that to gain more directing work, but instead … Continue reading →
It’s here. The incipient achy breaky heart parts of the drama we knew was coming has arrived and made itself known. Da Ran is in love with Kyung Joon, but doesn’t know how to deal with it since he’s still Kyung Jae at this stage and she’s still got some unfinished matters with Yoon Jae that makes moving on seem … Continue reading →
Okay, so if I told any reader of The Smiling Proud Wanderer novel that the picture above is a scene from Yu Zheng‘s upcoming adaptation The Swordsman, I bet 99% of the people will say “Oh, that’s a scene with Linghu Chong and Ren Ying Ying! They look so perfect together and quite suitable for the character.” Maybe 1% might think the … Continue reading →
Lee Bo Young just wrapped up a successful drama in The Equator Man with Uhm Tae Woong, so obviously it makes sense for her to jet to Bali for Sure Magazine to do a Summer photo shoot. Rumors have been fast and flying for the last few months that Ji Sung and Lee Bo Young have been secretly planning an … Continue reading →
Y’all gonna thank me that I led off this post with the normal looking state of being for the Crown Prince of J-ent Kimura Takuya and his maybe successor-in-line Yamashita Tomohisa, because what you’re about to watch next will crack your brain. Yamapi has a new single out this week called “Love Chase” (not bad at all), so he made a … Continue reading →
You guys remember that shaman in the last two episodes of Big. Well I think she might have some competition because my soothsaying abilities are right up there with her. My mystery cracking theory turns out to be right, but that’s only the tip of the iceberg. While I love how the Hong Sisters have tried to delve into the … Continue reading →
It’s a truth universally acknowledged, that when one half of the OTP falls in love, the other half of the OTP is sure to follow. Big 9 was daebak, and with it come some critical mystery reveals and lots of narrative momentum between Da Ran and Kyung Jae. Much as I love Kyung Jae, i.e. Kyung Joon in Yoon Jae’s … Continue reading →
Having Song Joong Ki play a feral wolf boy is like a stroke of casting brilliance. The boy looks as cuddly as a baby panda, so clearly he’s going to have to use his acting prowess to convince me he’s a dangerous threat to humanity. The first stills are out for the upcoming K-movie Wolf Boy starring Song Joong Ki … Continue reading →
Being obsessed with a Mon-Tues K-drama up ends the normal state of expectation. Instead of enjoying the weekend to its fullest, I find myself longing for Monday despite knowing it brings with it a full work week. As long as I get my Big fix, I’m willing to suffer whatever comes with it. My love for this drama is as … Continue reading →
The Summer box office is off to a roaring start in China with the premiere of Painted Skin: The Resurrection setting new box office records this weekend. Reviews are decidedly mixed, from story is flimsy to production is breathtaking. Both are probably true, and is a fine enough reason to tune in. I’ve been dying to check out this movie … Continue reading →
I’ve always thought Ha Ji Won was a goddess, but after The King 2 Hearts she’s become my queen (and probably Lee Seung Gi‘s as well, heh). After the drama wrapped, she took a trip to North America that involved some events in LA and a trip down to Los Cabos for a photoshoot for Harper’s Bazaar Korea. It’s not … Continue reading →