I completely understand and respect some fans decision to remain unspoiled for the finale of The King 2 Hearts. I wish I had such discipline. The drama is scheduled to complete all filming by Tuesday, though certain crews have already finished their shoots and taken the obligatory end-of-drama commemorative picture. Two of them have been leaked and it’s pretty spoilery, … Continue reading →
OMG Flails, Flails, Flails Uncontrollably! The cast of upcoming supernatural fantasy sageuk Arang and the Magistrate released pictures of its script reading session, and I needed a spatula to scrape me off the floor. Jun Ki. JUN KI. JunKiJunKiJunKiJunKiJunKiJunKiJunKiJunKiJunKi…. What? Oh yes, I’m supposed to write something coherent. I think this drama will be the shizniz, because the cast is fantabulous. … Continue reading →
The good things about Yu Zheng‘s upcoming adaptation of The Swordsman (based on Louis Cha‘s novel Smiling Proud Wanderer) I can count on one finger – Wallace Huo as Linghu Chong. Bucking my initial reservations, in the official stills he’s gorgeously hot, angsty, and makes me see him for the first time as a non-bland leading man. The bad things….I … Continue reading →
Drama press conferences are good for two things – snarking/admiring the outfits and checking out if the leads evidence any chemistry together. When its a sageuk drama, I usually eschew the former since the leads typically appear in character wearing their saguek outfits, and its almost always suitable for showcasing the drama but not much dissection involved. The press conference … Continue reading →
I’m currently dusting off my top-10 favorites list to make room for The King 2 Hearts. I have a feeling its going to earn its place there. It’s a rarity a drama hits so hard I am willing to bump a favorite off for it. This drama will never make my top-10 best list, but in terms of how much … Continue reading →
Please be good, Alice in Wonder City, please be good. It’s been a veritable unending desert of no good dramas from Taiwan in the last few months. And no, I don’t think its any oxymoron, I sincerely believe there are entertaining and worthwhile TW-dramas out there. Fondant Garden I liked initially because it was cute and had potential, but has … Continue reading →
It’s here! The first trailer for the upcoming Hong Sisters soul-swapping rom-com Big is here! I’ve already watched it three times in a row, and only stopped so I can post it. It strikes the right vibe for a drama filled with swapped identities and hijinks galore. Plus shirtless Gong Yoo wrapped in a low slung towel? I am so … Continue reading →
OMG, these two are friends? Okay, just kidding, I knew they were friends. Jo Hyun Jae took time out of his busy drama filming schedule in China to jet to Japan and be a part of his hyung Song Seung Heon‘s fan meeting. It’s a case of fandoms colliding, and an AU story could be written called “When Han Kang … Continue reading →
The final chapter of Yun Zhong Ge is often written as both chapter 59 (or chapter 21 in Volume 3), but also as an epilogue. I think its better referred to as an epilogue, as the real ending for the novel came in the previous chapter with Liu Xun returning to the tree where a group of young and carefree … Continue reading →
Not all dramas are created equal, but some dramas are more equal than others. Got that? Don’t make me slap you upside the head with a big stick of Orwellian allegory. Heh, just having a bit of fun because I’m in a cheeky mood. As I’ve been swept up into a fervent appreciation and affection for The King 2 Hearts, … Continue reading →
After filming for a month and a half on the upcoming TW/C drama Turn Around Fall in Love (formerly called Return to the Past), a steady stream of BTS stills have trickled out showing leads Choi Si Won, Yuan Hong, Wang Luo Dan, and Jessie Chiang looking fantastic in character. This is not a time-traveling drama, per se, but Wang Luo Dan’s … Continue reading →
So fantastic and adorable and brilliantly conceived! Those are all the accolades I’ll toss out for the first teaser of I Need Romance 2. It doesn’t reveal a lick of plot, but instead pays homage to some of the little bits of girl power and romance movies in the last few decades. I caught a snippet to Coyote Ugly, a … Continue reading →
Woah momma. If episode 18 of The King 2 Hearts is any indication of how the drama doesn’t intend to slow down and is going to keep tying my guts into knot after knot, then I suggest we all invest in some anti-anxiety medicine before next week’s finale. While my logic tells me Hang Ah and Jae Ha are never … Continue reading →