After filming for three months, the upcoming modern C-drama Happiness of an Angel with Ming Dao and Liu Shi Shi just wrapped principal photography. Filmed on location in San Ya, the capital city of Hainan Province in the South China Seas, the drama is aiming for a decidedly romantic and picturesque vibe all over. The production released a second set … Continue reading →
Alice Ke currently sports a simple and slightly drab image for her down-to-earth character of Shen Xing Ren in the drama Office Girls. She’s about to show a completely different side to herself in the movie Bear It (ç†Šç†Šçˆ±ä¸Šä½ ) with Dylan Kuo (who I call Taiwan’s version of Hayami Mokomichi) that will finally be released next month. The director of … Continue reading →
Since the Super Junior Boys were just in Japan for the Athena DVD Release Concert, it must’ve been easy for Choi Siwon and Lee Donghae to jet to Taiwan afterwards for some sorely lacking Skip Beat promotional activities. Due to scheduling conflicts, the entire cast held just one whirlwind press conference back in December right before the drama premiered. More … Continue reading →
Finally! SETTVÂ has confirmed the start date for Love Forward with Amber Kuo and Tammy Chen as February 12th, 2012. Which means that Office Girls will end at 24 episodes (taking into account one episode will be preempted for Lunar New Year), making it as long as Fated to Love You and The Fierce Wife, all ratings bonanzas for the network. … Continue reading →
The impetus for actions in a sageuk is rarely personal, and this is especially true in The Moon Embraces the Sun. People are eliminated simply because they got in the way. It’s not like anyone objects to Yeon Woo being Hwon’s Crown Princess because she’s ugly, stupid, or his half-sister. It’s because she doesn’t represent the establishment, and the people … Continue reading →
Ahhhh, so handsome. Some lucky 22 year old girl in Korea is going to enjoying looking at this face for the rest of her life. Go Soo recently announced that he was not only engaged to his much younger non-celebrity girlfriend, they were in fact walking down the aisle shortly come February. While I’m theoretically sad he’s off the market … Continue reading →
Oh what some eyeliner can do to transform a person. Nicky Wu graces the cover and pages of Beijing Fashion magazine and the make up artist decided to whip out the extra chunky guyliner and liberally apply it to Nicky. The result is strangely alluring and very eye-catching especially considering his very drab and restrained appearance in Bu Bu Jing … Continue reading →
Two brothers. One girl. Clearly someone is getting his heart broken, and I can’t say I’m happy to see either guy suffer, even if I know both will. How can so much cuteness be built upon impending (and present) heartbreak? Episode 4 of The Moon that Embraces the Sun finds taciturn King Sungjo getting hit up by every one of … Continue reading →
You know a drama has been filming for quite a long time if both leads manage to celebrate their birthday on the set. Office Girls has been filming for over half a year now, and first Roy Qiu celebrated turning 30, now he’s followed by his leading lady Alice Ke celebrating turning 27. I can’t image a better way to … Continue reading →
Will the insanity of this story never end? Much as I deem Sealed with a Kiss the drama for being utterly distasteful in concept, apparently the viewers in China disagree and can’t get enough of it. It was a ratings hit, and leads Hawick Lau and Ying Er have been voted in some end-of-the-year awards as best drama couple. Excuse me … Continue reading →
Better and better. The Moon that Embraces the Sun continues to envelope me in great storytelling and beautiful directing. My heart is completely lost to Prince Yang Myung in his teenage incarnation, with the little smidgeon of hope he harbors in his heart daring to come out when it comes to Yeon Woo. I’m a sucker for hurt boys, and … Continue reading →
I hate to drop a drama recap when the first episode was so darn satisfying that I was all primed to love it wholeheartedly. But the subsequent two episodes of Skip Beat have once again confirmed my gripe with this story. The concept and set up is impeccable, but the execution fails to focus on the material elements of the … Continue reading →
Ring Ring Bell ended this past weekend. *birds chirping* Yeah, I’m assuming Jia Kai and Xiao Xiang got their happy ending after all those random kidnappings and strange illness issues flew out of nowhere and hijacked the drama from sweet OTP love to WTF-is-going-on insanity. But no harm done, I still love Janine Chang and Peter Ho, who were wonderful … Continue reading →