A bevy of top K-stars have been selected to model Cartier LOVE jewelry for this year’s Cartier Korea charity event, which has selected the International Vaccine Institute to receive a donation of a portion of Cartier’s proceeds from the December sales of its LOVE collection in Korea. I’m all for vaccinating children and even adults in high risk regions, plus … Continue reading →
Okay, if that picture above didn’t cause you to melt a little inside, you might be the distant cousin of a rock. The upcoming remake of Destiny’s Pair starring Vic Zhou, Xiao Xiao Bin, Ella, and Yang Mi is confirmed to premiere in February 2012. The production released a teaser MV last month that is part sweet-part angst. If you … Continue reading →
Wuxia movies in the golden day of HK cinema were my favorite genre, but the steady decline in quality and innovation has really seeped away all my excitement for any new offerings. I’m tentatively keeping my hopes in check for Director Tsui Hark‘s return to wuxia in his 3D offering Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, which isn’t a sequel to … Continue reading →
Nicky Wu was on this month’s cover and pages of Men Style China magazine, which is apropos since he’s a man’s man and the man has got some serious style. I’ve seen enough of Nicky’s career works to tell you he definitely looks better in modern garb, as opposed to other actors who are strangely better suited to play period … Continue reading →
One of my favorite young actresses in Korea is Park Bo Young, having won me over wholeheartedly with her one performance in Speedy Scandal. She is quirky and adorable, steely and vulnerable, pretty but not plastic. In short, her talent is Moon Geun Young-esque, with a dash of Im Soo Jung‘s oddball quality. She did a pictorial for Elle Girl … Continue reading →
I’m about to get on a flight (flying while hung over is thankfully not a crime) so depending on whether my flight has WiFi, I may have to gnaw on my arms until I land to watch the latest episode of Office Girls. My outbound flight claimed to have WiFi, but the lying liars did not in fact have it, … Continue reading →
Bianca Bai is in the pages of Vogue Taiwan these month modeling wedding dresses. Bianca is like Tiffany Hsu for me, utterly gorgeous but a very mediocre actress always playing the second fiddle. I hope her turn as the best friend/rival to Ivy Chen‘s leading lady character in Skip Beat allows her to break out of her vase status and wow … Continue reading →
This weekend sees the premiere of yet another highly anticipated C-drama, the remake of the K-drama Shining Inheritance/Brilliant Legacy, this time starring Jerry Yan and Yedda Chen. I posted the two official MVs from the drama here, which made it look decent even if it doesn’t arouse my urge to watch a drama based on one I’ve already seen and … Continue reading →
European couture may going international in more ways than simply selling their wares around the world. Miu Miu selected arguably two of China’s top young actresses to be the face of its Winter 2006 ad campaign, Zhou Xun and Dong Jie (Angel Dong). I like Miu Miu’s eclectic style more than Prada‘s penchant for linear fashion ensembles, so I’m beyond thrilled the … Continue reading →
I swear it’s not because I’ve got nothing to write about that I dug up the most recent endorsement pictures of Roy Qiu, nor a sign that my love for him has spiraled out of control. It’s fully under control, even a bit hot under the collar. Roy was with model Cindy Song at the Casio Edifice media even this … Continue reading →
It’s official. The upcoming movie White Vengeance might actually wash away some of the bitter taste left in my mouth from the absurd history-mashing nonsense that was Red Cliff (which came with bonus bad acting!). WV is about the historically infamous Feast at Hao Gate which brought together two warring powers seeking to unite China, the Western Hegemon King Xiang … Continue reading →
I hope this week’s episode of Office Girls is as good as the previews suggest. I’m actually fine with Xing Ren leaving and a time jump, even if I don’t think the story will go that way. Kai Er’s back this week, and she’s sporting the same hairstyle as Xing Ren. Clearly that is no coincidence, and I can see … Continue reading →
Hey! I’ve gotten very few entitled and whiny comments about why the Man of Honor episode 12 recap isn’t up yet. Probably cuz not many people are following this drama, but I like to think folks are getting more polite and thoughtful as a general rule. I was traveling all day, and then had to go dining and boozing (so … Continue reading →