This may be a one-off post, perhaps an ongoing series, or maybe once in a blue moon when I’m drunk and bitter. Recently I’ve been quietly watching some dramas that aren’t just bad (and stupid), it’s unbelievably so much so that I can’t even call it a guilty pleasure drama. I ended up watching these dramas for a variety of … Continue reading →
Today I started looking for Nicky’s latest album released back in September, only to randomly discover the confluence of two of things I hold near and dear. Nicholas Teo is one of my favorite Taiwan singers (though he’s originally from Malaysia). He’s not called The Prince of Ballads for nothing, and as a singer his voice, pitch, and emotion are … Continue reading →
Joe, I forgive you for the atrocity that was Channel X. So can you come back to dramas now? Hhhmmm? Since wrapping CX back in March, Joe Cheng has been laying low and occasionally popping up for endorsements here and there. I wonder if he’s on the outs with GTV after he accepted SETTV‘s CX, though I thought everyone was … Continue reading →
Wahhhhh, episode 13 of Office Girls was sooooo good. But the preview for episode 14 looks even better, with tons of new developments in many different plot threads of the story. The mood remains light and sweet, exactly what I crave these days. I suddenly realized that the OTP in OG reminds me of the OTP in ISWAK/Playful Kiss and … Continue reading →
Just two months out from it’s premiere date of January 8, the upcoming NHK Taiga for 2012 started filming last month and the first stills have started to trickle out. Starring Matsuyama Kenichi, Tamaki Hiroshi, Fujiki Naohito, Matsuda Shota, Daito Shunsuke, Okada Masaki, and Fukada Kyoko, Taira no Kiyomori tells the life of the titular general of the late Heian … Continue reading →
I have a feeling Jae In’s real identity will be out soon and she’ll get reunited with her mom. Thus clearing up her fauxcest relationship with Young Kwang. I hope so, because I would hate for this drama to drag. I think there is so much potential and conflict aside from her hidden identity that I want to see them … Continue reading →
The cast of the hottest TW-drama at this moment Office Girls held a fan meeting yesterday in Taipei that was apparently sold out in minutes and had people flying in from other parts of Asia. It was a very casual event with the cast playing games, discussing the drama and filming, and signing posters for all the attendees. I want! … Continue reading →
Pretty baby Yoon Eun Hye was in China yesterday for the press conference on behalf of the mobile device maker Gionee since she’s endorsing the brand in China along with Ethan Ruan. Strangely enough, Ethan was replaced by a random hobo for the press conference. What? The hobo is Ethan? I would have never guessed. The hobo that is Ethan … Continue reading →
For a drama based on a manga I don’t like, I’m ridiculously excited about the upcoming Skip Beat live-action adaption. Airing on GTV following In Time With You (LOL, never thought I would actually be excited for ITWY to finish airing), SB stars Ivy Chen with Super Junior’s Choi Siwon and Lee Donghae. The drama is scheduled to premiere in … Continue reading →
Every time Friday rolls around, I start twitching for more Office Girls. For a drama I figured I’d watch just for my Roy Qiu fix, and maybe even drop early on if it sucked and not even Roy can keep me suffering through the watch, OG has instead turned my Fall TW-drama schedule upside down. That’s the great thing about … Continue reading →
I’ve got more casting news, people! MBC‘s upcoming fictional sageuk set in the Joseon era called The Moon that Embraces the Sun has confirmed it’s leading couple. Kim Soo Hyun (Dream High) has just been cast as the fictional Joseon era king who falls in love with a female shaman, who will be played by Han Ga In (Bad Guy, … Continue reading →
To make up for my week from hell, the drama gods decided to shower me with luuuurve aplenty. In the form of my Yamapi coming back to doramalandia, of course. Yamashita Tomohisa has been confirmed for a TBS Winter dorama airing in January 2012 on Thursdays. The title is one of those uber-long ones Japan seems to inexplicably love (brevity, … Continue reading →
There are many threads running through Man of Honor, but the drama manages to keep it’s steady rhythm and clear focus. It doesn’t aim to be realistic, deep, or thought-provoking, but it does what it set out to do confidently and that’s a real pleasure to see. I reckon Jae In and Young Kwang are going to encounter an obstacle … Continue reading →