Just popping in to drop the written preview for Protect the Boss episode 6. I know everyone has the Ji Heon face on just dying to hear about what happened in episode 5. I can confirm that it’s a doozy. This drama goes so fast it’s almost giving me motion sickness. In a good way, of course.
Continue reading →After staying mostly silent through the most disruptive behind-the-scenes occurrence to befall any K-drama, the leading man of Spy Myung Wol finally expressed his thoughts. Eric tweeted a very lengthy message yesterday that contains both his personal feelings and a first-person-account of what he experienced on the set. Shinhwabiz.com (the fan site for Eric’s idol group) translated the entire tweet. … Continue reading →
It’s official. PIE is reverse aging. The latest pictures from the Basso Homme Fall Collection featuring Chun Jung Myung makes him look like he’s still too young to have sprouted whiskers. Maybe the secret is smiling a lot and generally seeming like a happy dude in real life. I think I’m going to try that out. Who knows? If it … Continue reading →
Don’t ask me why I recapped episode 1 of Sunshine Angel (the official English title is Sunny Girl, which I loathe so I’m sticking with the literal translation of its Chinese title) because qualitatively it’s just not that good. This drama is as frothy as they come for a rom-com, but for some reason I really adore the OTP of … Continue reading →
My sane decision to drop watching and recapping the increasingly bizarre (storywise) Spy Myung Wol came up against the (real life) insanity of the drama’s behind-the-scenes spectacle this past weekend, leaving me feeling a sense of compassion for this beleaguered drama and everyone involved with it. I watched episode 11 to see how the heck the story was going to proceed … Continue reading →
God I’m so sick of this story. But it’s necessary to follow it until the end because I feel so bad for the poor cast and crew of Spy Myung Wol floundering around trying to figure out if they are getting a new leading actress, getting the runaway old one back, or simply calling it a drama. Han Ye Seul‘s agency Sidus … Continue reading →
With all the Spy Myung Wol craziness going on in dramaland, it’s easy to forget there are like 10 other K-dramas airing right now, some of which are wonderfully sane productions that are delightful to watch. My case in point is Protect the Boss, which brings me such immediate satisfaction when I watch an episode. The written preview for episode … Continue reading →
KBS has scheduled a press conference for 2 p.m. Seoul time August 16th to announce the future of Spy Myung Wol, though it’s pretty much set that Han Ye Seul will be replaced (no news on whether the new actress will be playing Myung Wol or another character). While the Korean news media reported that Han Ye Seul left Seoul for Los … Continue reading →
I hesitate to call the live-action adaptation of Ouran High School Host Club a drama. That doesn’t seem accurate at all. It’s more like a sitcom – twenty-some minutes of breezy situational fun without much connective plot threads from episode to episode. It treats every character and issue with good-natured earnest mockery, allowing the story to be silly without feeling … Continue reading →
Things on the set of Spy Myung Wol have just gone from horrific to never-before-seen-nuclear-bomb level bad. As of midnight August 15th, lead actress Han Ye Seul has left South Korea and gone back to LA. Really, Leslie? That bad? Lee-Kim Productions (the company producing SMW, whereas KBS is the station that bought this drama and is airing it) has … Continue reading →
The finale of Drunken to Love You marks the completion of the first TW-drama I watched and recapped in tandem with the drama’s broadcasting run, which spanned four long months. At times exhausting, the wait between weeks, at times plodding, when the story didn’t progress as much, ultimately the drama validated my decision to recap it with a fitting conclusion … Continue reading →
I already posted about the recently made public behind-the-scenes conflict between the production of Spy Myung Wol with Han Ye Seol and her agency Sidus HQ here, so I won’t repeat any already stated facts. The latest developments continue to head in one direction – a downward spiral that has now resulted in KBS confirming that it’s airing a SMW special on … Continue reading →
So you’re a Baeksang Best Drama Actress winner, the youngest ever to bag that prestigious of all prestigious awards. And you keep acting, and keep wowing the viewers, but you still want an education, yo! So what do you do during your year off from acting? You study and enjoy life, and then hold a long-awaited fan meeting where you … Continue reading →