It’s with a bittersweet feeling that I bring you the final released song from the Lie to Me OST – Kang Ji Hwan and As One‘s version of “Lovin’ Ice-cream”. This version is exclusively part of the Japanese OST for Lie to Me, which makes sense considering how insanely popular Kang Ji Hwan is over there. While I love hearing … Continue reading →
The TW-drama airings are really driving me insane. I just wrote that Sunshine Angel will be following Drunken to Love You in September on TTV, but suddenly it’s announced that SA will premiere next week on August 4th. Buh? With zero promotion and fanfare, TTV is just dumping SA in a Thursday night time slot. I don’t understand. This drama … Continue reading →
J-doramas have officially gone off the cross-dressing end this Summer, with not one, not two, but THREE girl-crossing-dressing-with-a-bunch-of-guys dramas out at the exact same time. And two are remakes to boot. Where’s the originality Japan? I checked out all three purely out of curiosity, discovering that while two made me run away screaming, one was an insane and infectiously adorable … Continue reading →
How can one long trailer be full of so much win? The seven-minute long trailer for Protect the Boss is out, and it made me smile, it made me quiver, in short, it filled me with unbridled anticipation for this drama. “Your face puts me in a bad mood for some reason.” LOL forever. Oh god, Ji Sung‘s half-assed chaebol … Continue reading →
I write about Korean entertainment, and it’s almost always glossy and with excitement. Of course the reality is nowhere near the veneer of Hallyu fervor that is fed to us. I neither discount that the underbelly of entertainment in any country can be pretty seedy, nor do I have to devote my writings to exposing the dirt rather than celebrating … Continue reading →
Anyone missing their Dokko Jin? I’m probably in the minority, having enjoyed Best Love for being a comparatively well-written rom-com, but not feeling much synergy with the OTP or the lead characters. Dokko Jin was ultimately too much of a caricature for me to memorialize, and I’m always and forever missing Cha Seung Won for his performance as Jo Gook … Continue reading →
Lee Yeon Hee is so beautiful that it’s a shame she really is such a limited actress. She gets to act with a bevy of top K-stars, and each time I just cringe when she starts to emote. My favorite Lee Yeon Hee performance is actually her bit part in Resurrection. Sigh. She’s just been cast as the female lead … Continue reading →
It’s just incredible how everything Rainie Yang touches appears to be golden this year. Her album Longing For just dropped, along with the MV for the title single. I actually like this song better than the first single, the ballad “We Are All Fools”, because it’s uptempo and has a more upbeat message. The MV is drop-dead gorgeous (though it … Continue reading →
The first three episodes of Black & White threw us immediately into the Dreamer case. Characters were not introduced so much as we got to know them through their words and actions associated with solving this case. This drama has almost no exposition so far, and yet I feel like the main characters are already so vividly sketched out, even … Continue reading →
I’d be lying if I said I was still eagerly anticipating each week’s new episode of Drunken to Love You. It’s not that the drama took a downturn for me, because it didn’t. It remained as cute and swoony as it’s always been for me. But since the conflicts are never any issue between Jie Xiu and Xiao Ru, I’m … Continue reading →
The upcoming MBC Wed-Thurs drama Can’t Lose is something I’ve been keeping my eyes on, ever since it was announced that Yoon Sang Hyun was playing the lead opposite Choi Ji Woo. I’m fine with the latter in the right roles, but the former is someone I absolutely adore. Ever since his breakout performance in Queen of Housewives (still swooning … Continue reading →
The China advertising market is going pan-Asia these days, finding Korean actress Yoon Eun Hye and Taiwanese actor Ethan Ruan to pair up for the smartphone campaign for domestic maker Gionee. These pictures are so so cute, and Ethan and Eun Hye make a gorgeous onscreen and print couple – giving off a young, flirty, and fun vibe. I find … Continue reading →
Park Min Young, sweetie, I know your star is red hot right now, but might you consider taking a breather? Theoretically I applaud this girl’s work ethic and desire to strike while the iron is hot, but I worry for her health if she’s going from one grueling drama shoot (City Hunter) into another. KBS has just confirmed that Park … Continue reading →