This drama may require us adapting the Taylor Swift lyrics to sing It is “never, ever, ever going to” air. I am talking about Immortality (Hao Yi Xing) adapted from the beloved BL novel The Husky and His White Cat Shizun also known as Er Ha. Starring Luo Yun Xi and Chen Fei Yu, the drama has been done filming … Continue reading →
Filming is underway for the second installment of the Fox Spirit Matchmaker series the Zhu Ye chapter. With the word bamboo in the title and in female lead Liu Shi Shi‘s character name the first official character posters leaned wholly into the color green. But it appears Shi Shi’s character may flirt with the dark side as new filming stills … Continue reading →
Taiwan entertainment’s Me Too revelations from last week continue on and the one involving singer-actor Aaron Yan will have additional ramifications it appears. His accuser the TikTok star Yao Le (Raku) updated his SNS today that he went in to give his statement (to the authorities) and everything will await a formal legal investigation. His accusations against Aaron include unlawful … Continue reading →
Well a new day and a new spate and this one is from C-ent and revolved around just premiered modern school age romance Hidden Love. The drama stars Chen Zhe Yuan and Zhao Lu Si adapted from a web novel about a teenage girl that crushes on her older brother’s college age best friend and after she grows up gets … Continue reading →
A big round of applause to consummate professional K-actress Yoon Hae Young for not losing her marbles when acting out a ten minute long scene opposite Choi Myung Gil in the premiere episode of TV Chosun drama Durian’s Affair (Lady Durian) that has all of K-viewers abuzz. Mega makjang screenwriter Im Sang Han is back with her particular brand of … Continue reading →
If disgraced star Mickey Huang personally produced the variety show Big Boss then that is the only reason for the show not dropping him as the host when every other one of his other hosted shows have done so in the aftermath of sexual harassment allegations against him. The veteran host is now out of the hospital from his suicide … Continue reading →
This is as powerhouse a K-drama as it gets with two Baeksang besting acting award winners and also an award winning screenwriter in Kim Eun Hee. SBS premiered Revenant (The Devil or The Demon) this weekend on the Fri-Sat time slot starring Kim Tae Ri and Oh Jung Se with what feels like a full length drama version of true … Continue reading →
The Chinese title for The Legend of Shen Li is Yu Feng Xing (Walking with Phoenix) so we’re in the presence of a celestial beast that rivals the mystical dragon to start off. The drama adaptation stars Zhao Li Ying and Lin Geng Xin in a reunion of their Princess Agents success and massive fandom paired with a popular source … Continue reading →
Grown up child actor Yeo Jin Gu came of age with his two Kim costars Kim So Hyun and Kim Yoo Jung and together the three made the transition to adulthood and their careers seamlessly. I didn’t expect to see the next Yeo Jin Gu that fast but right behind him is Nam Da Reum who is actually finishing up … Continue reading →
I think the weeklong Me Too reveals in TW-ent may have come to a close, if there are more accusers against more stars so much attention on this hopefully have given them courage to speak up. The allegations started against Chris Wang for sexual assault and groping, the Mickey Huang for sexual assault and taking naked pictures, then against Aaron … Continue reading →
Well way to harsh the female lead’s thunder with a later announcement or perhaps giving her the solo spotlight now. Netflix has announced that the female lead for the second season of Squid Game will be Park Kyu Young, joining the returning four big names from the original drama as well as another four male lead level new additions all … Continue reading →
The occasional Korean manner leg picture comes my way and I always take note for my collection and for the chuckle. It never gets old as a moment when the camera pulls back and we see the proverbial wart, or widely splayed leg, behind the perfect facade presented by Korean entertainment. Returning stars from my first post on this topic … Continue reading →
French couture house Louis Vuitton has debut a new menswear collection by new creative director the musician/record producer/designer Pharrell Williams taking over for Virgil Abloh. The Spring 2024 menswear fashion show this week in Paris was a mega star studded affair and by all accounts the collection was a roaring success from a high fashion perspective of course. K-actor Song … Continue reading →
