Jang Geun Seok Takes on Menacing Conman and Killer Heo Sung Tae In First Poster and Preview for Coupang Play Drama Bait

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Streaming platform Coupang Play continues to slowly build its own stable of exclusive K-dramas and coming the end of January will be cat-and-mouse thriller Bait (formerly called Chronicles of Crime) starring Jang Geun Seok, Heo Sung Tae, and Lee Elijah. It’s Jang Geun Seok’s first drama in five years since 2018 drama Switch: Change the World after which he went … Continue reading →

Kim Eun Sook Reveals Initially There was a Kiss Scene Between Lee Do Hyun and Song Hye Kyo in The Glory But the PD Nixed it

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I am loving all these additional tidbits for Netflix hit drama The Glory, making the behind-the-scenes look at the drama more compelling compared to what was seen in the final product. Writer Kim Eun Sook revealed that her script had a kiss scene between Song Hye Kyo and Lee Do Hyun but it was the PD who cut it from … Continue reading →

K-ent Reports Vote Park Seo Joon as the Most Reliable Box Office Draw in 2023 Followed by Ha Jung Woo and Song Joong Ki

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2022 was a pretty good year for K-dramas but I didn’t pay as much attention to the box office. It was fully business as usual in South Korea with the audiences being able to go to the theater and no occupancy limitations. There are a bunch of big names coming in with high profile movies in 2023 and there was … Continue reading →

C-drama Unchained Love with Dylan Wang and Chen Yu Qi Head into Final Stretch of Airing with Reviews Getting Better

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C-drama Unchained Love has aired 22-episodes out of the total 36 so it’s into the final stretch of airing and I thought to check in. Surprisingly the reviews and audience feedback is getting better, I noticed since about episode 14 the chatter has turned positive and not just from the diehard fandom. I think it’s much too long for a … Continue reading →

Our Blooming Youth Releases Dramatic Preview with Leads Park Hyung Sik and Jeon So Hee in Life-threatening Situations

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The upcoming tvN sageuk Our Blooming Youth remains one of my more anticipated early 2023 K-dramas, a combination of the leads and the story being adapted/inspired from the C-novel The Golden Hairpin. You have a brilliantly smart female lead cross-dressing to run away from a falsely accused murder of her entire family and needing to both clear her name and … Continue reading →

The Glory Part 2 Confirms March 10th Release But K-netizens Still Frustrated with the Decision to Split into Two Parts

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I feel like Netflix drama The Glory is an experimental test cast in many ways, from writer Kim Eun Sook deviating from her comfort zone to leading lady Song Hye Kyo putting acting above visuals to now even the format of the drama. It’s split into two parts, with the first part released on December 31st with 8-episodes and now … Continue reading →

Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow Piles on More Nonsense to a Happy Ending Meaningful to the Fans Who Have Stuck with the Drama

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If there was ever a negative bell curve this drama would be it. Alchemy of Souls managed to start strong for about 15 minutes and end strong for the final 15 minutes and everything in between was the slow descent into pure drivel with an eventual attempt to climb back out. The nadir was the ending to season 1 and … Continue reading →

Jung Hae In Strikes a Fashionable Look Attending the Opening of the Louis Vuitton/Yayoi Kusama 2023 Collab Unveiling at the Taipei Flagship Store

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I’ve been seeing tons of Louis Vuitton CF pictures from various Asian countries of its brand models this week all wearing clothes and carrying accessories from the 2023 Louis Vuitton collaboration with artist Yayoi Kusama. TBH I hated their first collab in the 2012 collection, LV collabs are full hit and miss for me and that one was a miss. … Continue reading →

J-stars Tsuchiya Tao and Katayose Ryota Announce Marriage and Expecting a Baby to Kick Off 2023

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There was good tidings from J-ent at the very start of 2023 with the announcement that near same age young stars Tsuchiya Tao and Katayose Ryota got married. He’s 28 and she’s 27 and they met 5 years ago doing the 2017 teen romance movie My Brother Loves Me Too Much (don’t worry, no incest in this one) and was … Continue reading →

New Rom-com Type Poster and Preview for MBC Fantasy Drama Kokdu: Season of Deity Showcases a Cheesy and Comedic Vibe

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I had thought the MBC fantasy romance drama Kokdu: Season of Deity (Season of Kkokdu) would be more whimsical and melancholy, what with the Grim Reaper going on a forced vacation and all that existential issues. But the latest poster and preview continue to take this drama into full comedic territory and even flirting with cheesiness. I’m still looking forward … Continue reading →

New Poster and Variety Show Appearance of C-drama Nothing But You Leads Wu Lei and Zhou Yu Tong Hints at Soon-ish Airing Date

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So I’ve jumped over in my interest for the next Wu Lei drama from his upcoming sports modern romance with the older woman-younger man set up Nothing But You to his currently filming billiards romance During the Snowstorm. The latter just sounds more appealing to me plus his female lead is Zhao Jin Mai, whereas I’m just along for the … Continue reading →

Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow Heads into Final Weekend Previewing Reunited Romance Between the Leads and Final Showdown with the Baddies

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The long dream/nightmare (depending on your perspective) is almost over for Alchemy of Souls, with the second short season Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow ending this weekend with episodes 9 and 10. The preview stills hint at the leads Wook and Bu Yeon/Naksu recognizing each other by Naksu’s tree that she dreamed of one day going to the top … Continue reading →

Storyboard for Park Hye Ryun’s New K-drama Desert Island Diva with Rumored Female Lead Park Eun Bin is a Multi-generational Women Centric Story

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I am a huge fan of K-drama writer Park Hye Ryun so news about her next drama is beyond exciting. To hear that its courting Park Eun Bin as the female lead is icing on the cake. The drama is titled Desert Island Diva (Deserted Island Diva) and now the full synopsis is out and I slurped up every word. … Continue reading →