Go Yoon Jung Cast as Second Female Lead in K-drama Death’s Game with Seo In Guk and Park So Dam and Lee Jae Wook to Guest Star as One of the Male Lead Reborn Incarnations

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The players are being assembled for the fantasy K-drama Death’s Game and Go Yoon Jung is definitely capitalizing on her Alchemy of Souls success right away. She’s been cast as the second female lead in the webtoon adapted K-drama with leads Seo In Guk and Park So Dam. It’s the story about a man who has multiple second chances after … Continue reading →

Nam Joo Hyuk Receives Appointment to the Military Police for Mandatory Service and Will Enlist in March 2023

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This is definitely a great time for K-actor Nam Joo Hyuk to enlist, what with a scandal last year on bullying allegations so a step away is best for his career long term. His agency has confirmed that he has applied for and been accepted to the military police unit which is still active service but not one of the … Continue reading →

C-actor Hu Ge Drops Stunning Announcement that He is Married and Just Welcomed a Baby Daughter

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Stealth mode seems to be all the rage and good for celebs to live a personal life mostly under wraps until the time to do a self reveal. C-actor Hu Ge added to the shocking news week in Asian entertainment with the personally issued announcement that he was a dad. He wrote that mother and daughter are healthy and well, … Continue reading →

Supporting Actor Son Deok Ho Dropped From Drama After Reveal that He was One Who Paid for Fake Epilepsy Diagnosis to Avoid Military Service in the Currently Large Scale Investigation

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Well that’s a promising acting career likely tanked permanently. Two weeks ago K-ent was sent into a tizzy with news that the SK government was investigating a large scale military service exemption fraud involving fake medical diagnoses of epilepsy. Word was entertainers was part of the group that was being investigated as having paid a broker for this, call this … Continue reading →

C-drama Has the First Big Hit of 2023 with Gritty Police and Crime Drama The Knockout with 9.1 on Douban and Insane Viewership Numbers on iQiyi

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The title of the C-drama couldn’t be more apt and a big kudos to the production and cast of modern police and crime thriller The Knockout for being the first hit of 2023. I don’t think international viewers of C-dramas have paid attention or noticed this drama but since its premiere two weeks ago on January 14th it’s been THE … Continue reading →

The Interest of Love Ratings Rise with the Cheating as the Drama Keeps All Four Leads Wandering the Same Frustrating Maze of Self-created Complexity

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jTBC drama The Interest of Love is well-made, well-acted, but oh so painfully frustrating to watch. And yet I can’t stop, it reminds me of a less toxic What Happened in Bali, or maybe just as toxic depending on the ending to come. There is four more episodes left and last week’s post-kiss episodes got the highest ratings, maybe K-viewers … Continue reading →

B-cut of Song Hye Kyo for Elle Korea February 2023 Edition Continues to Showcase Her Captivating Pictorial Allure

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Netflix drama The Glory premiered on December 31st so its technically a 2022 drama but hot damn has it dominated all of January. The arrival of Crash Course on Romance has given viewers another buzzy K-drama to discuss and hopefully tide us all until March when The Glory part 2 arrives. In the meantime, Song Hye Kyo has been long … Continue reading →

Weekends Has Two Cable Dramas Breaking 10% as tvN’s Crash Course in Romance Hits 10.978% and jTBC Drama Agency Reaches 11.959%

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I’ve been watching tvN weekend drama Crash Course in Romance since it premiered three weeks ago hence I’ve been keeping up with its increasing ratings and online buzz. But an earlier by one week premiered jTBC weekend drama Agency has also been garnering great reviews and delivering the rising ratings and this Sunday both dramas hit the same milestone at … Continue reading →

Park Bo Gum to Sign with Agency The Black Label Managed by Teddy and Kush and Joining Taeyang and Zion. T

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So it’s The Black Label for Park Bo Gum, as the highly sought after free agent actor has picked his next work home. Earlier it was rumored he would join HYBE with good friend V but he’s picking another hyped (haha) label with big name music stars. He’s signing with YG Entertainment subsidiary The Black Label, run by producers Teddy … Continue reading →

Song Joong Ki Announces Marriage to British Girlfriend Katy Louise Saunders and the Couple are Expecting a Child Together

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JAW. DROP. Like, all the way from the top of the Empire State Building to the bottom of 32nd street in seconds kind of drop. Breaking news out of K-ent and what a way to reveal it all himself – Song Joong Ki has announced his marriage AND first child at the same time via a handwritten message to his … Continue reading →

Netizens Think the Han So Hee Look Will Be Red Hot in 2023 as Many K-stars Fit That Profile

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It’s interesting to see newly ascended to major stardom K-actress Han So Hee getting known for her “look” but as they say when one makes it one MAKES it. Netizens are noting that she’s super in demand right now for projects and CFs but so are other K-stars that look very similar to her almost as if Han So Hee’s … Continue reading →

Kim Yoo Jung and Kim Sung Cheol Explode with Chemistry in Rehearsal GIFs from Stage Production of Shakespeare in Love

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Hot damn why do I not have a business trip to go to in Seoul this April! I am feeling so much FOMO right now for folks who can and will be going to the upcoming South Korean stage production of Shakespeare in Love. I would love to see any of the three sets of leads in any combo but … Continue reading →

Jung Kyung Ho and Jeon Do Yeon Deliver the First Hit of 2023 as tvN Rom-com Crash Course in Romance Hits 9.145% Ratings in Episode 5

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Holy wow am I surprised upon surprised, and in a great way. After the red hot December 2022 in K-drama land with first Reborn Rich and then The Glory, it’s fantastic to see the momentum carry into the new year and January 2023 has the first hit already. tvN Sat-Sun drama Crash Course on Love is only in the third … Continue reading →