Filming has kicked off for the C-drama adaptation of period fantasy romance novel Hidden God, the sequel in the same story that was Ancient Love Poetry. It will be Zhao Lu Si‘s first role in a xianxia drama (about time!) and she’s got top billing here so if the drama succeeds or fails will definitely impact what the industry thinks … Continue reading →
jTBC weekend drama Reborn Rich continues to redefine certain aspects of K-dramas, from its fast-paced plot development to dropping three episodes a week so next week is actually the finale already. Can’t believe it, me too! Every weekend the drama has hit new ratings high and this weekend is no exception, Saturday’s episode 13 22.456% but is still a ways … Continue reading →
Wowowow talk about fan service! Next week two sets of the breakout stars of Reborn Rich will be taking their onscreen chemistry and charm directly to the viewers with an AMA (ask me anything) question-and-answer session. There will be Kim Shin Rok as the aunty and only daughter and Kim Do Hyun playing her doting husband and now Mayor of … Continue reading →
This is a step in the right direction and I’m so moved by Lee Seung Gi’s raw honesty and next step decision. This week Hook Entertainment paid Lee Seung Gi 5 billion won (almost $4 million USD) for around 20 years of owed profits from his singing career that it withheld from him. Lee Seung Gi confirmed it but explained … Continue reading →
There are new stills of female lead C-actress Liu Shi Shi in the upcoming wuxia drama A Journey to Love and I’m just so excited for this drama. It’s a wuxia and not xianxia drama so no immortals and power surges and reincarnation and it’s exactly what I want from Liu Shi Shi, to go back to classic wuxia where … Continue reading →
Okay, this drama just got wayyyy interesting, though the execution could be wasted. The drama Useless Lies has confirmed the main three leads of Kim So Hyun, Minhyun, and also Seo Ji Hoon, the perpetual second male lead. I like him actually, he is solid onscreen but doesn’t sizzle in the way male leads need to be to get the … Continue reading →
Hahaha, I feel so shallow that my only interest in this movie is to witness firsthand how insanely how and scruffy Hyun Bin looks. It’s his first scruffy looking role since over a decade ago in The Snow Queen but that was tortured soul emo scruffy and for The Point Men he’s reluctant action hero scruffy. The movie fictionizes the … Continue reading →
It’s nice to see Kim Jung Hyun back on the small screen and whatever happens with audience reaction to him after his Time bad behavior scandal in early 2021 it’s up to him to have the ability to deal with. On a drama note, Season of Kok Du sounds so interesting to be but of course execution and chemistry is … Continue reading →
I want to just finish up the 2022 remainder of the year on slow-mo mode since there is so much I want to treasure but alas time is speeding into 2023 and the promo circuit is starting for upcoming K-dramas premiering in the new year. There is SBS legal and financial crimes drama Payback (Korean title Law Money) starring Lee … Continue reading →
Well this is definitely slim pickings at MBC this year for the Year End Drama Awards, but what else is new. This year even the contenders for the Daesang are retreads, in the sense that it’s three male leads who have all won MBC Daesangs in the past. So Ji Sub for Doctor Lawyer, then there is Lee Jong Seok … Continue reading →
High ratings usually means buzz but it takes an extraordinary set of circumstances to become a breakout so-called Event K-drama. That’s been the trend in recent years after the overall ratings decrease across the board in K-drama viewing with audiences going online rather than surrounding the television as a family in the evenings. K-ent is watching closely whether jTBC weekend … Continue reading →
There will be one more xianxia C-drama to arrive before year end, maybe another one but for viewers will have a new one to munch on heading into the holiday stretch. iQiyi announced earlier this week the premiere of later in the week on December 15th the xianxia romance Song of the Moon with Zhang Bin Bin (VIn Zhang) and … Continue reading →
Screenwriter Park Hye Ryun is one of my can’t miss ones when it comes to her K-dramas, the good bits always outweigh the stuff that doesn’t work and she’s also constantly changing up her genres and stories. Starting from I Hear Your Voice to Pinocchio to While You Were Sleeping then Start-up, I’ve enjoyed all those dramas and now she’s … Continue reading →
