Well, for those saying that Seol In Ah‘s name should be in the running for the high profile female lead in upcoming K-drama The Queen of Tears it’s definitely now a reality. The actress has left her original agency Oueint and signed with Gold Medalist, which reps Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye Ji, and Kim Sae Ron. Gold Medalist is … Continue reading →
A feel good and educator focused K-movie is coming later in 2022 called Brave Citizen and this weekend filming wrapped. Starring Shin Hye Sun and Lee Jun Young, the movie is based on a webtoon and tells the story of a female boxer turned contract high school teacher and dreams about getting tenure. She avoids problems at the school until … Continue reading →
Flogging a dead horse might be an apt analogy for what is going on here but it feels like using this euphemism is an insult to the euphemism. Cable network jTBC has filed a lawsuit against online K-netizens who it accused of falsely spreading allegations that the drama Snowdrop distorted South Korean history. K-netizens wanted the drama cancelled claiming the … Continue reading →
More and more K-dramas are pre-filmed these days compared to even a few years ago, and some even get made without a network or time slot lined up. Such is the case with K-drama If You Say Wish which wrapped filming this week and currently is supposed to air sometime in 2022 but no work yet on which network or … Continue reading →
For me, the allure of Lee Jun Ki is his extraordinary unique looks and yet he always plays the everyman “professional” character onscreen. He’s an everyman because he doesn’t have super anything – riches, super intelligence, super power, super skill – but he perseveres and overcomes from willpower turned into growth. In his new drama Again My Life which just … Continue reading →
Okay this casting sounds a lot more aligned with the original work. K-ent is reporting that Daniel Choi is in talks to be the male lead in the upcoming K-drama remake of J-dorama Tomorrow’s Webtoon. It’s already confirmed to star Kim Se Jung who is coming off two successful dramas in a row with The Uncanny Counter and now A … Continue reading →
For weddings the majority of the attention is always on the bride but for celebrity weddings with star groom the attention is equally on his presence. K-actor Hyun Bin shared a few pre-wedding pictorial pictures with now wife Son Ye Jin with the public and in each he’s sporting a different suited look. There is a casual white suite, a … Continue reading →
Rumors can start so quickly so it’s good that the impacted star can respond just as quickly. C-actor Gong Jun was in the cross hairs of the C-netizen rumor mill this week claiming that he was secretly a father, that he used to work as a male escort, and that he mocked another male star Xiao Zhan. It stemmed from … Continue reading →
The eagle-eyed K-netizens have struck again and this time connecting together two Korean stars who before now no one thought of as even a potential couple. K-netizens are saying actor Ahn Hyo Seob and actress Park Ji Hyun have been dating for the past 5 years, ever since they did a modeling shoot for the jeans brand Edwin. Apparently they … Continue reading →
So the casting around The Queen of Tears has definitely moved from rumors to front page news. Both IU and Kim Soo Hyun were already rumored to be attached to the project until this week when IU formally declined the role. The male lead remains Kim Soo Hyun in all likelihood, a third time reunion with screenwriter Park Ji Hyun … Continue reading →
Magic is in the air in the first posters and stills for the upcoming Netflix drama The Sound Magic with Ji Chang Wook, Choi Sung Eun, and Hwang In Yeob. March and April does not have any Netflix K-dramas on deck so The Sound of Magic arriving on May 5th will be the first one in a few months and … Continue reading →
The bystanders have struck again and the first glimpse is out of the upcoming K-drama remake of TW fantasy drama Someday or One Day. It’s called Into Your Time which obviously refers to the female lead traveling back in time as a another high school student and encounters her dead ex-boyfriend’s doppleganger. TW-drama remakes have been hit or miss in … Continue reading →
I felt like the classic K-drama sagueks were long drawn out Shakespearean dynasty founding, era changing court battles There was some fighting but it was mostly talking and plotting. Then youth sageuks made it all seem like high school but in Joseon garb, with little of the gritty can die at any moment tension. But in the last decade the … Continue reading →
