Park Shin Hye and Choi Tae Joon Beam with Happiness in Official Wedding Photos Released on Eve of Ceremony

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Congrats all around to the pretty set of newlyweds in K-ent! Acting couple Park Shin Hye and Choi Tae Joon tied the knot this Saturday in Seoul and their respective agencies released this batch of official wedding photos for their fans to celebrate alongside. The couple absolutely have husband-wife face in Asian parlance, very compatible and hopefully it translates into … Continue reading →

J-dorama Version of You From Another Star Airing on Amazon Prime Gets Panned for Miscasting of Fukushi Sota and Yamamoto Mizuki After Release of First Trailer

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Hahahaha, OMG this looks sooooooooo bad. Like, mwahahahaha trainwreck level bad potentially. The first trailer is out for the J-version of You From Another Star (My Love From the Stars) which premieres on Amazon Prime streaming on February 23, and one wonders if there is still time to re-cast and re-film the entire thing. Starring Fukushi Sota and Yamamoto Mizuki, … Continue reading →

Ahn Hyo Seob and Kim Se Jung Make a Rainy Day Connection in New Stills for Upcoming SBS Romance A Business Proposal

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So far the only promising thing about SBS romance drama A Business Proposal (Office Blind Date) is that leads Ahn Hyo Seob and Kim Se Jung are age and visually compatible. It’s a low bar that I’m still surprised how many K-romance drama casting fail at it. But I still hate Ahn Hyo Seob’s hairstyle for this drama, that college … Continue reading →

K-actress Wang Ji Won Announces February 6th Wedding to Professional Ballet Dancer Park Jong Suk

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Wow, what great news and such a beautiful and compatible on paper couple! K-actress and former professional top ballerina Wang Ji Won has announced her impending marriage to fellow ballet dancer Park Jong Suk. She’s been in the acting industry for ten years since 2012 when she retired from professionally dancing but always retained the elegance, grace, poise in her … Continue reading →

KBS Admits a Horse Died After Filming Falling Scene in Taejong Lee Bang Won Three Days After Netizens Express Concern

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Okay, KBS f*#ked up so badly here I hope the television authorities throw the book at them. This past weekend’s new episode of weekend sageuk Taejong Lee Bang Won (King of Tears: Lee Bang Won) had a scene with Lee Seung Gye riding a horse and the horse throwing him. Viewers expressed grave discomfort and concern over the welfare of … Continue reading →

Kim Tae Ri and Nam Joo Hyuk Radiate First Love Feels in New Poster and Preview for tvN Romance Twenty Five Twenty One

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Whoever is doing the posters for February 2022 tvN drama Twenty Five Twenty One is going out of his/her way to emulate Start Up in vibe and presentation. The newest poster has leads Kim Tae Ri and Nam Joo Hyuk hanging out against a blue sky backdrop, take out her popsicle and his can of soda and it’s just Dal … Continue reading →

Singer Jay Chou and Model-Actress Wife Hannah Quinlivan are Expecting Third Child After Earlier Rumors Start When She’s Spotting Concealing Her Stomach

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It’s now 7-years and three babies for married Taiwanese stars Jay Chou and Hannah Quinlivan. The couple confirmed that they are expecting baby number three after Taiwanese ent started discussing the possibility after Hannah was seen concealing her mid region in a giant teddy coat and wearing flat Uggs while celebrating Jay’s birthday a few days earlier. Once the rumors … Continue reading →

Idol-actress Yeonwoo Changes Agency to 9ato and is Cast as Second Female Lead in Upcoming MBC Drama Golden Spoon with Yook Sung Jae and Jung Chae Yeon

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My favorite rom-com last year in 2021 was Dali and the Cocky Prince (Dal Ri and Gamjatang) and it was there I got to meet idol turned actress Yeonwoo for the first time. It was a slight type of role, nothing memorable, but she was cute and brought a strong onscreen charm and no glaring acting flaws to detract from … Continue reading →

K-netizens Starting to Get Annoyed at MBC for Mismanaging the Final Weeks The Red Sleeve Cuff’s Success and Afterwards Milking it to Death

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It’s still the hot topic du jour in K-drama land and The Red Sleeve Cuff remains at the top of trending topics even two weeks after it ended. But a K-ent reporter is calling out MBC for just sucking at the airing management of it’s biggest hit prime time drama in 3 years, not since Terrius Behind Me (My Secret … Continue reading →

Supporting K-actor Choi Sung Won Most Memorable for Playing Hyeri’s Younger Brother in Answer Me 1998 Makes Second Recovery from Leukemia Treatment and Returns in Upcoming MBC Drama Showtime Begins

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This is a happy positive update to share on a recognizable face in K-drama land supporting roles. K-actor Choi Sung Won, best known for playing Hyeri’s character Deok Sun’s younger brother (with an old face) in Answer Me 1988 has been dealing with a recurring serious health condition for many years. In 2016 he was diagnosed with leukemia and took … Continue reading →

First Look at MBC Crisis Management Team Drama Tomorrow with Kim Hee Sun, Ro Woon, and Lee Soo Hyuk

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A dark or uncomfortable topic often makes for a meaningful watch if it delivers a compelling story around the subject matter. Upcoming MBC Fri-Sat drama Tomorrow is adapted from the same name webtoon and deals with the members of a crisis management team tasked with saving suicidal people. The suicide rate in South Korea is extraordinarily high for a first … Continue reading →

Song Kang is Intrigued by Capable Sunbae Park Min Young in New Preview for jTBC Romance Forecasting Love and Weather

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This drama gives off exactly the same vibes as last year’s jTBC Romance Sunbae Please Don’t Put on That Lipstick (She Will Never Know) just with a different workplace setting and different OTP leads. Change out the cosmetics office space for the weather forecasting meteorological bureau in upcoming Forecasting Love and Weather (Office Romance Cruelty) and it’s the same chemistry … Continue reading →

Han So Hee Leans into the Chic Bad Girl Image for Allure Korea February 2022 Edition

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K-actress Han So Hee was one of the female star breakouts of 2021 so it will be interesting to keep tabs on her career in 2022 to see where it goes from that high point. Not every project was a hit for her but she always came out fine if not better and that’s a sign that she either has … Continue reading →