I’m annoyed when productions pick an English title for a K-drama that is both totally different than the Korean title and is so generic or shares the title with a much more famous earlier project. jTBC is calling the upcoming Human Disqualification (Disqualified From Being Human) based on the same name novel with the drama title of Lost, and goodness … Continue reading →
OMG, I’m dying here from the details of the pre- and post- reunion roles for K-drama stars Yoon Kye Sang and Seo Ji Hye. The two have been offered the leads in Kiss Sixth Sense that will stream on Disney so even the Mouse Kingdom is getting into the K-drama action after Netflix took the plunge 4 years ago. I … Continue reading →
It’s finally here, the second teaser preview for SBS romance sageuk Red Sky and hopefully the kickoff to the network starting the promo train in earnest ahead of the August 30th premiere. The pro is that everything and everything looks good, gorgeous visuals and the teaser is cut nicely with quiet moments and tension filled action. The con is that … Continue reading →
I still remember the shock of watching China’s top #1 actress and star Fan Bing Bing fall from grace three years ago in 2018 disappear suddenly and then re-emerge months later admitting and apologizing for large scale tax evasion from not reporting overseas income and having yin-yang contracts. One would think that would have scared the entire industry into behaving … Continue reading →
There’s a sorta switcheroo or maybe musical chairs with K-movie Gentleman today in the news. Female lead Han So Hee, in what would have been her big screen debut, has dropped out of the movie with her agency citing exhaustion. That she was going into filming right after or near concurrently with jTBC drama Nevertheless and she’s also in the … Continue reading →
Okay, now it’s time to get EXCITED people! Upcoming SBS Mon-Tues romance sageuk Red Sky (Hong Chun Gi or Lovers of the Red Sky) is scheduled to premiere on August 30th, according to VIU Singapore streaming platform which has the South Asia distribution rights for the drama. It sucks that streaming partners are more on top of dates and promos … Continue reading →
I’ve been having a very active summer after 2020 pandemic locked down summer turned me into a semi-blob version of myself. I kicked it back into gear this spring so seeing that upcoming tvN drama Hometown Cha Cha Cha will be both high in outdoor country and ocean scenes plus even sporty activity like surfing totally keeps my motivation high … Continue reading →
Dang, talk about spicy tea being spilled. Veteran Korean actor Kim Young Gun who at the hearty age of 76 years old will become a dad again. His girlfriend of 13 years together who is herself 39 years younger than Kim Young Gun, this week sued the actor for forcing her to have an abortion, and I don’t mean dragging … Continue reading →
OMgarsh, this totally feels like a throwback pairing and great potential for same gen chemistry. Sooyoung of SNSD will be the leading lady in upcoming Kakao TV streaming drama Unexpected Country Diary with male lead Jang Geun Seok. I expected the two to have worked together already what with over 15 years in the industry as same generation stars but … Continue reading →
This may be a blessing in disguise in terms of timing, and honestly the sooner Wu Yi Fan is exposed and locked away the better as well. Upcoming C-drama adaptation of The Golden Hairpin (青簪行) based on the novel Recordings in a Hairpin (簪中录) was slated to be one of the most high profile and expensive productions to air this … Continue reading →
Whenever this is a well assembled high school K-drama I’m always on the lookout for the future stars of acting to come from the rising teens and young adults. 2019 drama Extraordinary You had three male leads catch the eye of casting directors and the jury is still out on whether Ro Woon, Lee Jae Wook, or Kim Young Dae … Continue reading →
The involvement of the Chinese police into Wu Yi Fan‘s life has really thrust recent allegations of his criminal sexual misconduct in his personal life into an official spotlight. It’s no longer he said-she said, though there were a lot of she said in his case as after the first woman Du Mei Zhu came forward others chimed in about … Continue reading →
Movie releases are still not back to the pre-pandemic levels or hype otherwise summer is always a weekly check of what big new movie is coming out. South Korea has really cemented the genre of the disaster comedy which sounds like mutually exclusive but if the disaster part has no deaths and just a lot of running around then the … Continue reading →
