When I saw the title for this K-drama I wanted to spork my eyes out. What the hell is Idol: The Coup? Why do the idols want to stage a coup? Wouldn’t leaving the industry be the ultimate coup? Is that what the drama is about, a bunch of successful idols saying “f*#k it!”? But before we can all figure … Continue reading →
This Friday the one shot side-quel to the Netflix hit zombie K-drama Kingdom drops with a warrior princess at the helm in Jeon Ji Hyun. Kingdom: Ashin of the North showcases the genesis of the zombie plant and the zombification of the citizens in Joseon Korea which apparently started in the North before expanding and catching up with the Crown … Continue reading →
Wow, what a powerhouse duo of male leads, this can only get better from casting onward. Lee Sung Min has been confirmed as another male lead in the upcoming K-drama adaptation of the novel The Youngest Son of Sunyang (The Youngest Son of the Chaebol Family). The drama will star Song Joong Ki in the titular character with female lead … Continue reading →
I think the buzz meter has turned between two competing makjang queens in K-drama land, Kim Sun Ok of Penthouse (seasons 1-3) has taken repeating killing and resurrecting main characters whereas Im Sung Han in Marriage Lyrics and Divorce Music now in season 2 is wowing viewers with not just quality but also innovative makjang. This past Sunday’s episode 12 … Continue reading →
K-dramas have always cycled through themes, if supernatural romance is popular then suddenly there are three more lined up in production, if noona-dongsaeng relationships are de rigueur then every network will have one in prep, and so forth. This year in 2021 K-ent is calling it the year of the anti-hero viligante, the baddie taking down even bigger and worse … Continue reading →
A huge scandal is roiling C-ent this week surrounded actor-singer Wu Yi Fan, formerly known as Kris when he was in the K-pop group EXO. A 19 year old student and influencer Du Mei Zhu has publicly and repeatedly accused him of sexual assault, rape, and gaslighting her, and even worse she says he’s done the same to over 30 … Continue reading →
The signatures are inked and the leads for the 2022 K-movie Gentlemen are finalized. Joo Ji Hoon and Han So Hee will work together in what is being described as a comedic detective movie where the two leads must team up to unravel a conspiracy. Joo Ji Hoon plays the head of a private detective agency who gets framed for … Continue reading →
Hearing news on classic Hallyu teen drama Goong (Princess Hours) is like a blast to the past. They really don’t make dramas like this anymore and this one still stands up on rewatch. Female lead Yoon Eun Hye was on variety show Knowing Bros this weekend and one topic she shared insider info on was filming the drama, specifically the … Continue reading →
My weekly date with the fox and his muse is done. tvN Wed-Thurs romance fantasy drama My Roommate is a Gumiho finished this week, starting off strong over 5% but settling into the low 4% and high 3% ratings during its entire run. It ended averaging 3.9126% which is good for a rom-com and actually better than I expected in … Continue reading →
Well I guess this means she’s not kicking him to the curb, complete with divorce papers and then taking him for every dime he’s got. K-actress Choo Ja Hyun has released her first public statement on this week’s cheating scandal involving her husband Chinese actor-composer Yu Xiaoguang, who was caught with a young woman sitting in his lap in the … Continue reading →
I’m sorry, give me a minute here. Okay, maybe I need an entire hour, because this is just too much gorgeous hotness to take in. And coming from the biggest Taek fan on the planet, fangirling Jung Hwan this hard must be how that ship felt the entirety of Answer Me 1988. It’s time for Ryu Jun Yeol to be … Continue reading →
I’m glad SBS Friday night drama Penthouse season 3 is still a hit and that I’ve never been inclined to watch it, because that means all I consume are the brilliant/absurd nuggets from each new episode as viewers watch and rail at each successively more crazy development. This week Logan Lee is resurrected after being BLOWN UP in a car … Continue reading →
This link will be an interesting pairing, not one I ever thought about, but sounds intriguing once it’s a possibility now. Yeo Jin Gu has been offered the male lead in romance fantasy K-drama Link, which is a drama I’ve been keeping an eye on when late last year it was in talks with Kim Sun Ho as the lead. … Continue reading →
