I still get annoyed when drama productions pick a Korean title and then choose an English one that isn’t either a direct translation or at least an approximation in meaning. Upcoming MBC action thriller Black Sun is now called The Veil which could point to whatever shadowy organization that male lead Namgoong Min is trying to topple. He’s been bulking … Continue reading →
I still really enjoy My Roommate is a Gumiho but the crackiness of the first four episodes has died down a bit this week. I found episodes 5 and 6 to be sweet cute watches but it also felt like the plot didn’t move much. While Dam and Woo Yeo continue to live together and get to know one another, … Continue reading →
I still don’t know why viewers enjoy watching SBS drama Penthouse which has been the biggest hit on South Korean television in years and is now on season 3. It just feels like a star-studded makjang-ier version of hit cable drama Sky Castle, rich people in-fighting with a sprinkling of death and tsunamis of betrayal. With that said, my perplexation … Continue reading →
I’m getting more and more excited for the upcoming tvN legal drama Demon Judge (The Devil Judge) since it just looks so cool and stylized. It’s a different take than the usual law drama and seems to posit the legal system as a cross between entertainment and theater. Ji Sung is the titular demon judge with Kim Min Jung as … Continue reading →
Oh ho ho ho, the dating fairies are here early with kibble for the sad pups hearing about divorces and breakups in various entertainment couples. Taiwan’s biggest domestic movie of 2021 is the romance film When a Man Loves starring Roy Qiu and Tiffany Ann Hsu in a remake of the same name Korean original. This one comes complete with … Continue reading →
SBS is lining up an office based rom-com for early 2022 and the casting is filling out this week. Ahn Hyo Seob has been confirmed as the male lead of Office Blind Date playing a workaholic chaebol heir who has no interest in romance and finds a partner to get his parents off his back. In talks for the female … Continue reading →
The recently released 2021 KOCIS (The Korean Culture and Information Service) poll of 16 overseas countries and 8000 voters gathered who foreigners think is the most influential South Korean. This poll is not limited to entertainment stars and the top vote getter was South Korean president Moon Jae In. Only four K-ent stars made the list with BTS coming in … Continue reading →
Remember Mainland China has tons of censorship rights and requirements on its stars to be upstanding role models for the public? Yeah, that’s going to now bite one more misbehaving loutish star in the arse AND cause drama viewers frustration as well. The C-drama adaptation of The Golden Hairpin (青簪行 Qing Zhan Xing) was one of the highest profile C-dramas … Continue reading →
When you see celebrities frozen it time it seems weird, but much more cool to see them age but still look oh sooo enviably handsome/beautiful. It comes with the territory of being an actor or actress and this week I had another WTH moment when I saw tributes to K-actor and model Cha Seung Won who celebrated his 51st birthday … Continue reading →
I found this upcoming drama thanks to finding rising young actor Bae In Hyuk in My Roommate is a Gumiho, he is turning what would be an annoying playboy finds his real heart type douchey college boy character into an entertaining and kinda sweet second male lead. Turns out he’s getting another starring role as one of the trio of … Continue reading →
Week five of tvN Mon-Tues drama Doom at Your Service has not been kind to the series, recording a continued drop in ratings (episode 10 got 2.473%) despite delivering the type of fan service that would usually be enough for viewers. Leads Park Bo Young and Seo In Guk kiss, hug, stare, spout pithy sayings to each other, and spend … Continue reading →
I wonder if short dramas will become more common place, what with shorter attention spans and the fast pace of entertainment consumption. KBS aired the period drama Youth of May very timely premiering in May for a 12-episode run which wrapped today. It’s a romance set in the college student setting in 1980’s South Korea specifically around the Gwangju Massacre … Continue reading →
Another manhwa is getting the K-drama adaptation and judging from the sheer volume of manhwas/webtoons in South Korea there will be no shortage anytime soon. The story is called Want to Do Nothing and deals with a 26-year old woman whose life falls apart in busy Seoul when she breaks up with her boyfriend she was discussing marriage with, her … Continue reading →
