Pick Your Favorite K-drama Male and Female Lead Height Differential When it Comes to Swoony Romance Visuals

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Thanks to the expertise of K-netizens we have another fun “pick your fave” topic – height differential. K-drama casting probably doesn’t take it into account but as viewers it’s definitely something that adds or detracts from the watch experience. I don’t mind same height leads if they have great body language chemistry and sometimes a super big height difference crosses … Continue reading →

tvN Drama Mouse Close to Revealing All Secrets, Airs Final Episode Next Wednesday Followed by Another Special Episode on Thursday with Interviews and New Footage

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Whatever my gripes are with tvN Wed-Thurs drama Mouse, it continues to keep me wanting to click watch on each episode so that’s a testament to the cast and the still to be revealed secrets I still want to know. This week’s episodes 18-19 was really a bunch of confirmation reveals on a lot of theories viewers have been speculating … Continue reading →

Beyond Evil Wins Best Drama at 2021 Baeksang Awards with Shin Ha Kyun and Kim So Yeon Taking Home the Best Acting Awards

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A nicely laudatory ceremony for the 2021 Baeksang Awards wrapped up tonight in South Korea and I’m pretty happy with the results. The Daesang went to Yoo Jae Suk for his continued exemplary work as a variety star and host, so it wasn’t given to the drama side. Beyond Evil took home Best Drama and male lead Shin Ha Kyun … Continue reading →

Japanese Hallyu Fan Poll of Over 150K Votes Selects the Best OTP of Iconic K-dramas

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This is a fascinating poll result piece and usually the Japanese fans of K-dramas aren’t heard as much as the I-fans or C-netizens so I usually go by what gets high ratings when it airs over there to gauge popularity. A recent Japanese Hallyu fan poll of over 150,000 votes selected the Best K-drama OTPs and it’s clear that some … Continue reading →

Kim Jung Hyun’s Contract with Agency Concludes and Accuses the Agency of Defamation in Spreading False Information About Him

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The saga continues with K-actor Kim Jung Hyun‘s professional career catapult off a cliff. Two months ago it was revealed that he was in talks to sign with a new agency after his contract was soon to expire with original agency O & Entertainment. After that the media started to report on a bevy of negative news around him focusing … Continue reading →

Seo Ye Ji’s Agency Confirms She Will Not Attend 2021 Baeksang Ceremony to Accept the Most Popular Actress Award

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The potential rubbernecking and torrent of criticism has now been avoided by what is the most practical decision that could be made. K-actress Seo Ye Ji will not attend in person this week’s Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony, which will be held with socially distanced attendees like last year. She won the public voting for Popularity Award Actress side, with Kim … Continue reading →

jTBC Launches Public Voting on Best Drama to Celebrate its 10th Anniversary

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Go vote, peeps! Cable network jTBC is celebrating its 10th anniversary all year, and with it a new event is here to commemorate 10 years of airing quality and not-so-quality K-dramas. Voting is open to the public from now until May 23rd to select the favorite/best K-drama from the network’s roster. Each person can select up to three dramas. Not … Continue reading →

K-ent Reports that Han So Hee Has Been Cast as the Female Lead of OCN Drama Island Replacing Seo Ye Ji, Her Agency Denies the Casting

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Another day another chatterable casting news on the wire. K-ent started Wednesday off reporting that rising young actress Han So Hee has been cast as the female lead of upcoming big budget high profile supernatural OCN drama Island, which would mean taking over the role vacated by disgraced actress Seo Ye Ji following the scandal from the reveal that she … Continue reading →

J-stars Maeda Atsuko and Katsuji Ryo Announce Divorce After Nearly 3 Years of Marriage

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The year long continuation of COVID-19 has enacted its toll in good and bad ways with respect to marriage. I see surprise marriages, not surprising pregnancies, and sad announcements of divorce. Mandarin-speaking news coverage is calling it a triple whammy of divorce news all coming in about a week – C-stars Feng Shao Feng and Zhao Li Ying, ping pong … Continue reading →

Child Actor All Grown Up Park Ji Bin Signs with New Agency CUZ-9 Which Teases New Projects Ahead

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South Korean dramas have no shortage of talented child actors and actresses but I would say 50% (probably more) do not continue their careers into adulthood and probably only 10% who do succeed in becoming adult lead level. It’s a shame because watching K-dramas for two decades shows me that grown up child actors are a billion percent better suited … Continue reading →

Son Ye Jin Shares Adorable Girl Bestie Picks with Unni Song Yoon Ah and an Enviable Outdoor BBQ Set Up

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Daaaang, what I would give to be a fly on the wall there? Or maybe a fly flying around since I don’t see any nearby walls close enough to eavesdrop. Top actresses Song Yoon Ah and Son Ye Jin are between projects and recently spent some quality girl time together as evidenced by two pictures shared on Son Ye Jin … Continue reading →

Kim Sun Ho and Seo Ye Ji Poised to Win the 2021 Baeksang Popularity Awards as Voting Nears End

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It’s such a wild ride this year with the behind-the-scenes shenanigans over the popularity voting in the 2021 Baeksang Awards, to be held later this week. It was only three years ago that the Baeksang’s combined the Popularity Award given separately to the film and television categories, so there were four winners each year, and now there are just two. … Continue reading →

MBN Sageuk Bossom: Stealing Fale Continues to Rise in Ratings as Second Week Gives the OTP a Reluctant Reason to Cohabitate

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The premise of Bossam: Stealing Fate is that widow-hood in Joseon era was THE pits. Women who had the misfortunate to have their husband die must either live in spinsterhood forever or kill themselves to continue serving as the wife in death. Bossam gave widows a second chance, some were unwilling while others participated in orchestrating the kidnapping so they … Continue reading →