Highly Anticipated K-drama Adaptation of Novel The Youngest Son of Sunyang Heads into Pre-production, Through April 2022, DC Inside Rumors Says Male Lead is Song Joong Ki

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Alrighty, take this with the usual grain of salt but it’s definitely more than random conjecture. The production behind the K-drama adaptation of revenge novel The Youngest Son of Sunyang is heading into pre-production, starting this July, and with it are hiring calls for the staff and behind the scenes team. The drama is slated to film through April 2022 … Continue reading →

Nam Da Reum is Kim Sae Ron’s Leading Man in Upcoming Kakao TV Drama Shaman Girl Ga Soo Shim

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Woweeee, finally a casting duo that is a win on all fronts. Kim Sae Ron‘s upcoming high school supernatural drama Shaman Girl Ga Doo Shim has it’s leading man and it’s the long overdue elevation of Nam Da Reum to headline billing. He is only 19 years old but that makes him just a year younger than Kim Sae Ron, … Continue reading →

TW-actor Lego Lee is Married to Girlfriend of 16 Years in Sweet Lowkey Announcement

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The lowkey Taiwanese way of stars just getting married continues and this week it’s TW-actor cutie Lego Lee. He announced on his SNS that he’s married, and it’s such a sweet message. He’s tied the knot with his girlfriend of 16 years, a non-celebrity who is a dancer. They met in college and dated throughout his entire acting career, which … Continue reading →

Vincenzo and Its Four Leads Song Joong Ki, Jeon Yeo Bin, Kwak Dong Yeon and Taecyeon Top the End of April 2021 Good Data TV Buzz Rankings

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I find Vincenzo a hearty dish and it’s going to be one of those dramas where upon re-watch my opinion may shift and that’s the hallmark of a good series. The tvN hit drama ended with the 6th highest single episode ratings in network history so kudos to that. The drama has topped the Good Data weekly drama internet buzz … Continue reading →

Namgoong Min Bulks Up for Upcoming MBC Drama Black Sun in Yet Another Method Acting Transformation

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Daaaaang, it’s the week of eye candy for the ladies I see. First there was Jung Il Woo tearing his shirt open in Bossam: Stealing Fate and turning a widowed princess thirsty AF, and now we have Namgoong Min doing his best Commando impersonation without looking like a himbo. There are new BTS stills of Namgoong Min filming the upcoming … Continue reading →

Seo Ye Ji Confirmed to Drop Out of OCN Drama Island Despite Agency Negotiating Hard to Keep Her In, Kim Nam Gil Will Do SBS Drama First As Island Looks for New Leading Lady

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It’s a week full of Seo Ye Ji news which I’m certain her side is not ecstatic about as the there is no such thing as bad publicity doesn’t quite apply here. Today K-ent is reporting that she has officially confirmed to have dropped out of the upcoming OCN fantasy thriller drama Island which has cast Kim Nam Gil as … Continue reading →

Kwak Dong Yeon Gives Post-Drama Interviews as the Breakout Star of Hit tvN Series Vincenzo

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The definition of a breakout is for someone not headlining to steal the spotlight. Song Joong Ki and Jeon Yeo Bin were the leads of tvN drama Vincenzo and they were both excellent, not a surprise for him given his range and continuous development and for her it was a bad pitch that she really swung for the fences with … Continue reading →

Song Joong Ki and Lee Hee Joon’s Movie Bogota to Resume Filming Solely in South Korea Starting This Month in May

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There is so much good news for Song Joong Ki and Lee Hee Joon, both are nominated for a Baeksang acting award this year and have gotten rave reviews for their acting performance in currently aired/airing dramas Vincenzo and Mouse, respectively. Both deserve a nice extended break after pouring their heart and guts out on long 20-episode drama shoots but … Continue reading →

MBN Drama Bossam: Stealing Fate Premieres with Highest Ratings Ever for Network and is the Sageuk Drama I Never Knew I Needed

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It’s been a long time since a true sageuk has come my way and MBN series Bossom: Stealing Fate basically said “hold my beer” and blew me away in the first two episodes. Episode 1 set an MBN premiere record of 3.132% and episode dropped a bit to 2.960% but it’s basically a sageuk tailored to hit every craving of … Continue reading →

Kim Sun Ho and Seo Ye Ji Lead the 2021 Baeksang Male and Female Popularity Awards Fan Voting

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The Baeksang Awards remains the the most high profile of all television and film awards shows in South Korea but it still comes with plenty of criticism and commentary for winners each year. The award does have one fan voted category the Popularity Award and every year it goes to whichever idol/actor/actress with a huge Hallyu fan base as it’s … Continue reading →

K-ent Reporter Wonders if Seo Ye Ji Can Survive Scandal the Way Lee Byung Hun Did as Her New Movie Recalled Got Good Reviews and Didn’t Tank in the Box Office

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It’s easy to make comparisons but only those with the same fact patterns really provide insight. K-actress Seo Ye Ji has disappeared from public view since scandal broke last month that she was the instigator as the then girlfriend of Kim Jung Hyun‘s cold and awkward behavior on the set of his drama Time. She was further revealed to have … Continue reading →

Vincenzo Ends with a Whimper and a Bang in Final Episode 20 and Series Ratings High of 14.636%

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There was a lot to take in for the final episode 20 of Vincenzo and as a huge fan I was split in my reaction, the critical side thought it was well done and consistent with the path and message but as the pure drama viewer I didn’t enjoy this finale content. It veered into biblical imagery torture porn territory … Continue reading →

C-actor Zhang Heng Releases New Texts that Show Ex-wife C-actress Zheng Shuang Engaged in Yin-Yang Drama Contracts and Tried to Throw a Pet Away to Avoid Vet Bill

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I’m not going to say that disgraced C-actress Zheng Shuang is like totally and forever screwed from a comeback at this point but the final straw may be pissing off the Chinese government. Earlier this year she was revealed to have cavalierly wanted to get her two surrogate babies aborted in the late term after she and now ex-husband actor … Continue reading →