K-netizens Share More Great Future Pairings of Actor and Actress They Want to See Together in a Drama Including Park Bo Gum-Kim Ji Won, Park Seo Joon-Jung Yumi, and Kim Sun Ho-Seo Hyun Jin

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The K-netizens GIF abilities and great pairing intuition once again delivers a treat for the eyes and food for thought. A new post circulating shares more potential K-drama pairings, mostly modern drama styles, that the netizens think need to work together because it’s bound to be awesome. The first is Park Bo Gum and Kim Ji Won, who almost did … Continue reading →

KBS Starts Prepping for Sageuk Drama Thinking of the Moon When the Flowers Bloom with Yoo Seung Ho, Hyeri, and Kang Mina

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The rumored casting of Yoo Seung Ho and Hyeri in an upcoming sageuk is going forward with KBS starting to gather cast and crew to start filming in May. The drama is called Thinking of the Moon When the Flowers Bloom and is set in the late Joseon era during the strongest prohibition period. The female lead is a down … Continue reading →

Lee Yoo Bi Confirmed for K-drama Yumi’s Cells with Kim Go Eun, Netizens Happy with Her Casting Similarity to Webtoon Character

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It seems like the fallout for Joseon Exorcist hasn’t extended to the entire cast as supporting actress Lee Yoo Bi has been casting in an upcoming drama and K-netizens are actually happy about it. She’ll be joining female lead Kim Go Eun in the drama adaptation of Yumi’s Cells based on a popular webtoon. Kim Go Eun plays Yumi and … Continue reading →

Song Hye Kyo Posts First Script for Now, We Are Breaking Up as Drama Announces Additional Casting of Shin Dong Wook, Sehun, and Yura

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Well, this really is happening and I’m so curious if it will be good. K-actress Song Hye Kyo posted a picture of the episode 1 script for her upcoming drama Now, We are Breaking Up, which feels like half of what was happening all the time in her last drama Boyfriend (Encounter) lol. It’s once again a noona-dongsaeng pairing for … Continue reading →

Episode 16 of River Where the Moon Rises Stays at 6.0%, 7.8% Ratings as the Plot Barrels Ahead into Fighting, Deaths, and a Thwarted Coup

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I’ve stopped digging too deeply into the why, where, how, whats of River Where the Moon Rises, the early episodes I was super excited about and tried to analyze only to realize stuff just sorta happened and the foundations were not properly laid. It’s really come to a head in episode 16 as a full scale coup went underway and … Continue reading →

Kim Hee Sun and Ro Woon Partner Up for Fantasy K-drama Tomorrow

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Another random out of nowhere K-drama casting is here and I’m hopeful it makes more sense if I read the source material and this was what the story required. Kim Hee Sun and Ro Woon are in talks as the leads of K-drama Tomorrow based on the same name webtoon. The drama is about a young man with no hope … Continue reading →

Lee Jun Ki, Jang Hyuk, Lee Seung Gi Part of Fantastic Line Up of Korean Stars in Third Release of the Korean Actors 200 List

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Another release is here from the Korean Actors 200 list, with the website continuing to do a great job of teasing the next release and then dropping just stunning pictures of the actors and actresses in each batch. This third release has a great mix of leads and supporting stars who may not be household names but definitely recognizable by … Continue reading →

Fractures Appear in the OTP as Episode 15 of River Where the Moon Rises Shows the Price of Playing the Political Game with Ratings of 6.7%, 7.8%

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It’s the final stretch for KBS Mon-Tues sageuk River Where the Moon Rises, and that hubbub of the earlier real world distractions have abated and now it’s back to the same old shallow drawing board in terms of telling a compelling story. The drama remains sageuk for kids, rudimentary in politicking and plotting and even now after 15 episodes not … Continue reading →

Im Soo Jung and Lee Do Hyun in Talks for Teacher-Student Romance Melodrama Melacholia

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Oh boy, this drama sounds so problematic from the start and now more than ever. Im Soo Jung and Lee Do Hyun are in talks to star in the upcoming K-drama Melancholia, dealing with a female teacher-male student romance that turns things upside down at a prestigious private school. K-ent loves teacher-student romances mostly of the noona-dongsaeng variety seemingly making … Continue reading →

jTBC Wed-Thurs Drama Law School with Kim Myung Min, Lee Jung Eun, Kim Bum, and Ryu Hye Young Release Studious Posters and Teasers

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Ratings in the 4-5% for jTBC cable drama isn’t bad at all but for the fact that the drama cost like multiples what the network spends compared to its usual fare so then that type of reception is less than expected. I’m talking about Sisyphus: The Myth, which after I stopped writing about it but continued to watch has unfortunately … Continue reading →

Vincenzo Episode 14 Brings the Romantic Progression and the Heighted Stakes on Increasingly Convoluted Heists with Ratings of 11.258%

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Oh my gosh, when I was typing the headline for this post it dawned on me that we only have 6 episodes left of Vincenzo. I feel like it was just yesterday that I started watching, wasn’t sure the drama was my cup of team, and now I’m in countdown mode. This drama has been the most entertaining for me … Continue reading →

The Long Awaited Vincenzo Kiss Scene Arrives on Easter Complete with Adorable and Hilarious K-netizen Appreciation GIF Set

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Happy Easter 2021 Yeorobun! I don’t think as many I-netz are watching Vincenzo alongside me which is fine but I think drama lovers everywhere will still appreciate a hot smexy sweet classic kiss scene so here you’re present. You’re welcome, but really all the thanks goes to Jeon Yeo Bin‘s Cha Young for initiating the kiss in episode 14 and … Continue reading →

Kim Yoo Jung Radiates Healthy Youthful Energy in New Bottled Water CF Stills

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CF models need to make me (the consumer) want to try whatever they are shilling. Be it a beverage, food item, home appliance, car, jewelry, whatever it is there needs to elicit a desire on the part of the consumer to be curious and want to test it out. Kim Yoo Jung is the face of a bottled water CF … Continue reading →