Fantasy Sageuk Drama Queen Cheorin Premieres to 8.030% Ratings, the Second Highest tvN Weekend Premiere After Mr. Sunshine

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Impressive and I’m so happy for the cast and crew! Newly arriving tvN Sat-Sun fantasy sageuk drama Queen Cheorin (Mr. Queen) premiered today to 8.030% AGB nationwide ratings, a huge ratings jump from predecessor youth business romance drama Start-Up. It’s actually the second highest weekend drama premiere on tvN, the record still held by Mr. Sunshine at 8.852%. Some other … Continue reading →

Kang Han Na, Bae In Hyuk, and Kim Do Won Join Fantasy Romance Drama My Roommate is a Gumiho with Hyeri and Jang Ki Yong

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If this drama ends up being sucky at least it won’t be for lack of talented supporting actors and actresses to join leads Hyeri and Jang Ki Yong. The upcoming drama My Roommate is a Gumiho (Falling Cohabitation) has added to the cast Bae In Hyuk and reuniting Start-Up costars Kang Han Na and Kim Do Won. I’m way excited … Continue reading →

Lead Actor Bae Seung Woo Removed from Currently Airing SBS Drama Delayed Justice After Drunk Driving Arrest

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I don’t think we’ll see a recast but weirder things have happened. SBS drama Delayed Justice has been so fraught with travails it’s almost a test to see what else bad can happen. Male lead Kwon Sang Woo injured his foot last month and needed surgery, and the drama had to write about his availability. Then last week Kwon Sang … Continue reading →

K-ent Discusses the Dearth of 20s and 30s Line of Lead Actors for 2021 Dramas, Hope Return of Lee Jong Seok, Park Hyung Sik and More as Rain in a Drought

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K-ent had an article this week about the “drought” in the drama industry with lead actors in the 20s and 30s age range. All that are considered experienced with successful hit dramas under their belts are all unavailable for various reasons: already signed to an upcoming drama/movie or currently in military service. The industry is hoping the return of Lee … Continue reading →

Award-winning Korean Film Director Kim Ki Duk Passes Away in Latvia at 59 Years Old From COVID-19 Complications

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Man, talk about yet another life taken by COVID-19 that adds to the count of people who should have never passed yet. Korean director Kim Ki Duk has passed away at the age of 59 in a hospital in Latvia. He was in the country since late November to buy a beach home and spend more time there. He apparently … Continue reading →

Moon Chae Won is Wonderous in White in CF Spread for December Elle Korea

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It feels like tvN thriller melodrama Flower of Evil was eons ago, goes to the show the speed at which new entertainment replaces the old in the mind. The drama was emotionally intense so the production must have been equally hard hitting but thankfully the result was as good as hoped and the praise was deserving all around. I felt … Continue reading →

Hit Screenwriters Kim Eun Hee and Kim Eun Sook are Good Friends in Real Life and Have Daughters Who Write in their Respective Styles

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Okay this is such a cute and wonderful tidbit to share. Screenwriter Kim Eun Hee (Signal, 3 Days, Sign) was recently on a variety show interview and discussed a wide range of topics ranging her from dramas next year Kingdom 3 and Mount Jiri, but this info is on her personal life. She’s apparently very good friends with fellow hit … Continue reading →

SBS Gives Sneak Peak at 2021 Sageuk Romance Drama Hong Chun Gi with Kim Yoo Jung and Ahn Hyo Seob

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There’s a sneak peek at upcoming SBS sageuk drama Hong Chun Gi and I’m conflicted. On one hand it looks great, leads Kim Yoo Jung and Ahn Hyo Seob are gorgeous in character and look good visually together. But it looks so much like Kim Yoo Jung’s last sageuk Moonlight Drawn By Clouds, Ahn Hyo Seob even looks so much … Continue reading →

Song Hye Kyo Beautifully Warm and Cozy in New December 2020 Winter Pictorial

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I’m not a fan of chunky sweaters (adds heft), turtle necks (hot neck!), or soft wooly angora material (itchy), but goodness I just want to seem as warm and cozy as K-actress Song Hye Kyo looks in her latest pictorial. The oatmeal colored sweater she’s wearing seems to envelope like an embrace and don’t we all need a hug these … Continue reading →

Variety Show Interviews Screenwriter Kim Eun Hee and Reveals New Drama Stills of Mount Jiri with Jeon Ji Hyun and Joo Ji Hoon

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You put two model trained talented stars even in the middle of a mountain and they know how to Vogue still. The cast and crew of 2021 K-drama Mount Jiri (Jiri Mountain) has been filming for the last two months, though production has shut down for two weeks to stem COVID-19 concerns, so it’s great timing that a variety show … Continue reading →

IU, Kim Yuna, and Gong Yoo Top the 2020 Advertising Association Poll of South Korean Consumers Favorite CF Models

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The year end is also a good time to look back and see which stars really connected with consumers, as in South Korea actors, singers, sports stars, and even variety show hosts all make even better living endorsing products. The 2020 Year End Poll conducted by the Advertising Association found that perennial CF darling IU remains the favorite among the … Continue reading →

Park Shin Hye Drops Sleek Promo Pictorial for Netflix Released Thriller Movie The Call Which is Getting Top 10 Rankings Since Premiere

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The thriller K-movie Call (The Call) finally got released exclusively on Netflix at the end of November 2020 after two earlier movie theater release dates were scrapped due to COVID-19. In the two weeks since the movie has ranked in the top 10 films list on the platform globally and even making number 1 at some point in specific Asian … Continue reading →

Sung Hoon and Lee Ga Ryung Lead Script Reading for TV Chosun Drama Marriage Lyrics and Divorce Music by Makjang Queen Screenwriter Im Jung Han

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Next year is going to start off juicy with extra strong makjang in upcoming TV Chosun drama Marriage Lyrics and Divorce Music, heralding the return of no-longer-retired queen bee screenwriter Im Sung Han. She wrote the still epically insane Princess Aurora and many other crazy but addicting dramas and retired a few years ago in a huff, she hates criticism … Continue reading →