This weekend is the premiere of Vincenzo, taking over the big weekend time slot on tvN from Queen Cheorin (Mr. Queen). Starring Song Joong Ki, Jeon Yeo Bin, and Taecyeon, the story is about the male lead who grew up in Italy and become a mafia lawyer who returns to Korea for revenge and to enact his own brand of … Continue reading →
Premiere week continues in K-ent and this Wednesday saw the arrival of new cable network jTBC 10th anniversary Wed-Thurs time slot drama Sisyphus: The Myth. Like its ostentatious sounding title would presume, the drama is a large scale sci-fi action thriller with Jo Seung Woo as a genius engineer scientist and Park Shin Hye as maybe a survivor from an … Continue reading →
After the cutest of cute first meeting moments between leads Kim So Hyun‘s assassin Ga Jin (memory lost Princess Pyeonggang) and Ji Soo‘s Ondal at the end of the first episode of River Where the Moon Rises, I was sold and in it for the long haul. She’s badass and just going through life’s motions she’s been dealt, he’s warm … Continue reading →
K-actor Lee Do Hyun continues with his ascension and doing so with really cool and different ways. He played one of joint male leads in 18 Again, then a memorable supporting role in action horror Sweet Home, and now he’s doing a guest starring role in a high profile thriller Beyond Evil (Monster). Lee Do Hyun will be playing the … Continue reading →
Clearly 2021 is going all in on young romance sageuks and I’m fine with it as long as the casting and production team are solid. KBS is lining up a second half of the year sageuk titled Thinking of the Moon When the Flowers Bloom based on the real life prohibition period in Joseon history. In talks for the leads … Continue reading →
Well this certainly seems like a really random combo that I never thought of before. K-ent is reporting that the casting for upcoming fantasy drama The Immortal (Korean title Bulgalsal which could refer to the mythical creature Bulgasalri as well) is taking shape. There are two male leads Lee Jin Wook and Lee Joon, both are the titular Bulgasal or … Continue reading →
A nice start to the lunar year of the ox so far with no big bad news around the world and for the first K-drama to premiere in this metal ox year KBS sageuk River Where the Moon Rises is also off to a promising start. The premiere episode this Monday brought in 6.5%, 9.4% ratings in the two part … Continue reading →
I think Park Hae Joon is a great actor, one of the best character actors in his generation considering I always remember his roles more than him as an actor. But goodness does he have “resting jerk face” and none moreso than in last year’s biggest drama hit The World of the Married. I’m glad he’s not typecasting himself anymore … Continue reading →
Okay, hit me where it hurts good, in that K-drama sweet zone of angst and romance and the greater good. KBS sageuk River Where the Moon Rises drops this Monday February 15th and the production released tons of new stills in the few days prior to really ramp up the excitement. We see younger character scenes, danger lurking in every … Continue reading →
Well well well, the ending is here for Queen Cheorin (Mr. Queen) and I’m not sure if I should talk about the ending or just let it rip in the comment section. I don’t want to “spoil” any plot point but this ending is really quite special, as in I think it would take a really special viewer to find … Continue reading →
Last year Joo Ji Hoon had a prime time drama airing with Hyena at the same time he was dominating Netflix K-dramas with the streaming release of Kingdom 2. This time it’s Kim So Hyun‘s turn and the sageuk/drama genres are switched for her, the television airing will be period drama River Where the Moon Rises this Monday on February … Continue reading →
If I can get a happy ending I’m going to go for it. Second lead shipping only happens when I don’t like the male lead but when I do then I’m all in for the OTP and put the second male lead in my back pocket to to take care of. That’s how I feel about Kim Sun Ho and … Continue reading →
It’s finale weekend for tvN weekend hit sageuk Queen Cheorin, and I’m filled with sadness of what this drama could have been with it’s record breaking debut ratings and two firing-on-all-cylinders leads Shin Hye Sun and Kim Jung Hyun. Alas it won’t set ratings records for tvN beyond the premiere and probably won’t have the longevity of viewers since it … Continue reading →
