I thought K-actress Kim Hye Yoon would be a lot more active this year in 2020, after her two breakout roles the prior year with Sky Castle then Extraordinary You. She does have a K-drama lined up with next year’s Snowdrop but she’s the second female lead with Ji Soo and Jung Hae In, and now her fans will have … Continue reading →
MBC has been bottom of the ratings barrel for so long that I’ve really stopped paying much attention to its ability to deliver dramas worth watching. Consider me even more impressed with recently premiered Mon-Tues drama Kairos, currently with 5-episodes aired. It’s so good, like a tightly plotted thriller I would expect to find on OCN mixed with the layer … Continue reading →
I love that the truth revealed in episode 10 of Start-Up doesn’t get glossed over but also doesn’t get unrealistically compounded. Dal Mi learns that her pen pal Do San was actually Ji Pyeong but her biggest issue is that all the comforts she grew up with were manufactured and she doesn’t know if her feelings for present day Do … Continue reading →
If the premise of upcoming K-drama True Beauty (Goddess Descends) is about the power of makeup alone to transform an ordinary girl into a wondrous beauty then the makeup team for the cast has already failed. The second teaser is out and I’m wildly distracted by the terrible makeup job on all three leads Moon Ga Young, Cha In Woo, … Continue reading →
I haven’t written about jTBC drama 18 Again since it premiered but I’ve been watching weekly, addicted and totally won over by this underrated gem. The feels it delivers is similar to the second chances sincerity in Thirty But Seventeen and the catharsis of Knowing Wife, with the entire cast giving it their all and bringing to life this complete … Continue reading →
Gosh, I’m seriously appreciate of how well crafted Start-Up is, the plot has hidden surprises in each episode and it always adds color and depth to the proceedings. Episode 9 didn’t reveal the truth of the Letters right off the bat, but let that build slowly so that the viewer is as anxious as Do San and as frustrated as … Continue reading →
Normally I would say spread the wealth but eh whatevs this man has earned getting whatever lead roles comes his way. Namgong Min is being called the potential savior of MBC, the network toiling in the bottom of the barrel in drama ratings, buzz, and even cult hits. It’s like no one is watching anything from MBC. The network is … Continue reading →
This may be our first glimpse of what K-actor Song Joong Ki will look like in his upcoming K-drama Vincenzo. He’s smack in the filming right now and his agency History D&C released a batch of new stills for fans including a handwritten note on one picture where he sends his best wishes to his fans to stay warm during … Continue reading →
It’s now three for three in how much I love Suzy as long as she’s in a Park Hye Ryun penned drama. Dream High with Kim Soo Hyun is still one of my favorite OTPs, then While You Were Sleeping with Lee Jong Seok milked me for tears and smiles equally. Now in Start-Up, she’s just firing on all cylinders … Continue reading →
Take it with a grain of salt but DCInside has been a veritable treasure trove of early casting news for the last decade and I always take note of the spoilers from the forum. A list of rumored/in the works K-dramas of 2021 leaked last week and the most exciting news is hearing Song Hye Kyo and Lee Jong Seok … Continue reading →
Wahhhhhh, doubled excited now thank you drama gods! K-ent is reporting that K-actor Yoon Kye Sang has been cast as the male lead in 2021 K-drama You Are My Spring, which has the female lead out to Seo Hyun Jin. Two gorgeous and talented and age-perfect stars opposite each other in a healing romance, count me in! The drama is … Continue reading →
Production quality hasn’t been a problem with Tale of Gumiho, it’s a little cheesy and simplistic with the special efforts but it compensated by nice horror beats. The problem is the story hinges on people NOT talking, keeping important background information and doling it out in dribbles. At the end of episode 12 when Goddess of Underworld Ahjumma yelled out … Continue reading →
The first stills are out for upcoming Kakao TV K-drama City Couple Way of Love: My Lovely Camera Thief and I love it! Leads Ji Chang Wook and Kim Ji Won totally deliver on modern day romantic vibes in both visuals and energy. This washes away the disappointing taste from their prior dramas, his in awkward Backstreet Rookie and hers … Continue reading →
