tvN Sat-Sun drama It’s Okay to Not be Okay is both about psychiatry and fairy tales, or really how fairy tales is an encapsulation and discussion about mention and emotional issues. Each episode is named about a fairy tale, most are from Western tales with a few taken from Moon Young’s stories that she’s written. Episode 13 is the first … Continue reading →
Okay, pass the popcorn m’kay? I am soooooo here for the popcorn, and if this turns out to be another one of those “netizens eagle-eye knows it all from the beginning” type truth even if far-fetched imma have to bow down again. This week the persistent rumor, since earlier this year starting in February 202, that former couple Song Hye … Continue reading →
My takeaways from the posters, stills, and synopsis for upcoming Channel A melodrama Lie of Lies is that it’s like a prison sentence in and of itself to marry into a chaebol family and lies beget more lies. K-actress Lee Yu Ri turns to the dark side for her own flesh and blood in Lies of Lies, playing a mother … Continue reading →
There’s always a handful of youth romance K-dramas every year and the ones that interest me either come from the casting of leads I like or from positive word of mouth after the drama airs. I’m interested in upcoming jTBC romance Live On with Minhyun (Hwang Min Hyun) of the boy group NU-EST and also Wanna One acting opposite grown … Continue reading →
Bwahahahaha, OMG wiping away tears here. The first teaser is out for upcoming jTBC second chance drama 18 Again and its come out of nowhere level funny. Like, was not expecting this. The first half of the teaser has leads Kim Ha Neul and Yoon Sang Hyun seriously with melo music galore discussing the failure of their marriage and she’s … Continue reading →
I realized that nearly all of the most popular younger generation K-actors have had a chance now to play a sageuk king, prince, or even fictional modern day Korean king/emperor. It’s totally an excuse for me to collect the entire menagerie of regal hotness for a question – who is your hottest His Majesty or His Royal Highness? For me … Continue reading →
Since I’ve yet to start new tvN Wed-Thurs drama Flower of Evil I can’t comment on the plot, acting, or production yet but purely on audience interest it’s not off the the right trajectory start. Episode 1 got 3.4% ratings but dropped to 2.860% in episode 2, despite audience interest and early positive reviews and commentary, not to mention popular … Continue reading →
A lot of confirmations this week with respect to upcoming tvN drama The Moment. It will premiere on September 7th, and will also be streaming on Netflix like many recent dramas The King: Eternal Monarch, It’s Okay to Not be Okay, and Crash Landing on You. Male lead Park Bo Gum is enlisting for military service next month so the … Continue reading →
This Wednesday was the arrival of new tvN Wed-Thurs drama Flower of Evil and honestly I thought it was August already but it’s only the very very end of July and oh my god I’m so excited this drama is here but can this month end already?! Back to Flower starring Lee Jun Ki and Moon Chae Won, the first … Continue reading →
Ooooooh this is such a great casting development, and so random too! Actor-singer Taecyeon will be joining the cast of upcoming tvN K-drama Vincenzo which is currently headlining Song Joong Ki and Jeon Yeo Bin as the male and female leads. The character Taec plays is a the head of a pharmaceutical company without morals and willing to do anything … Continue reading →
Man, even writing this article feels so fraught with landmines, I guess the old fashion idea of cheating still feels like it deserves some biblical punishment of sorts. Or not, leave it up to the people involved. And the people involved in this cheating scandal has quite a lot going on right now. TW-ent is abuzz with the sudden announcement … Continue reading →
I’ve been so much chatter about Ong Seung Woo, the rising young actor who got his start as a member of Wanna One after coming in 5th in Produce 101 second season. Apparently he trained as an actor but was also talented in singing and dancing so his agency sent him to Produce to get some experience. Last year he … Continue reading →
First off, the South Korean movie theaters have been re-opened since June but there is always going to be asterisk on tickets sold for movies during this COVID-19 period. The theaters are blocking every other seat so each showing can only sell half the tickets as before so it will never be apples to apples to compare a movie that … Continue reading →
