It takes something extraordinary to bring nearly half the population together to watch a television show and the last decade (2010-2019) it’s only happened once with the dorama finale episode of financial underdog gets justice story of Hanzawa Naoki. The last episode of the 2013 dorama brought in 42.2% ratings, the best ratings on Japanese television in 30 years. Of … Continue reading →
We get a two-fer this week, with two young male stars returning from military service after a two year absence. Idol-actor Onew and actor Kim Min Seok have finished their civic duty and is back to pick off where their career left off in 2018. Both got big breaks in 2016 as part of the sprawling cast of mega hit … Continue reading →
K-actress Jeon Ji Hyun has been teasing us with her comeback in four years after the brief snippet of her at the end of zombie sageuk Kingdom 2 in March. She’s already signed on for the mountain rescue drama Mount Jiri with Joo Ji Hoon (initially Park Seo Joon) but she will reportedly pull double duty and also film the … Continue reading →
The police have not officially ruled the death of J-actor Miura Haruma a suicide but it’s just a formality. J-ent is in deep mourning for the passing of this shining star and out pourings of grief are coming from all corners, his many costars, collaborators, and industry friends and of course his huge fandom. He reportedly left a suicide note … Continue reading →
For much too long all the characters in It’s Okay to Not be Okay have been in stasis, in suspended animation if you will. Going through the motions, surviving and succeeding, but never addressing a boatload of childhood trauma and adult exhaustion. I think everyone should check into It’s Okay Hospital stat, but it’s Sang Tae who gets an overnight … Continue reading →
It’s time for these folks to put on their army fatigues and strap on their monster radars for upcoming OCN action drama Search. Jang Dong Yoon and Krystal lead a team of South Korean army soldiers trying to hunt a mysterious “monsters” in the DMZ. It’s a survival and supernatural tinged drama and the leads are both young and pretty … Continue reading →
I was surprised and so pleased to see an event tap into the adorable potential that is the married K-star couple of Kim Moo Yeol and Yoon Seung Ah. The good looking pair has been married since 2015, no kids yet, but clearly still so lovely dovey and low key. The couple has been selected as the face of the … Continue reading →
I think both Kim Soo Hyun and Oh Jung Se just submitted their names for the 2021 Baeksang Awards for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor in the drama category with today’s episode 9 performance It’s Okay to Not be Okay. The last 5 minutes are insane, absolutely a gut punch heartwrenching tour de force from both Kang Tae and … Continue reading →
In writing a blog there’s a desire to preserve a thought or the memory of a moment, so it’s only fitting that I write a post to remember J-actor Miura Haruma‘s most well known works from his very early breakouts all the way to his most recent projects. He was a child actor who started acting at 7 years old … Continue reading →
Sat-Sun tvN drama It’s Okay to Not be Okay rounded the midway point last week and is headed to the second half of its run, prompting the usual posts about what to expect and how well/not well it’s gone so far. One interesting perspective came from two recent K-ent articles praising the set design and special effects of the drama, … Continue reading →
I’ve watched J-doramas for over 30 years and this will go down as one of the most devastating events to occur in J-ent. Prolific and critically/ratings acclaimed young actor Miura Haruma has died. He was only 30 years old and that’s a stunning confirmation of how young he was when he started acting and how many doramas and movies he … Continue reading →
I totally lost track that this drama was on the horizon but that’s allowed me to be intrigued when I saw the first teaser dropped this week. The next SBS Fri-Sat drama is the sci-fi fantasy time traveling romance Alice starring Kim Hee Sun and Joo Won. He plays a detective that learns about the existence of time travelers from … Continue reading →
I recently noticed that TW-actresses Janine Chang and Annie Chen cut off their decades long hair recently for new acting roles and it totally changes their aura and visuals. It’s been hot as Hades where I live and have been experiencing the usual summer pangs of desire to cut off all my hair, but I always resist because I’m a … Continue reading →
