Wilber Pan Threatens Legal Action Against Netizens for Noting that His New Wife Luna Has Same Instagram Pictures of Other Famous Insta Model

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Okay this is kinda hilarious and turns TW-singer Wilber Pan and his recent marriage into a further newsworthy story of their own making. Wilber married his much younger Chinese flight attendant girlfriend Luna last month and it turns out C-netizens have lots to discuss about her. From her Instagram it was clear she ran in the same circles as other … Continue reading →

Sky Castle Young Costars Kim Bora and Jo Byung Kyu Breakup After Dating for a Year

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A slow start to the dog days of August got something unexpected with a breakup news. Dating former drama costars Kim Bora and Jo Byung Kyu confirmed via their agencies that the couple has broken up. They young actor and actress met working on the hit cable drama Sky Castle and started dating shortly thereafter. Netizen sentiment was super calm … Continue reading →

Song Joong Ki and Kim Tae Ri Lead Ragtag Junkers in Action Packed Second Trailer for Sci-fi Movie Space Sweepers

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With COVID-19 ending nowhere in sight, I wonder if upcoming sci-fi action movie Space Sweepers (Spaceship Victory) should have kept its summer time slot rather than delaying to October 1. Train to Busan sequel Peninsula is cleaning up at the box office albeit with half the haul it could have done due to movie theaters blocking off every other seat. … Continue reading →

Mommy Dearest is Back in Episode 14 of It’s Okay to Not be Okay as Viewers Riveted to the Tension with Ratings of 5.403% and 5.947%

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This was a rough episode of It’s Okay to Not be Okay to watch, probably as dark as it gets with both the narrative and the title fairy tale written by Moon Young of The Hand, The Monkfish,. There is usually some levity in each episode, and a sense of hopefulness, but episode 14 was the hammer dropping of both … Continue reading →

Second Official Poster for When I Was Most Beautiful with Im Soo Hyang, Ha Suk Jin, and Ji Soo Now Switches Favor of One Brother Over the Other

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Hhhmmm, interesting of the production for upcoming melodrama When I Was Most Beautiful to keep viewers on their toes over which brother leading lady Im Soo Hyang will end up with. From the first poster she’s all Ghost pottery making with Ha Suk Jin‘s older brother while poor lovelorn younger brother Ji Soo sits on the stairs as the lurking … Continue reading →

tvN Goes Back to English Title of Record of Youth for New K-drama with Park Bo Gum and Park So Dam and Releases First Official Poster

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I’m so happy tvN is restoring the English title for upcoming youth modeling-acting drama back to Record of Youth which is the literal translation of the Korean title and not the bland The Moment which further sucked because there are tons of movies and dramas out there called The Moment already. If this drama captures the youth dreams and lives … Continue reading →

Episode 13 of It’s Okay to Not be Okay is the Inevitable Calm Before the Storm With a Twist and Ratings of 4.974% and 5.696%

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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 →

Hyun Bin and Song Hye Kyo Reunited Dating Rumors Heat Up Again After Netizen Claims to Have Seen Them Out Walking Their Dog Late at Night with Blurry Picture Proof

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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 →

Lee Yu Ri Tells Lies of Lies to Become the Stepmother to Her Own Daughter in New Channel A Drama with Yeon Jung Hoon

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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 →

NU-EST AND Wanna One Member Minhyun Turns Actor in jTBC Drama Live On with Jung Da Bin

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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 →

Kim Ha Neul is Caught Between Older Hubby Yoon Sang Hyun and High School First Love Lee Do Hyun in Hilarious First Teaser for jTBC Drama 18 Again

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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 →

Hottest Kings, Emperors, and Princes in K-dramas Through 2020

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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 →

Flower of Evil Drops in Second Episode Ratings to 2.860% Despite Early Positive Reviews

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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 →