Kim Hee Ae is the Crowned Queen as The World of the Married Becomes Highest Rated Cable Drama Ever with 24.332% in Episode 12 Surpassing Sky Castle

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All hail the new ratings champion on cable – jTBC Fri-Sat makjang melodrama The World of the Married took the topic of cheating and deceit and emotionally devastation to a new level of success as the most recent episode 12 became the highest single episode rated cable drama ever. It notched 24.332% surpassing the former ratings leader Sky Castle which … Continue reading →

Season 5 of Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village Premieres Friday Night to Impressive 9.276% Ratings on tvN

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Everyone is cooking so much more and many sheltering at home so we’re all in essence living Three Meals a Day, heh. Of course very few are doing so in the backdrop of Fishing Village as the 5th season of the popular variety show premiered this Friday with the reunion of original cast Cha Seung Won, Son Ho Jun, and … Continue reading →

Song Hye Kyo Looks on the Bright Side and Stays Positive in Elle Singapore May 2020 Edition

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Most Korean actors and actresses get their coverage domestically with South Korean editions of magazines and CFs. Only a handful of Hallyu and international movie cred actors and actresses get coverage outside of Korea and K-actress Song Hye Kyo is one of the most broadly featured. I’ve seen her on the cover of major fashion magazines like Vogue, Elle, Harper’s … Continue reading →

The King: Eternal Monarch Mired in Eternal Single Digit Ratings as Episode 5 Brings in 7.6% and 8.6% Even with a Random Kiss Scene

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I…..am at loss for words. Like, how is it possible that The King: Eternal Monarch is written by Kim Eun Sook. I have watched EVERY SINGLE drama she has written and I’m not even talking about her recent year trendy hits like Goblin, Descendants of the Sun, Heirs and Secret Garden. She wrote my all time favorite K-drama City Hall, … Continue reading →

Suzy is the Girl Idol with Most Expensive Home in Seoul at $3.2 Million Followed by Krystal, IU, and Yoona

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First off, I hope salty commenters will stop and just think of how incredible and commendable it is for these young women to earn their money from their own hard work whether by singing, acting, or doing CFs because of their popularity from singing and acting. This week K-ent variety ran a segment on the girl idol with the most … Continue reading →

K-actor Yang Se Jong to Enlist in the Military Next Month May 2020

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I really make an effort to post enlistment news because it’s always weird if casual drama viewers suddenly don’t hear about an actor and it’s because that guy has gone off for two years for mandatory military service. It’s Yang Se Jong‘s time next month, he’s enlisting in the army on May 12th so godspeed and be safe young man. … Continue reading →

New Stills for Episode 5 of The King: Eternal Monarch Preview Heightened Tension and Forced Romance

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I need a reason to like either lead characters in The King: Eternal Monarch and 4-episodes I can’t find a reason and the story is so convoluted to boot. The new stills for episode 5 still make me annoyed, it’s the same cool, calm, handsome beautific smile from Lee Min Ho and Kim Go Eun alternatively is looking dumbstruck, then … Continue reading →

HK-actor Jackson Lai Cheats on 8-month Pregnant Wife After Caught Making Out and Eating Cake in a Car with Costar Ashley Chu

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Okay, after last year 2019’s epically sordid taxi makeout cheating between top singer Andy Hui with starlet Jacqueline Wong and later forgiven by Andy’s also top singer wife Sammi Cheng, it’s like the entire HK ent should be scared straight on like maybe NOT CHEATING and definitely not in public. But a year later and here we go again – … Continue reading →

tvN Mon-Tues Drama A Piece of Your Mind with Jung Hae In and Chae Soo Bin Wraps Up Early in 12th Episode with 1.214% Ratings

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I feel like tvN Mon-Tues drama A Piece of Your Mind was the similar cousin to jTBC also Mon-Tues drama When the Weather is Good. Both were quietly paced and warmly emotional, and neither got high ratings or buzz during its run. I watched all of When the Weather is Good, really powering through almost because I wanted so much … Continue reading →

Variety Show Host Kai Le Confesses to Being One of the Third Wheels in Show Luo and Grace Chow’s Cheating Scandal

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It’s been a few days and the public attention has dropped from 100000000% to like 90% heh. Still a whole lot and who can blame the Chinese-speaking media and rubbernecking fans for keeping the spotlight on Chinese instagram star and fashionista Grace Chow putting ex-boyfriend top idol and host Show Luo on blast for cheating on her during their 9 … Continue reading →

Jang Dong Yoon Considers Joseon Exorcist Drama and Ro Woon Now in Talks for Rom-com Sunbae, Please Don’t Put on that Lipstick

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It’s crazy that K-actor Jang Dong Yoon‘s name is attached to so many dramas in 2020 already. His new thriller action drama Search will premiere soon on OCN, a great pick for him to totally change up from his last drama The Tale of Nokdu. He was also considering the jTBC rom-com adaptation of the manhwa Sunbae, Please Don’t Put … Continue reading →

Gong Hyo Jin Discusses Style and Acting in May 2020 Dazed Pictorial

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It’s nice to see Gong Hyo Jin active in promotions this spring, probably capitalizing on the great momentum from 2019 when she won awards and ratings with her hit drama When the Camellia Blooms. It was a tad schizophrenic for me, like two totally unrelated dramas being Franken-stitched into one. Gong Hyo Jin remains always watchable with a down to … Continue reading →

C-media Critiques Why The King: Eternal Monarch Ratings are Dropping with Both South Koreans and Chinese Viewer Interest

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C-ent was hyping up The King: Eternal Monarch as well as rightfully so. Lee Min Ho dramas always do well in Chinese-speaking regions and same with all prior Kim Eun Sook penned dramas. But 4-episodes in even the notoriously fawning C-media is posting incisive analyses for why The King hasn’t been the hit it was built up to be. On … Continue reading →