Infectious Disease Movies Contagion and The Flu Top Streaming During Worldwide Worry Over COVID-19

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K-dramas have been experiencing solid ratings this year maybe due to more people staying indoors whether mandatory or voluntary. Streaming networks are having a field day and reportedly interest has spiked in two hit movies from years ago that deals with infectious disease outbreak. Hollywood thriller Contagion has been discussed ad nauseam but I was surprised at the surged interest … Continue reading →

Action Thriller K-movie Emergency Declaration Confirms Cast of Song Kang Ho, Lee Byung Hun, Jeon Do Yeon, and Kim Nam Gil

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This cast is so star-studded and collectively award winning that the most junior member is an A-list leading man in his own right. K-ent is reporting that the upcoming action/disaster/thriller movie Emergency Declaration has completed lead casting with a veritable who’s who of top movie actors – Song Kang Ho and Lee Byung Hun are the two male lead and … Continue reading →

Kim So Hyun Radiates Youthful Beauty in New Spring 2020 Photoshoot BTS Pics

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K-actress Kim So Hyun is definitely in the Spring of her life and it’s great seeing her in a new pictorial for a CF campaign showcasing her wide array of charm. It’s such an odd time in the world and some consistency such as writing my blog, watching my K-dramas, and seeing the same familiar faces working hard in K-ent … Continue reading →

Song Joong Ki Considering K-movie The Season of You and Me About the Life of Singer Yoo Jae Ha

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K-actor Song Joong Ki is in quarantine in South Korea for two weeks after coming back from Colombia from the halting filming of movie Bogota. Not sure when the cast and crew can fly back there to resume filming or when that movie will see the light of day since a movie called Bogota really needs to be filmed there … Continue reading →

Yoona Rocks High Fashion for L’Officiel Hommes Spring 2020 Edition and Joins Hwang Jung Min in K-drama Hush

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K-actress Yoona is taking on a new project for 2020 but first she gets a new makeover courtesy of couture threads. Yoona graces the cover and pages of L’Officiel Hommes Korea Spring/Summer 2020 edition looking no longer like a lanky gawky girl but a woman confident in her own unique physical beauty. It’s been three years since her last K-drama … Continue reading →

jTBC Drama The World of the Married Leaps in Ratings as Second Episode Gets 9.979%

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Holy momma bad cheating husbands and horrible marriages must be all the rage because jTBC hit on an even bigger ratings gold mine with its new Fri-Sat drama. The World of the Married brought in an insane second episode ratings of 9.979%, a 3.719% increase from episode 1 and the record setting ratings for the highest premiere of any jTBC … Continue reading →

Park Shin Hye Models Loungey Suit at Call Feb Press Conference as Movie Still Doesn’t Have a Firm Release Date with March End

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The world is living through wild and strange times and nothing feels certain or firm these days. K-actress Park Shin Hye was supposed do a full circuit movie tour for her thriller film Call scheduled for late Feb 2020 release. Those media events were truncated and the movie released pushed back into March after South Korea was hit fast and … Continue reading →

Fri-Sat Drama The World of the Married with Kim Hee Ae and Park Hae Joon Premieres with Highest jTBC Ratings Ever With 6.260%

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Cable network jTBC is ON FIRE. Drama gods are on the side of the second most well-known cable network in 2020, with the conclusion of record setting Itaewon Class the follow up drama sets a new ratings record as well. The makjang The World the Married with Kim Hee Ae and Park Hae Joon got 6.260% ratings in the first … Continue reading →

Kim Jung Hyun to Reunite with Seo Ji Hye By Cameo-ing in Her New Drama Shall We Have Dinner Together

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Those still upset about the rather pointless way to end the second lead romance in Crash Landing on You will be pleased with this news. Kim Jung Hyun will be doing a cameo appearance in upcoming K-drama Shall We Have Dinner Together and get to reunite with female lead Seo Ji Hye. They have to have a scene together otherwise … Continue reading →

Park Seo Joon in Talks as Male Lead of K-drama Mount Jiri Opposite Jeon Ji Hyun

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I think the buzz level if equivalent here – Jeon Ji Hyun continues to collect her top K-drama male leads and Park Seo Joon is rolling off a career high K-drama success into a pairing with one of the walls of K-ent actresses. Just days after finishing Itaewon Class, Park Seo Joon has gotten an offer that matches his newfound … Continue reading →

IU Springs into Spring 2020 Fashion for W Korea with Echoes of Her Stylish Character in Hotel Del Luna

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K-drama Hotel Del Luna was one of the highest rated and buzziest shows last year and don’t we all miss the relatively sanity of 2019 now. Female lead IU hasn’t picked her next project since but why rush when she can still soak in the success of a great role and a solid performance from her. Another win for her … Continue reading →

Jo Yeo Jung Considering KBS Drama If You Cheat, You Die and Men Everywhere Start Getting Afraid

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This sounds like a really hilarious and juicy K-drama, ripe for perfect makjang. K-actress Jo Yeo Jung is considering the KBS drama If You Cheat, You Die, telling the story of a best-selling author who lives with trauma and pain from her past emotional life. She’s been so active on both movies and dramas, of course being a member of … Continue reading →

Lee Min Ho and Woo Do Hwan Have a Friendly Face Off in New Stills From The King: Eternal Monarch

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The promos are coming fast and furious for upcoming SBS Fri-Sat drama The King: Eternal Monarch and I’m not complaining in the least. The latest drama stills feature male leads Lee Min Ho and Woo Do Hwan having a friendly (King) and serious (Palace Guard) chit chat in what looks like a royal library. I hope the production costs are … Continue reading →