The end of March is here and April doesn’t look more promising in terms of global affairs in real life. But in drama life the upcoming SBS Fri-Sat drama The King: Eternal Monarch promises loads of reality escaping entertainment. The latest preview is a too brief quick scan through the faces of all six main leads Lee Min Ho, Kim … Continue reading →
K-actress Song Hye Kyo has been the face of top South Korean cosmetic’s brand Sulhwasoo for many years and it continues to be a perfect synergy. Anytime I see her Sulhwasoo ads I marvel at her glowing skin and want to try the products despite trying it before years ago and not finding it works for me. The advertising is … Continue reading →
There are fewer polls out of J-ent but the few I see are always interesting as a glimpse at what J-netizens consider pretty/popular. This week a poll of Top 20 Legendary Beauties of J-ent shows a lot of familiar and even classic actress beauties on this 2020 list. The winner is a surprise and truly her rise as an actress … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
