I find Kim Da Mi a revelation. She is so so good as an actress for someone so young and with so few projects on her resume. But what she has done she’s picked smartly, with her most current drama the incredibly successful Itaewon Class. She’s the new face of Benefit cosmetics in the latest Cosmopolitan Korea pictorial and I … Continue reading →
Welp, now this makes sense. Turns out the investigation over whether K-actor Ha Jung Woo used a false name at a Gangnam beauty clinic last year to get administered propofol came out of the police investigating the hacker that tapped into the phones of many rich and famous people and started blackmailing them. One was K-actor Joo Jin Mo who … Continue reading →
Okay, I believe people shouldn’t get kudos for being a good person, that should be the baseline and not a “good to have”. With that said, it continues to be worth noting that married K-stars Rain and Kim Tae Hee really do put their money where their mouth is in terms of doing good. K-ent is reporting that lessees in … Continue reading →
This drama was supposed to premiere in June and let’s keep finger crossed that it will be on schedule. K-actor Kim Soo Hyun‘s comeback drama I’m a Psycho But It’s Okay has confirmed three additional cast members – rumored female lead Seo Ye Ji is onboard along with Oh Jung Se and Park Gyu Young. It’s the story of a … Continue reading →
Wow, what an odd time to get married but great for the couple to just do what they wish and in such a low key way. TW-stars Mickey Huang (Jiao Jiao) and Summer Meng tied the knot this week by officially registering their marriage at the local registrar’s office. They’ve been dating since 2014 and have a 19-year age difference … Continue reading →
Who knew that nearly ten years later the iconic shag and country boy look of Kim Soo Hyun in early Dream High would be resurrected in its entirety for a new generation of viewers. K-actor Jang Ki Yong‘s first look is out for the drama Born Again, and he clearly has never seen a stylist so perhaps the rebirth is … Continue reading →
The Korean department in charge of overseas management of arts and culture KOFICE released the results of its official poll of 2019 overseas interest in Hallyu entertainment. It spanned K-dramas, movies, variety, cuisine and interest went up in all categories across the board from 2018 with the biggest rise in the K-movie category no surprise thanks to the award winning … Continue reading →
Its sad that for two years my image of K-actor Kim Jung Hyun was his morose and tense body language and expression at the press conference for MBC drama Time, which he had to leave midway due to an emotional breakdown. I didn’t ave a problem with his putting his mental health first often too many K-stars endure and endure … Continue reading →
This is the smart thing to do right now at the height of a panic regardless of whether it’s a bit overblown. jTBC announced that it will not air next week’s episodes of Mon-Tues drama When the Weather is Fine (I’ll Come By When the Weather is Good) which would have been episodes 5-6 in order to take a break … Continue reading →
One top goddess is coming back to the small screen and in a one-two punch way. Jeon Ji Hyun will be appearing at the end of the upcoming Kingdom 2, taking on what will likely be an important role even with a short screen time. It was setting the stage for her real comeback which is in the new K-drama … Continue reading →
K-actress Ha Ji Won is trading her chef apron from Chocolat for a microphone in her next project. She’s going back to the big screen for the movie Rain Light (Bi Kwang) by the director Lee Ji Won who directed Han Ji Min to tons of awards for the movie Miss Baek. She’s playing a singer who used to fly … Continue reading →
KBS is restarting its Mon-Tues drama line up after taking a break post The Tale of Nokdu. Starting in early April 2020 a short 4-episode mini drama will premiere called Friend Contract starring leads who can still believably pass as high school students. Lee Sin Young, Kim So Hye, Shin Sung Ho, and maybe Min Do Hee will play high … Continue reading →
It might not seem like a big deal after director Bong Joon Ho won Best Director at the 2020 Academy Awards last month for Parasite but it really is rare for the Asian film directors to win at the International level. Director Hong Sang Soo adds another notch to the list by winning Best Director (the Silver Bear) this week … Continue reading →
