There’s another new K-drama with memory in its title and this has has opposites attract as the core conceit. MBC drama Find Me in Your Memory features brooding leading man Kim Dong Wook who suffers from hyperthymesia and remembers every moment of his life. That’s a whole lotta memory power, too bad he can’t share some with leading lady Moon … Continue reading →
Consider this one an overreaction by K-netizens and really a huge about face from pride to consternation. The cast of Oscar winning box office hit movie Parasite attended a celebratory luncheon at the Blue House with South Korean President Moon Jae In this week, in honor of the film winning Best Picture and multiple other awards as a first for … Continue reading →
My memory gets worse with age, sigh, so how nice would it be to have a photographic memory. But not so good what Yoo Seung Ho‘s character has in the upcoming tvN drama Memorist – he can see the memory of any person he touches. That’s way too much information and a conceit done in K-dramas before but with different … Continue reading →
Ever since the spate of K-star suicides at the end of 2019, there has been a genuine reflection in the industry and with K-netizens. That why it’s no surprise that one of the largest news portals in South Korea Naver announced that it was suspending the comment function in all entertainment news articles, in addition to disabling related word searches … Continue reading →
Parallel universes got a teaser in the MBC drama W: Two Worlds a few years ago but will get a high profile presence this year. First there will be the big budget Kim Eun Sook drama The King: Eternal Sovereign with Lee Min Ho and Kim Go Eun, and less mainstream and edgier will be the OCN sci-fi drama Train. … Continue reading →
Are we maybe seeing a resurgence in K-drama excitement along with ratings again. The two years has seen a slew of solid hits all the way to mega blockbusters and maybe the transformation of the industry to welcome joint productions and streaming has breathed new creativity and life in. With Crash Landing on You as the new tvN ratings champion, … Continue reading →
Looks like the leads are getting warmed up for filming on the upcoming K-drama Born Again, and perhaps twice around the block is needed as everyone is playing two characters. Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se Yeon, and Lee Soo Hyuk are the love triangle and conflicted trio who cross paths in the 1980s and are reincarnated into present day 2020 … Continue reading →
My boy Yoo Seung Ho is coming back to the small screen next month, woo hoo! This time he’s playing both a detective and a mind reader, the latter of which is definitely useful for being the former. tvN Wed-Thurs drama Memorist released the first teaser this week showing some swat team action, beat down, Yoo Seung Ho saluting his … Continue reading →
These two might set a record for number of times there is a new dating rumor between them. And for the record this would be the third flare up of this rumor enough to make the news. Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin just finished their mega hit drama Crash Landing on You and right on cue there is a … Continue reading →
Well this certainly isn’t good, sigh yet another bad news to report. A-list top movie actor Ha Jung Woo was revealed to be the “top celebrity” that was being investigated last week in a group of 10 rich and famous people by the South Korean police for propofol abuse. Last week it was leaked that a top actor had been … Continue reading →
Lordy is there a pile of warm and fuzzies in my heart from Crash Landing in You. I agree the ending left could have been completely satisfactory rather than two weeks out of the year but perhaps the OTP will find a way to spend every day together once they have babies because you know these two are having their … Continue reading →
For C-actors and actresses, in addition to CFs and pictorials, there is also a huge market of online and console video games where famous folks being the spokesperson for the title. Online fantasy wuxia video games are HUGE in China and many many actresses and actors have become the face of those games during the launch to add real person … Continue reading →
Awwww, I can’t believe the production team of Crash Landing on You didn’t just say to heck with it and let the final episode go past 2 hours. It turns out the final scene on the Swiss countryside where Se Ri and Jung Hyuk reunite every year for two weeks has another more memorable year filmed. Hyun Bin‘s Jung Hyuk … Continue reading →
