Just as I was not feeling Park Min Young‘s high school hair style in upcoming jTBC drama I’ll Come Find You When the Weather is Good, the drama allays my concerns with the first stills of her adult character looking very becoming. She’s sporting wavy locks with body and a simple chic middle-ish part. The makeup is very understated as … Continue reading →
I didn’t cover the disbandment of male idol group X1 two weeks ago, as rightfully so with the news that it’s entire season of Produce X 101 was fully vote rigged. The problem with the vote rigging isn’t that every winner out of the 10 would not have made it, it’s that we’ll never know who would have made it … Continue reading →
The first big name K-star military discharge of 2020 honor goes to actor Go Kyung Pyo, who finished up his two years of mandatory service this week. His enlistment was rather low key and honestly I didn’t quite feel the gap left by his departure and that was due to his star rising just to the level of getting his … Continue reading →
The Joo Jin Mo phone hack scandal and the ensuing public reaction is nuanced in many ways and the biggest victim appears to be Jang Dong Gun. Even Joo Jin Mo is a victim because his phone got back and private conversations were made public, and those conversations the public had no right or expectation to see even if Joo … Continue reading →
The 2020 Weibo Awards, celebrating the 2019 year so perhaps the 2019 Weibo Awards would be more apt but it’s held this weekend in January 2020 so imma stick with this year, brought together China’s most popular stars and the platform where they get to curate and expand their popularity. The fashion looks remains my sole interest and it was … Continue reading →
I wonder if setting K-dramas in the boondocks is the new IT thing. Last year in 2019 there was When the Camellia Blooms, currently there is the mopey and super sad Chocolate set in both a desolate countryside and also a podunk island, and coming soon will be I’ll Come Find You When the Weather is Fine. Also set in … Continue reading →
Well this is a surprise pairing and certain to elicit plenty of commentary considering how vocal each fanbase is. Ji Chang Wook and Kim Yoo Jung are both in talks for a later in 2020 cable network Livetime Channel K-drama called Night Convenience Store. It’s billed as a cute romance with a bad convenience store night clerk with a 4D … Continue reading →
The weather hasn’t turned nice or fine yet but emotionally I’m feeling the urge for the winter thaw now that the holidays are over. Cable network jTBC is filming the upcoming countryside based romance drama I’ll Find You When the Weather is Fine starring Park Min Young and Seo Kang Joon. The drama released the first teaser poster and two … Continue reading →
Okay, I’m in a state of happiness and trepidation with the news of this upcoming new K-drama. Top stars Lee Jun Ki and Moon Chae Won are confirmed for the K-drama The Flower of Evil, reuniting three years after doing the K-adaptation of Criminal Minds together. This time they play a married couple but this is no romance lovey dovey … Continue reading →
This news is two weeks too late to make the Dispatch Jan 1 breaking scoop but there is now a first idol shocker of 2020. Chen of boy idol group EXO announced today via a handwritten note to his fans that he was getting married. The 29 year old singer and songwriter will be marrying his non-celeb girlfriend and the … Continue reading →
Add another to the growing list of married C-stars who divorced first and announced much later. Currently rumors but not yet confirmed also include Huang Xiaoming and Angelababy from 2019, and now actress Tong Li Ya with her actor husband Chen Si Cheng who have been married 6 years and share a song. Reports are circulating that the two have … Continue reading →
Goodness does the success of this drama continue to surprise me but it’s been a pleasure from the first episode on so let’s keep the faith the momentum and quality continues. This Sunday’s episode 8 of Crash Landing on You hit 11.349% ratings, a 2% ratings increase from the last episode which is even more incredible since it’s a cable … Continue reading →
Get this, K-actor, singer, and variety star Lee Seung Gi debuted in 2004, I legit can’t believe he was in the early days Hallyu wave. He recently celebrated his 15th year anniversary in the industry and today he’s turning only 33 years old (35 in Korean age, 1 at birth plus 1 after each new year). He’s soooooo young still … Continue reading →
