Man, was Nirvana in Fire really that long ago? It’s one of the best dramas from any country I’ve ever watched and remains vivid in my mind and heart of what epic storytelling paired with excellent acting and directing can produce. Then teen actor Wu Lei was just a kid, squarely a gawky teen playing a gawky teen role that … Continue reading →
It’s that time of the year for the television networks to reward the successful dramas and shows for 2019. I have a sense of who is going to win the Daesang (Grand Prize) but it’s interesting to see what the domestic viewers are polling. K-netizens think that Gong Hyo Jin will win for KBS drama When the Camellia Blooms, Han … Continue reading →
The year is coming to a close so there are more and more lists and polls to try and rank what happened in 2019. On the CF side, it feels like every single ad in South Korea features a celebrity and the consumers continue to lap it up. Topping the brands and advertisers most favorite celebrity endorser list is actor … Continue reading →
It’s fun to start looking ahead into 2020 and there has already been a handful of dramas reported and readied. One of the more talked about dramas of 2019 was SBS royal family makjang crazy An Empress Dignity (The Last Empress), which aired in late 2018 and finished in early 2019. The PD and screenwriter duo from that drama will … Continue reading →
See, this is why people can’t have normal things because of the sheer inability to behave. A recent poll of readers and netizens in South Korea came in at over 80% plus voting to disable the comments section of entertainment related news articles in the wake of celebrity suicides. The last four have been Cha In Ha, Goo Hara, Sulli, … Continue reading →
Okay, this is just a weird everything but news enough to report on the rumor. Chinese-speaking news is reporting that Taiwan is planning a drama remake of hit K-drama Goblin, two years after the popular series aired. The male leads will reportedly be Jerry Yan and Mike He, two of the OG male actors that grounded the Taiwan idol drama … Continue reading →
I feel this itch whenever I see Park Shin Hye at fashion events, as most of the time I just want to pull her aside and re-dress her. She’s herself always beautiful but more often than not her outfits are not suited for her. Too old looking, too big, too small, too short, too long, it’s like the Goldilocks conundrum … Continue reading →
Well this will certainly ruin the holiday season for the family. K-actress Han Chae Ah‘s husband was arrested this week after causing a drunk driving accident late at night in Seoul. His blood alcohol level was 0.246% which is insanely high. For example in the US the BAC level is 0.08% and going three times over the limit is grounds … Continue reading →
A very big Merry Christmas to everyone, and a treat has arrived for fans of Crash Landing on You courtesy of female lead Son Ye Jin. She posted a BTS picture of herself and male lead Hyun Bin filming in Switzerland, the scene where their characters are watching the paragliding against the picturesque backdrop of the Swiss mountains. They look … Continue reading →
You win some and you lose some so overall K-actor Rain had a good 2019 despite this latest egg on face. The Korean Razzies are out, the K-version of the US film awards that crowns the worst in cinema for the year. This is the third year for the Korean Golden Raspberry Awards and the winner for worst movie by … Continue reading →
Consider me amazed at the staying power of Park Yoochun, it may be vastly diminished but there is clearly still a market for him to peddle his wares. The twice disgraced Korean singer-actor is holding a fan meeting in Thailand in January, despite claiming last summer that he was retiring from the entertainment industry after getting nabbed for drug use. … Continue reading →
A big and exciting congrats to one of the first Hallyu top actresses Choi Ji Woo, her agency announced that she’s pregnant with her first child. She’s 44-years old so is definitely a higher risk pregnancy but I’m sure she’s getting the best care possible. She’s been married for over a year to a non-entertainment industry husband who is 9 … Continue reading →
The verdict is in both for the domestic audience and for my own viewing opinion – I LOVE THIS DRAMA! tvN romance Crash Landing on You is neither crashing nor landing anytime soon as episode 4 rose the most in ratings yet with over 1% increase to garner the drama ratings of 8.499% AGB nationwide for the cable series. It’s … Continue reading →
