This is terrible news but a really good outcome from it. Top idol Kang Daniel, formerly center of Wanna One and now on a solo comeback promotions, has immediately halted all his entertainment activities to take a hiatus. This comes days after he left a series of alarming posts on his SNS account, talking about how tired he was and … Continue reading →
What an incredible placement to be on this list and so much more meaningful than how many records sold, how popular, or box office ratings. Korean singer-actress IU has made the just released Heroes of Philanthropy list compiled by Forbes Magazine which is best known for thei richest people lists so this is a nice change. IU has apparently donated … Continue reading →
Wow, talk about winner winner chicken dinner, there is literally nothing to say other than IMPRESSED with the assemble cast of this medical drama. PD Shin Won Ho of the three Answer Me dramas and also Prison Playbook (Wise Prison Life) has kicked off script reading for his 2020 next drama titled Wise Doctor Life. It’s centered around five doctors … Continue reading →
I’m just numb now but life keeps going and terrible things keep happening it seems. K-ent is reporting that rising young actor Cha In Ha has died. He was 27 years old and currently starring in a major supporting role in the MBC drama People With Flaws. He’s part of Fantagio Entertainment in a group called Surprise U and also … Continue reading →
What a surprising announcement but so welcome in a spate of bad news from K-ent in recent months. K-actress Jeon Hye Bin is getting married this week, the ceremony will be overseas in Bali and her husband-to-be is a non-celebrity. The two have been dating for two years, though prior to that Jeon Hye Bin dated Lee Jun Ki after … Continue reading →
It’s been almost a week but it’s still surreal to think that Taiwanese-Canadian actor and model Godfrey Gao has passed away. His family went to China to claim his body after he suffered a fatal heart attack at the age of 35 years old while filming a C-variety show. His body arrived in Taipei this Monday accompanied by his second … Continue reading →
I’m cautious about upcoming Channel A romance drama Touch, not cautiously optimistic but straight up wary about this drama due to the lead pairing. Forty-something Joo Sang Wook is playing the romantic male lead opposite 20 year old Kim Bora who looks her age and then some. She would be believable still playing a high school student and for sure … Continue reading →
In the end the whole was so much of a mess the individual lacking elements just feels not as integral a problem. MBC Wed-Thurs drama Extraordinary You probably generated more commentary than its low ratings warranted because it was the type of cult hit that was fertile ground for new talent. It sucks as a female viewer to say the … Continue reading →
Marriage and motherhood seems to suit K-actress Kim Tae Hee well, since her early 2017 wedding to fellow top Hallyu star Rain the two have welcome two daughters in two years with zero controversy or limelight seeking. Rain continues to work hard doing two dramas since his marriage as well as a music comeback but 2020 will mark his wife … Continue reading →
Youth remains Kim So Hyun‘s weapon to overcome anything, and good for her in trying different styles. But her black ballgown at the 2019 Melon Awards is a total miss for me. The top is deep v-neck with spaghetti straps and looks the top half of a little black dress. Then the bottom is a full bown with lovely gold … Continue reading →
I feel like the heavily male skewed main cast of MBC drama Extraordinary You got a lot of attention for Ro Woon and especially Lee Jae Wook but I’m also intrigued by Kim Young Dae. He looks like a younger version of movie star Kang Dong Won but never got to flex in EY because he was the least interesting … Continue reading →
Normally stars attending store openings look awkwardly stuffed into whatever is the brand’s latest looks but the Taiwan star gang that attended this week’s Chanel boutique opening in Taipei are all majorly rocking it. Most notable is the reunion of Bolin Chen and Gwei Lun Mei, still good friends and still top of their craft as actors 16 years after … Continue reading →
Rising young actors and actresses sometimes need luck to get their big break. Such is the case of Jang Dong Yoon who has been in several dramas up til now but his male lead role in KBS sageuk The Tale of Nokdu was tailored made to vault him into star status. He was so beautiful as the cross-dressing widow yet … Continue reading →
