There were no new episodes of Encounter (Boyfriend) this week and only time will tell if the preemption will hurt its momentum and ratings. Episode 8 ended on a swoony kiss and confirmation that the flirtatious some relationship of leads Jin Hyuk and Soo Hyun is now flat out like, but they don’t have the luxury of just dating like … Continue reading →
Guess I was wrong about not getting anymore celeb marriage news before year end, let’s now throw in another with a romance proposal and upcoming wedding in 2019. Stage, drama, and film K-actor Lee Pil Mo is bidding farewell to his bachelor days with a very public proposal to his actress girlfriend Seo Soo Yeon. He proposed at the end … Continue reading →
I’ve seen singer-actress IU perform live on stage and she’s got an incredible screen presence for one so petite not to mention singing solo without the flanking of an idol group. She spent her Christmas holidays in Taipei, holding a two night concert on the 24th and 25th as part of her 10th Anniversary Concert tour, with plenty of tracks … Continue reading →
This is likely the last celebrity wedding goodie before 2018 year end and it’s coming from very low key and critically acclaimed K-actor Park Hae Soo. He was amazing in his most recent hit K-drama Prison Playbook but has received rave reviews for all of his movie and dramas works without fail. I actually thought he was older because he … Continue reading →
The first drama posters are out for tvN rom-com Romance is a Bonus Book (How to Publish Love), slated to premiere at the end of January 2019 in the Sat-Sun time slot after Memories of Alhambra. So former Pinocchio costars and one of my favorite onscreen drama pairing will see a Lee Jong Seok drama take over from a Park … Continue reading →
Sorry for the successive posts on next year K-drama Vagabond but y’all know how much I love Lee Seung Gi and Suzy. Individually but their first go around in Gu Family Book was a hot miss for me so I’m cautiously hopeful the successive 5 years and a totally new drama narrative will work this time around. Overseas filming wrapped … Continue reading →
Success takes hard work and 2018 saw the first time that cable K-dramas fully dominated the landscape over Big Three network dramas, in both critical top 10 lists and comparative adjusted ratings. After nearly a decade of concerted effort to focus on K-drama quality production, the cable networks tvN, jTBC, and OCN have much to be proud of this year … Continue reading →
I’m still working through my final take on the K-drama adaptation of movie The Beauty Inside from a few weeks ago and now another movie-to-drama adaptation is headed our way. tvN will premiere The Crowned Clown in the first week of January 2019, an adaptation of the critically acclaimed and box office hit 2012 movie The Masquerade with Lee Byung … Continue reading →
My Wed-Thurs are currently preoccupied with tvN quiet slow burn romance Encounter (Boyfriend) but even if it wasn’t I don’t think I would still want to watch An Empress’s Dignity. None of the four leads Jang Nara, Shin Sung Rok, Choi Jin Hyuk, or Elliya Lee are must watches and the story line didn’t interest me initially as The King … Continue reading →
To me tvN Wed-Thurs drama Encounter (Boyfriend) is the drama that keeps on giving, like a Christmas tree that deposits a hidden present every time I shake it. I can devote a post to every scene stealer in a drama where the OTP is holding their own, such as cupid Manager/Driver Nam or put-upon Secretary Jang and of course Jang … Continue reading →
This weekend’s episode 7-8 of Memories of Alhambra got me interest back fully and completely building upon the better episodes 5-6 from last week. But the caveat is that this drama no longer has any hope of a meaningful romance for me and the sole narrative is Jin Woo’s quest – his mistakes and the need (literally his life is … Continue reading →
Congrats to the Qing dynasty C-drama Story of Yanxi Palace which is confirmed to be the top Google searched television show around the world. The search engine released country specific search results but also a worldwide top 10 for the various categories and it was the summer Yu Zheng produced court drama Story of Yanxi Palace that had all the … Continue reading →
This drama isn’t premiering until after Christmas but it’s starting promos with a lovely Christmas romantic mood. tvN dropped the first teaser for its next Wed-Thurs dram Touch Your Heart this weekend with a nod towards Christmas on Tuesday. Leads Yoo In Na and Lee Dong Wook are seen decorating a tree and we see the frisson of romantic spark … Continue reading →
