Consider me pleasantly surprising at how many stars attended the 2018 APAN Star Awards which is only on its 6th year but clearly has a savvy winner picking algorithm to have the famous faces show up. The big winner was Lee Byung Hun taking home the Daesang and Mr. Sunshine winning Best Drama but best screenplay went to Life instead. … Continue reading →
It’s time to check in on TW-actress Ariel Lin who has been relatively quiet on the PR front due to filming a period C-drama for the better part of this year, with said drama Legend of Hua Bu Qi (小女花不弃 I am Hua Bi Qi) slated for a 2019 release. I’m waiting for that eagerly due to the romance/time travel/period … Continue reading →
Hallyu superstar actor Gong Yoo has picked his next acting project and it sounds super cool. He’s starring in a sci-fi action flick called Seo Bok (the Korean pronunciation of Xu Fu 徐福) who was the Chinese historical figure sent by Emperor Qin Shi Huang to sail and seek the fountain of youth. The movie Seo Bok is set in modern … Continue reading →
My heart felt a Fluttering Warning for sure when I saw the first official drama stills for Yoon Eun Hye‘s upcoming drama. It’s my girl bae’s return to the television screens after a much too long 5 year absence and the drama Fluttering Warning pairs her with Chun Jung Myung in a coupling destined after two earlier drama casting near … Continue reading →
The comparatively star-less Golden Bell Awards this year reminds me of how many famous Taiwanese actors and actresses from the golden idol drama days of the 2000s are rarely doing television work. One of them is Rainie Yang with her dual actress-singer hat and this year she’s been focused primarily on singing with her successful Asian multi-city concert tour for … Continue reading →
I love the casual hanboks with slightly mussy hair look Moon Chae Won is sporting as the titular Mama Fairy in the upcoming drama Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter (Tale of the Gyeryong Fairy). Her natural radiant warmth fits this look so well, giving her an otherworldly yet down to earth vibe in the modern day setting opposite suited and … Continue reading →
What the what? K-actress Jeon Ji Hyun in a trendy Hong Sisters dramas? I have to blink extra hard to make sure I was reading the news headline correctly and it certainly appears to be true that she’s been offered the female lead in the next Hong Sisters drama currently without a title but is schedule for early 2019 airing. … Continue reading →
The end of 2018 brings the 10th anniversary debut occasion for singer-actress IU who is all of 25 years old (27 in Korean age) making it even more remarkable how young she was when she entered K-ent and how much she’s accomplished in the last decade. This is a great year for her to ring in a big career milestone … Continue reading →
This could be deemed serendipitous but I think it’s more likely well orchestrated that K-actress Kim Yoo Jung would restart her entertainment activities just as her upcoming K-drama starts to ramp up promotions. Strike while the iron is hot and in this case it’s really hot for her fans clamoring for her drama return since her last hit Moonlight Drawn … Continue reading →
The case of top C-actress Fan Bing Bing getting smacked down by the tax hammer neatly fits the Chinese saying about the nail that sticks out the most. For many years running she’s been the top earning Chinese celebrity (by far) so when the Chinese authorities finally decided to crack down on tax fraud of course they were going to … Continue reading →
This is a rather surprising news to hear and on the rarer side with castings. K-actress Ha Ji Won has left the production of pre-produced thriller drama Prometheus, in a press release made by the production company and confirmed by her agency. The drama was to be fully pre-produced with a big budget to cover the action-heavy story line and … Continue reading →
The low-key production of pre-filmed tvN fantasy drama Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter (Tale of the Gyeryong Goddess) continues with the release of official drama posters that are creative and cute in an understated way. The posters need to be seen side-by-side to get the full effect as it’s the usual leads posed set up but takes on narrative meaning … Continue reading →
I haven’t watched a TW-drama for over two years so I legit have no clue what and who was nominated at he 2018 Golden Bell Awards celebrating the best of television in the prior year. I can safely say the Taiwan idol drama days are long over and perhaps there may be a familiar name and face here and there … Continue reading →
