Those worried that a favorite K-actress will sign on to be disgraced but angling for a comeback idol-actor Kim Hyun Joong‘s next leading lady can breath a sigh of relief. The female lead has been cast for his upcoming KBS W cable network drama When Time Stopped and honestly the name didn’t ring a bell at all until I saw … Continue reading →
It’s unfortunate that the PD of upcoming KBS drama Lovely Horribly had to make such an inappropriate and insensitive comment during filming because learning about it adds another layer of pall over the proceedings. The drama marks Park Shi Hoo‘s first return to prime time drama land since the 2011 drama The Princess’s Man, with his later drama Cheondamdong Alice … Continue reading →
Four weeks into the airing of screenwriter Kim Eun Sook‘s latest drama opus Mr. Sunshine and she can rest easy knowing that her reputation as a ratings gravy train continues. The drama premiered on tvN with 8.852% ratings which was higher than Goblin’s first episode, and has gone up in ratings every single episode with the latest episode 8 breaking … Continue reading →
The great K-ent baby boom of 2017 is over but a married couple that got pregnant at the tail end of that year has welcomed their new arrival this week. Joo Sang Wook and Cha Ye Ryun are the proud parents to a baby girl, with daddy Joo Sang Wook posted an SNS update showing him holding her tiny little … Continue reading →
The list is subjective of course but I’m always curious to see if the populace views beauty how I may perceive it. The 2018 list of 30 Top Korean Beauties of All Time and I foresee debate over the top 2 position, from whether either lady deserves to be there and whether their ranking should be switched. The number 1 … Continue reading →
The fantasy K-drama Tale of the Gyeryong Goddess has got an English title of Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter which sounds rather incestuous if you ask me considering the romantic narrative of the tale, lol. It doesn’t deter me in the least as I’m still super excited about a Korean take on the folk tale of the fairy who loses … Continue reading →
The ailing in ratings rom-com genre got a much needed heart restart this year with the success of Why Secretary Kim, and last year the somewhat rom-com-ish Strong Woman Do Bong Soon was also a much needed jolt. The PD of Why Secretary Kim, who also directed This Life is Our First, Bring it On Ghost, and the first two … Continue reading →
The cast that attends concerts already to support is one that is doing well in builing friendship and camaraderie. Filming has kicked off for upcoming sageuk Dear Husband of 100 Days (Hundred Day Husband), but before then male lead Do Hyung Soo (D.O.) had a concert in Seoul with his idol group EXO. His costars including female lead Nam Ji … Continue reading →
It’s probably K-drama karma that the exceedingly well-dressed onscreen drama cast of just finished tvN drama Why Secretary Kim exited their roles and promptly fell on their fashion faces in real life. Goes to show how important a coordi is in the world of K-ent, and the outfits in Secretary Kim were some of the best onscreen professional and personal … Continue reading →
I can’t say I’m sad about this even though I adore baby boy Wu Lei (Leo Wu) and this is such a high profile project for him. The summer 2018 big budget Chinese fantasy movie Asura was billed as a six-year movie in the making with the biggest cost ever at $113 million USD and when something flies so high … Continue reading →
With the conclusion of ratings lead Wed-Thurs drama Why Secretary Kim, the time slot is open now for the prime time dramas to regain the usual ratings supremacy. This week’s airing saw the arrival of two new players – SBS legal drama Your Honor (Dear Judge) with Yoon Shi Yoon and Lee Yoo Young and MBC melodrama Time with Seohyun … Continue reading →
This looks more like a location shoot in Europe for a menswear pictorial but is actually the first two posters for upcoming MBC drama Terius Behind Me. Male lead So Ji Sub plays a former NIS agent living incognito in a neighborhood but brings all his past skills to use in helping a housewife played by Jung In Sun locate … Continue reading →
