In the history of bad K-drama casting decisions this is going to rank as one of top three no bueno ideas. K-ent is reporting that disgraced but planning an entertainment career comeback idol-actor Kim Hyun Joong has been cast in an upcoming cable drama. It’s a 12-episode fantasy story called You Whose Time Has Stopped and will be Kim Hyun … Continue reading →
So it really is happening, Lee Seung Gi–Suzy 2.0 has started with filming kicking off for fully pre-produced action thriller drama Vagabond. Lee Seung Gi posted an update on his Instagram account with a picture of him from the recent fan meeting, and the announcement that filming for Vagabond has started on June 25th with poster shoots and is scheduled … Continue reading →
Another week another K-drama starts filming. The upcoming SBS legal drama Dear Judge is basically mashing up recent dramas Switch with the lookalikes and masquerading identities with other dramas like Miss Hammurabi and Judge v. Judge with all that hotblooded judges fighting for justice angle. I wonder when this genre will burn out and the answer is probably never considering … Continue reading →
I’m triply stoked for the summer 2018 J-dorama season, and in general have enjoyed the last three dorama seasons with always one show I get hooked on to watch. Summer ’18 has three high profile top actresses with anticipated series coming – Ishihara Satomi gets to play the cultured straight woman in Takane no Hana as the refined ikebana (flower … Continue reading →
It’s a rare miss for poster making of a Kim Eun Sook penned high profile drama. Upcoming tvN period drama Mr. Sunshine released the first official poster today and it’s just awful. Featuring leads Lee Byung Hun and Kim Tae Ri, the poster captures the two placing a hand over the other person’s lower face clearly to ascertain their identity … Continue reading →
I love the picture of TW-actress Janine Chang above, she posted the black and white shot along with others of her attending the Tencent Streaming Awards this weekend. She’s hitting her stride in C-drama land with a succession of successful drama hits some of the most popular include The Empress of China, The Four, Tribes and Empires, and the recently … Continue reading →
The older we get the more likely there’s been a moment of “I wish” about an event in the past, a what if thought that our lives could have been different if we made a different choice. Ji Sung will get to dramatize that in upcoming tvN drama Knowing Wife (Familiar Wife) as an ordinary man married for 5 years … Continue reading →
Taiwanese electronic maker Asus has tapped K-actor Gong Yoo for its cellphone campaign and this weekend unveiled a new Zenfone 5 Gong Yoo special edition. He was in Taipei for the CF event and also got to celebrate his upcoming July 10th birthday early with a cake topped with a cute chibi Yoo figurine. He looked great other than his … Continue reading →
All the girls grow up to be ladies and the Taiwanese media is really taking note that perennially student like Ariel Lin is really done with toggling the image that launched her career and fully into the mature adult real life of being in her thirties. Ariel recently had the hit C-drama Old Boy and just finished filming her next … Continue reading →
Black, white, red, and greys were the colors of the most recent Chanel fashion event in Seoul celebrating the brand’s pop up store Paris-Hamburg. Black Pink member Jennie was my fave in her head to toe embracing of the couture collection’s adorable white skirt suit with red trim. The hat just slays the look especially the way Jennie wears the … Continue reading →
A big congrats to a Korean star couple who is headed for matrimonial bliss. K-actor Jo Jung Seok and theater actress and singer Gummy announced this week that they are getting married in the fall. The wedding date isn’t set yet but the news leaked so both posted handwritten letters to their fans on their SNS explaining in a sincere … Continue reading →
Fashion should be fun and Thai blogger Sine Benjaphorn is leading the way with her take on crafting high end couture outfits from readily accessible household items including lots of foodstuffs. Her most recent kale or romaine inspired riff on C-actress Fan Bing Bing‘s 2018 Cannes Film Festival dress, a fave of mine, even garnered a response from Fan Bing … Continue reading →
This looks straight out of a travelogue show clip, and what better combination than handsome leading man Hyun Bin set against the backdrop of picturesque Spain. The first official stills are out for K-drama Memories of Alhambra revealing leading man Binnie smiling while leaning against a stone wall, and another picture of him looking pensively over his shoulder in a … Continue reading →
