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 →
The upcoming tvN period drama Mr. Sunshine may just raise the bar another notch for K-drama film making, and I’m torn between happy for the industry and sad that this drama doesn’t star my favorite actors and actresses to sweeten the reason to watch pot. With that said, it’s getting near impossible to skip checking this drama out, from the … Continue reading →
K-dramas are being preempted starting this week left and right on the prime time channels due to World Cup coverage. That means new KBS Wed-Thurs drama Your House Helper won’t premiere this week despite predecessor Suits wrapping up past week, it will get a one week break and arrive on July 4th. The promos and stills are about as far … Continue reading →
Wedding bells are confirmed to be ringing soon in J-ent as a very eligible top Japanese actor bachelor is now off the available list. Tamaki Hiroshi will be marrying Japanese actress Kinami Haruka this year and both agencies have confirmed the news when it first broke as tabloid gossip. The two more recently worked together in April 2017 on the … Continue reading →
