Watching a C-drama requires taking some antacids and mentally prepping for endless cups of frustration. Even that doesn’t seem to be enough for those who watched recently aired romance Here to Heart, adapted from a novel so the story line should be all set but the drama nopes it ways into “dog blood” (i.e. makjang) territory anyways. Starring Hans Zhang … Continue reading →
The K-drama gods are readying to remake one of the classic J-doramas that cemented Kimutaku as not just a pretty face but can also act his pants off. And now the production has assured itself that acting from the Korean counterparts won’t be a problem as the leads are confirmed to be Seo In Guk and Jung So Min. Please … Continue reading →
It’s moments like this I really feel old, and I don’t mean geriatric but more like the acceptance of yet another generation has arrived to make its mark on the world. Japanese superstar Kimura Takuya‘s youngest second daughter has debuted under the stage name Koki, landing the cover and pages of Elle Japan in what is clearly her famous lineage … Continue reading →
I’m not sure how the brain trust casting came up with this name but apparently K-actor Yoon Kyun Sang is considering joining Kim Yoo Jung for the webtoon adapted drama Clean with Passion for Now. I like Yoon Kyun Sang lots and maybe one day he should work with Kim Yoo Jung but right now it feels so weird and … Continue reading →
Whether you like Jung Hae In or not, and I am curious to see among the readers who likes him now, the young man has made it in terms of popularity and star branding. In the monthly poll of top CF stars, which has been dominated by Gong Yoo for the last year and a half, and prior to that … Continue reading →
Filming has kicked off for the summer tvN drama Knowing Wife, which will air in early August after Why Secretary Kim so I’m glad it’s getting a healthy head start. Starring Ji Sung and Han Ji Min, the former can do no wrong for me while the latter rarely does anything right, yet I’m oddly optimistic this pairing will work … Continue reading →
Get ready Lee Seung Gi and Suzy versin 2.0, and judging from the character synopsis the production team could even pretend that the modern leads are picking up from where Gu Family Book ended. GFB is, of course, the fantasy sageuk drama that first gave the world Seung Gi-Suzy pairing and then subsequently proved that it should never happen again. … Continue reading →
After a one turn of the leading lady roulette it’s settled on a more familiar drama face to join So Ji Sub in his upcoming drama Terius Behind Me. K-actress Yoo In Na is stepping back into leading lady territory after Lee Yoo Young was first offered the role, toggling between first and second female lead in a string of … Continue reading →
It’s probably best to say nothing and do nothing if one is a K-ent celebrity, at least until it’s clear what the truth is. Perhaps that’s turning a blind eye but jumping the gun just to support the underdog or fight for the rights of those weaker may cause blowback as Suzy is experiencing this week. Youtuber Yang Ye Won … Continue reading →
HOLY %^&*#*! Sorry for the screaming but this is legit unreal even as a potential casting rumor. K-ent is reporting that Song Hye Kyo is considering the female lead role in upcoming romance K-drama Boyfriend which will likely star Park Bo Gum. Let’s all take a step back and consider that any potential K-drama that even remotely may star Song … Continue reading →
Whatever screenwriter Kim Eun Sook has written has turned into ratings gold for over a decade, I’m not about to start betting against the surest thing in K-drama land and a key driver in sustaining the Hallyu craze. Every time things seem to be waning one of her dramas comes along and invigorates conversation from Secret Garden to Heirs to … Continue reading →
This may be the most profitable K-drama in terms of licensing, I’m going to have to do a deep dive into the annals to find whether there has been another K-drama licensed to two or more other countries for remaking. The medical drama Good Doctor is confirmed to be remade into a J-dorama starring J-ent dorama It Male Lead Yamazaki … Continue reading →
I heaved big sigh of relief with the weekend premiere of jTBC thriller police drama Sketch, for the fact that both male leads are faves of mine and totally due for a drama that audiences like and reward with ratings. Starring Rain, Lee Dong Gun, and Lee Sun Bin, Sketch was under promoted and even I nearly forgot about its … Continue reading →
