I spent last weekend catching up on OCN fantasy thriller procedural Black and gushing all over it, but that’s like one amazing meal compared to the consistent afternoon snack that has been sustaining me for the last five weeks in tvN rom-com This Life is Our First (Because This is Our First Life). Last week’s episode 10 broke 4% ratings … Continue reading →
K-drama fans in the last year must’ve truly understood first hand the acquisition power of Mainland China in dictating the entertainment outputs of some of it’s neighbors. Folks in Taiwan have known that for decades but it’s taken an unofficial ban on K-dramas in K-pop in the last year due to the THAAD political beef to show how much Hallyu … Continue reading →
A lazy Sunday morning feels perfect for a chill post on While You Were Sleeping breakout star Jung Hae In, and the second runner up his onscreen corgi Robin. I like everything about WYWS good enough, but Jung Hae In is the only character and performance I love among the four leads. He’s not doing it because he’s the strongest … Continue reading →
While MBC is mired in a labor strike right now and dramas can’t even air, SBS is business as usual and the network is now casting into spring of 2018. K-ent is reporting that offers are out for Lee Da Hae to headline the next SBS long weekend drama tentatively called Good Witch (or Nice Evil Witch). This would be … Continue reading →
Taiwanese entertainment was due for some dating excitement this year after K-ent stole its thunder with 2017 filled with top K-star marriages and babies. This news is big enough to make up for a year of less exciting romance news than previous years – newspapers are reporting that the reunion of the decade just happened as Taiwan’s top model Lin … Continue reading →
This is a massively star-studded cast for a K-drama, which is a bit surprising since the Hong Sister‘s ratings hit streak was four years ago with The Master’s Sun and the subsequent drama Warm and Cozy was a big dud. I’m hoping this cast won’t be wasted for their ambitious Hwayugi, a K-drama inspired and based on the Chinese classic … Continue reading →
Production companies of K-dramas shared with the media its very valid concern with upcoming year leading men casting due to the large exodus of military service bound this year in 2017. Starting with Lee Min Ho, the list of talented and famous K-drama leading men who have left for the military now include Joo Won, Kim Soo Hyun, Ji Chang … Continue reading →
A famous Chinese proverbs says basically beauty is in the eye of the beholder but literally stated as “in the eyes of a lover, Xi Shi appears” which of course refers to the Xi Shi of Chinese history known as one of China’s Four Great Beauties. Newlywed top Korean actress Song Hye Kyo posted black-and-white photo to her SNS account … Continue reading →
I’m still watching SBS Wed-Thurs drama While You Were Sleeping but with a judicious use of the FF-button and a bit of surprise that this was the penultimate week of airing. The drama ends next week and I didn’t feel any emotion probably because the leads have been in life threatening danger so many times it’s starting to be comical. … Continue reading →
The press conference to kick off filming for the new Taiwanese drama adaptation of Hana Yori Dango (Boys Before Flowers) was just brilliant eye candy. The upcoming Meteor Garden 2018 edition (or New Meteor Garden) rounded up five very good looking rookie acting talent who look their parts for sure. C-actress Shen Yue plays the female lead and either is … Continue reading →
This is just the lighthearted breath of fresh cutie pie air I needed to brighten the day. The first teasers are out for MBC rom-com I am Not a Robot and everything about each of the character snapshots are so cute. Leads Yoo Seung Ho, Chae Soo Bin, and Eom Ki Joon look their parts and the serious transitioning to … Continue reading →
I don’t recall a drearier event than last weekend’s 2017 Elle Korea Awards to celebrate K-star fashions. The pitch black logo screen is one of the culprits and then things got worse when most of the stars wore black or grey and then some looked rather grumpy or dour. The shining light of color was Kim Ji Won with a … Continue reading →
The Korean celebrity wedding of the year in 2017 was undoubtedly the nuptials of Song Hye Kyo to Song Joong Ki, an event attended by many of their friends who also happen to be big stars in their own right. A pair of such friends went above and beyond as a guest and collaborated to perform a love song piano … Continue reading →
