I laugh at how low ratings expectations have fallen that finally hitting 10% seems like a victory however small. With that said, SBS Wed-Thurs drama While You Were Sleeping hasn’t lived up to its famous name cast and screenwriter hype, I enjoy watching it and am not disappointed in the narrative, acting, or quality, but in terms of expectations to … Continue reading →
I’ve made fun of KBS Wed-Thurs drama Mag Dog for having truly craptastic photoshopped by a teenager official movie posters, and now SBS joins the bad poster brigade with the release of promos for its next weekend drama Bravo My Life. The drama takes over the time slot from Unni is Alive and the only reason I’m interested in Bravo … Continue reading →
Red must be one of the colors of fall 2017 since Vogue Korea went all in with the color and K-actress Kim Hee Sun for an upcoming October pictorial. It’s not pretty insomuch as it’s striking, the kind of visuals that you stop in your tracks and do a double take without deciding whether you like it or not. There’s … Continue reading →
When lady luck adds an extra boost it’s best to run with it, so it’ll be interesting to see if KBS Mon-Tues drama Witch’s Court continues with the unexpected momentum boost from this Tues. The legal drama broke double digits with 12.3% ratings for Tuesday’s episode 4, thanks in no part due to the unexpected cancellation of Temperature of Love‘s … Continue reading →
Now that SBS drama While You Were Sleeping has premiered and I’m contently loving it, up next in the anticipation department is the Hong Sisters fantasy drama Hwayugi loosely based on the Chinese classic Journey to the West. All leads are on board and the drama will take place in modern times with the main characters being fantasy beings now … Continue reading →
To say I was blown away by Song Hye Kyo’s latest Vogue Korea pictorial is an understatement. There are just too many diverse superlatives to describe this top Hallyu actress and bride-to-be’s close up spread for the most elite fashion magazine. First is the wave of curly hair spreading in a messy halo around her, coyly shading her eyes as … Continue reading →
It’s hard to pinpoint the stronger reason for why there has been a Mon-Tues ratings reversal this week but it’s easy to acknowledge that the viewers have spoken. Time slot ratings leader SBS romance drama Temperature of Love ceded the lead to newcomer KBS legal drama Witch’s Court in the second week of the latter’s premiere. Witch’s Court won Monday … Continue reading →
Filming is ready to start for upcoming KBS Wed-Thurs early winter drama Black Knight, which sounds all sorts of odd and interesting. The interesting part is the story and the odd part the casting, I would have switched up the two female actress roles due to their respective acting talents. Female lead Shin Se Kyung works at a travel agency … Continue reading →
It certainly feels like excessive attention has been paid to the relationship of top Korean stars Song Hye Kyo and Song Joong Ki, but it really is the wedding of the year for this 2017. Rain and Kim Tae Hee‘s nuptials would have given them a run for the money, and on my love side I would rank them equal, … Continue reading →
This is such great timing for C-actor Chen Xiao to debut a completely different fashion look right after a huge ratings hit. Immensely popular period C-drama Nothing Gold Can Stay (那年花开月正圆 That Year the Flowers Bloom and the Moon was Full) finished airing two weeks ago with an ending that frustrated viewers as much as the entire drama run was … Continue reading →
Filming has started for high profile 2019 period C-drama The Story of Ming Lan, with the mouthful Chinese title of 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦 (Zhi Fou Zhi Fou Ying Shi Lv Fei Hong Shou which means Don’t you know? The Green should be Plump and the Red Lean). It’s adapted from a popular novel much like many recent period C-dramas, and this one gets the … Continue reading →
Since Kim Nam Gil broke out eight years ago with Queen Seondeok in 2009, his career has been steadily on the high end albeit more consistently successful in movies than K-dramas. I’m a K-drama watcher so I’ll admit to rather forgetting about him after he did Bad Guy, I had a love/hate relationship with that drama but it was definitely … Continue reading →
J-actress Aragaki Yui is one of my faves since her debut and it’s been a sweet ride seeing her career new high in this recent year with hit doramas Nigeru wa haji daga, yaku ni tatsu (We Married as a Job) followed by Code Blue 3. Her next project is the October 2017 romantic comedy sports movie Mix about a ping … Continue reading →
