Oh my lord does the situation on the set of SBS Wed-Thurs ratings leading drama Return appear to be a veritable shit show, pardon my language. The drama hit 15% ratings already and is the first sign of a prime time K-drama doing well to start of 2018. SBS actually aired compilations of the first few episodes during this week’s … Continue reading →
All the attention on weekend dramas right now is centered around KBS drama My Golden Life, which almost hit 45% AGB nationwide ratings in its latest episode and netted itself a two episode extension as well. I love the works of the screenwriter So Hyun Kyung but have been unable to hit play due to personal opinions with the casting. … Continue reading →
Now this is an interesting drama that throws something unexpected into the upcoming K-drama pipeline for spring 2018. Offers are out to D.O. (Do Kyung Soo) and Nam Ji Hyun to headline the period tvN drama Hundred Days Husband. It’s being billed as a period version of The Bourne Identity, about a well-trained crown prince who survives an assassination falling … Continue reading →
The goodness keeps on coming for Mystery Queen 2, with the second drama poster moving the detective duo from the wintry countryside road to chilling beside a crime scene. They are so effortlessly cool, for the first time I think that of leads Kwon Sang Woo and Choi Kang Hee since watching many of their previous dramas and only wondering … Continue reading →
Two new adaptations are in the works for early 2018 as K-dramas continue to look towards the drawn medium for access to ready-made stories. The first coming down the pipeline is a K-drama adaptation of a manhwa called Your Butler. It tells the story of a capable male butler who goes to work for a household full of scatterbrained women … Continue reading →
I love love love Min Hyo Rin‘s wedding dress at her lavish Seoul wedding to Big Bang member and singer Taeyang. It’s a strapless sweetheart neckline dress with petal embroidery which is extended through her long veil. Her hair was pulled into a low pony with soft tendrils framing her face. It’s romantic and dreamy without being too ostentatious, and … Continue reading →
The Hong Sisters currently airing tvN fantasy drama Hwayugi finished its 6th week and at 20 episodes has another month of airing left. I hope it’s enough to wrap up all the myriad threads and continue to develop the characters more because right now all my concerns with this drama have intensified in the same way all the Hong Sisters … Continue reading →
This sounds like a smart and totally obvious attempt to mash together two of the most popular prime time K-drama genres in recent years in the medical and legal crossover. MBC is scheduling Legal Investigation Man and Woman (literal title) for after Let’s Hold Hands and Watch the Sunset on Wed-Thurs. The drama is about a forensic pathologist (could be … Continue reading →
I don’t follow K-pop so I don’t know the barometers of a successful album release. From what I’ve gathered Suzy‘s recently released second solo mini album is doing well but whether that’s just good enough or very very well I’ll leave to the experts to elucidate. I do know she’s looking quite well and that’s in the very very very … Continue reading →
The crystal jewelry line of Swarovski has been using actress Park Shin Hye as its South Korean spokesmodel for so many years I’ve lost count but the selection has certainly paid off. She’s remained the top of drama actresses of her age and experience in popularity and must be delivering for the brand that it continues to partner with her. The … Continue reading →
It’s T-minus 6 days until the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang and as a long time K-drama fan I’m thrilled for South Korea to host again after 30 years. The nation has changed dramatically with how much it’s culture has spread worldwide since the 1988 Seoul Summer Games and this Olympics will be interesting to … Continue reading →
What a lovely and incredible looking wedding ceremony from the one posted picture of the privately held wedding of famous Korean stars Min Hyo Rin and Taeyang. The Big Bang member and solo artist looks so adorakable as the proud and earnest groom besides his elegant lovely bride actress Min Hyo Rin. January 2018 already has enough sad and scandalous … Continue reading →
For anyone who loves fashion and photography this is going to be an eye-popping treat. Famous Chinese photographer Yin Chao teamed up with Bazaar China and the strong and gorgeous female cast of upcoming period C-drama Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace for an epic photoshoot. The drama is the production team spiritual successor to the mega-hit Legend of Zhen … Continue reading →
