This is such terrible and sad news and I’m bereft to have to write another passing away news update for K-ent so soon yet again. K-news is reporting and has been confirmed agency SM Entertainment that idol Jonghyun (Kim Jong Hyun) of boy group SHINee has passed away. He was found unconscious in his apartment building and already deceased, with … Continue reading →
Fashion has different parameters on the musical stage much like makeup for stage performances is so much thicker and dramatic to show under the bright lights. Rainie Yang held her two-night Youth Lies Within tour in Taipei this weekend and put on quite a show for concert-goers. The concert movies to Hong Kong in February and hopefully she’ll continue to … Continue reading →
What the what is going on with Gong Yoo‘s hair. The mane of glory so often seen on properly styled K-drama male leads in sageuks can be applied here to modern day Gong Yoo in the upcoming January 2018 Elle Korea cover and pictorial. That he’s landed the cover of the first issue of the new year of a ladies … Continue reading →
I love self-deprecation especially in the entertainment industry since it can get too pompous and self-congratulatory. The 2017 C-star Awards were a blast to watch because it was just stars being sincerely thankful to be popular and having fun being a little bit silly. The winners all had to receive a prize that was either a vegetable or fruit, and … Continue reading →
Congratulations is in order for PD Shin Won Ho of the Answer Me drama series in achieving yet another drama success and one that is outside his most famous franchise. PD Shin’s latest tvN drama Wise Prison Living (Prison Playbook) is a solid success halfway through airing with every episode increasing from the last. The drama started off with 4.638% … Continue reading →
Things may be thawing between South Korea and Mainland China, or at least both sides are attempting to warm things up. South Korean President Moon Jae In visited Beijing last week along with Hallyu top actress Song Hye Kyo and three members of the boy idol group EXO for the opening ceremony of the Korea-China Economic and Trade Partnership Forum. … Continue reading →
I forgot Chae Rim was also pregnant and part of the huge K-actress baby boom of 2017, so a big congrats to her and her C-actor husband Gao Zi Qi on welcoming the arrival of their baby last week. The couple had a healthy baby boy and Gao Zi Qi posted the baby’s arrival foot and footprint on his SNS … Continue reading →
I have to give the Hong Sisters credit, when their creative ideas work it does become something memorable even with hiccups. Their fantasy-tinged dramas like My Girlfriend is a Gumiho and The Master’s Sun remain dramas with strong positive goodwill and I’m hoping the upcoming Hwayugi (A Korean Odyssey) continues that trend. The drama doesn’t air until next Saturday December … Continue reading →
It’s funny but the moment I saw the cast, genre, and synopsis it was like a deja vu moment. Cable network Chosun TV has announced a sageuk romance drama for early 2018 called Grand Prince (Daegun which is more accurately crown prince) and has cast Joo Sang Wook, Yoon Si Yoon, and Jin Se Yeon. It’s a love triangle between … Continue reading →
The viewers have spoke again, this time a poll on what Korean audiences think is the best K-dramas of the second half of 2017. Topping the list is jTBC hit Women of Dignity followed by tvN drama Secret Forest (Stranger), both of which got rave reviews and huge ratings for cable when it aired. Coming in third is KBS drama … Continue reading →
After Black I’m now conditionally on the OCN drama train, and I condition it on whether the drama casts actors and actresses I like. Otherwise OCN’s genre specific thriller dramas are not the easiest watch, often times the subject matter is darker than dark when one seeks K-drama watching as escapism entertainment. With that said, I’m onboard for OCN’s early … Continue reading →
It’s pretty hilarious that the top four (4!) vote-getters in the just released Galluop poll of Korean drama viewers on the best drama actor/actress in 2017 did not actually star in a K-drama in 2017. Well, one of the top four had a 2016 started K-drama end in January 2017 but otherwise it’s clear that star power on a super … Continue reading →
Another K-ent star baby has arrived as married former drama costars Lee Dong Gun and Jo Yoon Hee announced the healthy birth of their daughter on December 14th. Mom and baby are still at the hospital but are doing well. Lee Dong Gun and Jo Yoon Hee‘s love story is all 2017, meeting on the set of weekend drama Laurel … Continue reading →
