Lovey dovey couples are often on the same wavelength, or maybe they just start to resemble each other more and more. Hot on the heels of Song Joong Ki‘s first public appearance since the wedding announcement, Song Hye Kyo shared her first SNS update with a mirror selfie in the most flattering casual way. She just looks flawless in a … Continue reading →
K-ent has been having too much fun with big star dating news this past week, time to share the buzz with China and it’s a doozy at that. Top Chinese stars Feng Shao Feng and Zhao Li Ying were spotted all masked and trying to look incognito while out on a date, but their cover was blown multiple ones. The … Continue reading →
K-actress Han Ye Seul has always stood out as an outlier in the highly structured and insular South Korean acting community, from growing up in the US to her striking features that works either playing sultry or clueless. Her major breakout role in K-drama Fantasy Couple remains the pinnacle of using her aura perfectly, but I have a feeling her … Continue reading →
Casting is on a spree for Mr. Sunshine, hit screenwriter Kim Eun Sook‘s next drama following last year’s double hits Descendants of the Sun and Goblin. Filming doesn’t start until late fall but a big name drama like this always starts casting early and on the heels of confirming leads Lee Byung Hun and Kim Tae Ri there’s now a … Continue reading →
I can only say this was the perfect confluence of events to generate priceless coverage for Yunho‘s return to the music world after two years away in military service. This weekend was the annual SM Town concert in Seoul where the behemoth music agency holds a performance featuring its own stable of top idol groups and stars. In attendance solo … Continue reading →
The Korean media has noted the similarity of recently premiered tvN’s Bride of the Water God with the network’s last big hit drama Goblin, namely on the trend of creating powerful male leads with godly abilities and good looks. OSEN recently wrote about how the cable network is leading the charge with what may become a trend in male leads … Continue reading →
It’s a relief to finally have a positive response to a promo from upcoming MBC sageuk A King Loves, too bad the network nearly negated it with another dose of terrible visuals. The cast held a press conference last week with leads Im Shi Wan, Yoona, and Hong Jong Hyun, releasing a long 4-minute preview that was unexpectedly intriguing. Im … Continue reading →
It’s rarer these days to have a post about a simple haircut but then again celebrities have mostly mastered the art of being pretty and walking on the safe side in terms of styles. That’s why it’s fun and refreshing to see C-actress Liu Shi Shi wow even her own drama costar when she arrived at a drama press conference … Continue reading →
The passage of time can be cruel to some who don’t age well and generous with others who seem unchanging, and in the rare instances showcase both in varying degrees to a sense of nostalgia. K-actress Yoon Eun Hye has been on an extended hiatus from Korean entertainment for the better part of three years, but those who remain a … Continue reading →
When I wrote in the last few months about the great Korean star wedding bonanza of 2017, kicked off in early February with Rain and Kim Tae Hee walking down the aisle, there was no substantive gossip about Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo getting married. Outside of die hard committed Song-Song shippers this was a far-fetched pipe dream … Continue reading →
Optics does matter in the entertainment industry, especially in quick to judgment South Korea with its strong sense of obligations, responsibilities, and social mores. One of the biggest is the duty of every able-bodied man to serve in the military, both a rite of passage and a social status equalizing performance of patriotic duty. This month SK netizens are doubly … Continue reading →
The notalgia and serendipity feels are hitting the big time with the wedding announcement of Song Hye Kyo to Song Joong Ki, for K-drama viewers long before the Hallyu wave there is a sense of marrying off the last daughter. I’m talking about Song Hye Kyo’s first hit drama with the sitcom Soonpoong Clinic back in 1998 which is where … Continue reading →
I’ve seen my share of cringe-worthy English versions of K-drama titles due to the translation bloop of language terms but this one takes the punny cake. Upcoming KBS Wed-Thurs drama Manhole: Wonderland’s Feels (or Manhole: Feels So Good) has got to undergo a title change, please KBS! I know tittering over manhole is so juvenile since it’s a perfectly … Continue reading →
