It’s total relationship goals when it comes to real life Korean star couple actor Jung Kyung Ho and actress-idol Sooyoung of SNSD. They’ve been together for two years since confirming but likely much longer if you count the rumors about them starting around four years ago. It’s all fine and good as they’ve outlasted many of the couples that went … Continue reading →
Battling a disease is never easy and the patient must undergo the mental and physical challenge all along. If lucky family and friends will be alongside for support, but sometimes it’s hard to be alongside for the anxiety but not getting any updates. Hallyu star Kim Woo Bin has been undergoing treatment for nasopharyngeal cancer, one of the rarer types of … Continue reading →
Goodness is tvN selling the romantic drama heck out of the upcoming adaptation of Bride of the Water God. There hasn’t been a couple-centric drama teaser that isn’t centered around hitting audiences over the head with oh so much super romantic moments capturing essences of what dramas sell as romance. First came the under the cherry blossom tree in the night, … Continue reading →
How serious you think of the recent drug scandal with T.O.P. (Choi Seung Hyun) of Big Bang likely hinges on a variety of factors. Whether you’re a T.O.P. and/or Big Bang fan, whether you think smoking pot is none of your business or a criminal offense, and whether you think the transgression is even worse because he’s a celebrity who … Continue reading →
Remember last year when actor Kim Soo Hyun decided to try out to become a professional bowler? Now we get to see how skilled he actually is at bowling as he makes a guest appearance on the upcoming episode of variety show Infinity Challenge in a bowling showdown. Kim Soo Hyun doesn’t do a lot of variety shows so this … Continue reading →
Ranking K-drama screenwriters whether by quality or personal like is much harder than the actors and actresses that bring their narratives to life on television. Very few become household names, requiring hit after hit after hit and a longevity that is made even more difficult when storytelling creativity must be repeated. Like her or not, Kim Eun Sook has become … Continue reading →
Pain and suffering with a side of Korean patriotism is in full display in the glossy movie stills for upcoming period movie Battleship Island. Starring Hwang Jung Min, Song Joong Ki, and So Ji Sub, the movie chronicles the real life forced labor camp that was set up by the Japanese on the industrial island of Hashima (nickname Gunkanjima which means battleship … Continue reading →
Korean stars Kim So Yeon and Lee Sang Woo are taking a page from the Rain and Kim Tae Hee playbook, opting for a private wedding rather than media coverage of their nuptials. The couple tied the knot today in Seoul, releasing two pictures to their fans showing them seated beside each other in their wedding affire. Kim So Yeon opted … Continue reading →
The high end couture house that is Louis Vuitton hasn’t stage as many celeb filled events in recent months in Seoul but hit a motherlode of top star sightings with this week’s store exhibition opening. Mega popular actor Gong Yoo was all smiles and sporting a funky 90’s era slouchy suit that actually looks great with him wearing it. Or … Continue reading →
The long lag time between the publishing of fantasy C-novel Once Promised by writer Tong Hua in 2011 to when the drama adaptation A Lifetime Love is hitting the small screens has lowered excitement but also expectations. I’m not peeved that the final cast of Huang Xiaoming and Victoria Song may not have been my choice, I care more that they … Continue reading →
This casting is certainly eye brow raising for reasons that will entail a bit of poking fun at the leads. K-net is reporting that upcoming cable network OCN drama Black, which got news coverage last month due to it’s subject matter being about the grim reaper, is courting as leads Song Seung Heon and Go Ara. My first thought wasn’t … Continue reading →
There are few actors or actresses that’s a sure thing to watch and Bolin Chen is on that short list for me. His intensity in performance is always a pleasure even in the most uninspiring of fare, and most of the time he picks wisely in projects that have a story worth telling. His return to drama land for the … Continue reading →
She might not be the live-action Bride of the Water God but she’s certain a goddess in her own right already. Moon Chae Won has fully grown out her hair after chopping it boy length short for Goodbye Mr. Black, her last drama and a woeful misfire in ratings and writing. She has three straight hit dramas before that with … Continue reading →
