I used to fashion tomes religiously but the lack of time and transition to digital data has mooted the experience of flipping through a freshly acquired magazine. Now I just use it to find the latest and greatest new pictures of stars I follow and there’s been no shortage of Park Shin Hye fashion spreads in recent years. She’s everyone but … Continue reading →
I did double take when I saw both the casting and the adaptation announced for an upcoming fantasy C-drama. The King of Blaze (Fire King) taps into an old school manga well in adapting the same name Taiwanese manga from the early 90’s (1992 to be exact) by writer You Su Lan. It’s the sequel manga to You Su Lan’s … Continue reading →
There are certain Hallyu fan daydream goals and as a girl it may be carrying Rain‘s baby and a dude may wish he snagged Kim Tae Hee as his baby momma. That these two popular stars are actually each other’s life goals now just make me happier for them, rising to the top of their professions through hard work and … Continue reading →
Marriage or shall I say weddings remains an ever joyful event and K-dramas have definitely tapped into that well of automatic happiness dust. This Friday’s wedding of acting stars Cha Ye Ryun and Joo Sang Wook really delivered on love meter, and succeeded in genuinely giving off the feelings of love. This is exactly what K-drama romances try to bottle … Continue reading →
Adaptations of Chinese romance writer Tong Hua’s novels have been mostly a miss. Other than Bu Bu Jing Xin all else have failed to tap into what made her stories come alive on the page. From Song of the Cloud (Love Yunge From the Desert), Ballad of the Desert (Sound of the Desert), Secrets Hidden by Time (Best Time) to the … Continue reading →
The time slot got changed but the K-drama remake of Criminal Minds is still barreling towards audiences with a July 2017 premiere date. The drama remains airing on tvN but the cable network has moved it from a weekend late night slot to a middle of the week late night slot, airing on Wed-Thurs at 11 pm. I get goosebumps … Continue reading →
I’ve been quietly watching Wed-Thurs KBS noir mystery drama Queen of Mystery and love it very much. It’s got a lovely mellow pace with pleasant quirkiness aplenty, like a warm cup of tea to sip while perusing an esoteric tome. Much props go to both leads Choi Kang Hee and Kwon Sang Woo, and while I loved her once in … Continue reading →
I’m never going to make fun of K-drama’s penchant for noise bleeds to indicate working too hard or closeted illness, because that’s exactly what led Kim Woo Bin to get a physical which diagnosed his ealry stage nasopharyngeal cancer. Hallyu actor Kim Woo Bin was prepping for the start of filming on his next movie the thriller Wiretap when he … Continue reading →
This Friday May 26th was the wedding of Korean stars Joo Sang Wook and Cha Ye Ryun, capping off a love saturated year for the couple after starring in weekend drama Glamorous Temptation last year in 2016. I’ve noticed melos and/or weekend dramas tend to product the most reel-to-real couples, with equal measure of the real life couples playing OTP … Continue reading →
My timing now seems spot on when I covered Yunho‘s return from the military recently and first magazine spread in this month’s Arena Magazine. I mentioned that he’s likely going to return to his acting side job along with his idol day job as a member of the duo DBSK and mere days later it’s confirmed that he’s going to … Continue reading →
The upcoming K-drama adaptation of manhwa Bride of the Water God has many unknown elements from cast to narrative conversion from period fantasy to modern times. It’s the kind of unknowns that have sunk many a K-drama in the past but when everything clicks can create a wondrous and unexpected treat. I never warmed to the original source material the … Continue reading →
There weren’t many Korean stars on the red carpet on opening night of the Cannes Film Festival but the arrival of the bad girl contingent brought it big time the following day. K-actress Kim Ok Bin headlines action-packed thriller movie The Villainness which screened at Cannes this week to great fanfare, receiving a long standing ovation and getting picked up … Continue reading →
An achievement on the final day is still an achievement nevertheless so the cast and crew of Mon-Tues SBS drama Whisper can pat themselves on the back for finally crossing the 20% AGB nationwide ratings mark. The final episode 20 hit 20.3% ratings, well below it’s predecessor Defendant’s last episode ratings of 28.3% or even earlier with Romantic Teacher, Doctor … Continue reading →
