The movie version of Cheese in the Trap attempts to rectify the sidelining of Park Hae Jin‘s male lead character and propel the story forward into the college years beyond. Too bad movie productions take time because a year ago this release would have scratched the itch and mollified many frustrated Cheese fans. With that said, the time gap calms … Continue reading →
Every magazine has it’s unique demographic and K-actor Gong Yoo is exactly how I picture an Esquire man. He’s too rugged and offbeat at times to be full on GQ nor is he overly worked out and fit to personify the fitness rags. For the June 2017 issue of Esquire Korea, Gong Yoo is bathed in the overexposed light of … Continue reading →
My celeb fashion critiques are always about the outfit vis-a-vis the wearer, sometimes one side is lacking, doesn’t fit well, or simply doesn’t mesh. But when one is a star, looking awful one day could very well turn into looking ravishing the next, it’s not hard when the raw material is tall, lithe, good looks. C-actress Tang Yan struck out … Continue reading →
This is an awkward mix up to have but no harm no foul I guess. Director Hong Sang Soo‘s art house flick On the Beach at Nigh Alone is screening at the Cannes Film Festival and it remains to be seen if the movie gets the same positive feedback here as it did at the Berlin Film Festival. It was … Continue reading →
I’m not a Yunho fan but any Korean male star who dutifully and earnestly does his military service and comes back yummier is good in my book. DBSK is still short one member with Changmin still in the military but Yunho was discharged from the army a month ago on April 19th and he’s already gracing the cover and pages … Continue reading →
It’s been over a month since K-actress Gu Hye Sun unexpectedly and unfortunately had to bow out of weekend drama You’re Too Much due to needing hospitalization and treatment for a serious allergic digestive disorder. Her role was taken over by Jang Hee Jin and I’m not sure if the transition was seamless for the drama since I wasn’t watching, … Continue reading →
The Asian stars were not out in force at this year’s 2017 Cannes Film Festival, though Bong Joon Ho‘s new Netflix movie Okja got plenty of press in the current debate over what films are eligible based on being released in theaters versus streaming. Two of China’s top actresses picked very similar soft blue color dresses, with Fan Bing Bing … Continue reading →
The Mon-Tues slot is about to get a much needed refresher but sadly it won’t be my favorite battle to the death when three new prime time dramas premiere at the same time. Next week comes the first showdown between Fight My Way with Park Seo Joon and Kim Ji Won against Lookout with Kim Young Kwang and Lee Shi … Continue reading →
Summer is usually a rough time for singles who aspire to find their special someone as the march into June means the imminent start of wedding season. Facebook feeds are hijacked by weddings in between beach vacations, and this year K-ent is piling on the love parade. A day after engaged couple Joo Sang Wook and Cha Ye Ryun‘s wedding … Continue reading →
Healthy competition is good for all, keeping up the intensity and spurring achievement to greater heights. It’s been a very healthy competition with nary a kitten meow of a cat fight between child actress turned leading actresses Kim Yoo Jung and Kim So Hyun, proving that their fans are either mature or maybe the same group that loves them both. … Continue reading →
Cable network tvN is combining two popular genres time-travel and medical together for its late summer drama. This isn’t the first time K-dramas have done this, most notably Faith and Dr. Jin, but what the major networks couldn’t get right hopefully some tvN magic can pull off considering the drama has now found interesting leads to tackle an ambitious work. … Continue reading →
K-actress Sung Yuri pulled a stealth wedding last weekend to her golfer hubby but most nuptials are announced in advance there are still more planning Korean star weddings on deck for 2017. Coming up next week is the wedding of Joo Sang Wook and Cha Ye Ryun, meeting on the set of drama Glamorous Temptation and falling madly in love … Continue reading →
It’s weird how much I still love Liu Shi Shi considering she hasn’t made a single drama or movie I’ve liked in five years, yet the love from Bu Bu Jing Xin and even earlier in Legend of the Condor Heroes is sustenance enough. I always have hope her next drama will be good and this upcoming period romance Lost … Continue reading →
