There is definitely a beauty at last week’s Swarovski event promoting the new live action Disney movie Beauty and the Beast, all that’s missing is a beastly man to pair with Park Shin Hye to complete the tableau. Park Shin Hye has been the face of Swarovski jewelry in Korea for a few years now, a very suitable collaboration since … Continue reading →
C-actress Zhao Wei celebrated her 41st birthday this week and graces the cover and pages of high fashion Chinese magazine Style Wind. Unlike her other top C-actresses like Zhou Xun and Fan Bing Bing, Zhao Wei years ago branched out into directing and producing, not to mention her vast savvy stock and real estate investments hence she doesn’t do as … Continue reading →
This is a sad situation all around, whether one roots for the left behind wife or the couple in love, someone’s getting hurt and likely all three. That’s why love triangles are only good for generation tension in dramas, in real life it feels like everyone loses. Still married director Hong Sang Soo has openly declared his love for actress … Continue reading →
I don’t know who to thank for this photoshoot, whether for brand Epigram or because the model is Gong Yoo who can do no wrong. All I know is that I am swooning and more swooning over this pictorial of Gong Yoo being, well, himself in all his boyish casual glory. For daily menswear brand Epigram, Gong Yoo has morphed … Continue reading →
Congrats are in order yet again for winning surprise hit jTBC drama Strong Woman Do Bong Soon – this weekend’s episode 8 inched close to breaking 10% ratings and also became the highest rated drama episode in jTBC network history. Sweet! I love this drama to pieces and so does the domestic Korean audience, giving Saturday’s episode 8 an 2.769% … Continue reading →
Low key lovebirds Rain and Kim Tae Hee continue to delight me with their happy together ways, starting with tying the knot earlier this year in a sparsely attended church wedding with close family and friends after dating quietly for three years. They went on a honeymoon and appeared before the media together at the airport, and now they have … Continue reading →
Being a manga fan since the dawn of my consciousness means that I will never get too old to not be excited with a live action adaptation, especially when Japan does it and goes all in. Recent years have seen successful adaptation of Rurouni Kenshin and the widely panned adaptation of Attack on Titan, so the two extremes will forever … Continue reading →
Things have come to a close for now with the court case involving disgraced Korean idol-actor Park Yoochun stemming from allegations of rape and solicitation of prostitution. The court case was dismissed this week due to lack of sufficient evidence, which must be a relief to Yoochun as these were serious allegations. The facts of the scandal and court case … Continue reading →
The character teasers are out for upcoming tvN drama Chicago Typewriter, set in the modern times with a period element back to 1930’s era Japanese occupied Korea. It’ll be interesting to see how the screenwriter makes writing interesting much like how Jo In Sung’s mystery writer character in It’s Okay, It’s Love had his profession examined and interwoven into the … Continue reading →
I super can’t wait for the arrival of spring romance dorama I’m Your Destiny (Boku, Unmei no hitodesu), not just for the reunion of bromance from ten years ago Yamashita Tomohisa and Kamenashi Kazuya but also for the promised cuteness of a fluffy rom-com. Doesn’t hurt that female lead Kimura Fumino is all sorts of awesome, she is basically a … Continue reading →
Oh dang, clearly being super famous and critically acclaimed isn’t enough to gain a reprieve or special dispensation from the ongoing Chinese ban on Hallyu. Upcoming Chinese thriller movie Sheer Cliff was set to start filming starring Zhang Zi Yi paired with K-actor Ha Jung Woo and now the movie is a no go. At least a no go for … Continue reading →
I can’t thank Cosmopolitan Korea enough for this nearly perfect new spread featuring Lee Min Ho. It’s everything I want from his visuals which I never get from his drama role stylings, effortless chic and plenty masculine. He’s also the first male Korean star to land the cover of Cosmo Korea, quite a feat and such a smart move for … Continue reading →
I’m so torn on this new drama casting news, there’s a chance it could be a win but an equal chance a total misfire. The more solid choice is Ji Chang Wook being confirmed as the male lead of upcoming SBS drama Beware of this Woman (Be Careful of this Woman), taking on his first non thriller role in quite … Continue reading →
