There’s truly sad news to report today from K-ent as veteran actress and everyone’s favorite drama grandmother Kim Ji Young succumbed to cancer after a two year battle. Her family announced the passing at the age of 78 after an acting career that started in 1965. Even if international fans never knew her name she must be face that everyone … Continue reading →
Leave it to the eternally style forward Gong Hyo Jin to once again surprise me in a way that straddles the line being impressed and confused. She did the SBS drama Incarnation of Jealousy last year in 2016 and is starting off 2017 with the upcoming movie A Single Rider costarring Lee Byung Hun and Sohee. The K-box office has … Continue reading →
This is the oddest accolade to write about because absent context it would appear all of Korea should be heralding a win on the global stage. K-actress Kim Min Hee just took home the Best Actress Award at the Berlin Film Festival for the movie On the Beach at Night Alone, directed by critically acclaimed director Hong Sang Soo as … Continue reading →
The transition of tvN Fri-Sat drama from the record breaking ratings and buzz of Goblin into the quiet romance of Tomorrow With You has revealed the audience feedback three weeks in. I’ve been busy marathoning another drama so Tomorrow With You remains on my to watch list but I haven’t checked it out yet so it’s surprising to hear that … Continue reading →
There seems to be noticeable maturing with Kim Soo Hyun that I’ve not seen in the past few years when he seems to be stuck preternaturally in that young man on the cusp of full maturity handsomeness. He seemed too young as the alien professor in You From Another Star and the perfect casting for the newbie producer in Producers, … Continue reading →
It’s clearly not hard being Park Shin Hye, though she works hard as heck at her entertainment career which shows no signs of hitting any peak. The new pictorial for Marie Claire March edition is in collaboration with the jewelry brand Swarovski which Park Shin Hye has repped for a few years now. It’s one of the best pairings out there as … Continue reading →
When I crack jokes about someone being so insanely beautiful she would look pretty in a potato sack, I never thought a brand pictorial would actually give that a shot. A new shoe brand CF featuring effortless beauty Jeon Ji Hyun decided to focus on the shoes by putting her in the denim dress equivalent of a ruck sack, and … Continue reading →
Running man in Korea isn’t the only Running Man to deal with behind-the-scenes drama, over in China the nearly six month long Hallyu ban has seen another noticeable change. The Chinese version of Running Man (Chinese title Keep Running Brother or Hurry Up Brother) is returning for its 5th season with a tweaked name – it has now dropped Brother … Continue reading →
Ten years is the perfect time to wrap up an acting hiatus to call it a decade break, and that’s exactly how long actress Go So Young has been away from the screen. She’s coming back in the upcoming KBS Mon-Tues drama Ms. Perfect which takes over for Hwarang starting on February 27th and will find itself up against tough … Continue reading →
The casting of the movie version of Cheese in the Trap would be considered perfect, if it was ten years ago for all four leads. The movie finished casting today with the additional of Yoo In Young as second female lead Baek In Ha, joining already confirmed female lead Oh Yeon Seo as Hong Seol. Oh Yeon Seo was hilarious … Continue reading →
The mood certainly looks ready for romance in the first stills from upcoming music drama The Liar and His Lover (She Fell in Love with His Lies), based on the popular shoujo manga of the same name. The lighting director must be commended for the exquisite blue and warm wheat in the background of the first meeting of the leads … Continue reading →
There apparently an either/or situation brewing behind the casting scenes for upcoming KBS drama Third Rate My Way. Right after news came out that Chun Woo Hee was in talks for the drama leading lady role, marking her first prime time leading drama appearance as she’s been active only in movies these past years, now comes the followup news that … Continue reading →
The first stills are out for upcoming romance sageuk A King Loves, which true to it’s title is based on a novel all about said king’s love for a woman. Maybe there’s the typical palace and power play intrigue involved but all I see in the synopsis is a love triangle set in period garb. Starring Im Shi Wan and … Continue reading →
