Classy is the word that best describes the maturing aura of C-actor Hu Ge, gracing the cover and pages of both GQ China and Esquire China in the same period. He played doofy characters in the early days when he first broke into the entertainment industry, period dramas like Chinese Paladin and The Little Fairy were cute but nowhere near … Continue reading →
Midway though it’s run, tvN‘s hit political thriller drama The K2 is still firing on solid cylinders and delivering an entertaining weekly ride. I’m not as personally invested as I hoped to be with the characters and their complications, but the story as a whole has me hooked to watch how the baddies will get their comeuppance and the leads … Continue reading →
Mainland Chinese entertainment shows has evolved greatly from the tendency towards bombastic stage spectacles, but the love of shiny things remains a deeply rooted custom. This weekend is the Golden Eagle Awards, China’s television awards show equivalent of the Golden Bells over in Taiwan, and the flying eagle in recent years has been personified by the selection of one actress … Continue reading →
The development route for upcoming MBC drama Missing 9 is convoluted indeed, starting from it’s many title changes. It went from Gaia (mother earth) to Picnic (wut in tha wut?) to settling finally on Missing 9. Given that it’s a stranded on an island drama I don’t know why they didn’t just start off with Missing 9, sleek and descriptive. … Continue reading →
Dang, so much hats off and kudos to the production design team of tvN‘s upcoming remake of hit US show Entourage. The drama posters are excellently stylish and evocative, blending sleek entertainment world glamour with bromance insouciance. The top one takes my breath away without even showing the faces of the five famous leads beyond side profiles, their suited figures … Continue reading →
So excited, I’m so so excited for year end tvN fantasy drama Goblin even if tempering my expectations is the wiser move. The first teasers are out even though the drama isn’t arriving until December, but these are definitely just teasers as it barely offers a glimpse of Gong Yoo as the titular Goblin of the tale. What it does … Continue reading →
It feels serendipitous that I came across oldie but goodie pictures of Ji Sung just as news broke that he was considering a new drama. I’ll take this as a good sign from above. MBC‘s early 2017 sageuk Rebel Hong Gil Dong (formerly known as Traitor Hong Gil Dong) is courting Ji Sung for the titular role of Hong Gil … Continue reading →
The easiest part in writing about Moon Geun Young‘s first acting project of 2016 is not needing to provide a story synopsis. Who doesn’t know Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, even if younger generations may be more familiar with the punk stylized telling of it with the Romeo+Juliet movie. This new adaptation will unfold on the stage so only those lucky … Continue reading →
The second single is out for Rainie Yang‘s latest album Traces of Time in Love, and it’s so much win I don’t even know where to start. It’s an emotional ballad of the kind that Rainie croons rather than belts down, firm in feeling with a soft touch. The song “Audience” is about love, of course, and for the MV … Continue reading →
There is a degree of reassuring pleasure watching Park Bo Gum act, it’s been that way since I first laid eyes on him as the teenage Lee Seo Jin in Wonderful Life, and since then he’s only confirmed that my early opinion was warranted. He’s currently slaying ratings and drama audiences alike in currently airing KBS Mon-Tues drama Moonlight Drawn … Continue reading →
This is a news so out of left field the left fielder is still in the locker room getting suited up. Hallyu superstar actor Kim Soo Hyun has announced that he’s turning in his application to become a professional bowler. Unlike other professional sports, my understanding is that professional bowling isn’t a full time occupation from both a training and … Continue reading →
Winning the biggest award of her acting career must feel triply sweet right now for TW-actress Alice Ke. She was the only one of the nominated acting trio of leads in Marry Me or Not to walk away with a win at last weekend’s Golden Bell Awards. Roy Qiu lost both his acting categories and Joanne Tseng also didn’t manage … Continue reading →
This is too blatant and ballsy in an adorable way not to promote and share. The ladies of Korean ballad duo Davichi are releasing their sixth EP this month and found super popular K-actor Lee Jong Seok to be their leading man in the MV for their second single “From Giving Love to Receiving Love”. Beyond saying “I approve!”, I am … Continue reading →
