Lee Young Ae Prepares Comeback with JLook Pictorial While Drama Saimdang May Not Get Chinese Simulcast Approval

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There’s good and potentially bad news around K-actress Lee Young Ae‘s comeback drama Saimdang: Light’s Story. SBS scooped up the drama and scheduled it for October, with an eye towards the drama getting a simultaneous airing in China much like Descendants of the Sun, Uncontrollably Fond, and Moon Lovers. Saimdang wrapped filming in June and is now finished with post-production … Continue reading →

TW-drama Marry Me or Not Nets Six Golden Bell Awards Nominations Including Best Acting Nods

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It’s been so long since TW-drama Marry Me or Not finished airing in February of 2016, with the drama going into my keep forever pile with lingering fond memories of how incredibly satisfying it was from start to finish. Now the cast is getting rewarded big time as the drama has garnered six nominations at the just released nominations list … Continue reading →

Lee Min Ho Enjoys His Coffee in New CF for Georgia Gotica

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The summer 2016 big K-drama vehicles have all aired or are airing, and with the transition from muggy to crisp weather comes the anticipation for the fall dramas. None will be as highly chronicled as Lee Min Ho and Jeon Ji Hyun‘s mermaid fantasy drama Legend of the Blue Sea, which has him playing both sageuk and modern roles while … Continue reading →

Cast Thanks Fans as Uncontrollably Fond Ends with a Stirring Conclusion of Tears and Smiles

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A great and satisfying ending for a drama affects me way more than an impressive start, it’s the last thing to cross my eyes and mind and with it the lingering effects leave a swelling crescendo. KBS Wed-Thurs drama Uncontrollably Fond ended its 20-episode run today, with an ending that was narratively expected but an emotional payoff way better than … Continue reading →

Jeon Ji Hyun Chic and Cool in London for Nepa Sportswear CF

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It doesn’t even matter than Jeon Ji Hyun is the mother of a child and a married wife for many years, she still exudes every bit the movie star chirmas to the max. Jeon Ji Hyun is preparing to head to Palau and then Spain for overseas filming on fantasy drama Legend of the Blue Sea with Lee Min Ho, … Continue reading →

Newlywed Wed Expectant Stars Ruby Lin and Michelle Chen Spend Quality Time with Respective Hubbies Wallace Huo and Chen Xiao

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Checking in on two recently married big star couples from Chinese entertainment yields the sweetest of comfort. This week Ruby Lin and Wallace Huo were spotting on the streets of Taipei going out for a night stroll. The fan didn’t want to interrupt so only snapped a picture from behind, which is more than enough to send the loving caring … Continue reading →

Lee Da Hae and Se7en Confirm Dating Relationship After Dispatch Catches Them on Vacation in Thailand

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Looks like fall 2016 is shaping up to be the K-ent dating and/or even marriage turn in the news, what with summer 2016 being dominated by C-ent romance unions. Hot on the heels of costars Lee Sang Woo and Kim So Yeon dating after doing the weekend drama Happy Home together, now comes Dispatch scooped dating news that actress Lee … Continue reading →

Ji Chang Wook as The K2 Rocks the Bodyguard Look as Yoona the Illegitimate Daughter Seeks an Escape

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The pairing of Ji Chang Wook and Yoona for The K2 felt so random and wholly unexpected when it was confirmed, but judging from the complementary visuals in the promo stills might just end up being yet another drama coupling win. The story may have frustrated viewers and gone batty by the end of Yongpal, penned by the screenwriter of … Continue reading →

MBC Releases First Stills of Legal Drama Woman with a Suitcase Starring Choi Ji Woo and Joo Jin Mo

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I see a suitcase on K-actress Choi Ji Woo, so that makes her upcoming MBC Mon-Tues drama Woman with a Suitcase a literal title rather than metaphorical. The first stills are out for all four leads, the titular woman with a suitcase played by Choi Ji Woo, her leading man Joo Jin Mo, and younger acting talents Jeon Hye Bin … Continue reading →

Joo Won Flexes His Masculine Appeal for Fall GGIO Pictorial and Switches Military Enlistment Choice to Active Duty

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Joo Won is certainly on the right side of Korean netizen opinion with his latest decision on his upcoming military service. He’s voluntarily forgoing assignment to the Police Promotional Unit and will enlist as an active duty soldier come next year. I don’t want to applaud Joo Won for his choice since he has a right to enlist in whatever … Continue reading →

MBC Weekend Drama Happy Home Costars Kim So Yeon and Lee Sang Woo Confirmed to be Dating in Real Life

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Leave it to two well matched same-age K-ent veterans to bring back some of the celebrity relationship thunder that’s been stolen by Chinese entertainment this summer. K-media is buzzing over the newly confirmed dating relationship of actor Lee Sang Woo and actress Kim So Yeon, who recently costarred as a romantic couple in MBC weekend drama Happy Home. The drama … Continue reading →

KBS Drama The Man Living in Our House Casts Su Ae, Kim Young Kwang, Jo Boa, and Lee Soo Hyuk

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Nine years isn’t super long but it feels like forever when one is stuck in the world of intense melodramas. That’s the case with K-actress Su Ae who is making her drama comeback this fall with the KBS Mon-Tues rom-com The Man Living in Our House. She’s been doing dramas consistently but all her works in the last nine years … Continue reading →

SBS and KBS Swap Ratings Lead with New Mon-Tues Sageuk Dramas From Last Doctor Drama Showdown

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The Korean three major networks swap pole positions all the time with drama ratings but it’s especially funny to see the swap happen in two direct head-to-head showdowns. SBS won the Mon-Tues ratings during the summer with the neurosurgery Doctors, while KBS‘s own medical brain surgeon drama Beautiful Mind was such a ratings down that it even got cut short … Continue reading →