All the attention around the next MBC Wed-Thurs drama Lucky Romance have been on the two main leads Hwang Jung Eum and Ryu Jun Yeol. That’s par for the course, and especially so when the leads in question are coming off buzzy or successful prior dramas. In Hwang Jung Eum’s case it was last fall’s surprise hit She Was Pretty … Continue reading →
Saying “Poor Park Bo Gum” feels wrong even for this occasion, because the young actor is so popular and rising right now nothing can really mar his teflon appeal. With that said, this is truly one of the most unfortunately makeup outings in recent memory for any celebrity. Park Bo Gum attended a jewelry brand event on Seoul looking like … Continue reading →
I was making nnnnnngggggg noises and grabbity hands at the screen all thanks to this unexpected new preview for upcoming KBS Wed-Thurs drama Uncontrollably Fond. It doesn’t arrive for another two months in early July as currently airing Master: God of Noodles is a longer run drama, so this new much too short but oh so good video preview is … Continue reading →
Holy drama moly, even if half this news is correct it’s still the biggest drama news in Greater China in years. Filming starts this August on the conceptual sequel to China’s biggest hit C-drama ever The Legend of Zhen Huan with a career making turn by Sun Li as titular concubine turned empress. The upcoming Ruyi’s Royal Love in the … Continue reading →
My favorite currently airing TW-drama is the mellow and underrated Love @ Seventeen, not one of the buzzy SETTV offerings but airing on TTV on Saturday nights without too much fanfare. I checked in for the pairing of leads Lego Lee and Nikki Hsieh, two of my faves, and ended up staying for the amazing chemistry and wonderful throwback story. … Continue reading →
A big congrats is due for K-actor Jin Goo, already having the biggest popularity acting year of his career so far, but who’s going to begrudge him more good mojos when he’s done so much for livening up the small and big screens. Jin Goo is expecting a second child with his wife of two years, after the two tied … Continue reading →
Leave it to K-pop star Hyuna to preview summer 2016 with a bang in one of the best swimsuit fashion pictorials in recent memory. Hyuna is on the cover and inside pages of Sure Magazine, slaying like it’s so easy to look this jaw dropping gorgeous in bikinis, and with a playful cute vibe on top of her usual overt … Continue reading →
The shiny Korean stars at this year’s 2016 Cannes Film Festival wasn’t only Gong Yoo and Jung Yumi, there to promote zombie thriller Train to Busan. Also at the French beach city are top actors Ha Jung Woo and Jo Jin Woong for their period movie The Handmaiden (Agasshi), along with female leads Kim Min Hee and Kim Tae Ri. … Continue reading →
The styling for the leads in the upcoming K-drama adaptation of time-traveling Chinese romance novel Bu Bu Jing Xin (Bobogyungsim: Ryeo) is certainly going for visual oomph. At least for male lead Lee Jun Ki, what with the bangs taking front and center in all the stills I’ve seen of him as 4th Prince. He looks fantastic in this brooding Goryeo dark … Continue reading →
A girl can never have too many legit girlfriends, the kind that has your back and is uber chill to hang out with. Even among stars there is a thriving behind-the-scenes groups of friends and besties, not always equal in fame or fortune but the ones that last give off such a sweet smell of friendship. TW-actress Ruby Lin has … Continue reading →
K-ent may seen youth obsessed and young pop dominated but there’s still plenty of shine and sizzle where the established stars are concerned. This weekend veteran leading lady actresses Kim Hee Ae and Lee Yo Won stepped out at the Giambattista Valli fashion show in Seoul, with the brand a popular Italian label that must be hitting the fashion jackpot … Continue reading →
One of Korea’s representatives to the 2016 Cannes Film Festival was the cast of summer thriller movie Train to Busan. Led by leads Gong Yoo and Jung Yumi, they were joined by director Yeon Sang Ho along with child actress Kim Soo Ahn as the excited and happy foursome hit up all the major Cannes events. From red carpet to … Continue reading →
A new period C-drama started filming this week and is most notable for not starring the usual suspects. TW-actor Joe Cheng reunited with C-actress Wang Li Kun after working together on thriller romance movie The Beloved (The Rebirth of Love), but this time they take their romance back nearly two thousand years to the North Qi dynasty. They are headlining … Continue reading →
