With all the talk over the current crop of child actors, which I’ll place at anyone 16 and younger, former child actor Nam Ji Hyun has officially left that station behind as she fully navigates the landscape of adult roles. She’s such an exquisite and versatile actress, from her boisterous plucky childhood roles as younger versions of famous sageuk leading … Continue reading →
With K-drama ratings so woefully low these past two years, and probably starting the general downward spiral even earlier than that, it’s still worth taking a look at which actors and actresses are the current crop of ratings leaders. One can argue overseas popularity and dramas viewing numbers, but the K-advertisers still look to domestic set top ratings and for … Continue reading →
This may end up being a case of no publicity is bad publicity, but whatever the outcome it sure is uncomfortable to watch as an entertainment consumer. Song Il Gook has reinvented himself in the last two years as the father of triplets on the reality show Superman Returns, a fun program I watch from time to time but have … Continue reading →
Things are not looking good for the production of upcoming cable network drama Cheese in the Trap, at least not from the perspective of how many potential leading ladies have or may have fled from the casting offer. The latest actress in talks for the female lead Kim Go Eun has just declined the role, leaving confirmed leading man Park … Continue reading →
Upcoming SBS Wed-Thurs drama Yongpal (Yongpalyi) is certainly going for style in all the promos so far. Whether it’ll end up being style over substance is yet to be seen but it certainly doesn’t hurt the drama to ramp up the visual aesthetics from the outset. Currently airing SBS melodrama Mask continues the ratings winnings streak for the network on … Continue reading →
If this casting discussion ends up confirmed on both sides then it’ll be the biggest drama casting surprise news for me in 2015 so far. And with the drama year basically mapped out until year end, likely nothing will come along to top this doozy of a potential drama pairing. Just as I wrote about Kang Ji Hwan skipping out on … Continue reading →
If I didn’t love Bu Bu Jing Xin so much, the novel and the C-drama adaptation, I might be tempted to call it quits with the upcoming alterna-universe C-movie version Time to Love which is coming out in a few weeks. I don’t mind the streamlined take on the source novel, reducing the time-traveling heroine love triangle to just Ruo … Continue reading →
There’s a cool and cute little Taiwanese movie to look forward to next month come August as Our Times (Chinese title 我的少女時代 Era of My Girl Teens) opens with tons of great buzz. The movie is produced by famed Taiwanese drama producer Chen Yu Shan, who is a household name thanks to producing hit dramas like Autumn’s Concerto, King of Lan … Continue reading →
It’s been a long time since I saw Kang Ji Hwan on the small screen, with his last K-drama being Big Man in early 2014. The drama was a misfire for me in every way other than his fantastic chemistry and character interactions with second female lead Jung So Min. It’ll be awhile longer to see him back in drama … Continue reading →
What’s cute even dressed in all green and it’s not even Saint Patrick’s Day as an excuse? Lego Lee, of course! He’s one of the cutest TW-actors ever, with none of the bad boy aura and appeal yet when he acts there is plenty of manly charm hidden in the depths of those eyes. I keep wondering when he’ll come … Continue reading →
I so wanted to fist bump and roar my approval after watching the just released new US-version trailer for the soon-to-be-released live-action movie adaptation of hit shonen manga Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin). Too bad there was no one right next to me to squee with but hopefully this latest and most comprehensive look at the first movie coming out … Continue reading →
The casting train is moving fast for in development cable drama Cheese in the Trap. Not letting a high profile pass from idol-actress Suzy deter the production, the media is reporting that movie actress Kim Go Eun is now in talks for the leading lady role. K-drama fans may find Kim Go Eun’s name and face completely unfamiliar and it’s … Continue reading →
I thought it unlikely to see any filming sneak peeks at upcoming KBS drama Descendants of the Sun since the majority of the drama will be filmed overseas. Looks like the Korea portion is being filmed right now and the media was allowed to cover one particular scene shoot involving a very recognizable face making a cameo. Kwang Soo, well-known … Continue reading →
