Ji Chang Wook is really taking his time with his acting career in 2015 after finishing up K-drama Healer in the early part of the year. He’s always given me the impression of being a scrappy go-getter, someone willing to take on projects to keep building his resume. I’d say he’s finally arrived with the one-two success of Empress Ki … Continue reading →
The promotion and watch experience for upcoming K-movie Beauty Inside is sure to be odd, and I don’t mean that in a negative way. The cast is filled to the brim with popular and critically acclaimed actors and actresses all in a guest-starring context, playing the same character of male lead Woo Jin and doing so with limited screen time … Continue reading →
I was initially not all that interested in upcoming cable network jTBC disaster drama D-Day, it sounded too ambitious for the ability of K-dramas to wrangle and the cast was decent without including a single must watch actor or actress for me. Starring Jung So Min, Kim Young Kwang, Ha Suk Jin, Kim Jung Hwa, and Sungyeol of INFINIITE, the … Continue reading →
Not sure what’s in the water in South Korea this week as a second dating breaking news has just dropped following the Lee Jong Seok–Park Shin Hye juicy on dit. Unlike the earlier dating reveal, this one had a quick and decisive turnaround from the moment the possible dating rumors and accompanying pictures leaked to the response from the two … Continue reading →
The biggest K-drama dud of 2015 so far has to be Hyde, Jekyll, Me, or at least the drama has to be the current front runner for that ignominious crown. A combination of sky high expectations with the drama being Hyun Bin‘s comeback drama since Secret Garden and then going off to the military coupled with one of the worst written … Continue reading →
I had a feeling Jang Hyuk wasn’t going to let 2015 sail off to the sunset without squeezing in another drama. His hardworking ethos is less veteran A-lister, which he is, and more rising actor wanting to keep challenging himself. K-news is reporting that Jang Hyuk and Han Chae Ah are in talks to headline the fall KBS Wed-Thurs drama … Continue reading →
Let’s get the positives out of the way first, which is that Kim Woo Bin and Kim So Hyun are two of the most buzzed about stars in K-ent this year and individually both look fantastic onscreen in the latest Dominos pizza ads. The CF itself has both gamely running through the dog and pony show, gushing over how yummy … Continue reading →
I’m quite looking forward to upcoming tvN Fri-Sat night spiritual possession romantic comedy Oh My Ghost. It’s the first horror-tinged K-drama this year and airing a bit earlier than the usual lunar new year 8th month of ghost month, which usually falls around mid-July through early-August. This one looks less scary and more melancholy, with both female leads Park Bo Young and … Continue reading →
I may not be pleased with the full casting lineup for upcoming SBS Wed-Thurs drama Yongpalyi, but it’s not enough to turn me off keeping an eye on this drama. For starters I love Kim Tae Hee and second male lead Jo Hyun Jae, who are getting another chance to work together a full decade after they played star-crossed lovers … Continue reading →
The popular shoujo manga Itazura na Kiss (It Started with a Kiss) has officially crossed over to the zombie undead territory. How else to explain why this sweet but flimsy yarn is getting yet another live-action adaptation? Is anyone else still clamoring for the story of a dim-witted but persistent high school girl and the way she wore down and … Continue reading →
Feel free to have your own opinions regarding upcoming vampire sageuk Scholar Who Walks the Night as its certainly been one of the most eventful K-drama productions this year. I find the not too serious and a tad over-the-top style charmingly cheesy rather than annoyingly florid. It’s got just enough dramatic flair in all the teaser materials befitting the whole vampire … Continue reading →
Today’s lesson comes courtesy of K-tabloid Dispatch – don’t piss it off otherwise it’ll act like a spurned mistress. After Dispatch rattled the mid-week hump with a breaking story about Pinocchio costars Park Shin Hye and Lee Jong Seok secretly dating for the last four months, the two stars in question swiftly denied the report through their agencies and united on … Continue reading →
July is finally here and that means Scholar Who Walks the Night is just around the corner. The drama arrives next Wed on MBC and the network continues to pull out all the punches when it comes to promo material. This is one drama that can’t blame failure on a lack of promotion. Today the drama dropped a second teaser … Continue reading →
