What an unexpected and lovely MV as the year winds down and people start reminiscing, maybe more willing to seek and give more warmth and affection. Taiwan’s top female pop star Jolin Tsai, basically the Hamasaki Ayumi of Mandopop for the last twelve years and going strong, released a new album this month and in her second single she once … Continue reading →
While it’s wait and see for what the first batch of K-dramas hold come January 2015, the same goes for K-movies and one of the first to arrive feels a bit random for the winter season. Love Forecast (Korean title Today’s Love) starring Lee Seung Gi and Moon Chae Won drops January 15th which is too late for the Christmas … Continue reading →
While the Wed-Thurs time slot will be a showdown between multiple personality plagued male leads, the Mon-Tues slot gets back to sageuk business for MBC after Pride and Prejudice wraps up. The first stills are out for the upcoming Shine or Go Crazy, the literal Korean title that sounds like a mouthful whatever the language. Starring Jang Hyuk, Oh Yeon … Continue reading →
I’m so delirious it’s not even funny. I was up all day then hopped on a fourteen hour flight only to land early morning and then spend another 12 hours up and about with family and friends. That’s nearly 48 hours without proper sleep and my internal clock is so off I actually thought I watched episode 11 of Pinocchio … Continue reading →
Churning out the 2014 year end drama review puts the closing remarks on this year and really starts steering the conversation to what’s coming in 2015. First out of the gate will be exciting to see as two big budget dramas with very VERY similar concepts go head-to-head. It’s fitting then to see both dramas release script reading stills on … Continue reading →
Good news for those in Korea, and total envy for the rest of us not there and don’t have a plane ticket in hand for the near future. Musical theater is robust in Korea and one of the stage’s most charismatic and talented leading men is none other than Jo Seung Woo. His singing and acting is almost without par … Continue reading →
Gomen ne if anyone arrived at the playground and had a momentary freak out to see the scary exposed muscle giant monster head above in the poster. That’s a Titan, and not just any Titan as we’re getting the first look at the live-action Colossus Titan. I’m so excited and scared it’s not even funny. The anticipation keeps building in Japan, … Continue reading →
I can’t take Kyou wa Kaisha Yasumimasu too seriously as either a realistic depiction of modern romantic choices or even the lottery jackpot lot of leading lady Hanae having incisive Yu and eager Yuto vying for her heart. Both require a leap of faith but once there the story remains a fun romp to see how an anachronistic Hanae deals … Continue reading →
Year end drama reviews always starts off like a looming chore, telling me to wash the dish one more time even though I’ve washed it thoroughly already. But then I grow to appreciate it, the added step may yield a dirty spot I missed before, or even the chance to slow down and enjoy the process rather than bemoan the … Continue reading →
I’m usually a few months behind on following up with Asian movies that I’m anticipating. I’m too lazy to schlep to the theaters that play foreign films and a few months wait is never too taxing when there are other dramas and movies to watch. This past summer saw the second and third Rurouni Kenshin movies premiere in Japan, titled … Continue reading →
I love me a good OTP reunion but it’s even better if the set up is completely changed up. The reunion is already putting the same two people together, why repeat the exact same thing even if I loved it the first time around. The pairing of Lee Seung Gi and Moon Chae Won isn’t exactly the typical OTP reunion … Continue reading →
Oh boy, major hotness alert! The first stills are out for Jaejoong‘s next drama transformation into a spy of sorts. I say of sorts because he really looks like a male model, let’s not kid ourselves here. It’s both Jaejoong’s blessing and curse to be that ridiculously good looking. I thought he was intentionally styled as unattractively as possible in … Continue reading →
It’s a bit of a downer to feel so nonchalant about the Taiwan idol dramas of 2014. SETTV dumped a lot of drama hours but overall the buzz seems to have died down. Despite producing one of my all-time faves In a Good Way and really lovely sweet romances in Pleasantly Surprised (Love Myself or You) and Love Cheque Charge, … Continue reading →