It takes a long time to build up fame but one bad decision can tear it all down. Googling Kai Ko‘s name in English now gets an entire first results page about his pot smoking drug arrest in China and nothing about his meteoric rise acting career in the last three years. Luckily Kai’s legal woes are over for now, … Continue reading →
It probably seems like piling on at this point when it comes to bad news related to SM Entertainment but this latest tragic happening garners only condolences all around. SME chairman and founder Lee Soo Man‘s wife passed away after a three year fight against cancer. She was diagnosed in 2011 with cancer of the small intestines and since then … Continue reading →
It’s early October which means Busan International Film Festival time! There were sooooo many K-stars in attendance my eyes crossed trying to write up something about dresses and suits. How about highlighting the small but impressive Chinese-speaking contingent attending Busan involving some of my faves? Liu Shi Shi was there with TW-actor Joseph Chang and J-actor Miura Haruma to promote their … Continue reading →
I’ve been mostly zoned out of TW-dramas lately but this upcoming one merits checking out for the cast and darker story. The CTV drama X Lies (謊言遊戲) also called The Game of Lies pairs up Ella Chen of S.H.E. with one of my fave TW-actors Chris Wu for an incisive and potentially devastating look at the desire for fame. Ella … Continue reading →
What do I think of Bom-yi’s break up with Dong-wook? Do I wonder how she can dump her finance and boyfriend of several years so quickly? Not really. I think the answer is in the strength and depth of their connection. When she admits she accepted his proposal under stress from her parents, we actually see there aren’t a lot of profound … Continue reading →
I don’t think one needs to see Lee Min Jung as the unwitting collateral damage in her husband Lee Byung Hun‘s recent blackmail scandal to feel bad for her. The empathy comes from seeing a woman shamed even if she went into the married fully aware future things to come, I’m always loath to say stuff like you brought it … Continue reading →
It’s a little too early to start seeing goodies from the upcoming SBS Wed-Thurs drama Pinocchio, the drama recently started filming and its predecessor My Lovely Girl just aired episode 6. It does feel a bit too quiet though so let’s get the Pinocchio train rolling with the first unofficial peek at the production in the still above with many … Continue reading →
Leave it to running-out-of-ideas combined with greedy production companies to piss on a beloved original in order to milk money from the masses through a sequel. Filming has started in Busan for the upcoming My Sassy Girl 2 with the return of Cha Tae Hyun (does he desperately need money?) paired with Victoria of f(x) to represent China and Fuji … Continue reading →
Holy bazookas is this upcoming J-dorama looking better and better. With less than two weeks left before the premiere of the Fuji TV getsu9 (Monday at 9) Nobunaga Concerto, the production blew me away with the release of the fantastic drama posters. I haven’t seen a single drama poster this creative with great narrative foreshadowing all year. Why can’t K-dramas … Continue reading →
It’s getting harder for My Lovely Girl (My Lovable Girl) to sell the preordained OTP when the narrative starts to tie Se Na and Shi Woo together in mutual success or failure. Sure the rise and fall of AnA hinges on developing new talent to fill the void left by the departure of Infinite Power, and conveniently that option combines Se … Continue reading →
Regardless of how the Korean version of Nodame Cantabile ends up, at least the early stills from the drama have been promising enough. I don’t have a problem with Joo Won or Shim Eun Kyung‘s sartorial styling or accuracy in mimicking a musical expert since I’m not particularly a stickler for those things. I do like that they seem to … Continue reading →
The Golden Rooster Hundred Flower Film Festival opened last weekend in Lanzhou China and this year the popular vote Hundred Flower Awards was up for grabs. It’s been yet another blockbuster year in Chinese entertainment with quite a few box office successes to crow about (har har). While the Golden Rooster Awards is the industry vote akin to the Oscars, the … Continue reading →
Hot on the heels of the he-said-they-said war of the words between Hyun Bin‘s agency and the production company of MBC‘s upcoming Kill Me Heal Me over whether or not Binnie was offered the role initially (I’ll explain it all below the jump in detail), today there is breaking casting consideration news that gets me all excited. Hyun Bin is … Continue reading →