I’m in an extra good mood with the satisfying ending to tvN fantasy drama See You in My 19th Life so the rest of the summer now feels like a good to have, So seeing Namgoong Min bringing his utmost sageuk intensity is just the cherry on top as I await the premiere of MBC drama My Dearest (Lovers) this … Continue reading →
This sageuk continues to look better and better and I’m talking about MBC drama My Dearest (Lovers) which harkens back to a more low key feel. Leads Namgoong Min and Ahn Eun Jin are styled to look way more realistic in period wear along with minimal makeup. It allows their acting to take center stage and we can see so … Continue reading →
I still remember the heyday of the 2000s when MBC sageuks were the sageuks to rule them all. Sadly the long form slow burn and more accurate to history sageuks were replaced by more youth romance and fusion sageuks but it appears MBC is going back to the original formula for the upcoming K-drama My Dearest (Lovers). Starring Namgoong Min … Continue reading →
K-actor Yoo Ah In actually has a few upcoming projects both movie and drama and the first confirmed news this week was Netflix replacing him in the yet to film Hellbound 2. But for the completed projects, today a supporting actor on the Netflix drama Goodbye Earth posted a lament on his SNS that it was such an honor to … Continue reading →
The hardest working top actor male lead in K-ent continues his nonstop schedule as well as diversified roles. Namgoong Min is going from the quirky legal drama One Dollar Lawyer next to the MBC sageuk romance drama just titled Lovers. Not to be confused with the Kim Eun Sook penned 2006 romance drama also called Lovers. This sageuk lovers has … Continue reading →
I hope this drama gets a new name and STAT but otherwise it sounds right up my alley. K-ent is reporting that Namgoong Min and Ahn Eun Jin will be coupling up for a MBC sageuk drama titled Lovers. Not to be confused by the late aughts modern drama of the same name, this drama tells of a Joseon era … Continue reading →
This year 2021 exploded the Netflix produced K-drama hit machine and validated the slow and steady way the streaming platform entered the K-drama market 4 years ago and now carved out its own successful niche. It excels in the shorter and tighter plotted K-dramas and really takes risks with edgier far like horror, sci-fi, and dark fantasy. Not many Netflix … Continue reading →
Running this blog for so long there are times I still think the era is X when it’s really moved on to Y. It happens fast in K-pop more than K-dramas and definitely K-movies rarely move the top line. But for actors and actresses there are generational shifts and formerly it was the ’87 line that K-ent kept a close … Continue reading →
