Kim Yoo Jung, Yoon Kyun Sang and Cast Attend Drama Wrap Party for Clean with Passion For Now

Cable network jTBC Mon-Tues rom-com Clean With Passion for Now is ending next week on February 4th right on lunar new year and all it’s done is inspire me to clean (good) without an inspiration to keeping watching the drama (bad). I watched up to episode 8 and then just paused due to inertia rather than proactive refusal to continue so those who have held on please share an yay or nay on whether the drama is worth following. I think Kim Yoo Jung was perfect as the female lead but eight episodes is enough to convince me that Yoon Kyun Sang was rightfully pegged as miscast as the male lead. In both his portrayal of the character and chemistry with Kim Yoo Jung, I just didn’t feel it. In terms of their overall careers this drama is harmless enough even has a relative misfire that there isn’t any long term repercussions, so overall I just think a rom-com continues to lie and die by the chemistry of the two leads and age/visuals/size differential/aura are the four elements that cannot over overcome by sheer acting ability alone. Continue reading

Encounter and Sky Castle Lead the Good Data November Drama Rankings While Park Bo Gum and Song Hye Kyo Top the Acting Side

Korean polling platform Good Data provides weekly buzz rankings based on search words and this past week was worth a visit since there were three new dramas premiering and four total dramas released in the last two weeks. Topping the … Continue reading

The Charmingly Goofy jTBC Drama Clean With Passion For Now Premieres to Cable High 4.0% Ratings

I’m going to give all the credit to young actress Kim Yoo Jung for the success of just premiered jTBC rom-com Clean With Passion For Now. She’s so effervescent and a fantastic actress in conveying any emotion that she’s the … Continue reading