I can throw reality to the wind with a lot of K-dramas but for some reason Love in Contract just didn’t work for me on set up and then never delivered anything beyond the distasteful premise to make it a worthwhile watch. I was intrigued into to watch through episode 8 and then off-and-on to see how the plot unfolded … Continue reading →
I’m not sure what the instructions were for filming these character posters but it’s like every person involved were doing disparate things that was later stitched together badly. tvN Wed-Thurs drama Love in Contract with Park Min Young as a contract girlfriend/bride/wife and Go Kyung Pyo and Kim Jae Young as two of her clients released new posters and teasers … Continue reading →
The contract dating/engagement/cohabition/marriage has been a major K-drama rom-com trope for a good two decades but this upcoming drama puts it directly as the center of a job. Park Min Young for Love in Contract (Korean title MonWedFriTuesThursSat) plays a contract marriage professional who gets paid by men to pretend date them so they can live their ideal lives. Her … Continue reading →
Recently Netflix has been getting flack for its self-produced shows and movies, namely that there hasn’t been as good a quality as previous years and the hits from this year come from licensed shows that stream on the platform. I wouldn’t signal the death knell on Netflix anytime soon but I’m selfishly wishing all its new movies and dramas are … Continue reading →
A new rom-com has its main trio cast and includes one very hardworking female lead who keeps going back-to-back with her projects. Weeks after finishing up Forecasting Love and Weather, K-actress Park Min Young has accepted her next project the romance drama MonWedFriTuesThursSat opposite confirmed male leads Go Kyung Pyo and Kim Jae Young. She plays a woman who has … Continue reading →
Erm, no need for panic? Yet? I don’t know, other than this is just two separate cases that happen to hit the news waves on the same day. First K-actor Go Kyung Pyo tests positive for COVID-19 and enters quarantine. Like I said last week, the positive tests in K-ent seems to be at least 1 a week but nothing … Continue reading →
I love a fast and fun heist money, even ones that are not perfect can still deliver a worthwhile two hours of entertainment. A big budget star studded one is coming soon from Netflix which is also expanding its Korean movie production and this one sounds fantastic! The streaming giant is funding the production of Seoul Vibe (Seoul Battle) and … Continue reading →
As if I need another reason to love newly arrived tvN fantasy romance My Roommate is a Gumiho, a guest star is arriving that adds another layer of cuteness plus nostalgia. Sadly Ryu Jun Yeol is filming a drama and Park Bo Gum is off in the army, but another Answer Me 1988 male lead is showing up to reunite … Continue reading →
Weddings have been cancelled or postponed for over a year in many countries since the pandemic started it’s actually nice to see one happen with a semblance of normalcy. K-actor Ryu Deok Hwan got married in Seoul over the weekend, to his non-celebrity fiancee of over 8 years. He’s been in so many movies and dramas with a wide swatch … Continue reading →
All drama production has resumed since the last August into early September two week pause due to COVID-19 resurgence in South Korea. I’m glad everyone practiced safety over profit and entertainment, but that does mean many upcoming dramas pushed back its premiere date. That includes jTBC‘s Private Life with Go Kyung Pyo, Seohyun, Kim Hyo Jin, and Kim Young Min … Continue reading →
I always like seeing drama leads do a fashion pictorial prior to the drama premiere, early promos add more flavor on what to expect in terms of chemistry. I’ve been noncommittal with Go Kyung Pyo and Seohyun‘s upcoming drama Private Life but am adding interest seeing them in the September 2020 edition of Marie Claire Korea. Go Kyung Pyo is … Continue reading →
September looks to start off smoldering with the vestiges of the Indian summer thanks the stylish swindling efforts of the leads of upcoming jTBC drama Private Life. The drama premieres the first week of September in the Wed-Thurs time slot following Can We Love, and changes the tone from woman searching for love for lots of robin hood type crooks … Continue reading →
Not to be confused with last year’s rom-com tvN drama Her Private Life, the upcoming jTBC thriller Private Life released script reading stills this week as the drama is starting promotions to take over the Wed-Thurs time slot after Was It Love. Starring Go Kyung Pyo as his first military discharge return project along with Seohyun, Kim Hyo Jin, and … Continue reading →
