Every magazine has it’s unique demographic and K-actor Gong Yoo is exactly how I picture an Esquire man. He’s too rugged and offbeat at times to be full on GQ nor is he overly worked out and fit to personify the fitness rags. For the June 2017 issue of Esquire Korea, Gong Yoo is bathed in the overexposed light of … Continue reading →
The happy and jam packed Hong Kong fan meeting for Hallyu actor Gong Yoo went off without a hitch this weekend, unless you count his singularly unattractive salmon colored casual suit and sockless white tennis shoes combination. The even better news is that Gong Yoo revealed in Hong Kong that he’s coming back with his next acting project soon, and … Continue reading →
Bromance gets tons of attention in entertainment whether in real life or characters onscreen but less visible are the long lasting friendships that don’t have a quippy name. For well over a decade two stars have remained good friends in K-ent and doing so even without a dating scandal! Ever since playing the CP in Biscuit Teacher and Star Candy, … Continue reading →
Couples were not the focal point of the 2017 Baeksangs, whether onscreen pairings or real life couples, the event was mostly devoid of shippable moments for fans. An exception was seeing the Moonlight Drawn by Clouds couple Park Bo Gum and Kim Yoo Jung reunited on stage, and the picture above where she fixes his shirt is straight out of … Continue reading →
Summer feels like its around the corner when I see the latest beach pictorial of Gong Yoo for the brand Discovery Expedition. The outdoor wear trend in South Korea doesn’t look like its slowing down in any way and beaches of Busan and Jejudo seem perfect to catch a wave. Sometimes a brand model doesn’t come across as the perfect … Continue reading →
It’s nice for a brand to have the perfect spokesperson and to put their money where their mouth is. Skincare line The Body Shop has always been eco and animal friendly in their products and this week held an event in Seoul to promote awareness against animal testing in consumer products. Hear hear! Front and center at the event was … Continue reading →
K-actor Gong Yoo‘s high flying popularity in the past year is coming to the big international stage as his agency revealed the star recently sat down for a CNN interview. It’s no surprise and totally deserved recognition as his movie Train to Busan was the top grossing movie in South Korea in 2016, and his drama Goblin broke records as … Continue reading →
The nominations are out for the 53rd annual Baeksang Arts Awards, to be held on May 3rd in Seoul. Leading the pack on the television side of the nominations is last year’s runaway cable drama hit Goblin: The Lonely and Shining God – netting Best Drama, Best Actor for Gong Yoo, Best Actress for Kim Go Eun, Best Screenplay for … Continue reading →
I don’t know who to thank for this photoshoot, whether for brand Epigram or because the model is Gong Yoo who can do no wrong. All I know is that I am swooning and more swooning over this pictorial of Gong Yoo being, well, himself in all his boyish casual glory. For daily menswear brand Epigram, Gong Yoo has morphed … Continue reading →
Fans of Lee Dong Wook attending his Seoul fan meeting this past weekend got a special treat with the presence of special guest Gong Yoo to increase the star wattage at the event. Goblin finished airing over a month ago but the lingering buzz is strong since the current television drama offerings hasn’t generated a successor with such high ratings … Continue reading →
The Goblin is out and about this weekend in Seoul, looking fly and happy attending a brand event and dazzling the fans. Gong Yoo may have hung up his immortal mantle and resumed like as just a top star with millions of fans, but the charm and originality of his character and performance in Goblin will stay with him for … Continue reading →
I really miss my Goblin cuties, with re-watching the drama not enough thrill compared to the excitement of live watching the drama for two months. Nothing so far in 2017 has hooked me, forget to the degree I was obsessed with Goblin, but a breather from intense drama viewing is needed to reset. The leads of Goblin are all headed … Continue reading →
There’s someone for everyone and that goes for dream dates as well as real ones. A recent poll on Korea asked thousands of women who they wanted to go on a Valentine’s Day date with and the results match the current It Men dominating the popularity polls. Leading the way was the lonely and shining goblin himself Gong Yoo, with … Continue reading →
