I won’t read into the reason given as it could be true or just an excuse but I think this may be a smart choice for Jeon Ji Hyun. The top actress has turned down big budget and high profile espionage and political thriller K-drama The Koreans opposite Lee Byung Hun. She will instead head into filming fantasy romance K-drama … Continue reading →
The title for Jeon Ji Hyun‘s most recent last drama Tempest ended up being fitting for all the wrong reasons, with scenes and dialogue drawing the ire of Mainland Chinese viewers for what was deemed insulting to their country. A true tempest in a teapot if you will. But life goes on and she’s now in talks for her next … Continue reading →
It looks like the controversy in Mainland China over K-actress Jeon Ji Hyun’s new K-drama Tempest having scenes or dialogue that allegedly insult the country has reached a nadir. The top brands such as Piaget, La Mer, Louis Vuitton and more which have running advertisements and online CFs featuring Jeon Ji Hyun as their brand spokesmodel have all pulled anything … Continue reading →
Well this is much ado about nothing lol. Jeon Ji Hyun is back on the small screen this month with political thriller Tempest opposite Kang Dong Won, and the series airs on Disney+ so there are no ratings to report but the streaming viewership appears to be solid enough. This week in the new episode aired, C-netizens got offended by … Continue reading →
This sounds like both a prestige project and a potential big budget blockbuster type K-drama. K-ent is reporting that top stars Jeon Ji Hyun and Lee Byung Hun are in talks to headline the K-drama The Koreans, adapted from the hit US show The Americans. It will follow a married couple of North Korean spies living in South Korea, like … Continue reading →
This year 2025 was supposed to be a big year for Disney+ K-dramas, with the platform late last year holding a splashy star-studded media event in Singapore with the stars of the various on deck shows attending. Then in March of this year right before the biggest of all its K-dramas Knock Off was about to air the next month, … Continue reading →
Fantasy romance K-drama The Legend of the Blue Sea was a mid-hit when it aired thanks to top level leads Jeon Ji Hyun and Lee Min Ho along with a different and first time K-drama take on The Little Mermaid romance transplanted to Joseon and present eras. It had more bad than good but surprisingly I enjoyed it more than … Continue reading →
With over three decades in the business, it’s high time top actress Jeon Ji Hyun takes the reins of her own career. She was mulling over her options in the last month after deciding not to re sign with her existing agency, and in the end has picked going solo for her next phase. She announced the formation of her … Continue reading →
This may be one of the most expected developments considering what has (or has not happened) since top actress Jeon Ji Hyun signed with her agency Ieum Hashtag in 2022 three years ago. She has done only one drama the Disney+ series Tempest which hasn’t even aired yet. This past week she was in Europe looking her most glamourous self … Continue reading →
You know a drama is a once-a-generation type hit when I can still immediately remember the female lead character’s name off the top of my head and also throwback to a scene with her in a nanosecond. Top actress Jeon Ji Hyun joined the parade of K-stars in the recent week heading to Paris for fashion events, and she brought … Continue reading →
So this drama was announced last year with big excitement since it was the pairing up onscreen of two big Korean movie stars, one of whom hasn’t been in dramas for over two decades. I’m talking about the political intrigue K-drama Tempest (Korean title Polaris) starring Jeon Ji Hyun and Kang Dong Won, with Korean-American actor John Cho also in … Continue reading →
I don’t recall seeing top actress Jeon Ji Hyun last month at the Paris fall fashion shows but she’s clearly still quite sought after as this week she landed a new couture gig. She’s the latest K-celeb to be named House Ambassador for Louis Vuitton, joining Lisa for the younger crowd and Gong Yoo repping the menswear. The brand released … Continue reading →
The phenomenon that is smacking shirts (Chinese colloquial slang for wearing the same outfit) has really crossed country and industry lines so much so that it’s a stark reminder that there aren’t that many fashion houses out there. If we take the top ten from France, Italy, and US, chances are there is only so many red carpet, performance, and … Continue reading →
