Modern day celebrity has diluted the aura and mystique of what used to constitute stardom, it’s basically DIY with some sort of social media account and a lot of shameless gumption. That makes it more special to witness and appreciate true stars for having the beauty and charisma to warrant acknowledgment of their aspirational power. In the K-ent realm movie … Continue reading →
It’s impossible for everything to always be a success but on the hit-and-miss scale the career of Jeon Ji Hyun has been exceptionally successful to a mind-boggling degree. Setting aside her acting or box office and ratings successes, she’s been quite the trend setter for nearly two decades and it’s not hard to see why. Her beauty is both breathtaking … Continue reading →
When I crack jokes about someone being so insanely beautiful she would look pretty in a potato sack, I never thought a brand pictorial would actually give that a shot. A new shoe brand CF featuring effortless beauty Jeon Ji Hyun decided to focus on the shoes by putting her in the denim dress equivalent of a ruck sack, and … Continue reading →
There is only so much an actor or actress can do to keep one-upping themselves. At some point they butt up against an iconic performance or a once in a lifetime role. I breathed a huge sigh of relief when Kim Soo Hyun followed up You From Another Star with Producer, going from too cool super powered alien professor to … Continue reading →
I can’t be the only one worried about a potential truck of doom once Legend of the Blue Sea set its long awaited mommy-son moment in an intersection of all places. But then I realize that super strength Shim Chung is right next to mommy and can keep her safe, but it looks like the writer isn’t headed down that … Continue reading →
I’m so happy that Legend of the Blue Sea continued its upward narrative momentum from last week’s episodes 9 and 10. This week the ratings remained relatively steady with 16.7% and 17.3% in episodes 11 and 12, respectively, but the ratings don’t reflect how smoothly the OTP romance is progressing on a satisfying track. Joon Jae and Shim Chung spend … Continue reading →
This week’s episodes of Legend of the Blue Sea will hopefully build on the fantastic last two episodes, heralding a connective thread and emotional sincerity breakthrough for Lee Min Ho‘s Joon Jae. It follows from the two episodes prior where Jeon Ji Hyun‘s Shim Chung understood her peril and mortality on land and chose to stick with love, following her … Continue reading →
My patience has finally paid off when it comes to Legend of the Blue Sea, this week’s episodes 9 and 10 were the best from the drama yet and finally makes me connect and care about both leads. I got there last week with mermaid Shim Chung thanks to Jo Jung Seok’s perfect merman cameo, making her know that her … Continue reading →
Top Korean actress Jeon Ji Hyun will have plenty of pocket money this Christmas for presents, what with taking in the most CF income by far of any Korean star for 2016. Jeon Ji Hyun not only is the number 1 CF earner in South Korea, this year she set a new record taking in 14 billion won in endorsements … Continue reading →
Wow, I’m rather impressed someone beat Song Joong Ki in this year’s vote for a drama category poll, but then again I don’t think Joong Ki minds in the least when it’s one of his best friends Park Bo Gum. It’s a one-two punch for these two, topping the Gallup Poll’s Top Actor/Actress poll of 2016. Park Bo Gum won … Continue reading →
Even if screenwriter Park Ji Eun is basically copying the entire narrative structure of her own hit You From Another Star, last week’s episode 8 of Legend of the Blue Sea ended with the possibility of a breakthrough. There have been too many near misses where Joon Jae finds out Shim Chung is a mermaid so I’m all ready for … Continue reading →
Congrats is in store for yet another accomplishment for this year’s Hallyu star breakout Song Joong Ki. already a well known and acclaimed young actor in South Korea but reached a much wider stage this year with the success of hit drama Descendants of the Sun. That success rocketed him to the top of the list of South Korean consumer’s … Continue reading →
Romance is legit blossoming in this week’s episodes 7 and 8 of Legend of the Blue Sea, still the ratings leader by far in the Wed-Thurs time slot but episode 8’s ratings stayed exactly the same as episode 7 at 17.4%. The drama still engages on the visual front with bits and pieces of narrative treats, but at this stage … Continue reading →
