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K-ent Poll Finds Netizens Most Anticipating tvN Drama Cliffhanger as Well as Leads Joo Ji Hoon and Jeon Ji Hyun in the Acting Categories For the Remaining 2021 Drama Slate

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I’m psyched for tvN drama Cliffhanger (Mount Jiri or Jirisan) but actually didn’t feel it was trending this high on the K-netizens wish list. A recent online research firm poll of 1000 people ages 20 and up ask “what is your most anticipated K-drama as well as male actor and female actress for the remainder of 2021”? Cliffhanger was the … Continue reading →

Rookie Actress Choi Sung Eun From Beyond Evil Replaces Han So Hee in K-movie Gentleman with Joo Ji Hoon and Park Sung Woong

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Okay, this is a great replacement choice and I personally prefer it more. Rookie and rising young actress Choi Sung Eun has been tapped as the female lead in upcoming K-movie Gentleman, taking over from super buzzy IT actress Han So Hee after she declined the role citing exhaustion. Choi Sung Eun was a supporting lead in jTBC critically acclaimed … Continue reading →

Han So Hee Drops Out of K-movie Gentleman with Joo Ji Hoon Citing Exhaustion, Park Sung Woong Joins Cast as Second Male Lead

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There’s a sorta switcheroo or maybe musical chairs with K-movie Gentleman today in the news. Female lead Han So Hee, in what would have been her big screen debut, has dropped out of the movie with her agency citing exhaustion. That she was going into filming right after or near concurrently with jTBC drama Nevertheless and she’s also in the … Continue reading →

Joo Ji Hoon and Han So Hee Confirmed for Comedic Detective Movie Gentlemen Scheduled for May 2022

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The signatures are inked and the leads for the 2022 K-movie Gentlemen are finalized. Joo Ji Hoon and Han So Hee will work together in what is being described as a comedic detective movie where the two leads must team up to unravel a conspiracy. Joo Ji Hoon plays the head of a private detective agency who gets framed for … Continue reading →

Yoon Eun Hye Reveals on Knowing Bros that the Street Date and Kiss Scene with Joo Ji Hoon in Goong was Filmed Live with a Real Crowd

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Hearing news on classic Hallyu teen drama Goong (Princess Hours) is like a blast to the past. They really don’t make dramas like this anymore and this one still stands up on rewatch. Female lead Yoon Eun Hye was on variety show Knowing Bros this weekend and one topic she shared insider info on was filming the drama, specifically the … Continue reading →

Netflix Greenlights Another Kingdom Spinoff Called Kingdom: Crown Prince with Joo Ji Hoon

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It’s good timing for Netflix to release more zombie sageuk drama Kingdom news right now what with the side-story Kingdom: Ashin of the North being released in a few weeks in July 2021. The streaming platform announced today that it has greenlighted another Kingdom side episode titled Kingdom: Crown Prince which deals with the life of Joo Ji Hoon‘s lead … Continue reading →

Joo Ji Hoon and Han So Hee Reportedly Cast in K-movie Gentleman Filming in Fall of 2021

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Okay, at this point I’m watching to see if Han So Hee breaks some sort of record for being cast in the most movies and/or dramas in one year. I’m glad she’s not someone I’m particularly keen on (as of now) otherwise I would worry that she is headed towards over exposure, and also the more projects she’s in the … Continue reading →

Joo Ji Hoon Outshines the Watches in New Esquire Korea Pictorial for TAG Heuer

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I’m a huge menswear watch fan, not for myself of course but I adore the watch completion of an outfit whether for black tie or casual chic. It’s crazy how expensive the top watch brands are but it’s definitely an investment piece more lasting than even a bespoke suit. K-actor Joo Ji Hoon is modeling TAG Heuer in the pages … Continue reading →

Park Seo Joon Tops the Actor/Actress Group in the 2021 Forbes Power Celebrity List for South Korea

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The Forbes 2021 ranking of Power Celebrity is out for South Korean entertainment and it includes not just actors and actresses but all celebrities including sports stars and MCs. This remains more a snapshot of who had popular/breakout/buzzyworthy projects in that year than the overall popularity and power status in the industry, though it is worth noting if star stays … Continue reading →

Collection of the Tallest K-actors in 2020 for Your Viewing Pleasure

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I’ve watched K-dramas for so many years I’m almost inured to how insanely good looking the actors are and many who have equal talent to boot as well. Recently two dramas had me doing double takes and marveling at how those actors really filled up the screen with their height in ways that captivated my attention more than before. I’ve … Continue reading →

Lee Sung Kyung, Kim Sun Ho, Joo Ji Hoon and More Win Acting Side Prizes at the 2020 Asia Model Awards

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The Asia Model Awards always has an acting and actor/actress category since so many South Korean models go into acting or do it concurrently. This year’s 2020 awards highlighted actors and actresses who had hit dramas or was quite buzzy this year. Kim Sun Ho and Lee Sung Kyung won the Model Award, Joo Ji Hoon took home the Asia … Continue reading →

First Look at Jeon Ji Hyun and Joo Ji Hoon in Full Climber Mode for K-drama Mount Jiri

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Next year’s big dramas is definitely led by the wilderness survival K-drama Mount Jiri. Starring Jeon Ji Hyun and Joo Ji Hoon with the script by Kim Eun Hee of Kingdom and Signal and the PD of Mr. Sunshine, this drama screams both arthouse cred and Hallyu reach. The two leads play park rangers working in Jiri Mountain and encounter … Continue reading →

Jeon Ji Hyun and Joo Ji Hoon Start Filming K-drama Mount Jiri in September 2020, Filming Expected to Last Through June 2021

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I’m glad to see a K-drama take a location shoot seriously and expensively without needing to be in an exotic overseas locale. Upcoming highly anticipated human survival and nature drama Mount Jiri will be starting primary filming next month in September 2020. Starring Jeon Ji Hyun, Joo Ji Hyun, and Oh Jung Se, the drama will be filmed on location … Continue reading →