The annual Baeksang Arts Awards was held this Friday night in Seoul and the 2022 edition totally dropped some surprises and some expected wins. In a first, the winner of the Popularity Awards Junho and Kim Tae Ri also won the Best Acting prizes in their respective categories. Junho took home Best Actor Drama for The Red Sleeve Cuff and … Continue reading →
Writing Jung Do Yeon and the words rom-com drama in the same sentence, never thought that would happen but here it is! The top award winning actress will be back on the small screen later this year in a genre she hasn’t been in for close to two decades. She’s confirmed to headline the romantic comedy drama One Shot Scandal … Continue reading →
The K-actor 200 list feels really timely, it was likely spurred on by the worldwide success of Parasite last year and of course this year veteran actress Youn Yuh Jung added to the K-ent recognition with her Best Actress Oscar win. I believe this is now week six of the K-actor 200 list reveal and this one is super cute … Continue reading →
Aaaaahhhhh this feels nice, a sense of normalcy and nostalgia for how big this awards got in recent years and perhaps a nice slimming down to focus on just the core competencies. The 2020 MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards) went off this weekend with a huge red carpet and many stars walking it in person. This is foremost a music … Continue reading →
Are we maybe seeing a resurgence in K-drama excitement along with ratings again. The two years has seen a slew of solid hits all the way to mega blockbusters and maybe the transformation of the industry to welcome joint productions and streaming has breathed new creativity and life in. With Crash Landing on You as the new tvN ratings champion, … Continue reading →
This is a tough lunar new year with the biggest country celebrating the holiday quarantining cities and trying to contain a viral outbreak. But life goes on and this Saturday January 25th, 2020 is the start of a new lunar calendar year with this being the year of the rat. The cast of currently filming tvN drama Wise Doctor Life … Continue reading →
Who here hasn’t picked instant gratification and then paid the price later on? We’re going to see that taken to the extreme in upcoming tvN drama When the Devil Calls Your Name as male lead Jung Kyung Ho makes a literal and figurative deal with the devil played by Park Sung Woong and then has to deal with paying the … Continue reading →
Would you make a deal with the devil? Event since Faust in the 18th century literature and successive mediums have grappled with this topic to varying ends. Upcoming tvN drama When the Devil Calls Your Name tackles it head on with male lead Jung Kyung Ho striking a deal with the literal devil played by Park Sung Woong in exchange … Continue reading →
Talk of drama reunions are almost always about the leads in a romantic setting but occasionally the bromance reunion pops up in discussion. Charismatic and talented male leads Jung Kyung Ho and Park Sung Woong must have loved working together on last year’s Life on Mars K-drama remake of the UK show because they are confirmed for the upcoming tvN … Continue reading →
This actually sounds super interesting and fresh for a K-drama at least. Jung Kyung Ho has a nose for picking interesting projects and his next will be the tvN drama When the Devil Calls Your Name. He plays a supremely successful music composer who has accomplished it all by selling his soul to the literal devil ten years prior. His … Continue reading →
Following behind the nominations for the Korean Drama Awards come the nominations for the 2018 APAN Star Awards which is on its 6th year now. It’s skewed towards the popular more than elite selection metrics but as always an interesting take on what dramas and actors/actresses are getting recognition in a drama year. The notable names up for the Daesang … Continue reading →
Where do I sign up and how quickly can this drama be injected into my drama loving veins is all I care about once I heard the names attached to star. The PD of Why Secretary Kim is prepping his next drama a rom-com adapted from a webtoon called Touch Your Heart (Touched By Honesty or Deliver the Truth) which … Continue reading →
I’m totes feeling the K-drama version of BBC show Life on Mars, there the same concept of a cop from the present time time-traveling decades to the past but here all the South Korean cultural vibes from the 80’s are presently so perfectly. Jung Kyung Ho reunites with his Cruel City PD for this drama but his cop this time … Continue reading →
