The upcoming jTBC romance King the Land probably spent most of its budget on hiring two top idol-actor leads in Yoona and Junho because it’s sorely lacking in the art department lol. But that may not matter when the end result arrives and they show the money was well spent on two charming leads that can turn the overdone prince … Continue reading →
I don’t know who greenlit this drama but it’s either going to be the throwback romance longtime K-drama lovers didn’t realize we needed or a pointless retread of tropes that don’t work anymore. I’m hoping for the former when jTBC premieres King the Land in mid-June but even with optimism the first poster and new trailer just looks so cheesy … Continue reading →
I’m super excited for this K-drama and ready for all the old school feels with two leads I like. Junho and Yoona will be back on the small screen in June for the jTBC Fri-Sat romance King the Land, which I hope gets a better English title lol. He’s the successful chaebol heir to a hotel empire and she’s the … Continue reading →
Seeing two same generation former top K-pop idols turned legit award winning actor/actress now working together on what sounds like a classic K-drama romance is a great thing to look forward to in 2023. Junho and Yoona will be starring in the K-drama King the Land, which I’m sure will get a better title as it progresses, making a cute … Continue reading →
It’s happening and I for one am super excited. The upcoming romance drama King the Land has landed a broadcast channel, it will be airing on jTBC sometime in 2023. It’s high profile thanks to casting two good looking idols with Junho pairing up with Yoona, not to mention both are currently in career highs. He had The Red Sleeve … Continue reading →
Awwwwww, it’s like two dads just marveling at how well and grow up their little boy is now lololol! This Tuesday was the VIP premiere in Seoul of the thriller action movie Hunt, it’s Lee Jung Jae‘s directorial debut and he also stars in the movie alongside his real life bestie and fellow A-movie star Jung Woo Sung. The movie … Continue reading →
K-actor Junho (Lee Jun Ho) is one of those rare double Baeksang winners in that he won two awards in the same year ceremony. It’s happened before but he hit that sweet spot of being a first time Best Actor drama nominee and winning for The Red Sleeve Cuff and also being so popular it was a runaway win for … Continue reading →
Oh I love seeing how the cheese is made! This also gives more legitimacy so here goes – the 2022 Baeksang Awards was last Friday and the judges have announced how the voting went. I’m only covering the television side, and the Daesang there went to the Netflix drama Squid Game and after the first round of voting in the … Continue reading →
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 →
The Baeksang Awards has a dedicated Popularity Award for Male and Female Star and it’s a free for all among every single nominee in any category. That means the best song nominee is competing with the movie category nominee with the television category nominee, which is great because it’s the very definition of popular. But in Korea its about how … Continue reading →
Squeeeeee, a same gen idol-actor combo that sounds so perfect paired up now! K-ent is reporting that Junho and Yoona are cast in a rom-com K-drama together, probably one of those SM-JYP stan pairings from a decade ago but who cares that’s its taken this long to happen as long as it’s happening. He’s in 2PM and she’s of course … Continue reading →
Another round of multiple positives from K-ent in the never ending COVID-19 pandemic. This time it’s three drama leading men all confirming on the same day and with it multiple projects are halting filming. Junho tested positive as did Lee Jong Hyuk and Seo In Guk. Their respective agencies all confirmed the stars are multiple vaxxed and just recovering at … Continue reading →
Wow, what a wonderful mentoring and magnanimous thing to say, but so true that as time passes whatever is THE BEST will be supplanted in ways that show growth and evolution. Top actor Lee Seo Jin came back to drama land recently with a TVing streaming drama Dr. Park’s Clinic and this week he gave press interviews during which he … Continue reading →
