It’s a bad week to be Ro Woon but this too shall pass as it’s not the biggest faux pas. The actor attended and co-hosted the 2023 KBS Drama Awards and received criticism for both. For the hosting, he was dogged for being stuff and reading off the teleprompter when his other co-hosts were natural and conversational with this hosting. Then he received complaints for receiving a Best Actor awards for The Matchmakers when it got the same level ratings as My Perfect Stranger and Kim Dong Wook did not receive an acting award. Conversely Oasis did better in ratings so netizens are fine with Jang Dong Yoon getting an acting award. If the first controversy of 2024 in K-ent is this little one then I am fine with it.
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My Coffee Prince and Anchor-nim is married! Kim Dong Wook announced a few months ago that he was getting married at year end and that day has arrived, the actor tied the knot this Friday in Seoul at a wedding … Continue reading
Awwwwww, Anchor-nim is getting married! Congrats so much to this news that K-actor Kim Dong Wook is settling down. His agency confirmed earlier today news reports about him tying the knot, saying that his future wife is a non-celeb so … Continue reading
I’m so excited that there is not just one but two Kim Dong Wook dramas scheduled for this year. The first one to arrive is KBS Mon-Tues romance drama with a time-travel and mystery twist called Run into You (Korean … Continue reading
This sweetness could not have come at a better time to wash away the acrid taste that was The Interest of Love from my palette. Moon Ga Young did her best with a thoroughly frustrating character who created her own … Continue reading
There is a Chinese saying of “tossing the dog treats” when it comes to a couple dropping cuteness whether real life or reel life. The two leads Kim Dong Wook and Moon Ga Young went above and beyond during the … Continue reading
After the delayed surprise that was my watching Find Me in Your Memory a good two years late, I decided no more passing up on Kim Dong Wook romance dramas even if the premise doesn’t sound all that interesting off … Continue reading
There are plenty of good (and bad) K-dramas that slip through my cracks, even ones I intend to watch. It’s a thing called real life other stuff and timing, and sometimes I’m glad I avoided a hot mess. This weekend … Continue reading
OMG, Anchor-nim is coming back! I’m just emerging from my Find Me in Your Memory better late than never obsession for the past two weeks so this news is like manna from Heaven. Kim Dong Wook is confirmed for a … Continue reading
This may end up being the highlight of this drama, lol, what with the complete disappointment so far in not getting either ratings or buzz. tvN Fri-Sat entertainment industry drama Shooting Star (or Sh**ting Stars) started with ratings of 1.632% … Continue reading
I remember reading so many novels growing up, I was basically an English major in literary consumption but chose another bachelor of arts discipline for more practical purposes. Novels are a funny thing, as an voracious reader I was able … Continue reading
It’s another disappointment in terms of ratings for tvN in the Mon-Tues time slot, after Doom at Your Service now You Are My Spring is underperforming in terms of rating and critical feedback though the reasons differ. While Doom was … Continue reading
Newly arrived tvN drama You are My Spring is……interesting to say the least. I watched episode 1 and can’t for the life of me decide if I like it or dislike it. If it wasn’t for leads Seo Hyun Jin … Continue reading