I found the nominees released last week for the 2019 Korean Drama Awards already super meh and now the winners mostly meh as well. The only worthwhile wins went to veteran leading man Choi Soo Jong for SBS hit weekend … Continue reading
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I can’t believe it’s been 14 years now since the then upstart and rather random Seoul International Drama Awards started. The 2019 ceremony was held this week in Seoul, of course, and the winners from the K-drama side was Fiery … Continue reading
The trio of priest, cop, and taxi-driving shaman is reuniting for the big screen and I have mixed feelings about it. OCN horror drama The Guest was a riveting watch for me last year and one of my favorites from … Continue reading
Time for an eyeball cleansing break courtesy of K-actor Kim Dong Wook in the first stills from upcoming MBCÂ drama Special Labor Inspector (Jo Jang Poong). Unfortunately Item is turning out to be rather disjointed so that’s a bummer but the … Continue reading
If the just premiered tvN Wed-Thurs rom-com Touch Your Heart feels like a total throwback to what a drama rom-com a decade ago looks like, then the upcoming movie Trade Your Love gives off the same vibes and I’m not … Continue reading
This is a great time to strike while the iron is hot for K-actor Kim Dong Wook, coming off a critically lauded and ratings successful turn in the horror thriller K-drama The Guest. His oeuvre has never been mainstream or … Continue reading
I went into recently finished OCN supernatural thriller drama The Guest for Kim Jae Wook and left adding Kim Dong Wook to my stable of charismatic leading men who happen to be great actors. I’m thrilled Kim Dong Wook is … Continue reading
There’s probably a joke somewhere about a taxi driver, a priest, and a cop walking into a place together, but for OCN thriller drama The Guest it just means they are about to kick some supernatural baddie’s arse back to … Continue reading
I’m so sad to say goodbye to OCN Wed-Thurs spooky thriller drama The Guest but goodness does everyone need a break from the intensity and sadness. I think all the leads Kim Dong Wook, Kim Jae Wook, and Jung Eun … Continue reading
The newly premiered OCN Wed-Thurs drama The Guest (or Hand: The Guest) feels like it came one month late. It should have premiered in August during the traditional lunar new year ghost month because it is hella creepy and thoroughly … Continue reading
Cable channel OCN has really cemented itself as a legit player in the K-drama industry with a slew of hit shows that focus on the thriller or procedural genre. It’s branching out of the existing K-drama airing time slots to … Continue reading
The drama with one of the worst sounding titles is off to start with one of the best casts around, insofar as it makes for somewhat of a Coffee Prince reunion. OCN religious and supernatural themed police thriller Hand: The … Continue reading
It’s fantastic news Tuesday as K-ent is reporting on something I’m so glad I’ve stuck with watching K-dramas long enough to see. K-actor Kim Jae Wook has finally FINALLY been offered a leading man role in a drama and goodness … Continue reading