The 2018 54th Annual Baeksang Awards nominees are out and honestly each year I care a smidge less because I watch less of all the offerings and also the older one gets the less emotionally invested in these show affairs. On the television side which I at least watched more than the K-movies, the Best Drama nominees were led by … Continue reading →
There are visual goals for every decade of my life and K-actress Kim Hee Sun is my 40’s goals with how she’s balanced a career, husband, daughter, and aging gracefully. I’ve been really cheering on her recent K-drama growth with projects starting with Wonderful Days, Angry Mom, and most recently Women of Dignity. Up next is likely fantasy tinged K-drama … Continue reading →
The 2017 Asia Artist Awards went off without a hitch, other than the usual fashion boredom that is now part and parcel with every Korean red carpet. It’s like the ladies make no effort to be creative or challenging, or if they did make an effort and that’s the dress each chose then that’s even worse! The men get a … Continue reading →
This is a post solely to prep for this week’s Asia Artist Awards, thank to the star-studded line up that will be making an appearance either to present or to perform. On the acting stars alone it’s worth checking out – Lee Seung Gi will be making his first entertainment appearance since his military discharge two weeks ago, and also … Continue reading →
Red must be one of the colors of fall 2017 since Vogue Korea went all in with the color and K-actress Kim Hee Sun for an upcoming October pictorial. It’s not pretty insomuch as it’s striking, the kind of visuals that you stop in your tracks and do a double take without deciding whether you like it or not. There’s … Continue reading →
I still get a smile when I think of Kim Hee Sun‘s last drama Angry Mom, the affection I have for her performance almost makes me want to give Faith another chance. I’m leaning going back down memory lane rather than look forward to her recently finished drama Women of Dignity with Kim Sun Ah, it was darker than I’m … Continue reading →
A huge stupendous congratulations for just concluded jTBC weekend drama Women of Dignity, shattering records and accolades along the way of telling the female life story with renewed energy and vigor. The drama already broke the cable network’s own best episode rating record four episodes ago when it had a rating in the 9% range slightly higher then previous record … Continue reading →
I’ve heard the current buzz in dramaland has been with recently ended tvN drama Secret Forest (Stranger), which got high cable ratings starting over 3% and going up steadily to end with 6.5% for the final episode. I’ve yet to catch up with the darker dramas as summer time I’m in the mood for lighter fare, even light poorly plotted … Continue reading →
Looks like the baton has passed from cable network tvN to jTBC for the time being, as the formerly underdog network now has two back-to-back drama hits on its hands with Strong Woman Do Bong Soon and now Man to Man. That’ll keep the interest high for the network’s upcoming drama Woman of Dignity when it premieres in June after … Continue reading →
While bromance has always been popular in movies and dramas, the doubling up of strong female leads and connections remains the outlier. Currently airing MBC drama Night Light features strong female personalities in Lee Yo Won and UEE but the drama has been low rated since its start and it’s hard to see if audiences embrace that set up. Next … Continue reading →
A girl-centric K-drama isn’t that uncommon but the double whammy of two incredible and older leading ladies headlining upcoming SBS drama Woman of Dignity is definitely worth celebrating. Starring Kim Hee Sun and Kim Sun Ah, the two Kim leading ladies bring their collective star power to start of 2017 with a story of contrasting fates – Kim Hee Sun … Continue reading →
It’s not exactly awards season yet in K-ent but the chips are falling as expected even for the one-off awards event such as the just held APAN Star Awards sponsored by the Daejeon Drama Festival. The big winner was Descendants of the Sun, taking home Best Drama, as well as its male lead Song Joong Ki, sweeping up the Daesang, adding … Continue reading →
After Choi Ji Woo hit a sweet spot with cable in tvN drama Second Time Twenty Again, two more forty and over are heading to cable and also doing the pre-produced format. Kim Hee Sun and Kim Sun Ah are in talks for jTBC drama Classy Her (or Her with Class), making it not just female lead centric but also … Continue reading →
