The start of 2026 in K-drama land hasn’t been smooth. Netflix had a good showing with Can This Love be Translated but shortly thereafter male lead Kim Sun Ho got into a tax evasion scandal. Only Ji Sung and The Judge Returns is doing well in K-drama land but not enough to generate stronger buzz. So SBS really needs to … Continue reading →
I think the gumiho and human romance K-drama has hit double digits or at least close enough with the addition next month of SBS drama No Tail to Tell (Human From Today). I can count watching at least half a dozen myself and there are smatterings of it built into other dramas, but this Korean folklore and superstitious myth of … Continue reading →
The nine-tailed fox (gumiho) and human romance is becoming as ubiquitous a K-drama set up as the chaebol guy and plucky poor girl scenario. Not complaining but it does mean each coupling has to have either an unique twist or amazing chemistry between the leads to give it a differentiating and worth watching factor. SBS January 2026 rom-com K-drama Human … Continue reading →
Legal K-drama Good Partner was a big win last year in K-drama land even when it finished there was talk of a second season. Good Partner 2 is for sure happening now but with a change in one of the lead actresses. Kim Hye Yoon will be taking over for Nam Ji Hyun who is not returning for GP2, so … Continue reading →
So this is both a surprise and not a surprise, I think anyone of the five nominees in both the television side best actor and best actress categories could win but the winners were not who I thought would win. Joo Ji Hoon won Best Actor for Trauma Code: Heroes on Call while Kim Tae Ri became a two-time television … Continue reading →
So this is getting messy and I’m not informed as to how to manipulate online voting for awards so this is just sharing the accusations being thrown around for the 2025 Baeksang Awards public voting for the Popularity Award. And this type of fandom fighting has happened in prior years with this award so it’s a new thing, just with … Continue reading →
With so much distraction the last few weeks in K-ent it’s nice to get back to regular business and none bigger than the 2025 Baeksang Awards nominations which came out this week. On the drama side, When Life You You Tangerines led the pack with the most nominations across Best Drama, Best Actor and Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Actress, … Continue reading →
Man, talk about the production of Lovely Runner continuing to praise one lead or criticize the other. Months ago the PD of the drama was criticized for saying that he needed Kim Hye Yoon to improve her looks and visuals for the drama, calling it “tough love” so she could be seen as the best version of herself onscreen and … Continue reading →
So Kim Hye Yoon may have more fan meetings and overseas trips on deck but it does feel like summer is coming to a close with all those concerts and trips and events overall for everyone, famous or not. She’s been getting much more media attention than usual thanks to the spring drama success of Lovely Runner and with it … Continue reading →
This week the event called the NEWSIS K-EXPO took place and was sponsored by many Korean agencies and government groups including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, Seoul Metropolitan Council, Korea Creative Content Agency, and Seoul Tourism Organization. The event awarded Korean stars various prizes for their commitment and contribution to Korean culture this year and … Continue reading →
There is a new development with fantasy romance drama Human Starting From Today. It was originally offered to Shin Se Kyung but it appears that will not happen and K-ent is reporting that Kim Hye Yoon is now considering the role of the loving life gumiho female lead. The male lead remains Park Solomon (Lomon) and I like this pairing … Continue reading →
Grah, she’s so cute I just wanna squish her like a squishmallow! K-actress Kim Hye Yoon continued her near weekly airport departures in her busy summer of 2024 and this time she was spotted in head to toe Gucci from its summer collection. A cute and age-fitting denim dress paired with chunky loafers and a casual black backpack completed a … Continue reading →
Hahaha, this is going to generate some debate but oh wells, it’s still one point of reference. U-Next the largest streaming platform in Japan is declaring Lovely Runner the number 1 most popular Hallyu K-drama in the first half of 2024. I have no doubt LR is mega popular in Japan and if it wasn’t for the presence of Queen … Continue reading →
