All I can think when I saw the first posters and teasers for the upcoming TVING sageuk drama Queen Woo is that if this was a K-movie it was definitely move into Forbidden Flower and The Concubine territory level of sex/power/fighting. Alas this is but a tightly wound 8-episode sageuk that puts female lead Jeon Jong Seo as the titular … Continue reading →
Filming has kicked up for what seems like a serious and darker sageuk drama Empress Woo (Queen Woo) and interestingly enough its purely a streaming drama airing on TVING. The drama stars primarily movie actress Jeon Jong Seo in her first sageuk role as the titular character with male leads Kim Moo Yeol, Ji Chang Wook, and Lee Soo Hyuk. … Continue reading →
Okay this is a wow cast and a really odd place to be producing such a drama. TVING has announced an exclusive sageuk drama airing on the streaming platform called Queen Woo. Movie actress Jeon Jong Seo plays the titular Queen Woo of Goguryeo who loses her husband the King and must consolidate her power as his widow by levirate … Continue reading →
These two really took family planning seriously lol! K-actor Kim Moo Yeol and K-actress Yoon Seung Ah announced this week that the couple welcomed their first child together last week on June 8th. Their little baby boy was born healthy and mommy and son are home resting now. The new parents have been married since 2015 and dated years before … Continue reading →
The Netflix experiment has not done a straight up legal drama until now and it’s getting great reviews if not as much buzz as some other recent Netflix offerings like All of Us are Dead, Hellbound, and Squid Game. This weekend saw the drop of 10-episode legal drama Juvenile Justice on Netflix, starring a veritable four-some of heavy hitting critically … Continue reading →
I love a fast and fun heist money, even ones that are not perfect can still deliver a worthwhile two hours of entertainment. A big budget star studded one is coming soon from Netflix which is also expanding its Korean movie production and this one sounds fantastic! The streaming giant is funding the production of Seoul Vibe (Seoul Battle) and … Continue reading →
The release continues for the K-actor 200 list, the 5th release with the second half of the compilation left to come. It’s always interesting to see the cool collection in each release and this one has plenty of diversity and talent across the board. Hyun Bin and Kim Hee Ae are probably the biggest names in the actor and actress … Continue reading →
I was surprised and so pleased to see an event tap into the adorable potential that is the married K-star couple of Kim Moo Yeol and Yoon Seung Ah. The good looking pair has been married since 2015, no kids yet, but clearly still so lovely dovey and low key. The couple has been selected as the face of the … Continue reading →
It’s a fiver of big and popular K-stars for at the movie press conference for July summer action flick Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade (Korean title Inrang). Starring dual male leads Kang Dong Won and Jung Woo Sung, the supporting cast adds Han Hyo Joo, Kim Moo Yeol, and Minho to up the ante. After Along With the Gods and … Continue reading →
I should have guessed wedding bells were not far away when Elle Korea profiled real life celebrity couple Yoon Seung Ah and Kim Moo Yeol, doing a lovely couple’s pictorial that is all sorts of envy-inducing for how the two radiated affection for each other. Their relationship has weathered the long run (four years) and the dreaded army separation, with … Continue reading →
Two high profile upcoming K-dramas happened to release second male lead casting news today so don’t mind if I combine it into one post. The fact that both dramas are about male leads suffering from multiple personality disorder can serve as the loose thread tying these two dramas together. Coming to MBC in January of 2015 is the male-lead-with-7-personalities romance … Continue reading →
