My hats off to the MBC Fri-Sat drama Wonderful World for being a slow and sure storyteller and getting the recognition. The drama debuted with 5% ratings and the most recent episode 11 got over 11%, doubling the ratings with even room for further growth. Kim Nam Joo is a veteran actress with a track record of good drama selection … Continue reading →
I love when a star speaketh not just the truth but what the vast majority of audience members are thinking. Leading lady Kim Nam Joo was out promoting her new drama Wonderful World this week and was a guest on a variety show and was asked about her working with Cha Eun Woo. She explained that once she explained to … Continue reading →
So I think the best way to approach this weird casting trio is to keep and open mind and a “surprise me!” approach. The leads are set for upcoming K-drama Wonderful World, with Kim Nam Joo, Cha Eun Woo, and Kim Kang Woo. She plays a successful newswoman who loses her young son and cannot deal with the perpetrator getting … Continue reading →
Okay, I think K-netizens are freaking out about this casting for the wrong reason because I don’t think there will be a love line coming. K-ent is reporting that Cha Eun Woo is in talks to join the K-drama Wonderful World which has already cast Kim Nam Joo as the female lead alongside Kim Kang Woo playing a pair of … Continue reading →
There’s some real life drama in the land of the older marrieds and hopefully it’s something that will blow over. Veteran leading man Kim Seung Woo called the cops this week to report that his wife, leading lady Kim Nam Joo, was missing. She was located later at a hotel and her agency claims she was there with girlfriends and … Continue reading →
I feel like K-actor Joo Ji Hoon has been not just starring in multiple K-dramas in 2019 thus far he’s also prominent at many fashion events more often than not looking like fashion roadkill. It’s not just him, so many events lately yield really awkward looking PR shots and make me wonder if it’s worth the celebs attending if it … Continue reading →
It’s only the 2nd year for the Seoul Awards, sponsored by Sports Seoul, but there must either be great marketing or someone knows all the A-listers because this year’s ceremony was nearly as star-studded as the prestigious Baeksang Awards. The big winners were drama My Ahjusshi for television Daesang and the counterpart went to the film The Spy Gone North. … Continue reading →
I feel like I can start copying and pasting from my last two drama award nomination posts since it’s the same few drama names, actors, and actresses making the list. The 2nd annual Seoul Awards assembled by Sports Seoul released the list of nominees at the end of last week and this one gives the Daesang to dramas rather than … Continue reading →
Following behind the nominations for the Korean Drama Awards come the nominations for the 2018 APAN Star Awards which is on its 6th year now. It’s skewed towards the popular more than elite selection metrics but as always an interesting take on what dramas and actors/actresses are getting recognition in a drama year. The notable names up for the Daesang … Continue reading →
The fashion do’s and don’ts remain my favorite past time for awards shows, mostly because I can’t bother to care about winners that sometimes feel arbitrary or tied to popularity. The 2018 54th Annual Baeksang Arts Awards took place Thursday night on May 3rd in Seoul and the award winners were actually quite spot on picks for the most part. … Continue reading →
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 →
Congrats to cable network jTBC for having the first big K-drama hit of 2018. It’s Fri-Sat night drama Misty went from a solid premiere episode rating of 3.473% all the way up to episode 6 bringing in 7.081%. Last year’s two biggest cable dramas were on jTBC with Strong Woman Do Bong Soon and then even higher with Women of … Continue reading →
This news post is a week late but it was a trying week in K-ent with the saddest star departure followed by the happiest celebrity wedding, one needs to take a deep breath and get back on track. On October 27th W Korea Magazine held a huge charity bash to benefit breast cancer research and awareness, one of the causes … Continue reading →
