Dang, if there was ever a K-actor suitable for cross-dressing as a woman who is not early era Jang Geun Seok the crown has now passed to rising actor Jang Dong Yoon. He continues to amaze and astound in the latest drama poster for The Tale of Nokdu, playing a rich family runaway warrior gentlemen pretending to be a widower … Continue reading →
There’s a new look for a Joseon sageuk female lead and it’s circa the 1980’s with bangs and a slightly curved bob. Kim So Hyun lops off her long hair in rebellion in her character teaser preview for The Tale of Nokdu, a change from her gender norm much like male lead Jang Dong Yoon cross-dresses as a widowed woman … Continue reading →
The male lead Jang Dong Yoon has gotten a lot of limelight in the first promos for upcoming KBS drama The Tale of Nokdu so I’m pumped to see the spotlight turned over to female lead Kim So Hyun. She’s the “straight man” per se in storytelling parlance to Jang Dong Yoon cross-dressing and likely engaging in the hijinks that … Continue reading →
Every rising actor and actress needs a breakout role to vault to the next level and if all goes as well as it looks in previews Jang Dong Yoon is about to become a bona fide K-drama male lead for life thanks to upcoming KBS sageuk The Tale of Nokdu. He may mess it up if his acting isn’t up … Continue reading →
Dang, the boy and the girl are both so pretty! The first character posters are out for the KBS sageuk drama The Tale of Nokdu based on a popular manhwa. Starring Jang Dong Yoon and Kim So Hyun, it’s the classic (in manga world) cross-dressing romance that has entertained viewers many times before with trendy dramas like Moonlight Drawn by … Continue reading →
This drama sounds interesting and looks cute, enough for me to check it out and with a shorter run time on Netflix it just sounds like a perfect end-of-summer treat. Love Alarm rings tomorrow on August 22nd, signaling the return to high school for Kim So Hyun (maybe her last time) along with male leads Song Kang and Jung Ga … Continue reading →
I love how Netflix is all over the map with the genres of K-dramas it picks up, with upcoming Love Alarm doing the classic high school romance love triangle that can be so sweetly angsty when done right. Starring Kim So Hyun with two rising male actors Song Kang and Jung Ga Ram, I’m the first to say she’s the … Continue reading →
The first poster and teaser preview is out for Netflix produced K-drama Love Alarm. It’s on the smaller budget and scope scale compared to other recent Netflix like zombie Kingdom or early history Arthdal Chronicles but this one has the right audience in online youngsters looking for a cute few hours to pass the time. Love Alarm is adapted from … Continue reading →
I’ve been waiting patiently for this drama and am so happy to see the first stills released this week, thanks Netflix! The streaming giant has taken a headlong dive into the world of K-dramas for two years now and up next in its line up of exclusives is the drama adaptation of webtoon Love Alarm. It stars Kim So Hyun, … Continue reading →
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that short hair is officially in for 2019. K-actress Kim So Hyun debuted a very geometric short bob with bangs look just in time for her early June birthday and shared the look with her fans at this past weekend’s fan meeting. She’s the third big name young K-actress to … Continue reading →
K-actress Kim So Hyun is heading into the summer with plenty on her plate. She’s turning 20 years old on June 4th being 1999 born, which is the official Western age but in Korean age she would be 21 turning 22. To celebrate the young actress is holding a fan meeting on June 1 to meet her fans and also … Continue reading →
This drama just rocketed up my to-watch and if done right can fill a void in a similar drama that is unwatchable now. KBS is prepping an early fall 2019 Mon-Tues drama adapted from a popular webtoon called Mung Bean Chronicles. I wrote about this adaptation a few months ago when it was announced and now it has a lead … Continue reading →
Streaming and rental entertainment giant Netflix got into K-dramas in a big way starting off 2019 with the well-received first season of zombie sageuk drama Kingdom. The second season for Kingdom is underway in filming but arriving before that will be two more Netflix produced K-dramas that veer in the opposite genre direction. There’s Love Alarm, based on a webtoon … Continue reading →
