This movie might be the best comeback vehicle Kim Sun Ho after his rapid ascendance to leading man status was halted after his personal life messiness shed different light on his fandom’s push for him to be seen as the good boy type persona. The thriller K-movie The Childe (Sad Tropics) is scheduled for a June 2023 release and stars … Continue reading →
So it appears K-ent is not ready for Kim Sun Ho to come back in a romance sageuk after the change in casting earlier this year, but his already filmed gritty K-movie will be a good test of whether Chungmuro is the right next step. The movie was originally called Sad Tropics but will be titled The Childe in English … Continue reading →
It’s a switcheroo in K-drama casting today with back-to-back news about K-actor Kim Sun Ho. Late last year he was reportedly making a drama return in 2023 with a sageuk romance drama from the novel written by the writer of Love in the Moonlight. I did wonder if making his first drama since his 2021 personal life scandal being a … Continue reading →
When I heard about the upcoming K-movie Tyrant last year I totally thought it was a sageuk. Turns out it’s a modern action thriller around something called the Tyrant Program, which is being run by the Korean government and once it’s shut down the three male leads are racing to get a hold of the final remnants. The movie star … Continue reading →
As South Korea grapples with how the Itaewon Halloween weekend celebration led to so many deaths and injuries, the entertainment world is taking quick action on programming this week during the formal national mourning declared by the government. The K-dramas that will not air this week include ENA drama Love is For Suckers and SBS drama Cheer Up and the … Continue reading →
It’s a week with multiple Cha Seung Won news items and that makes me happy. First came his runway appearance at the Seoul Fall Fashion Week looking fly as can be. He’s always been a hot ahjusshi and year after year just builds upon it with maybe more white hair and wrinkles but also more charisma. Then came news that … Continue reading →
The Kim Sun Ho comeback train continues and honestly it’s being done in such a measured way one kudos to his agency. He did a stage performance in the fall and has resumed more interviews and CFs, and now he’s likely picking up his first K-drama since his October 2021 scandal paused his then red hot career. The drama is … Continue reading →
I think it will all work out for Kim Sun Ho, because he’s done all the practical and savvy steps after his October 2021 scandal and it was never a career ender to begin with. Kim Sun Ho will be holding a fan meeting in Seoul in December 2022 which will mark his first major mainstream event and it is … Continue reading →
The Seoul International Drama Awards felt so random when it launched as it combined both K-dramas and foreign television shows from various countries. It’s settled into a routine but still feels like a popularity contest even more than other awards shows. This year’s ceremony will be on September 22nd but some local K-ent winners were announced. Kim Nam Gil and … Continue reading →
It’s been a year since hit tvN summer 2021 drama Hometown Cha Cha Cha aired, and in the fast turning cycle of hit to scandal its been the best of times for Kim Sun Ho and then the worst of times. But like all things once seen in the long run there is still quite a runway for him and … Continue reading →
This is such a smart move and one that I really believed he should take if he wanted to slowly return to acting. K-actor Kim Sun Ho has been cast in the upcoming July 2022 Seoul theater stage production of 2003 documentary movie Touching the Void. It’s based on a true story of two friends Simon Yates and Joe Simpson … Continue reading →
Okay, sounds like the comeback train is leaving the station, with what will likely be a measured and paced return. K-actor Kim Sun Ho posted on his high follower count Instagram account this weekend, a picture of the moon in the day sky. He also wrote an apology to his fans for his shortcomings, thanked them for celebrating his birthday … Continue reading →
The return of K-actor Kim Sun Ho to his entertaining acting career is not a question of if but when, and it appears the first steps are being taken. This week he was snapped by K-ent and with lots of fans waiting for him at Incheon Airport for his return to South Korea after an extended stay in Thailand filming … Continue reading →
