The phenomenon that is smacking shirts (Chinese colloquial slang for wearing the same outfit) has really crossed country and industry lines so much so that it’s a stark reminder that there aren’t that many fashion houses out there. If we take the top ten from France, Italy, and US, chances are there is only so many red carpet, performance, and … Continue reading →
It’s undeniable that K-beauty has evolved but also morphed into a specific nearly identical look of the ideal – big eyes, shaved cheeks, high nose, white skin, etc. You know the look, and that meme with all the contestants for Miss Korea that one year actually being hard to distinguish. But the early Hallyu era (2000-2005) produced a spate of … Continue reading →
This is a great time to announce this drama since it’s striking while the iron is hot for Lim Ji Yeon who plays the antagonist again. Cable network ENA has announced the upcoming thriller K-drama House with a Yard for later this year and the female lead will be Kim Tae Hee with Lim Ji Yeon as her foil that … Continue reading →
So calling it the colloquial term tax evasion obviously inputs concerted wrongdoing, but calling it tax underpayment or additional owed taxes feels like just an ooopsie oversight. I don’t know if what happened here to embroil top Korean stars is the former or latter but this week the announcement of a government investigation into a large group of rich and … Continue reading →
Welp, be ready for legal consequences either way, when a publication says something it better be true or don’t spread it. A Korean magazine published an article that two married top stars with wives who are also famous is having an affair with a pretty female golfer. Netizens linked it to Rain and Jo Jung Seok and both actors have … Continue reading →
I think most long time drama watchers know that K-actress Kim Tae Hee has been the unmoving consensus among K-ent and K-netizens for her Top Beauty. This week there is an article discussing the successor to the Top Beauty Per Decade and the feeling that there is no consensus decision. In the 1980’s the pick was Hwang Shin Hye, and … Continue reading →
RACOI is a kind of system for value analysis in South Korea, achieved by estimating the value of broadcast program contents based on not only viewing rates combined with viewers’ responses from lots of social media activity (i.e. search, mentions, etc.). Since it’s a combo method, an actor or actress with a highly rated drama but not a lot of … Continue reading →
Two months just flew by and the mama has said her final farewell this past weekend to viewers. tvN weekend drama Hi Bye, Mama! finished with an average ratings of 5.473% which is solid plus for a cable drama, Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food had average ratings on jTBC of 5.468% for comparison. What’s more impressive is the across … Continue reading →
OMG this is such a fun, subjective, and totally debatable what-if topic. K-netizens on TheQoo have started a discussion topic asking what of the first-gen Hallyu top actresses would have been the visual center spot had they all debuted in one idol group together. Would it be brainy Kim Tae Hee (162 cm), versatile Jeon Ji Hyun (173.5 cm), feminine … Continue reading →
A poll and post has been making its way through K-netizen ranks and it’s relatively consensus driven on who is considered one of South Korea’s top 10 beauties here in 2020. It’s like the same list since 2005 if you ask me, and honestly probably justified considering these ladies were each considered a top in some way when they debuted … Continue reading →
Okay, I believe people shouldn’t get kudos for being a good person, that should be the baseline and not a “good to have”. With that said, it continues to be worth noting that married K-stars Rain and Kim Tae Hee really do put their money where their mouth is in terms of doing good. K-ent is reporting that lessees in … Continue reading →
For once K-netizens have nothing to be salty about with these two and this new marketing endeavor. Married top stars Rain and Kim Tae Hee have done their first CF together as a married couple, four years after tying the knot and now the parents to two daughters. I think they are adorable together and this is a cute CF … Continue reading →
When I first saw the just released drama posters for upcoming tvN bittersweet family drama Hi Bye Mama! it just felt like woah such a HUGE face of leading lady Kim Tae Hee. Don’t get me wrong, she’s radiant and so beautiful after getting married and having two kids since her last drama Yongpal in 2015. It’s just that the … Continue reading →
