New year and the first K-drama controversy of 2024 is here. It centers around the female empowerment period drama Jeong Nyeon with Kim Tae Ri as the lead and a strong supporting cast of actresses Shin Ye Eun, Ra Mi Ran, and Moon So Ri. The PD directed The Red Sleeve Cuff which was a critical and ratings hit for … Continue reading →
SBS held the first drama awards of 2023 among the three big networks and it was a muted affair due to the days earlier passing of top actor Lee Seon Kyun. All the stars wore black except for one white and grey but there were definitely no one in anything colorful or eye catching. Kim Tae Ri and Lee Je … Continue reading →
I think female lead centric may be still inadequate as this upcoming period drama is simply female centric as there are tons of strong supporting actresses cast as well. Filming is about to start for post WW2 period drama Jeong Nyeon adapted from a webtoon and starring Kim Tae Ri in the titular role. She recently debuted a striking shorn … Continue reading →
It’s been a BANGER of an summer drama season so far in 2023. I am spoiled lol but appreciate every moment of it. Last week fantasy romance drama See You in My 19th Life ended its consistently plotted 12-episode run and this week SBS horror drama Revenant also wrapped with just 12-episodes. Revenant was my Fri-Sat backburner addiction, I relished … Continue reading →
So I’m watching both Sat-Sun new dramas See You in My 19th Life and King the Land, enjoying both for their different aesthetics and lures. I thought I would wait to marathon recently premiered SBS Fri-Sat horror drama Revenant (The Devil or The Demon) because summer isn’t exactly conducive to scary stories for me and also I didn’t want to … Continue reading →
This is as powerhouse a K-drama as it gets with two Baeksang besting acting award winners and also an award winning screenwriter in Kim Eun Hee. SBS premiered Revenant (The Devil or The Demon) this weekend on the Fri-Sat time slot starring Kim Tae Ri and Oh Jung Se with what feels like a full length drama version of true … Continue reading →
Another day another controversy but this one started fast and now appears to be resolved just as quickly. Over the weekend K-actress Kim Tae Ri posted on her Instagram a note to her fans asking for anyone to help subtitle her travel Vlog. Now if fans want to do it free that’s fine but she was raked over for tackily … Continue reading →
So top actress Kim Tae Ri is first going to scare our socks off in her next drama Demon airing on SBS, but then after she’s going all old school rah rah female empowerment angle with the period drama Jung Nyeon. It sounds like a bigger female supporting cast will be assembled and the first two joining her are Shin … Continue reading →
A new still is out for upcoming SBS K-drama The Devil (or Demon) and it continues to be shiver inducing. The new still is just female lead Kim Tae Ri with her face lit among the dark shadows and she just slays with the expression and aura. This is definitely a prestige drama what with her leading along with fellow … Continue reading →
K-actress Kim Tae Ri has managed to make her more arthouse picks in dramas and movies into hits and that’s a double feat. She gets award winning cred and popular appeal. It’ll be cool if she can pull that off again for her next project the SBS horror drama The Devil. The network released the first teaser today to cap … Continue reading →
This is certainly an ignominious list to be on but I don’t think anything mentioned here are deal breakers. K-ent beat reporters voted on the list of worst (most rude) stars on the press circuit this year in 2022 and there are some surprises. Topping the list with 20 votes is Ma Dong Seok, who didn’t do press for the … Continue reading →
The decision to put Song Kang and Kim Tae Ri as the dual covers for the upcoming Elle Korea special D-edition December 2022 pictorial is perplexing if you consider their talent level. But it makes sense because both are really popular in South Korea, her for delivering hit movies and dramas and him for being in so many drama hahaha. … Continue reading →
K-netizens love a great casting when the role seems tailor-made for a star. Such is the response to the news that K-actress Kim Tae Ri will likely be the live-action version of webtoon Jeong Nyeong, a period story about a Korean woman in the 1950’s striving for success. It almost feels like a less dark version of her debut character … Continue reading →
