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2025 Baeksang Awards Nominations Out with When Life Gives You Tangerines Leading the Pack with Most Nominations Followed by Lovely Runner

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With so much distraction the last few weeks in K-ent it’s nice to get back to regular business and none bigger than the 2025 Baeksang Awards nominations which came out this week. On the drama side, When Life You You Tangerines led the pack with the most nominations across Best Drama, Best Actor and Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Actress, … Continue reading →

SBS K-drama Love Scout with Han Ji Min and Lee Joon Hyuk Bring Old School Hallyu Romance Feels in Posters and Previews

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I know what my New Year’s present is going to be, it’s totally SBS drama Love Scout which premieres on January 3rd in the Fri-Sat time slot. I’m so grateful that the network produced a classic feels romance with same age adult leads of compatible visuals and strong acting skills in Han Ji Min and Lee Joon Hyuk. The posters … Continue reading →

SBS Schedules Rom-com K-drama Love Scout with Han Ji Min and Lee Joon Hyuk for Jan 2025 Premiere

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I swear this drama was cast and announced in August of this year and then I went back through my posts and it was actually August of last year in 2023. Wow at how fast time flies and how long it took to get it to the small screen. Love Scout (Korean title My Perfect Secretary) with Han Ji Min … Continue reading →

Shin Hye Sun and Lee Joon Hyuk in Talks for Thriller Web K-drama Lady Dior

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I’ve heard mixed things about Shin Hye Sun and her currently airing K-drama Dear Hyeri but my aversion to her male lead makes me skip unless it’s trending as a seminal work. So I’m extra excited to hear she’s already in talks for her next drama titled Lady Dior and it’s definitely named after the French couture house. She would … Continue reading →

Han Ji Min and Lee Joon Hyuk Kick Off Filming for Romance K-drama Between Greetings

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Holy drama gods am I so excited for this one. The rom-com K-drama Between Greetings kicked off filming this week as female lead Han Ji Min posted a picture of her at the script reading. Her male lead is Lee Joon Hyuk and having two established veteran incredibly strong actors onscreen together makes me so happy. Bonus points for this … Continue reading →

2023 Blue Dragon Awards Fetes K-movies with Smugglers Taking Best Picture and Lee Byun Hun and Jung Yu Mi Winning the Best Acting Prizes

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I didn’t follow the K-movies this year so I don’t even know if any of the winners were the right ones lol but I still love awards ceremonies for the glitz and glamor. It was the usual level of awards show dressing for the 2023 Blue Dragon Awards which fetes the best in film with plenty of A-list and rising … Continue reading →

2023 Busan International Film Festival Kicks Off with Star Studded Red Carpet Led by Top Movie Stars Chow Yun-fat and Song Kang Ho

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The 2023 Busan International Film Festival kicked off this Wednesday evening with a large contingent of stars on the red carpet for the first big award of the night. HK superstar Chow Yun-fat took home the honorary Asian Filmmaker of the Year award and top Korean movie star Song Kang Ho did MC duties alongside next gen top actress Park … Continue reading →

Disney+ Releases First Still for Upcoming Action K-drama Vigilante with Nam Joo Hyuk

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It’s probably a good a time to be a K-drama airing soon on Disney+ because the platform finally has the major hit its been looking for with superhero drama Moving. There are accolades aplenty but even more important there is non stop buzz about it, with two episodes a week even allowing time for the drama to keep growing more … Continue reading →

Han Ji Min and Lee Joon Hyuk Offered Lead Roles in Romance K-drama Acquaintances

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Well this is certainly a very appealing and sensible casting of two well matched leads in a genre I love. K-ent is reporting that Han Ji Min and Lee Joon Hyuk have been offered the lead roles in an upcoming romance K-drama called Acquaintances. She plays the successful founder of a headhunting firm but sucks at the interpersonal stuff and … Continue reading →

Yoo Ji Tae Joins Nam Joo Hyuk and Lee Joon Hyuk in Vigilante and K-netizens Marvel Over the Visuals of the Three Leading Men Deep K-drama Casting

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At this point, imma joining the chorus of K-netizens asking “does a leading lady even needed?” for upcoming K-drama Vigilante. Starring Nam Joo Hyuk as the titular character adapted from a webtoon, he’s now joined not just by fellow leading man Lee Joon Hyuk but also by another top veteran actor Yoo Ji Tae. I’ve seen two male lead dramas … Continue reading →

Lee Joon Hyuk Gets Double Casting Love Joining Nam Joo Hyuk in K-drama Vigilante and Playing the Villain in Outlaws 3 Opposite Ma Dong Seok and Lee Bum Soo

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The more Lee Joon Hyuk the merrier, and he continues to be one of K-ent’s most versatile and willing to try different level role male leads. This week Lee Joon Hyuk got two casting offers on the same day so talk about a double win. The first is joining Nam Joo Hyuk in the streaming drama Vigilante, he plays the … Continue reading →

Park Bo Gum, Shin Hye Sun, Park Seo Joon, and Kang Ha Neul Lead the Latest Release for the K-Actor 200 List

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Seeing the actors and actresses featured in the KOFIC K-Actor 200 List continues to impress me with the confirmation that South Korean entertainment is packed with talent. Very few idol-turned-actor/actress made this list so on just the actors and actresses who started their career in that field alone it is packed ten and twenty deep in each type of role, … Continue reading →

OCN Mysterious Monster Thriller Dark Hole with Lee Joon Hyuk and Kim Ok Bin Release Poster, Character Stills, and Teaser

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Zombies are not just overrunning Joseon Korea via sageuk dramas and movies, it’s also got its bite in modern fare most recently with #Alive and to come with Netflix drama All of Us are Dead. Joining the trend is OCN which has done well with dark thrillers whether investigative or supernatural and the upcoming Dark Hole was billed as a … Continue reading →