Fantasy romance K-drama The Legend of the Blue Sea was a mid-hit when it aired thanks to top level leads Jeon Ji Hyun and Lee Min Ho along with a different and first time K-drama take on The Little Mermaid romance transplanted to Joseon and present eras. It had more bad than good but surprisingly I enjoyed it more than … Continue reading →
The news out of South Korea’s movie market heralds what is on track to become the lowest grossing year in two decades for the industry. That’s not good and it’s already midway through summer and still no big blockbuster to talk about. That could change with the arrival on July 23rd of Omniscient Reader: The Prophet, the big budget high … Continue reading →
It’s starting in earnest now, I mean the promos and preview for the K-movie live action adaptation of Omniscient Reader Viewpoint. The popular webtoon about a normal office worker reading an adventure apocalyptic webtoon which then turns into the live situation around him makes for a great live action take. Except that while I loved it when I read it … Continue reading →
If I could shoot a drama into outer space it would be When the Stars Gossip, and even then it may not even deserve that ignominious ending because what has poor space does to deserve literal cinematic crap thrown at it. The drama ended with 2.550% ratings and that’s probably due to morbid curiosity to see how it ended, and … Continue reading →
So I have been following along with When the Stars Gossip even after the ridiculous and laughable space sex scene that ended episode 8 but didn’t feel the need to write more about it. It felt like the remaining viewers were along for the ride out of loyalty for the leads, sheer boredom with nothing else to do, or morbid … Continue reading →
Well this is certainly an odd thing to happen and I guess the silver lining is that it took place in this day and age and not ten years ago when she would have been eviscerated by K-netizens. Korean popstar Park Bom of 2NE1 this week posted on her SNS a picture of her next to a picture of Lee … Continue reading →
There is a very comprehensive and in depth Nate news article (here) going into detail with hard numbers on why the breadth and scope of the failure of space romance K-drama When the Stars Gossip will have “heads will roll” and “things must change” type ramifications across the industry. So let’s get to it as I explain the highlights of … Continue reading →
Hahahaha, OMG I thought I was just losing brain cells continuing to watch When the Stars Gossip but it managed to one-up its sheer dumbassery at the end of episode 8 in ways that still boggle the mind. For a drama where characters spend all their time talking about fruit fly sex, mice sex, artificial insemination, lottery winnings, this weekend’s … Continue reading →
The low domestic ratings of K-drama When the Stars Gossip in South Korea is now being met with the same fate in other major broadcast platforms. In the full second week of streaming since its release on Netflix, Stars is no longer in the global top 10 of non-English shows, and in the first week it placed #8 behind three … Continue reading →
So the crown of biggest budget K-drama flop is no long Arthdal Chronicles to wear, time to pass it on to When the Stars Gossip. The space IVF, fruit fly, and romance K-drama aired episode 5 this Saturday and got a paltry 1.84% ratings, the lowest of all the dramas airing that night. Arthdal had at that time the biggest … Continue reading →
The first big crash and burn drama of 2025 is likely going to be When the Stars Gossip (Ask the Stars), and rather apropos as it was the first drama to premiere this year and also has a whole space theme whatnot. The drama premiered to 3% ratings and now in this Saturday’s episode 3 dropped to 2.237%, a meaningful … Continue reading →
Man, I don’t even know how to accurate capture the totally WTF-ery that was episode 2 of When the Stars Gossip. I was one of those open to this drama’s tonal weirdness and scientifically preposterous set up in episode 1 and was game to give it time to get settled on its feet. But episode 2 just punted it into … Continue reading →
So When the Stars Gossip is finally here and so far I am perplexed and confused but kinda intrigued. The big budget and big name cast drama was on premiere limbo for over a year after completing primary filming due to the cost versus potential returns conundrum and I still think it really hurt this project because a lot of … Continue reading →
