I said it earlier and agree with netizens that this is as best a chance as any for widely acclaimed actor Namgoong Min to finally get his Baeksang Arts Award Best Actor trophy to take home. This year’s nomination for My Dearest is his 4th nom in 8 years after Remember, Good Manager (Chief Kim), and Hot Stove League. It … Continue reading →
If I were the crew of MBC drama My Dearest I wouldn’t want a wrap party I would want to sleep for 3 days straight and get paid due overtime for the crazy filming conditions. This weekend Saturday night is the airing of the final episode of My Dearest and from the SNS posts of the cast it was filming … Continue reading →
The MBC weekend old school sageuk romance drama My Dearest has been worthy of its prestige roots and shining through the extraordinary acting of leads Namgoong Min and Ahn Eun Jin. I’ve put this drama on my binge watch list due to being addicted to other dramas during both periods of its split run and now Part 2 is winding … Continue reading →
Summer 2023 K-dramas have been just okay except for the breakout hit Moving on Disney+ but it’s time for the spate of fall 2023 K-dramas to arrive. A bunch of posters have been released in the recent week so it’s more fun to showcase all the upcoming dramas in one post. Old school KBS sageuk Goryeo-Khitan War dropped the desolate … Continue reading →
I don’t know if I would be okay with how this drama ended its first part 10-episode run this weekend but the vast majority of the audience feedback are angry complaints. MBC serious romance sageuk My Dearest wrapped a short 10-episode first part run this weekend, with part 2 coming in October, and the ratings are a drama high of … Continue reading →
Ah heck you’re killin’ me Smalls! How can this happen yet again, that Lee Chung Ah will be starring with a drama with Namgoong Min and they are not the OTP. Lee Chung Ah is joining the cast of MBC highly acclaimed sageuk drama My Dearest playing a bounty hunter of Qing dynasty slaves from Joseon which sounds like a … Continue reading →
I love a new face on the screen that captures viewers’ attention and we have a late summer breakout star with Kim Yoon Woo. When I saw his official poster for MBC sageuk My Dearest I did a double take because he looks like a doppleganger for Jinyoung. It was just the angle because in real life they don’t look … Continue reading →
K-actor Namgoong Min has been winning awards and bringing better than usual drama ratings on all his recent projects, don’t know if he’s just that good at picking dramas or he elevates dramas that without him would not be as good. Currently airing Fri-Sat sageuk My Dearest got 10.6% ratings for episode 7 which is double the opening ratings in … Continue reading →
The weekends is nursing a prestige drama that could have a chance to become a ratings hit, it’s still wait and see but the trajectory is promising. MBC Fri-Sat sageuk My Dearest (Lover) with Namgoong Min and Ahn Eun Jin got solid reviews but low ratings in the 5% range when it premiered two weeks ago. This is now the … Continue reading →
This weekend was the premiere of new MBC Fri-Sat sageuk romance and war drama My Dearest (Lover) starring Namgoong Min and Ahn Eun Jin. The promos are just lush and visually sumptuous and from the screencaps of the first two episodes the end product delivers as promised. It’s not pretty in a sanitized way though and brings back memories in … Continue reading →
So we are at the end of July 2023 whether you are ready or not and I’m kinda like drag me into August kicking and screaming lol. It’s been a wild two months in drama land and with the good and bad at least it’s been hella interesting. I hope August doesn’t deflate like a balloon and one promising hopeful … Continue reading →
I’m in an extra good mood with the satisfying ending to tvN fantasy drama See You in My 19th Life so the rest of the summer now feels like a good to have, So seeing Namgoong Min bringing his utmost sageuk intensity is just the cherry on top as I await the premiere of MBC drama My Dearest (Lovers) this … Continue reading →
This sageuk continues to look better and better and I’m talking about MBC drama My Dearest (Lovers) which harkens back to a more low key feel. Leads Namgoong Min and Ahn Eun Jin are styled to look way more realistic in period wear along with minimal makeup. It allows their acting to take center stage and we can see so … Continue reading →
