We get a two-fer this week, with two young male stars returning from military service after a two year absence. Idol-actor Onew and actor Kim Min Seok have finished their civic duty and is back to pick off where their career left off in 2018. Both got big breaks in 2016 as part of the sprawling cast of mega hit drama Descendants of the Sun. Both served without any drama with Onew using his vocal talents to perform in army musicals. With COVID-19, both used their final vacation days recently and rolled that into their discharge this week so they didn’t need to go back to base and their discharge will not have any fanfare. Congrats on finishing such a milestone in nearly every South Korean man’s life.
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Good lord, I thought I had my emotions in check for the last week with the shocking K-ent news of the suicide of SHINee member Jonghyun, but clearly death and one that comes much too early will always cut to … Continue reading
There’s been updates to the alleged sexual harassment allegations lobbed at idol-actor Onew from the boy group SHINee, some conflicting statements but so far nothing fully incriminating or exonerating. Onew was reported to the police by a woman at a … Continue reading
Hoo boy, this is so not the news update I wanted to hear on an idol-actor that I’m actually aware of who he is. Onew of the boy group SHINee has been accused of sexual harassment and the case is … Continue reading
I put the best picture first from the press conference for KBS drama Descendants of the Sun, because laughing Song Joong Ki makes everything better and it’s rare to see Song Hye Kyo so openly exuberant in place of her … Continue reading
Just as I was wondering why Descendants of the Sun hasn’t added to the main cast yet comes the first supporting role casting news. The drama starts filming in June and is clearly a huge production with tons of supporting … Continue reading