This past weekend the hit jTBC weekend drama Strong Girl Nam Soon ended and with a new ratings high of over 10%, putting itself in the same storied list of top rated cable dramas on the network. It was the second installment of the same premise story of a teeny tiny girl with superhuman strength following Strong Girl Bong Soon … Continue reading →
Not all sequels or follow ups success or are on par in quality with the original but the 6-year gap here probably helped a lot to make this one feel fresh and fun. jTBC premiered Strong Girl Nam Soon two weekends ago, the follow up to Strong Girl Bong Soon in 2017 which was a hit for Park Bo Young … Continue reading →
Okay, I totally didn’t know this talented cutie is off to the army so it’s a surprise and a happy one to see him ready to serve. Ong Seung Woo is enlisting on April 17th and will be an active duty soldier, go get ’em youg whipper snapper! He shared a quick live stream this week showing off his freshly … Continue reading →
I thought maybe this movie was a dud hence it’s early January premiere date but it’s chock full of big name stars and now even more big name stars are out in force to support at the VIP premiere this week. K-thriller movie Phantom is based on the Chinese novel The Sound of the Wind which was adapted to a … Continue reading →
This Friday evening in Seoul was the Grand Bell Awards (Daejong Awards) which only covers the movie industry. It’s highly prestigious but most readers here are K-drama centered so may not have watched or followed the K-movie circuit this year, but everyone has heard about Decision to Leave which took home Best Movie and male lead Park Hae Il continues … Continue reading →
Recently Netflix has been getting flack for its self-produced shows and movies, namely that there hasn’t been as good a quality as previous years and the hits from this year come from licensed shows that stream on the platform. I wouldn’t signal the death knell on Netflix anytime soon but I’m selfishly wishing all its new movies and dramas are … Continue reading →
The breakout from Squid Game has vaulted Lee Yoo Mi to the headlining spot and she’s signed on for the upcoming Strong Woman Kang Nam Soon, the sequel to the Park Bo Young and Park Hyung Sik drama Strong Woman Do Bong Soon. The male lead will be Ong Seung Woo with Byun Woo Seok as the second male lead, … Continue reading →
The smaller cable channel OCN has had a quiet year with no drama making big waves in ratings or buzz. Perhaps next year in 2022 will see something spark and one drama on the slate is in casting calls now. K-actor Ong Seung Woo has been tapped for the male lead of Blind, a drama not about an actual blind … Continue reading →
I love a fast and fun heist money, even ones that are not perfect can still deliver a worthwhile two hours of entertainment. A big budget star studded one is coming soon from Netflix which is also expanding its Korean movie production and this one sounds fantastic! The streaming giant is funding the production of Seoul Vibe (Seoul Battle) and … Continue reading →
Streaming platform Netflix isn’t just going all in on K-dramas it’s also extending its financing into K-movies. Yoo Ah In‘s zombie flick #Alive with Park Shin Hye got its theatrical release scuttled in 2020 due to COVID-19 and ended up a huge viewer hit on Netflix. I’m not surprised he is signing on for more Netflix exclusives, he has drama … Continue reading →
The Asia Model Awards always has an acting and actor/actress category since so many South Korean models go into acting or do it concurrently. This year’s 2020 awards highlighted actors and actresses who had hit dramas or was quite buzzy this year. Kim Sun Ho and Lee Sung Kyung won the Model Award, Joo Ji Hoon took home the Asia … Continue reading →
Filming was halted on the production of jTBC drama More Than Friends (Number of Cases) so it’s not clear yet if the drama will premiere next Friday as it takes over the time slot from Graceful Friends. Staring Ong Seung Woo and Shin Ye Eun, the drama feels like a slighter younger version of those dramas where the male leads … Continue reading →
When I look at Shin Ye Eun I’m just glad this time around she has a real man to fall in love with and not a cat turned man like her last drama lol. jTBC has released the first poster and preview for upcoming romance drama More Then Friends (Number of Cases) which centers around two very good looking close … Continue reading →
