K-dramas love extremes, from super poor heroines landing her cinderella dream man to gangster girl becoming doctor, so it’s no surprise to see the upcoming dichotomy of teeny tiny Park Bo Young as a woman with super strength. Upcoming jTBC drama Strong Woman Do Bong Soon wants us to believe that in the petite package of Park Bo Young resides … Continue reading →
It’s an all-around strong production team and cast for upcoming cable network jTBC drama Strong Woman Do Bong Soon, one that bodes well for the network delivering something bright and funny rather than it’s usual serious fare. Starring Park Hyung Sik and Park Bo Young, perpetual second male lead and scene-stealer in the right role Ji Soo adds a strong … Continue reading →
It’s a double header for this Throwback Thursday nostalgia, both courtesy of my cutie Lee Jong Seok. It’s yet early for any more news on his upcoming 2017 K-drama While You Were Sleeping with Suzy, but he’s spending the down time this holiday season hanging out with friends and former costars. Lee Jong Seok hung out with his School 2013 … Continue reading →
Park Hyung Sik and Park Bo Young are looking mighty adorable in the pages of Elle Korea, the full spread is out from the magazine’s feature on upcoming cable network jTBC lead drama couples. Park Bo Young is a lauded actress who is finally venturing back to drama land starting with last year’s Oh My Ghost, whereas Park Hyung Sik … Continue reading →
Which of these four upcoming jTBC onscreen couplings are you looking forward to this most? For me it’s the Park-Park couple, as in Park Bo Young and Park Hyung Shik in Strong Woman Do Bong Soon airing in January 2017. Elle Korea has photographed these two cuties along with three other sets of jTBC drama leads in the upcoming November issue. … Continue reading →
Now this is a thoroughly unexpected but potentially very cute onscreen coupling. Park Bo Young and Park Hyung Sik have just confirmed their lead roles in upcoming cable network jTBC drama Strong Woman Do Bong Soon. This is great news for Park Bo Young fans as she eschewed dramas for so many years and came back last year with the … Continue reading →
Now this is what sweetly sincere and useful synergy. Top young actor stars Song Joong Ki and Park Bo Young reunited last week after doing their hit movie A Werewolf Boy together four years ago in 2012 with Director Jo Sung Hee. This reunion was specifically for Director Jo, namely to support and cheer on his upcoming new movie Phantom … Continue reading →
The 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) took place this week in Hong Kong, gathering together the popular Korean stars of music and acting. It’s basically Hallyu-palooza staged by Korean entertainment conglomerate CJ E&M. The lead up has been pretty hyped since one K-star after another was snapped at the airport leaving to attend the ceremony. The fashion was decent … Continue reading →
To the surprise of no one, Kim Soo Hyun racked up another Daesang this weekend, taking home the top prize at the 4th annual APAN Star Awards for his performance in Producer. Kim Hee Sun won Top Excellence Female in a Mini-series for Angry Mom while Lee Sung Min took home male equivalent for Misaeng. Lee Joon‘s performance in Heard … Continue reading →
It’s a nice time to be Yoo Ah In right now, what with a ratings leader sageuk drama in Six Flying Dragons and now just crowned as the Best Actor winner at the 36th annual Blue Dragon Film Awards for his performance in sageuk movie The Throne (Sado). The Throne lost out to Assassination for Best Picture, but managed to … Continue reading →
As a drama viewer I would prefer to talk about the substance of the work, but the reality is that so much involving the production itself impacts the quality onscreen. If all the production budget goes to paying the two leads, where’s the money to spend on realistic set pieces and paying the rest of the cast to gamely do … Continue reading →
Kim Tae Hee is having a very good August 2015, that’s for sure. Her new drama Yongpal with Joo Won is a major hit (relatively speaking in this day and age of depressed television ratings), and now she’s garnered another crown by being voted by K-netizens as the number 1 celebrity beauty in Korea in 2015. One can argue that … Continue reading →
I’m quite looking forward to upcoming tvN Fri-Sat night spiritual possession romantic comedy Oh My Ghost. It’s the first horror-tinged K-drama this year and airing a bit earlier than the usual lunar new year 8th month of ghost month, which usually falls around mid-July through early-August. This one looks less scary and more melancholy, with both female leads Park Bo Young and … Continue reading →
