There may be a new standard in quality and quantity of star attendees to the VIP movie premiere of period war escape movie Battleship Island. I saw one of my faves Yoo Seung Ho trading his ruler period garb for comfy movie clothes to attend and clicking on the link turned up a smorgasbord Vegas feast of Korean stars going to support the movie and its cast of Song Joong Ki, So Ji Sub, Hwang Jung Min, and Lee Jung Hyun. I can’t even figure out who is attending for which friend in the cast but with such a stellar cast it’s no wonder that the who’s who of Korean acting is out in full force. Not to mention the movie is full on patriotic and stirring with Korean slaves on Gunkanjima fighting back and escaping their colonial Japanese overlords. Check out the full line up of glitterati attendees below, and hopefully this high profile movie will do better at the box office than Kim Soo Hyun‘s epic flameout hot mess Real. Continue reading
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Spring has sprung and with it the fashion butterflies have been out in force the past two weeks, from the younglings at Marc Jacobs to the A-listers at Salvatore Ferragamo. This week comes the married actress trio all decked out … Continue reading
Fall has clearly descended a step early in the fashion halls of Seoul, and judging from the stylings I would advocate sending it back from whence it came. K-actresses Park Shi Yeon and Lee Min Jung were spotted out of … Continue reading
There’s plenty that is fantastic about upcoming jTBC drama Fantastic, starting off with the beautifully designed and rendered set of drama posters. It’s rare that I love the entire poster collection, usually one or two at most stand out, but … Continue reading
Hoo boy, this is going to be one complicated watch for me with upcoming jTBC drama Fantastic. In paying homage to it’s title, the previews indeed look absolutely fantastic, with great music and visuals and tons of charm. But then … Continue reading
I love the first character stills of male lead Joo Sang Wook in upcoming jTBC drama Fantastic, right now if I elect to check out the drama it’s all on account of him. Joo Sang Wook is going back to … Continue reading
With the Park Shi Hoo rape investigation dominating the entertainment headlines in Korea, and for good reason since its like a circus freakshow crossed with a very badly written makjang weekend drama mixed with a CSI rip-off, yet another really … Continue reading
The cast of Wolfboy traveled from Busan, where they attended the film festival there last weekend, back to Seoul just in time to hold a star-studded movie premiere in the city. Song Joong Ki and Park Bo Young were in … Continue reading
It’s fashion time, baby! Despite finding awards shows completely inaccurate in predicting quality, I enjoy it solely for the pretty. It’s a chance for stars to dress up and be unashamed of their extraordinary natural or enhanced prettiness and just … Continue reading
Ahhh, Nice Guy. I can safely bet cold hard cash that someone, if not everyone, in that drama is going to get royally screwed. But whatever magic brew Lee Kyung Hee is concocting, I’m hoping this one is as delicious … Continue reading
Oh gosh, the second teaser for Nice Guy makes me salivate for this drama like you won’t believe. I think melodramas have gotten a bad rep in recent years because the plot devices used to generate the melo and the … Continue reading
Nice Guy, which doesn’t premiere until early September thanks to Bridal Mask‘s extension, has nevertheless started filming. Nothing says a drama’s got its shit together better than a two month head start. The production is headed on location to Japan … Continue reading
Just as Bridal Mask announced a four-episode extension from KBS, its follow up drama Nice Guy started filming anyways because there isn’t a drama out there that wouldn’t benefit from an additional head start. KBS released stills of the first … Continue reading