Shin Hye Sun and Lee Joon Hyuk in Talks for Thriller Web K-drama Lady Dior

I’ve heard mixed things about Shin Hye Sun and her currently airing K-drama Dear Hyeri but my aversion to her male lead makes me skip unless it’s trending as a seminal work. So I’m extra excited to hear she’s already in talks for her next drama titled Lady Dior and it’s definitely named after the French couture house. She would be playing a Korean-American hustler who aspires to run a fashion empire even if using counterfeit goods. Her male lead is also a great pick if he accepts, it’s Lee Joon Hyuk who has a a career trajectory like Namgoong Min, a lot of supporting roles in his thirties and now in his forties he’s leveled up to male lead with interesting projects. This drama is slated for streaming only and with a brisk 8-episodes.

Continue reading

Penultimate Episode 11 of See You in My 19th Life Reveals the Real Life/Death Conflict in the 1st Life Setting the Stage for a Cathartic Ending

So there is a Chinese saying that to untie a bell one needs the person who tied the bell (解鈴還須繫鈴人) which means that to resolve a problem one needs the person who caused it in the first person to do … Continue reading

tvN Fantasy Romance See You in My 19th Life Averaging 5% Ratings Through Episode 6 as the Story Continues to be Carried by Shin Hye Sun’s Stellar Acting

I wanted See You in My 19th Life to be better than it is but what it is remains worth watching. The Sat-Sun drama is now through episode 6 and the ratings are high 4% on Saturdays and low 5% … Continue reading