The 2026 Baeksang Arts Awards went off without a hitch today and the biggest win of the night was the Daesang for both categories going to individual stars (rather than project) and the two winners happen to be long time very good friends. Yoo Hae Jin took home the film Daesang for box office smash The King’s Warden while over … Continue reading →
I don’t think I’ve seen quite this shade of neon green in a Joseon hanbok before but here is Son Ye Jin rocking the electric dress in the first stills from the K-drama Scandal. It’s the drama adaptation of the movie Untold Scandal, which is itself adapting the novel Dangerous Liaisons. Son Ye Jin is the rich lady mastermind pushing … Continue reading →
The 2025 Blue Dragon Film Awards was this past week and I like having an off-cycle award to get all the stars out, since most awards are in the spring period. Married top K-stars Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin had the biggest wins of the night taking home Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively, and since they have been … Continue reading →
So these two didn’t only win the biggest acting awards of the night, they also won Most Popular Awards too lol. So it was a sweep for the husband-wife duo Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin this year at the 2025 Blue Dragon Awards honoring the best in Korean film. Hyun Bin took home Best Actor for Harbin and Son … Continue reading →
This week is the start of the prestigious and popular 2025 Busan International Film Festival in South Korea and it will be interesting to see which festival premieres generate buzz. The premiere day red carpet was dominated by the ladies, with many top actresses and popular stars showcasing their movie star quality fashion looks. The standout for me was Kim … Continue reading →
So I didn’t hear about this drama until now, when it’s already started filming and Netflix has released the script reading stills. It won’t arrive until 2026 but will add to the streaming giant’s slate of big name K-dramas for next year. The drama is titled Variety and stars Son Ye Jin and Jo Yuri, from the writer and PD … Continue reading →
So this is an unexpected pairing and also a weird story to keep re-doing. Netflix is planning a 2025 sageuk drama titled Scandal based on the 2003 explicit rated K-movie Untold Scandal, which is loosely based on the novel Dangerous Liaisons. In talks for the leads are Son Ye Jin and Ji Chang Wook so quite a mature and big … Continue reading →
I feel like Son Ye Jin has been there for my entire K-entertainment involvement, from her early K-movies like The Classic to her many dramas and wide-ranging film career, she’s earned her top actress perch and then some. She’s been on hiatus the last two years after marrying fellow top actor Hyun Bin and the couple welcoming their first child … Continue reading →
The Dodgers and the Padres have been playing the season opener in South Korea as part of the MLB international marketing efforts creating this Seoul Series. South Korean baseball player Kim Ha Seong plays for the Padres and everyone is watching for the debut of mega Japanese star Shohei Ohtani in Blue. But a lot of attention at the game … Continue reading →
Has it been a little over a year since K-actress Son Ye Jin was in the public limelight? She had her baby in November 2022 with husband Hyun Bin and has been in mommy mode ever since. This week she attended the Valentino event in Seoul showing off major leg in an all-white mini dress with lace applique cut outs … Continue reading →
It’s well known that K-actress Son Ye Jin loves to play golf but her beaming smile and radiating demeanor when playing golf on a variety show that aired this week is clearly not for the love of the sport. During the round she chit chatted a lot about her life now as a mom and wife, she got married last … Continue reading →
New mommy life can be both heartwarming and exceedingly cloistered. It’s hard to strike the balance between nesting and also easing back into a semblance of pre-baby life. K-actress Son Ye Jin welcomed her first child with husband Hyun Bin at the end of 2022 and this week she made her first public appearance attending the Valentino show in Paris. … Continue reading →
Another year another poll and this one splits the stars up into age groups to be more fair. A Meta+Survey poll of K-netizens asked who was the prettiest K-actress in the 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s and here are the results. Kim Yoo Jung leads the prettiest actress in the 20’s decade with 42.8% of the vote with second place to … Continue reading →
