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K-ent’s Biggest News Story of 2017 Breaks as Descendants of the Sun Costars Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo Confirm October Wedding

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Thank god today is July 4th and not April 1st otherwise I would take major convincing that this isn’t a prank. As America celebrates Independence Day, Korean entertainment will now celebrate what is arguably the biggest reel-to-real romance happy ending of the Hallyu era. Mega hit K-drama Descendants of the Sun costars Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo, following … Continue reading →

MBC Section TV Airs Part 2 of Song Hye Kyo and Song Joong Ki Dating in Bali Expose

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I don’t know if MBC has a beef with either or both Song Hye Kyo and Song Joong Ki, or maybe this is just a ratings ploy, but the network is continued ahead with its breathless coverage of the supposed Bali vacation of the Descendants of the Sun costars. This weekend Section TV aired part two of the so-called expose … Continue reading →

Song Joong Ki Having the Time of His Life and Looking Fashionably Fun at Battleship Island Press Conference

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On the heels of Kim Soo Hyun being giddy beyond belief at his press conference for thriller movie Real, now there’s Song Joong Ki beaming like he just won the lottery at the latest media event promoting period movie Battleship Island. It doesn’t hurt that he finally paired his gorgeous million dollar smile and baby boy good looks with an … Continue reading →

MBC Entertainment News Reports on Bali Hotel Staff Gossip Further Fueling Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo Dating Rumors

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I continue to take dating rumors with Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo with a grain of salt, even if they are dating it’s not certain they will get married and honestly they should just be able to date without all the pointless fan shipping. Last week the entertainment world was abuzz with reports that the Descendants of the … Continue reading →

The Talented and Mismatched Cast of Battleship Island Featured on Bazaar Korea

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A misfit crew isn’t a derogatory observation especially when it comes to underdog tales of escape from oppression. We root for the random comrades to beat the odds and use their uniqueness to complementary advantage. That’s the feeling I get from the casting of upcoming period movie Battleship Island, the very different acting aura and visuals of the four leads … Continue reading →

Dating Rumors Ignite Again with Descendants of the Sun Costars Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo After Bali Sighting

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I’m sure this latest gossip will make diehard fans of Descendants of the Sun happy, or at least those drama fans who extended their love of the drama to shipping the leads in real life. Song Hye Kyo and Song Joong Ki haven’t done another K-drama since their massive hit last year so their fans seen them in new roles … Continue reading →

Song Joong Ki, So Ji Sub, and Hwang Jung Min Bring Star Power to Movie Press Conference for Battleship Island

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Other than wanting to send two out of the three male leads home to change, everything looked peachy and swell at the movie press conference for upcoming period war time film Battleship Island. Based on the real life events of Koreans conscripted, enslaved, and imprisoned on Hashima Island in Japan in order to work in the coal mines, the movie … Continue reading →

Movie Posters for Battleship Island Show the Korean Faces Seeking Escape from a Concrete Isle

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The movie posters are out for upcoming period war era movie Battleship Island, depicting the slavery and escape of Korean citizens from the Japanese industrial island of Hashima (also known as Battleship Island or Gunkanjima). Starring So Ji Sub, Song Joong Ki, and Hwang Jung Min, the movie chronicles the real life story of thousands of Korean laborers brought to … Continue reading →

Movie Stills of Song Joong Ki, So Ji Sub, and Hwang Jung Min in K-movie Battleship Island

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Pain and suffering with a side of Korean patriotism is in full display in the glossy movie stills for upcoming period movie Battleship Island. Starring Hwang Jung Min, Song Joong Ki, and So Ji Sub, the movie chronicles the real life forced labor camp that was set up by the Japanese on the industrial island of Hashima (nickname Gunkanjima which means battleship … Continue reading →

Man to Man Releases Drama Stills of Cameo Appearance by Song Joong Ki and Namgong Min

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There’s a whole lotta leading man presence in jTBC drama Man to Man, with a dual leading men structure with Park Hae Jin and Park Sung Woong. This weekend’s new episodes will see the presence of two more leading men popping up in the drama albeit in cameo appearances that will leave their fans thinking it much too short. Song … Continue reading →

Song Joong Ki and Namgong Min Making Cameo Appearances in Episodes 9 and 10 of jTBC Drama Man to Man

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In what must be a cameo casting coup, cable network jTBC drama Man to Man will welcome not one but two big name leading men making an appearance next weekend. i Song Joong Ki and Namgong Min secretly filmed guest starring roles in the fully pre-produced drama and their scenes will air in next weekend’s episodes 9 and 10. I … Continue reading →

Song Joong Ki is Lost in the Desert of Ugly Sweaters for W Korea Magazine

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Leave it to a high fashion publication like W Korea to leave me amused and befuddled at the same time. Additional pictures are out of the magazine’s April edition pictorial featuring top Hallyu star Song Joong Ki, and this complete look at the concept makes me wonder who at the magazine needed a business trip out to the desert to … Continue reading →

Song Joong Ki Lands the Cover of the May 2017 Edition of W Korea

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Landing the cover of W Korea is quite an honor for the high brow fashion publication, and the May cover model certainly has earned the sartorial honor. Song Joong Ki is front and center in front of a tree for W Korea, modeling a singularly unimpressive plaid pattern sweater and looking a combination of pensive and perturbed. I can’t figure … Continue reading →