Dang, the Joo Ji Hoon method really did pay off. And by that I mean star in as many dramas as he can possibly/physically film and one of them is bound to be a hit thanks to the law of probability. Lol, I’m kidding of course but his medical K-drama The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call has absolutely paid off … Continue reading →
The year end top lists all came out at the end of 2024 in December but here comes Cine21 with their own take. The top K-ent magazine released it’s own list of both successful hits of 2024 as well as people and projects to watch in 2025. Let’s start with what the magazine found to be the best projects of … Continue reading →
So it’s been over a week since When the Stars Gossip premiered on tvN for the Sat-Sun time slot with a simul-stream on global platform Netflix. The ratings on tvN started off low-ish around 3% range and dropped to 2% range in the second week, portending a major flop for the network. Unfortunately it’s viewership on Netflix won’t be anything … Continue reading →
Well, it doesn’t matter if you think Squid Game the original season was just okay or that this new season 2 is underwhelming. The thirst and demand for SQ2 is there as the drama premiered on December 26th and in one full day of airing has reached number in 92 countries. That is astonishing numbers and for a Korean drama … Continue reading →
So there is a whole new set of characters other than returning male lead Lee Jung Jae playing the game in Squid Game 2, obviously cuz everyone else died in the first season lol. The most attention has been on Park Sung Hoon starting from that longish bob wig and then now the reveal that his character is a transgender … Continue reading →
I think it is just a timing coincidence that this news came out on the same week that Netflix has started promotions for Squid Game 2. Unexpected breakout star O Yeong Su, who played the excited gameplayer grandpa in the original Squid Game and took home the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2022, is facing a 1 … Continue reading →
The biggest Netflix K-drama of 2024 as anticipated has kicked off promos as the platform released the first official stills for Squid Game 2. I liked but didn’t love the drama but it was a bona fide global phenomenon when it aired in early 2021 and carried the wave of pandemic claustrophobia and fear of financial insecurity paired with gameplay … Continue reading →
Filming is reportedly starting for Squid Game 2 this summer with an eye towards a 2024 release on Netflix. At Tudum, the platform’s promo event this weekend, Netflix confirmed that the original four big stars Lee Jung Jae, Gong Yoo, Lee Byung Hun, and Wi Ha Joon will all be returning, and joining them are additional top stars Im Shi … Continue reading →
The second season of global hit Squid Game has been in talks since the first season premiered in 2021 and now it’s actually heading into production this summer 2023. The latest news is that Im Shi Wan is joining the games, no word on the character or potential season 2 storyline. Returning for sure is male lead Lee Jung Jae … Continue reading →
High ratings usually means buzz but it takes an extraordinary set of circumstances to become a breakout so-called Event K-drama. That’s been the trend in recent years after the overall ratings decrease across the board in K-drama viewing with audiences going online rather than surrounding the television as a family in the evenings. K-ent is watching closely whether jTBC weekend … Continue reading →
I think this has to be the tail end of the Squid Game hype and attention, and boy did it last exactly an entire year. When I saw the nominations for the 2022 Emmy Awards included Squid Game it felt like the drama aired so long ago but I realized it was September 2021 which made it too late for … Continue reading →
It’s one thing to get viewers which usually means there is online buzz but sometimes the two don’t align. The list of most tweeted about K-dramas of 2022 (so far) has underwhelming and low rated jTBC period romance Snowdrop as the most tweeted about show, which I attribute to worldwide K-pop superstar Jisoo who is a member of Blackpink and … Continue reading →
Oh I love seeing how the cheese is made! This also gives more legitimacy so here goes – the 2022 Baeksang Awards was last Friday and the judges have announced how the voting went. I’m only covering the television side, and the Daesang there went to the Netflix drama Squid Game and after the first round of voting in the … Continue reading →
