A new ENA drama caught my attention this week when it confirmed the earlier rumored cast. The Starry Night will star Go Hyun Jung and Ryeo Un with Yoon Sang Hyun and idol-actor Lee Jin Woo in supporting roles. Go Hyun Jung is a music executive who takes one last gamble on Ryeo Un’s trainee singer to sell his contract … Continue reading →
Has it been 11 years already?!? Wow and also what an amazing walk down memory lane bringing back all the great feels from this drama. K-drama I Hear Your Voice was what catapulted screenwriter Park Hye Ryun to the big leagues, though she was already almost there with her prior drama before it Dream High. She has a very cohesive … Continue reading →
I haven’t written about jTBC drama 18 Again since it premiered but I’ve been watching weekly, addicted and totally won over by this underrated gem. The feels it delivers is similar to the second chances sincerity in Thirty But Seventeen and the catharsis of Knowing Wife, with the entire cast giving it their all and bringing to life this complete … Continue reading →
The official poster for jTBC drama 18 Again elicits so many thoughts from me, the main one being WHERE THE HECK is Yoon Sang Hyun’s hand trying to grab?!? Did the photoshopper not realize that he’s literally going from Kim Ha Neul‘s crotch area ahahaha. Then I fell into envy that Kim Ha Neul is so gorgeous and lithe that … Continue reading →
Bwahahahaha, OMG wiping away tears here. The first teaser is out for upcoming jTBC second chance drama 18 Again and its come out of nowhere level funny. Like, was not expecting this. The first half of the teaser has leads Kim Ha Neul and Yoon Sang Hyun seriously with melo music galore discussing the failure of their marriage and she’s … Continue reading →
When I first heard the synopsis of K-drama 18 Again it sounded just like the Hollywood movie 17 Again and lo and behold it’s totally a remake so yay for confirming that. 17 Again was surprising good and I think expanding it to a 16-episode length and in a K-drama setting is a smart re-imagining. Starring Kim Ha Neul and … Continue reading →
The US movie 17 Again was surprisingly good and I can totally see K-dramas doing so much more with the longer running time that I’m excited for this upcoming remake. 18 Again has confirmed leads Kim Ha Neul and Yoon Sang Hyun as married couple in their late 30s when a pending divorce leads the hubby to a chance return … Continue reading →
The first stills are out for the next MBC Wed-Thurs drama Let’s Hold Hands Tightly and Watch the Sunset, with the network having taken a good month hiatus after I am Not a Robot ended to air the Winter Olympics and also get its shit together after too much scrambled airings and rushed filming. Sunset premieres on March 14th and … Continue reading →
MBC has decided to take a sensible break from premiering new K-dramas in 2018 that dovetails nicely with the Pyeonchang 2018 Winter Olympics schedule. Mon-Tues drama Two Cops and Wed-Thurs drama I am Not a Robot both end in late January, and the Winter Olympics take place for two weeks in February when the Korean networks typically preempt dramas anyways … Continue reading →
Ten years is the perfect time to wrap up an acting hiatus to call it a decade break, and that’s exactly how long actress Go So Young has been away from the screen. She’s coming back in the upcoming KBS Mon-Tues drama Ms. Perfect which takes over for Hwarang starting on February 27th and will find itself up against tough … Continue reading →
It’s a double header for this Throwback Thursday nostalgia, both courtesy of my cutie Lee Jong Seok. It’s yet early for any more news on his upcoming 2017 K-drama While You Were Sleeping with Suzy, but he’s spending the down time this holiday season hanging out with friends and former costars. Lee Jong Seok hung out with his School 2013 … Continue reading →
The arrival of MBC‘s new Wed-Thurs drama Shopping King Louie (Shopoholic Louis) snuck up on me, a combination of W: Two Worlds ending so listlessly and this drama not getting overly promoted. I’m totally going to check it out because the two leads Seo In Guk and Nam Ji Hyun are so winning in all the promos, from her patented … Continue reading →
The cuteness continues to build for upcoming MBC Wed-Thurs drama Shopping King Louie, a drama that didn’t land as leading man Yook Sung Jae but looks like it got an equally perfect casting with Seo In Guk. Both actors have their boyish charm that can get switched on for arrogance as needed, and in this role as the titular shopping … Continue reading →
