Esom and Ahn Jae-hong become blackmailing spies in LTNS
Advertisements Esom and Ahn Jae-hong become blackmailing spies in LTNS by tccolb A fun first teaser and poster have dropped for TVING’s new comedy LTNS (a.k.a. Long Time No Sex), where we’re introduced to our not quite happily married pair, Esom (Black Knight) and Ahn Jae-hong (Mask Girl).Opening with a quick backstory, we see and […]
Split personalities and subterfuge in Love Song for Illusion
Advertisements Split personalities and subterfuge in Love Song for Illusion by Jenzy Character teasers have dropped for our two leads of KBS’s historical fantasy webtoon adaptation Love Song for Illusion (previously Fantasy Sonata), introducing us to our tragic lovers Park Ji-hoon (Weak Hero Class 1) and Hong Ye-ji (2037).The story follows the crown prince Sado […]
14 K-Drama Actors Who Were Exempted From Military Service
Advertisements Due to unfortunate accidents or failing to meet requirements, some Korean actors aren’t required to complete the country’s mandatory military service. Here are fourteen actors who were the exception and why they were barred from serving. 1. Kim Woo Bin Black Knight actor Kim Woo Bin was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer in 2017 and […]
Park Min-young reclaims her life in Please Marry My Husband
Advertisements I don’t mean to be patronizing to my fellow Beanies, but something makes me want to defend PMY. Yes I may be partial to her, but apart from that my empathy also comes from the fact that I HAVE ACTUALLY struggled with weight issues. So I know what a headache it is to manage […]
News bites: December 5, 2023
Advertisements News bites: December 5, 2023 by tccolb The first poster has dropped for tvN’s Please Marry My Husband, bringing together our four leads: Park Min-young (Love in Contract), Na In-woo (Longing for You), Lee Yi-kyung (Critical X), and Song Ha-yoon (Oh! Young-shim). Starting off 2024 bright and early with a January 1 premiere, the […]
Park Ji-hoon wrestles himself in KBS’s Fantasy Sonata
Advertisements Ugh. Not sure if there are more straight up red flags here or concepts that would be catnips to me in the right hands, but are instead also red flags… I ask for more fantasy sageuks for years and then when Korea properly ventures into them more, and into more completely fictional, non historical […]
“The Devil’s Plan” Winner Ha Seok Jin Finally Spends His Prize Money
Advertisements Actor Ha Seok Jin, the winner of Netflix’s reality game show The Devil’s Plan, recently impressed netizens with how he decided to spend his prize money. Actor Ha Seok Jin | @haseokjin/Instagram Last month, The Devil’s Plan had people on the edge of their seats as they awaited to see who the show’s winner would be. After […]
Drama viewership ratings for the week of November 13-19, 2023
Advertisements LYOL is confused , I think in what it wants to be. The chaebol family is Makjang City and not a particularly good makjang , if I want fantastic makjang, PMR is available. Anyways, back to LYOL, Hyo-shim is a sweetheart who is a doormat for her dreadful family that inflict wound after wound […]
Seo In-gook faces punishment in Death’s Game
Advertisements Seo In-gook faces punishment in Death’s Game by solstices In case you’ve been curious about TVING original Death’s Game, another teaser is here to shed light on the doom awaiting our reincarnating hero Seo In-gook (Cafe Minamdang). After teasing us for weeks with mere glimpses of its stellar cast, the drama has finally revealed […]