“This really is enough. I still haven’t figured out how I should live my life, but this is good enough. I shall live.” When someone reads this ending quote from the drama’s heroine, one would think that Summer Strike is a healing, slice-of-life drama about a burned-out city slave who seeks solace in a small…
Drama Profile Title: Summer Strike / I Don't Want To Do Anything (literal title)Main Cast: Seolhyun, Im Si-wanWriter: Joo Young-hyun (webtoon), Hong Moon-pyo, Lee Yoon-jung (The Lies Within, Coffee Prince)PD: Lee Yoon-jung (The Lies Within, Coffee Prince), Hong Moon-pyoTimeslot: Monday and Tuesday / 21:20 (KST)Network: ENA, Genie TV, SeeznEpisodes: 12Genre: Healing, Melodrama Plot Synopsis: A tired corporate worker leaves the demanding life in the city and…
Im Si-wan (Tracer) and Kim Seol-hyun (The Killer's Shopping List) will pair up in an upcoming romance drama based on a popular webtoon. I Don’t Feel Like Doing Anything (literal translation) is a romance story about people who decide to move from the city to a small town to do nothing and eventually able to…
Continue reading ➞ Im Si-wan, Seol-hyun cast in upcoming romance drama
Im Si-wan (Tracer) and Kim Seol-hyun (Awaken) are both in talks to star in the upcoming drama “Summer Strike” (working title). Summer Strike is a drama based on the webtoon “I Don’t Feel Like Doing Anything,” which revolves around characters who decide to quit their current lifestyles and settle in a small seaside neighborhood to do the mundane.…
Continue reading ➞ Im Si-wan, Kim Seol-hyun courted to lead new drama
This time ten years ago, the historical-fantasy drama Moon Embracing the Sun started airing in MBC. The said series then became one of the highest-rated series of 2012 with a peak rating of over 40%. Its actors received nominations from various award-giving bodies while the series was named the Best Drama at the 48th Baeksang…
Continue reading ➞ Where Are They Now? Cast of Moon Embracing the Sun
Im Si-wan (Run On), Go Ah-sung (Crime Puzzle), Son Hyun-joo (Itaewon Class), and Park Yong-woo (Priest) are all confirmed for the upcoming wavve original drama "Tracer" (working title). Im Si-wan will play as Hwang Dong-ju, the new team manager of Taxation Division 5 at the National Tax Service. He is known to be brazen, strong-headed,…
Continue reading ➞ New wavve original drama “Tracer” topbilled by Im Si-wan, Go Ah-sung, and more
When you like watching ongoing K-dramas, there will always be this lull time in-between episodes when you would always feel lost and don’t know what else to do with life (er, or at least your precious free time). Instead of scrolling endlessly on your streaming app, we list down Korean Variety Shows that you could…
Continue reading ➞ K-Variety Shows You Can Watch In-Between Your K-Dramas
It is sometimes difficult to meet new people these days that can be a good distraction to the humdrum of our daily lives. At least though we have K-dramas. Through fictional worlds, one can meet different types of characters with different colors and flavors that can definitely satisfy whatever kinds of feelings we are craving…
Continue reading ➞ The Real Deal: Softhearted K-drama Male Leads
Once in a while, K-drama gods gift us with storylines that require little to no emotional investment with relatable characters and scenes that seem to reflect our own lives. It's not that rare, really, but these K-drama gems are underrated, and therefore, appeal to only a handful of people. I can name top-of-mind dramas belonging…
Whether you're with someone special or not, binge-watching K-Dramas is one of the best ways to just kill time and let the day pass by. On this Valentine's Day, we listed down 10 outstanding Korean dramas that will definitely save your day at a time when most of us are required to just stay home…
Continue reading ➞ Non-romance K-Dramas that will save your Valentine’s Day
“Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves up.” - Thomas Wayne (Batman Begins) Drama Profile Title: Run OnMain Cast: Im Si-wan, Shin Se-kyung, Choi Soo-young, Kang Tae-ohWriter: Park Shi-yunPD: Lee Jae-hoon (The Ghost Detective, Chief Kim, A Beautiful Mind, Page Turner)Timeslot: Wednesday and Thursday / 21:00 KSTNetwork: jtbcEpisodes: 16Genre: Romantic Comedy Plot Synopsis: A former ace sprinter resets his…
Im Si-wan was scouted by Star Empire as a trainee while attending Chin Chin Song Festival in Busan. He then trained for three years as a member of "Children of Empire," but on January 7, 2010, the group debuted with their EP, Nativity under the name "ZE:A." Even while working as an idol, he entered…
Im Si-wan (Strangers From Hell), Shin Se-kyung (Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung), Choi Sooyoung (Tell Me What You Saw), and Kang Tae-oh (The Tale of Nokdu) have all been confirmed to star in the newest jtbc drama “Run On” (literal title). The drama is about a former sprinter who falls in love with a subtitling specialist.…
Continue reading ➞ New jtbc drama “Run On” completes line-up
“Sometimes, life throws tough tests at you to make you helpless, and it leaves you hints in funny places. But, of course, there's no guarantee that you'll come up with the correct answers.” - Jang Geu-rae Annyeong! I'm back on this seasonal segment as part of our anniversary celebration. Actually, it was easy for me…
First of all, I want to thank each and every one for all the comments, good or bad, that was left in every fan site where our episode reactions were posted. I enjoy reading all the fan discussions and ship wars! LOL. This means the drama is doing a good deed in making its audience…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: The King Loves | Finale
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