Before becoming a household name because of Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Kang Tae-oh is already working for almost a decade, mostly appearing in guest cameos and supporting roles. Born on June 20, 1994, Kang Tae-oh's real name is Kim Yoon-hwan. Upon joining Fantagio, he debuted as a member of the agency's first actor-idol group 5urprise, with…
While the whole world is healing and we are still locked up in our homes, dramas always never fail to lift us and provide us with much-needed entertainment. While 2021 will be remembered as the year of COVID-19 variants and massive vaccinations, it’s not all doom and gloom for these Korean celebrities. This year is…
K-dramaland will never run out of couples that set our romantic standards high. From friends-to-lovers to idiots-in-love, K-dramas can satisfy every romance junkie’s cravings. And for 2021, these couples took us to very heart-fluttering journeys. The Frown Crown Oh Mi-joo (Shin Se-kyung) and Ki Seon-gyeom (Im Si-wan) - Run On Run On is such a…
We still got some Tokyo Olympics 2020 fever over here, and while four years is a long wait, we thought of listing down some of our favorite athletes from K-dramas through the years. Be it a team sport or an individual event, we always love stories featuring an underdog's success or a top player's doom.…
Continue reading ➞ Grit and Grind: Favorite K-Drama Athletes
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
Who needs a frustrating love triangle when you can have a main couple and second couple instead? Okay, okay, we admit, we have a love-hate relationship with love triangles too. But most of the time, it’s just more fun to watch well-written characters fall in love with the right person instead of insisting on their…
Continue reading ➞ Double Date: K-Dramas with Second Couples
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…
“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
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