Junpyo meets Harlem Yu: the BOYS OVER FLOWERS x METEOR GARDEN crossover

I dropped BOYS OVER FLOWERS after the first 10 minutes but that won’t stop me from saying that hey, Lee Min-ho is good-looking. That is, without his Goo Junpyo perm. And that he can sing METEOR GARDEN’s anthem like a pro. I’m saying (and writing this) while rewatching for the nth time Junpyo’s performance with…

NEVER GIVE UP, DODO: boy love in a drama

I never thought I’d say this one day: I love Sunny Wang. It’s a long story but it had something to do with my ex-OTP. But that’s all water under the bridge now where that ship has sunk. Sunny still has that defining swagger that only a true-blue rich kid like him would have, and…

just sayin’ #4

This post was prompted by Charlene Chua’s article on The Rubbish New Paper (Singapore). I don’t wish to contribute to her fame notoriety as an entertainment writer because apparently, this is not the first time she has “offended” (her word, not mine) fangirls, and I’m sure it won’t be the last time. But she’s not…

pandatherapy: Taipei Zoo’s ‘little dumpling’

So today, it’s official: let’s call her Yuan Zai, Taipei Zoo’s darling panda girl. Everyone knows the precarious relations between Taiwan and China and while panda diplomacy may not smooth out the kinks between the two sides of the straits, everyone can be united in agreeing that Yuan Zai is the cutest thing to happen…

Faye Wong & Li Yapeng: how to announce a divorce

How does one announce a divorce when you’re a celebrity with 16.8 million followers on Weibo, the Chinese Twitter? Write a one-liner and end it with a smiley face. All is well. At least that’s what Faye Wong did when she announced that she was separating from her husband of eight years, Li Yapeng.  …