outing celebrity couples

We have our OTPs, people that we hope would date each other; lucky us if they are already dating. Sometimes Most of the time, our OTP hopes come from dramas. But sometimes, a new couple emerges from out of nowhere and it strikes us that, hey, it might work out. Even if they haven’t worked…

they call it ‘jogong’, I call it crazy

So there is a word for it, this practice by fans of giving their idols expensive gifts. Jaguar, Macbook, branded bags, jewelry, naming a star after a star… these are just some examples of the gifts that fans have shelled money out for in what is known in Korea as “jogong“. To be fair, it’s…

dear drama, how will you end?

(Warning: May contain spoilers for those who have not started watching THAT WINTER THE WIND BLOWS.) With only five episodes to go, I am starting to get obsessed on how WINTER WIND will end. Only five episodes left and there are still sub-plots that are being introduced or hinted at. What makes this tricky is…

I love my oppa/ge ge: the charm of incest dramas

THAT WINTER THE WIND BLOWS is on the halfway mark (episode 7 this week out of 16 episodes) and it’s getting more exciting. I like the suspense and so far, I can still suspend my disbelief on some plot points, but more on that later. Meanwhile, the incest angle between brother Oh Soo and sister…

drama: 11.11.11–the ELEVEN list

I’m reposting this from my old tumblr site. That’s 10 on the list but since it’s a once-in-a-lifetime day today, I want to commemorate it by listing my 11 favorite dramas, order according to year. Meteor Garden, 2001 The drama that started it all for me. I watched it first out of curiosity and was…

No. 2101: ‘I am a Marine’

His real name is Kim Tae-pyeong but as a Marine, he is No. 2101. To the rest of us, he is Hyun Bin. Some call him Binnie although I can’t get past the title “Elvis of Korea” that The Economist has apparently given him. The Economist?! Hyun Bin is one of the featured Marines in…