Actress Go Joon-hee, best known for her roles in “She Was Pretty” (2015) and “The Slave Hunters” (2010), signed an exclusive contract with her new agency .  In the past three years, her last agency could not get her any drama or commercial work because she was rumored to be part of Burning Sun scandal. The scandal took an immediate toll on her life. Go was told that her contract to appear in the upcoming KBS drama series “Perfume” had been canceled, and various overseas scheduled events were canceled one after another. She spent years trying to combat the false rumors. It was a burdensome process. With legal assistance, the actor is still in the process of wrapping up 32 lawsuits that she filed against commenters who spread rumors or verbally abused her with sexually insulting comments She said this week she wants to return to acting but she is also handicapped in casting for roles because she is tall (5’8”). Again, this is another example of internet rumors derailing a Korean actor’s career.

Son Ji Hyo moved to a new agency in October, 2022. She is still an active model-actress-variety star. However, she recently sued to terminate her contract since the agency never paid her. Worse, the agency allegedly never paid its employees. According to Dispatch, many have not been paid since February, running up huge personal debt and defaulting on insurance payments. The agency required its managers to use their own credit cards to pay company expenses then seek reimbursement. The managers state they were not reimbursed. SJH is owed $672,000 US and promises of settlement have never materialized. Thankfully, her pay from Running Man was paid directly to her from SBS.

Song Hye Kyo and Han So Hee were excited to co-star in a new drama, “The Price of Confession.” But on May 17, Korean media outlets reported that Song Hye Kyo, Han So Hee, and director Shim Na Yeon have decided to not continue working on the upcoming K-drama. The apparent reason was the production company was not properly communicating and managing the series in pre-production. This was a Studio Dragon show, but it stated that its co-producer, Studio H, was to handle the entire project. Digging deeper, Studio H is a subsidiary of SSL which claimed this week it wants to become the Korean Walt Disney. Its executive claimed that it had all the infrastructure and processes in place to make that happen. Someone at Studio H learned about Song and Han’s departure through a news story. Yikes. Apparently, there was no show runner or person in charge of this production at Studio H which is hard to believe for a major project like this one. However, Shim was the third director offered/signed on this series so maybe there were real issues from the start.

Last week, a 30 year old trot singer allegedly killed herself in her dorm room. Trot music exploded with several talent shows in mid 2010s. Many new artists got into the business. But unlike other singers, trot music income is dependent on live festival performances (usually sponsored by a local government.) It is not uncommon for a trot singer to have 5 to 8 different performance venues in a single day or 70-80 performances a month. The pandemic shut down that income stream. As the industry notes, the increase in popularity of trot did not increase the overall revenue pie. There are about 10,000 festivals with between 5 to 10 stage acts. Music budgets are small. After the pandemic, things got more competitive. A-list trot stars now command much higher fees ($18,000-$22,000 US per performance) but those who are unknown will earn less than $1,000 US/day). Most trot singers have to have side jobs just to pay bills. I had heard that trot singers lived a highly stressful and grueling career on the road since it is popular in rural countrysides and with seniors. It is an odd niche entertainment segment where fans do not buy artist songs or albums. There really needs to be more support for artists.

As for me, I have put only my top favorite dramas.

I put favorite shows there, although I often don't think to update it, so it isn't really current.

I add almost everything I've watched or am watching, usually after the first episode or two. If it's an early drop (Heavenly Idol, Kokdu), I hated it (HomeCha), or I am indifferent and will never think of it again (Secret Garden), I might take it back off the list.

I only put my favorite dramas, regardless of the grade I gave them. They are dramas that I'm fond of, enjoyed, bring me good memories, have great characters...
Pd: Queen Seon Deok should be in my Fan Wall too, but that drama doesn't have an entry to add it.

I use it for the the shows I am currently watching so I can easily access the weecaps. I often forget to update it after a drama has finished airing.

I think I favorite all the shows I'm watching, and then unfavorite the ones I didn't like.
So if you see a show there, is because I enjoyed it.

Clearly I need to spend more time in OT because I never even remembered this section of my profile. Thanks for the callous, @Unaspirated. My life has been unaspirated, so I may curl up to that section next week.

For me it's a viewed list.

Hum... I liked him in My ID is Gangnam Beauty and True Beauty for the beginning. But when his characters should have showed some changes, his acting didn't really change.

I didn't like Island as a drama and neither of the 3 main actors could change it even Kim Nam-Gil, so I'm not sure I can't judge him for this drama.

But he's really handsome so my eyes are happy :p

I'd say he improved quite a bit lately - specifically in Island, there were even a few emotional scenes I was moved by - but his starting point was like really low, so moderate expectations would be the best choice.

... I think he's more boring than watching paint dry and twice as bland and I don't find him handsome either... 😅

I'm the type that doesn't get bothered by actors and their skills, you know? I still don't understand why people dislike some actresses so much, tbh. But CEW almost ruined "Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryong" for me. 😞
I liked him in The Best Hit and ID tho. If the character from that webtoon is similar to those two, I think it'll be okay.

He is quite flat. He is good looking, in a pretty sort of a way. That is probably one reason Hwang In-Youp became a rage in True Beauty. He was miles ahead of Cha Eun-Woo in acting department. When Cha-Eun-Woo's character comes back in True Beauty after the break, I am sure there were many who would not have minded if Joo-Kyung had opted to put an expiry date on him and gone with Seo-Jun. I started Rookie Hostorian and I didn't like him , he was so....flat and just plain unsuitable for the role (and I don't like the lead actress either) so dropped it. Maybe with the very recent tragedy he had to go through, his emotive range might have undergone a change. Actors do improve with time if they put in the effort (of course, they might never be how some are naturally gifted) but they get better.

It was not bad and I kinda liked the mix between US and Korea.

Now, they didn't really focus on one love story for the FL so I guess it was more interesting for the family theme than the romance one.

Well... I think I died of cringe about 100x during the first episode alone tbh 🤣🤣🤣
And ohmygosh the needle drops ಠ⁠_⁠ಠ
And American dialogue still makes me want to kill myself, who knew.

I'm still sad that my John/Ji-wan Love is for Suckers one got pulled!

I will also be forever grateful to the people who make k-drama edits on YouTube.
Last year, which was my first in K-Dramaland, I spent very good moments watching videos and that's the way I learnt about some dramas that now are among my favorite ones.

I'm new to be a fan of someone and emotionally invested. That's why I can somewhat understand why others are emotionally affected by their fave in relationship or seeing proof of it. I have been told that my feelings/reactions does seem like someone who has a crush on someone unavailable but I genuinely never thought I liked him in a "I want him for myself/I want to date him" kinda way. I just want them to continue working and be successful and his personal life has affected that. Because of that or at least in part because of that, I really dislike seeing evidence of his relationship. Does that make me a bad fan? I want to support his career but I hate hearing/knowing about his personal life. I don't think it's necessarily black & white because my feelings are valid & I'm not doing anything malicious but I feel complicated and wanted to talk to someone about it.

No, I don't follow any celebrities personal life (I make generalization: They tend, in my eyes, to be shallow), I don't even like drama in which the lead has 'celebrity' as profession. It always downs to the same route, the said celebrity makes scandals, pr moves and the rest (me: not interested).

I don't really care about their personnal life. I'm not attached to any actor/actress to feel jealousy or anything else if they dated.

But I have some difficuties to take seriously in their movie/drama some actors who did entertaining shows like Lee Kwang-Soo in Running Man. I think the actors of Running Man suffered in their acting career but gained in buzz and ads.

I like actors that are talented and make me feel invested in their characters. I don’t care about their personal life unless they are involved with some serious criminal characters (e.g., bullying). Even if the person is ruled innocent, I will decide to not support him or her any longer if he and she has close relationship with those who are ruled guilty. But if they get married, breaks up with someone, or things of the sort, I don’t really care.

When I don’t support someone, it doesn’t mean I’ll go on post malicious comment about the person. To me, it’s just like the person vanished into thin air.

I think it’s better to not know too much about entertainer’s personal lives - it’s hard not to get dragged in when people start writing things about them on the internet (be they true, false or completely irrelevant). So I try to stay away from things that are exclusively about their personal lives and just watch their projects.

And not read the comments on anything when people have their knives out! Because even on articles about their shoes there will be someone saying “but because of [actual or perceived wrongdoing] they are the worst person ever and nothing they have ever done is good!”. I don’t know what it is about the internet that makes people so comfortable abusing people, and so forgetful that people are seldom wholly perfect/evil.

Oh, trust me, it's possible. And I think that's totally normal, like you're supposed to like them because of what they do, so why should we care about the rest?

Unless that person has done something unforgivable from my POV, I don't really care about what they're doing and with who.

You can be any kind of fan as you want to be, you just need to accept that there are so many different types of fans out there, however weird some of them are.

What I gathered from years of fangirling and un-fangirling, entertainers’ personal life matters a lot for public. Especially for idols where they have image of “single and available”. So maybe just try to filter what you read and don’t take it to serious because personal life will always considered juicy by the media.

I hope you can continue to enjoy, this alternative experience of life while things are good. Beanieland will be here waiting when you have the time. Beanies come and go all the time and life is multifaceted sometimes we are out there and sometimes we are in quiet mode they both serve a purpose. Getting the right balance for your piece of mind is key 😊

Nice to hear @turtuallysarcastic that you are in a good place right now. Keep beaning on yourself!

That happens to me on the fan wall, but it's WILD trying to find posts here. WILD.

I really want to know how @sicarius keeps track of everything. Save us, please.

It's seems like you're having fun! That's nice. I hope you enjoyed Love Affairs in the Afternoon, that's one of my favorite shows!

Since you enjoyed Semantic Error and ODSim, I would recommend To My Star! ^^ And, if you don't care switching to j-dramas, My Love Mixed Up!

I have no idea, I didn't even like the show. 😂 I finished it for Kim Min Jung. I didn't even like the main couple, only the FL as an individual character.

I don't know about Netflix posts since I don't care for the service, but Mr. Sunshine is well-liked by a lot of Kdrama enthusiasts (I think there's even a recent DB thread with many Beanies heralding its Kdramatic virtues). The subject of Korean independence movements from numerous historical foreign invasions/threats thereof across many centuries, whether monarchical or imperial, is one that more than just high school students learn/care about. It's good in and of itself, but it and other Kdramas like it are the TV show equivalent of July 4th fireworks celebrating American independence.

I think there are many reasons. The writer, the PD and the actors are famous in the Kdramas world.

The story took place in an area that is pretty rare in Kdrama.

It was a beautiful drama, every character was really well developped not only the 2 main ones.