Lee Jun-young

Dreaming of a Freaking Fairytale Mid-Season Review: Pyo Ye Jin and Lee Jun Young deliver light-hearted Cinderella-inspired romantic comedy

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Dreaming of a Freaking Fairytale Mid-Season Review: Pyo Ye Jin and Lee Jun Young deliver light-hearted Cinderella-inspired romantic comedy

Fairytales have long woven a magical spell, transporting readers and audiences to worlds where wishes come true and good triumphs over evil. They act as portals to an alternate reality, where happily ever after isn’t just a phrase, it’s a guarantee. Beyond the fantastical elements, these stories offer a powerful comfort: the assurance that no … Read more

K-drama Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale: Cinderella gets a grating update in new romcom

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K-drama Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale: Cinderella gets a grating update in new romcom

Lead cast: Pyo Ye-jin, Lee Jun-young The story of Cinderella gets a modern update in the unusually titled Dreaming of a Freaking Fairytale, starring Pyo Ye-jin (Taxi Driver) as a woman who “Openly Dreams of Cinderella” (the Korean title of the show) and Lee Jun-young (The Impossible Heir) as a typically aloof corporate heir who … Read more

Disney+ K-drama review: The Impossible Heir – Lee Jae-wook, Lee Jun-young wrestle for power in clunky drama

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Disney+ K-drama review: The Impossible Heir – Lee Jae-wook, Lee Jun-young wrestle for power in clunky drama

This article contains spoilers. 2/5 stars Lead cast: Lee Jae-wook, Lee Jun-young, Hong Su-zu If we look at its starting point and end point, it would be fair to assume that The Impossible Heir, a Disney+ Korean drama series starring Lee Jae-wook and Lee Jun-young, is a tale about male camaraderie and ambition, and how … Read more

Disney+ K-drama midseason recap: The Impossible Heir – Kim Jae-wook, Lee Jun-young struggle with weak script

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Disney+ K-drama midseason recap: The Impossible Heir – Kim Jae-wook, Lee Jun-young struggle with weak script

This article contains spoilers. Lead cast: Kim Jae-wook, Lee Jun-young, Hong Su-zu The Korean title of the drama The Impossible Heir is “Royal Roader”, a term coined in the Korean gaming world which references a player who won the Korean StarCraft League the first time they entered the competition. There is no gaming whatsoever in … Read more

Disney+ K-drama The Impossible Heir: Lee Jae-wook and Lee Jun-young team up for dull chaebol drama about heir to a family-run corporation

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Disney+ K-drama The Impossible Heir: Lee Jae-wook and Lee Jun-young team up for dull chaebol drama about heir to a family-run corporation

Lead cast: Lee Jae-wook, Lee Jun-young, Hong Su-zu As with so many Korean dramas, The Impossible Heir begins with a violent flash forward – in this case, a handsome young man in a hotel room staring in disbelief at the bloody knife in his hands. Who is he? How did he get there? Whose blood … Read more

EXCLUSIVE: Hong Su Zu talks about her first lead role; sharing screen with Lee Jae Wook and Lee Jun Young in The Impossible Heir: “Both helped me so much throughout the production of the series”

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EXCLUSIVE: Hong Su Zu talks about her first lead role; sharing screen with Lee Jae Wook and Lee Jun Young in The Impossible Heir: “Both helped me so much throughout the production of the series”

In simply two days, Lee Jae Wook returns to the small screen with an interesting drama The Impossible Heir starring alongside Lee Jun Young and Hong Su Zu. While the male actors have established themselves as stars, this drama marks the first lead role for Hong, who has been part of several music videos and … Read more

Netflix movie review: Badland Hunters – Ma Dong-seok in post-apocalyptic action thriller full of B-movie clichés and brutal violence

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Netflix movie review: Badland Hunters – Ma Dong-seok in post-apocalyptic action thriller full of B-movie clichés and brutal violence

2/5 stars From the producers of Concrete Utopia, South Korea’s official submission for this year’s Academy Awards, comes an altogether different kind of beast. A collaboration between Climax Studio and Netflix, post-apocalyptic action thriller Badland Hunters is set in a similar, but officially unconnected, rubble-strewn wilderness. Ma Dong-seok produces and stars as a notorious hunter … Read more