Actor Jung Kyung-ho (Smile, Ja Myung Go) is holding the first fanmeeting of his career this weekend, which is also an early birthday party (he turns 27 on August 31, and the event occurs on the 1st). It’ll take place on Sunday afternoon at the SeongAm Art Center in Kangnam, Seoul.

Jung has been acting since 2004, but his newfound popularity mostly comes from the comic family drama Smile opposite Lee Min-jung last year. His management company, N.O.A Entertainment, explained that ever since that drama, his fans have been requesting fanmeetings.

Jung, who been preparing for the event for the past month, said, “I thank all my fans, who always treat me with sincere affection. I’ve wanted to get a little closer with them through an event like this, and I’m very glad to get this opportunity, thanks to my fans. I want to have the best time with them, and I’m extremely excited about it.”

Via OSEN

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Hey, girlfriday here, pinch hitter in the Coffee House lineup. I couldn’t let the series end without getting a word in, so I’ll be providing you with the recap today, and rest assured, javabeans will be back for the finale.

Earlier in the run I liked the series but didn’t love it, mainly because one third of the triangle always felt off to me (I was not a fan of the bumblingly annoying Seung-yeon). But then that time leap actually changed how I felt about her character, and it effectively made all three characters level—which I totally dig.

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I’ll admit I haven’t been particularly interested in the horse-racing movie Grand Prix, which stars Kim Tae-hee (IRIS) and Yang Dong-geun (I Am Sam) as jockeys. However, the poster and trailer are out, and I am pleasantly surprised — the film looks better than I’d expected. It even sent a few shivers down my spine (yay for smart insert song selection).

(This is the film that Lee Jun-ki had to drop out of mid-shoot when he was called for military service. Yang was brought in as a replacement.)

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I haven’t covered Gumiho: Tale of the Fox’s Child much since it began airing, which is mostly a factor of not having enough time. But the drama has attracted a steady, if smallish, fanbase who are drawn to the drama’s fresh take on a familiar genre of summer horror fare.

Here are some candid photos capturing comic moments between the cast, taken between shoots, and the lighthearted feel here contrasts with the darker mood of the series. Above is Han Eun-jung as a gumiho, while young Kim Yoo-jung plays her daughter.

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Wow, Lee Soo-kyung is working nonstop: She has been cast in Daemul, which comes just after she wrapped the recent comedic series My Country Calls, which she’d tackled soon after finishing the weekend melodrama Loving You A Thousand Times.

Lee is mostly known for her bubbly, energetic image and has often played the cute, bumbling heroine (see: Soulmate, Golden Age of the Daughter-in-Law, My Country Calls). She’ll depart from that in Daemul, where she’ll portray a sexy career woman, Ryu Se-jin, who earned her MBA abroad and is described as confident and proud.

This must be the main female role mentioned earlier when series star Go Hyun-jung nearly quit due to a lack of movement on the production and casting front. I like Lee Soo-kyung a lot (I have a lot of Soulmate love!), but I’m not entirely sold on her as a sexy businesswoman opposite Go Hyun-jung. Then again, not a lot of actresses would be able to challenge Go for the spotlight in a drama. (Sort of makes you wish for another Choi Ji-woo rivalry, doesn’t it?)

Daemul will follow My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho on SBS and premieres in October.

Via BNT News

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