Drama Recaps
My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho: Episode 9
by javabeans | September 8, 2010 | 46 Comments
A cute episode, though not my particular favorite. We get some of the standard machinations of the supporting cast, and a few more wrenches thrown into the plot. Thankfully there are, as usual, a number of cute coupley moments to buoy us through these waters of Necessary Plot Complications. Ratings:... More »


Drama Casting & News
Park Shi-hoo joins cast of Queen of Reversals
by javabeans | September 8, 2010 | 36 Comments
Park Shi-hoo, most recently of SBS’s trendy romance drama Prosecutor Princess, has been added to the cast of Queen of Reversals, which is the second season of MBC’s hit Queen of Housewives. (Although it’s called Season 2, the drama features a completely different story and a mostly-new cast, with the... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Park Shin-hye and Lee Min-jung’s duet MV
by javabeans | September 8, 2010 | 24 Comments
As mentioned previously, Park Shin-hye and Lee Min-jung sing a duet for their movie Cyrano Dating Agency, as did their co-stars Uhm Tae-woong and Daniel Choi. The boys’ track released an accompanying MV, which was posted here, and now the ladies’ song has also put out a video. I knew... More »


Drama Casting & News
Preview clip for Rain’s Runaway (Plan B)
by javabeans | September 8, 2010 | 47 Comments
Here, we go, the preview video for Runaway! And true to the drama’s title, there’s a lot of running in it. The drama is described as a romantic-comedy action project, which could have skewed hokey if done too slapstick. But on the contrary, it looks pretty slick, actually. Lots of... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Hyun Bin and Im Soo-jung pair up in new movie
by javabeans | September 8, 2010 | 24 Comments
Hyun Bin has stated his intention to enlist for his mandatory military service soon (some reports say November, other say next year), but has announced what will probably be his last movie before the army calls. It’s a low-budget film by director Lee Yoon-ki (My Dear Enemy) and co-stars Im... More »


Celebrity News
Song Joong-ki models for EZIO
by javabeans | September 7, 2010 | 91 Comments
This is a Song Joong-ki picture post. Which essentially means: no words necessary. Well, very few. The following photos come from Song’s photo shoot for a menswear line for which he is brand model, EZIO. The images were posted on the online magazine for his management, SidusHQ, in their September... More »


Drama Casting & News
Ratings creep upward for Sungkyunkwan Scandal
by javabeans | September 7, 2010 | 95 Comments
Well, with extensions confirmed for both Giant and Dong Yi, I think the best Sungkyunkwan Scandal can hope for is a strong third place showing in the Monday-Tuesday ratings race. And while the gains made this week are fairly small, at least they are encouraging: Week 2 brought in a... More »