Archive for February, 2008
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“Boys Before Flowers,” aka the Korean Hana Yori Dango
I’m a little late to this info, but this news gets me excited. And apprehensive. But excited! So the Japanese manga Hana Yori Dango has been made into an anime series, a Taiwanese drama (Meteor Garden), and a Japanese dorama. The Japanese versions are already popular in Korea, but now a kdrama adaptation of the... More »
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Open Thread #19
Happy Leap Year (Day?)! Any Leap Year babies here? Poor kids — I always wondered if they had to relegate their birthdays to February 28 or March 1. Been behind on the news (and everything!) this week, so tell me, what have I missed? SONG OF THE DAY Feist – “Monarch.” I know they’re/she’s most... More »
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Hong Gil Dong: Episode 18
Ooh. Who else was afraid for a second that our hero had crossed over to the dark side? A great moment, wasn’t it? SONG OF THE DAY Heritage – “Mama Song” [ zShare download ] [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri... More »
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Hong Gil Dong: Episode 17
Just when I’d thought we’d settled into a pattern of plots and bad guys, trust the Hong sisters to mix things up. Yay for unpredictability. SONG OF THE DAY Sorri (소히) – “누구에게” (To whom) [ zShare download ] [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung... More »
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Another “Host”-inspired creature feature
Now here’s interesting casting. Charismatic actor Uhm Tae Woong has recently been cast in director Shin Jeong-won’s latest film (prior work includes Sisily 2km), titled Chaw [차우] — I’m not sure what that means, so am guessing it’s an onomatopoeic term. In any case, while I normally don’t get excited about mega-expensive blockbusters, and certainly... More »
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Kim Sun Ah leads her Girl Scouts
Check out the newly released promo poster for Kim Sun Ah‘s (long-awaited) comeback project, the caper comedy Girl Scouts. She’s had a lot of hold-ups in the three years following her notable role as Samsoon in My Name Is Kim Samsoon, and the article draws our attention to her “perfect S-line” (as though we’d miss... More »
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Honey Lee’s acting debut
Former Miss Korea Lee Ha-nui, otherwise known as Honey Lee, has been busy acting as a television broadcast MC and as a model for various CFs and clothing brands ever since she placed in the finals for last year’s Miss Universe pageant. And now she’s branching out into acting, preparing for her debut — in... More »
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News bites: February 25, 2008
Actor-singer Lee Seung Gi broke a finger on the 23rd while filming his segment for the popular Happy Sunday variety program, and underwent surgery. Although he doesn’t think the injury is overly serious, he’ll most likely have stop his broadcast activities for the immediate future. Aw. Actress and former Baby VOX popstarlet Yoon Eun Hye... More »
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Busy actors find time to cross-promote
Hong Gil Dong actors Jang Geun Seok (stoic prince Chang Whe) and Kim Rina (jealous noble lady Eun Hye) were on hand in Myungdong in Seoul on the 24th for an autograph signing, but not for drama-related purposes. Both are brand models for EXR, a line of sporty and trendy casualwear, which announced they will... More »
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A look at SBS’s upcoming “I Love You”
SBS’s current Monday-Tuesday drama, sageuk King and I, is coming to a close, and moving to replace it is the upcoming drama billed as “a lively and sweet love story for a different, new-generation couple,” I Love You. The romantic-comedy series is based on a manhwa of the same name, whose creator also wrote the... More »
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