Archive for July, 2008
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Another star injured on the job
Lee Jia, lead actress for MBC’s upcoming classical-music-themed drama Beethoven Virus, collapsed while filming for the drama and was rushed to the emergency room on August 1. This came after spending the last two days filming in cold water during the hot summer. While shooting at a film studio in Kyunggi-do early Friday morning, Lee... More »
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Being a Good Neighbor more important than being a perfect one
Bae Doo-na, last seen in 2007′s How to Meet a Perfect Neighbor, is heading to Nepal for some charity work as part of the Good Neighbors program. From the UN Nepal site: Good Neighbors International launched its work in Nepal in 2002 with the objective of child care and community development. It is an INGO... More »
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Han Hyo-joo pitches in at Jamsil
Han Hyo-joo throws the opening pitch (“a faster pitch than other female celebrities”) for the Doosan–Lotte game. July 31, Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul. Tags: Han Hyo-joo... More »
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That’s easy for HER to say
Actress Byun Jung-soo (The Last Scandal of My Life, Bad Couple) currently hosts her own “style variety” program, the Olive Show on cable channel Olive TV. This time, she’s posing semi-nude for her “O’Love Your Body Naked Project” (I’m mildly surprised that they pulled off an English-language pun without being Konglish-y for once. Still a... More »
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The new Madam Jung
First Han Ye-seul was cast in the drama version of gambling-related Tazza, supposedly in the Madam Jung role initially played by Kim Hye-soo in the film. Then the role was un-cast, with reps backpedaling to say that Han’s role was not certain. And then she was re-cast, but as a different character altogether. That means... More »
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Behold the power of Yonsama
Oh, brother. The current dispute between Japan and Korea over the naming of Dokdo (Korean name), aka Takeshima (Japanese), aka the Liancourt Rocks (American) has spilled over into Bae Yong-joon, aka Yonsama, issues. There are a bunch of bloggers who’ve already covered the Dokdo-Takeshima dispute, but those tend to get pretty heated and/or biased, so... More »
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Pretty boys grow into pretty men
Check out the latest photos of uljjang-turned-actor Kim Hye-sung (formerly of family sitcom Unstoppable High Kick, more recently of queer indie flick Boy Meets Boy), currently causing an online stir. These were posted recently on his cyworld page, the most recent ones uploaded yesterday, to lots of admiration for the pretty kid turned pretty young... More »
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Never say she didn’t suffer for her art
If you notice something strange about Lee Hana‘s appearance in the upcoming finale of her drama Women in the Sun, it’s because was recently hurt while filming. Furthermore, the injury was to her face — underneath her eye, to be exact. A scene shot on the 27th involved one character attempting to block another from... More »
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Strongest Chil Woo: Episode 14
A good episode, with an even better ending. Maybe it’s Chil Woo‘s frequently kooky directing, or its seemingly low production value (it definitely doesn’t have the money poured into it that its competitors do), but I think the drama’s rather good plotting has been obscured by other factors. (Or maybe it’s just been that way... More »
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Kicking off Go-sa: Bloody Midterms
Not only were the cast and staff present for the press conference for upcoming horror flick Go-sa: Bloody Midterms, other celebs were also on hand for the “VIP event” on the evening of July 29 at Seoul’s Yongsan CGV Theater. The thriller stars Lee Beom-soo, ex-Seeya singer Nam Gyuri in her acting debut, Kim Bum,... More »
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RECENTLY RECAPPED
