Archive for August, 2008

Chungmuro/Film
Uhm Tae-woong’s cell phone thriller
by | August 31, 2008 | 7 Comments
It’s a busy filming year for Uhm Tae-woong; he next takes a stab at a manager role in the new thriller Cell Phone [핸드폰], directed by Kim Han-min of last year’s mystery-thriller Paradise Murdered [극락도 살인사건]. Following his recent roles in films Forever the Moment and You’re Far Away, Uhm spent five months filming the... More »
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Celebrity News
Ara’s Twenty-Year-Old Story
by | August 31, 2008 | 16 Comments
Ara celebrates being twenty with her first trip as a legal adult, taking off for Tokyo in a program for cable lifestyle channel O’live, She’s O’live: Ara’s Twenty-Year-Old Story (or, Ara’s Story of Being Twenty). In the program, Ara visits the sights in several of Tokyo’s fashionable districts, stopping by hip spots like the pop... More »
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Chungmuro/Film
Release date set for Ninja Assassin, kind of
by | August 31, 2008 | 17 Comments
On August 30, Rain attended the wedding of a rep for his company, JTune Entertainment, at Lotte Hotel, so naturally the press took the chance to ask him about his career plans. Rain spoke of his second Hollywood outing (having previously acknowledged that the first try, Speed Racer, was “a failure”): “Ninja Assassin has been... More »
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Drama Recaps
Hometown of Legends: Episode 7
by | August 30, 2008 | 14 Comments
I do apologize for any perceived delays, but unfortunately for me, recaps don’t write themselves (not that I haven’t tried to make them), and I need to sleep as well as study. I also work from the csubs, and this usually adds a day or two to the time between airing and recapping. Hope you... More »
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Celebrity News
Kwon Sang-woo fan-signs, fans sigh
by | August 30, 2008 | 17 Comments
Fans lined up en masse on August 30 to get a look at their favorite movie heartthrob before he officially goes off the market. After all, Kwon Sang-woo only has about a month left of bachelorhood before tying ye ol’ marital knot to Sohn Tae-young on September 28. He signed autographs and shook hands at... More »
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Kpop News
Sittin’ on top of the world
by | August 30, 2008 | 8 Comments
(First thought at seeing the photo: Why don’t I have a disco-ball swing?) Rapper MC Mong performs to 8,000 concertgoers at Seoul’s Jamsil Stadium on the evening of August 30. DJ KOO opened the show; MC Mong performed a duet with Park Jung-hyun (“Love you to death”), and also had special guests Sohn Ho-young and... More »


Drama Recaps
Hometown of Legends: Episode 6
by | August 29, 2008 | 16 Comments
PSA of the day: Say no to drugs! (Or too much beer, for thou shalt regret it.) Alas, that frosh season has begun. As always, many thanks to Luv for the screencaps. SONG OF THE DAY Kim Gun-mo – “슬픈 휴식” (Sad rest) [ Download ] [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Tags: Hometown... More »
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Chungmuro/Film
Chasing the success of The Chaser
by | August 29, 2008 | 13 Comments
Park Yong-ha returns to the big screen after six years away, following up his comeback in the recent drama success On Air with a film role. Prior to that, his last kdrama was 2002′s Loving You, while his last film was 2002′s Love Me Once Again (he had worked on his singing career in Japan... More »
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Open Thread
Open Thread #45
by | August 29, 2008 | 31 Comments
  Got plans for the holiday weekend? (That reminds me: Go buy the drinky.) I guess the approach of Labor Day means the start of school for all you young’uns? To whom I say: NEENER NEENER. I am so glad to be out of school. Even if the “real world” is sometimes stupid and intimidating.... More »


Theater/Musicals
From Coffee Prince to On Air
by | August 29, 2008 | 12 Comments
Coffee Prince‘s scene-stealing “Harim,” or actor Kim Dong-wook, is taking the stage for his musical debut in the lead role of frank and straightforward “Alex” in the production of On Air: Season 2. On Air: Season 2 is described as a “cheerful romantic musical” that takes place at a radio station, centering around a younger... More »
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