Archive for November, 2008
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More strong females in Princess Ja-myung
I’ve mentioned two of the upcoming trio of Strong Female Leader sageuks — Empress Cheon-chu and Queen Seon-deok. Now let’s talk about the third, Princess Ja-myung. Jung Ryeo-won (My Girlfriend Has Two Faces) is headlining, and Park Hyo-joo, above, has been added as a noblewoman who was dragged from her native land at a young... More »
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Lee Jung ready for the Marines
There are several different ways to serve out one’s mandatory military enlistment — some, like Eric, serve desk jobs, usually due to injury (or pulling of bureaucratic strings); others go into the air force, like Ohn Joo-wan; and others (Jae Hee, for instance) serve regular active duty. Singer and sometime actor Lee Jung (Unstoppable Wedding),... More »
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Share Happiness in Elle
Management company Yedang Entertainment has gotten a bunch of its star-clients into the December issue of Elle magazine under the photo-spread header “Share Happiness.” Included are East of Eden‘s Han Ji-hye (above), along with Lee Jung-jae (Disturbance In Her Barroom), Kim Sun-ah (When Night Comes), and Kim Haneul (On Air), below. Huh. For promoting such... More »
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Update on Jang Jin-young’s cancer
Jang Jin-young, who was diagnosed with stomach cancer in September, has spent the intervening time receiving treatment. She is now talking to press about her condition in her first interview since the diagnosis. In a phone interview with the MBC program News Who on November 29, the 34-year-old Jang said that her condition has improved... More »
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Peppermint losing viewers
Lee Hana’s Peppermint, the music-themed program that replaced the popular Yoon Do Hyun’s Love Letter, has dropped in the ratings since its premiere. The last episode of Love Letter drew a 4.7% rating, while Peppermint‘s premiere dropped to 4.3%. The second outing recorded a further drop down to 3.6%. Note: The numbers themselves aren’t the... More »
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Park Shi-hoo strips for Family Honor
Are you watching SBS’s Family Honor? No? Will this shower scene from an upcoming episode featuring Park Shi-hoo (Iljimae) change your mind? The weekend drama is enjoying healthy ratings (its last episode on the 23rd garnered a 21.1% rating, according to AGB Nielsen Media). This particular episode showcasing Park Shi-hoo’s hard body airs on November... More »
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Star creates her own font
Cookbooks, essays, short story collections, photography books — stars are constantly looking to expand their brand. And now, Gourmet actress Nam Sang-mi has… her own font? The font was unveiled this month on cyworld, and is styled after Nam’s own handwriting. It’s described as “cute” and bright, like the actress herself. (See below.) The font... More »
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Open Thread #59
Everyone (in the U.S.) have a good Thanksgiving? Anyone going Black Friday shopping? Personally, the thought of getting out at the crack of dawn to fight hundreds of crazed bargain-hunting fiends over marginally lower prices for crap I can’t afford anyway has never appealed to me. (That, and I’m lazy. Vicarious Black Friday is... More »
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Kim Rae-won gets back to the kitchen
At least in a figurative sense. Before Kim Rae-won took on the role of a young chef in Gourmet, he was reputed to be a fair cook in his own right. Now he’s revealed his own cookbook: Delicious Fare by Kim Rae-won. (The Korean title plays with the character names from Gourmet. If you’ll remember,... More »
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Han and Theron meet at Dior
Eastern Barbie meets Western Barbie? Han Chae-young (of the upcoming Boys Before Flowers) poses with Hollywood glamour goddess Charlize Theron at the “Christian Dior and Chinese Artists” art exhibit in Beijing. The gala event took place at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art on the 15th; Theron is the spokesmodel for Dior’s J’adore fragrance. Tags:... More »
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