Archive for March, 2009
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Boys Before Flowers: Episode 25 (Final)
Last episode! I was pretty satisfied with this finale. It didn’t feel rushed, but it wasn’t too dragged out either — it wrapped up everything much as you’d expect, but managed to insert enough details to keep it interesting (because I was fearing that the ending would go down too predictably and therefore be lame).... More »
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Kim Myung-min Was Not There
Ooh, I want to see this. MBC is producing a special documentary program highlighting actor Kim Myung-min (Beethoven Virus, White Tower), which promises to reveal hitherto unseen facets of Kim’s work process and personality. This follows two previous installments whose spotlights focused on two other big stars: there was last year’s special on Jewel in... More »
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Boys Before Flowers: Episode 24
Last week, folks! Get ready to say goodbye… There were a lot of nice moments in this episode. (Honestly, at several moments I said aloud, “NICE!”) Naturally, there were other points I thought could have been done better, but we’re so close to the end that at this point I’m just glad when things are... More »
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Production press conference for Insadong Scandal
Actor Kim Rae-won described his latest project, art-themed Insadong Scandal, as a “bold choice” to cap off his twenties at the March 30 production press conference. With his army enlistment approaching, this will be the last project of his twenties for the 28-year-old Kim, which he’d chosen carefully for that reason. He describes the role... More »
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Epik High maps the soul, redefines kpop business model
By now, I’m sure y’all have heard about Epik High‘s newest album — and their new, independent business model by which they’re distributing it. Namely, they’re opting out of the major-label system and putting out their record themselves, via their spankin’-new website mapthesoul.com and iTunes. The site’s got everything written in Korean and English, is... More »
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Kang Hye-jung’s Why Did You Come To My Home?
Kang Hye-jung (Herb), Park Hee-soon (Seven Days), and Big Bang’s Seung-ri are out with a new movie, Why Did You Come To My Home? [우리 집에 왜 왔니], which opens on April 9. (Watch the trailer below.) At first glance, the movie looks as quirky and wacky as you might expect from the casting (Kang’s... More »
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Artist Profile: Jang Kiha and the Faces
If you’re into Korean indie or rock music, you may already know about Jang Kiha and the Faces — and if not, you should be hearing about them very soon. Jang Kiha has all but exploded onto the scene recently, and is being called the “indie Seo Taiji,” accruing enough acclaim and buzz in the... More »
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F2 fansigning events draw huge crowds
The 28th was a busy day for F2 boys Kim Bum and Kim Joon, but particularly so for the former. Both Boys Before Flowers stars attended a fansigning event that evening (above), but first, Kim Bum appeared at one of his own in the morning as well (below). At 11:30 am, the fansigning session that... More »
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Ji Sung goes all in for Swallow the Sun
Actor Ji Sung (New Heart) is throwing himself into his next role, training intensely for upwards of nine hours every day. This is for the new SBS drama Swallow the Sun [태양을 삼켜라], which has been casually referred to as the “All In sequel” because of the reteaming of director Yoo Chul-yong and writer Choi... More »
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Kang Ji-hwan and Kim Haneul play Spy vs. Spy
Ooh, after hearing about this movie for months, now we’re finally getting lots more information as Level 7 Civil Servant [7급 공무원 or "7th grade government agent"] heads into bona fide promotional mode. On the 27th, the film held its production press conference at Seoul’s Jayangdong Lotte Cinema. In attendance were the movie’s stars, Kang... More »
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