Archive for March, 2009
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Question: To post or not to post
With the recent death of actress Jang Ja-yeon, we can expect to see a flood of paparazzi photos of celebrities paying their respects to the deceased. Every time a celebrity suicide occurs, I feel conflicted about (1) the press’s intrusion and the media spectacle this inevitably presents, and (2) posting about it. I’m betting it’ll... More »
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Boys Before Flowers actress commits suicide
Oh, this is sad. Jang Ja-yeon, one of the Boys Before Flowers‘ Jin-Sun-Mi trio of Mean Girls, was found dead in her home on March 7. Her death has been deemed suicide. The police are still are still looking into the matter, but police have stated that after a first examination of the deceased’s body,... More »
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Alex takes on a musical
Clazziquai’s Alex is taking on a musical — the “third season” of the theatrical adaptation of the SBS drama On Air. Is that confusing? Basically, he’ll be headlining On Air: Season 3, wherein each “season” employs different actors but continues the story of the same characters. His character’s name is also Alex, but this is... More »
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Jo In-sung in Osaka and Tokyo
Whoa there, Jo In-sung. These photos from a recent Japanese fanmeeting are just begging for a caption contest, although with that Who-like hair, the thoughts that immediately sprang to my mind are perhaps best expressed in the words of Dr. Seuss. Like, for instance: From there to here, from here to there, funny things are... More »
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Open Thread #73
Friday again! SONG OF THE DAY Ray LaMontagne – “Meg White.” I always enjoy when musicians write songs about other musicians. The melody reminds me of The Beatles’ “Michelle” a bit, although this song’s more amusing. [ Download ] [Audio clip: view full post to listen] RELATED POSTS Open Thread #72 Open Thread #71... More »
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Lee Hana added to Triple
And the cast just keeps growing. Lee Hana (Women in the Sun, Merry vs. Daegu Battle) is the latest addition to figure-skating drama Triple, which already has to its name actors Lee Jung-jae, Yoon Kye-sang, Lee Seon-kyun, and Min Hyo-rin. Her character is a figure-skating coach who was once a top skater herself, having won... More »
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Extension looking likely for Boys Before Flowers
A week after deciding against extending the series, now KBS is tentatively announcing plans to extend Boys Before Flowers by an episode, which means the drama would end on Tuesday, March 31, with Episode 25. They had originally intended to end on the 30th and air a special on the 31st. If the extension falls... More »
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Happy endings: An adoption story
Adoptee Soo-hoon (Sonny) with actor Lee Wan Mea culpa. I admit I’ve looked upon celebrity involvement in charity promotion and public campaigns with a skeptical eye, as I did in the original post featuring Lee Wan, above, who participated (along with Kim Rae-won and Lee Junki) in a campaign to raise awareness for the adoption... More »
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Tae-yeon is pop art
Kind of random, but kind of interesting. Girls Generation (SNSD) singer Tae-yeon has been turned into a piece of pop art by Japanese artist Hideaki Kawashima. I’m not an art person, so I can’t tell you much about Kawashima aside from the fact that his work largely incorporates ethereal representations of disembodied faces. Subversive, or... More »
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Roller Coaster vocalist goes solo
Ooh. Interesting. This may only interest a handful of you out there who also happen to love Roller Coaster, but this is for us fans of the laid-back, acid-jazz/lounge/groovetronica group: the voice of the band, Jo Won-sun, is finally coming out with her own solo album 17 years after her debut. I’d been wondering when... More »
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