Archive for April, 2009
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Return of Iljimae: Episode 16
This episode is an example of why I find dramas so much more enjoyable without spoilers, because I’d known what the big moment was going to be and was therefore less affected than I ought to have been. That doesn’t take away from the overall quality of the episode, though. Just makes it a little... More »
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New posters for Iris
……and nope, still not interested. (I mean, Lee Byung-heon (The Good, The Bad, The Weird) and Kim Tae-hee (Love Story in Harvard) look good… but why do I keep getting a Lobbyist vibe from this production?) KBS’s 20-episode action series Iris [아이리스] will hold its production press conference next month and air in the fall.... More »
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First look: Six Months begins filming
First stills have been released as Six Months [식스먼스], the new KBS drama starring Kim Ah-joong and Hwang Jung-min, began filming earlier this week. Cast and crew left Korea on April 12 for a four-night, five-day overseas shoot in Guam, which commenced on the morning of the 13th at PIC (Pacific Islands Club) Resort. Tags:... More »
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Jung Il-woo trades Iljimae for European vacation
With his drama series Return of Iljimae now finished, actor Jung Il-woo is off to Europe for a long-awaited vacation. Because Return of Iljimae shot much of its footage prior to airing, this means he has spent the past eight months working exclusively on that drama production. As we know, Jung has immersed himself in... More »
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Won Bin visits Gambia for UNICEF
While Won Bin hasn’t been doing much acting in the past few years, he has been busy as the Korean goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, and recently traveled to a relief center in the west African nation of The Gambia. Won Bin’s two-week trip spanned from April 4 through 13, and took him to slums and... More »
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Newest addition to Triple completes main cast
A fresh face has been added to MBC’s Triple: 27-year-old actress and model Kim Hee, a rising “CF queen” who’s been seen in advertisements for numerous brands like Lotte, Anycall, Basic House, KTF, Yahoo, and Missha cosmetics. Kim doesn’t play a skater; she’s the sole female (lucky her!) out of the characters in the advertising... More »
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MBC documentary special features Kim Myung-min
Kim Myung-min is probably the top actor in Korea right now, and is certain to go down as one of the greats of all time. He’s also an interesting case because he has come into stardom late into his career, but unlike so many other actors, the fervent appreciation for him comes almost solely from... More »
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Joo Ji-hoon headed to Japan for birthday fanmeeting
(The funny thing is, if a woman were to wear this outfit, it would be dubbed “menswear-inspired.” And yet, on a man, it looks strangely womenswear-inspired.) Come May, Joo Ji-hoon will return to Japan a year and a half after his last fanmeeting there. The event(s) will take place in both Osaka (May 15) and... More »
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Kim Seok-hoon hospitalized following car accident
Over the weekend, actor Kim Seok-hoon of the current weekend sageuk series Iron Empress [천추태후, or Empress Cheon-chu] was in a car accident, and apparently the injuries are more serious than first guessed. The accident occurred late on Saturday night, when Kim had been traveling back to Seoul after filming. According to one source, at... More »
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Return of Iljimae: Episode 15
Aw, look at that smile. It’s what made Jung Il-woo famous, but we haven’t seen much cause for it lately. (I remember reading in an old interview — before his Iljimae days — that he’d been cast in High Kick because at his audition, he’d accidentally messed up a line and smiled unexpectedly, and surprised... More »
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