Archive for April, 2009
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Won Bin makes his comeback next month
Are you eager to see Won Bin‘s return project (finally!), Mother [마더]? The film, directed by The Host‘s Bong Joon-ho, has announced its official release date: May 28. The film co-stars the wonderful Kim Hye-ja (Mom’s Dead Upset) in the role of the titular mother, who fights to save her 28-year-old mentally challenged son when... More »
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F4 heads to Japan
Boys Before Flowers may be over in Korea, but it’s still got its overseas markets in which to promote itself. Gu Hye-sun and F4 guys Lee Min-ho, Kim Hyun-joong, Kim Bum, and Kim Joon are headed to Japan; they’ll arrive in Tokyo on April 15 to make a live television appearance, then hold an event... More »
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Tokyo Tower bought for Korean remake
Kim Ji-soo (Women in the Sun) is pairing up with Antique Bakery and The Naked Kitchen star Joo Ji-hoon for the Korean remake of the Japanese film Tokyo Tower [도쿄 타워]. Tokyo Tower was originally a novel written by popular Japanese novelist Ekuni Kaori and depicts the love story of a 20-something young man with... More »
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Jung Hye-young donates her paycheck
Jung Hye-young, who played Iljimae’s mother in the just-ended Return of Iljimae, is blessed with a ridiculously adorable family and a doting husband (Sean of old-school kpop duo Jinusean). She was also pregnant while filming the drama with their third child. The couple has revealed (through a mini-homepage posting — who needs publicists when you... More »
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Go Hyun-jung as Lady Mi-shil
Here are the newest photos of Go Hyun-jung, who takes on the court lady character of “Mi-shil” in the upcoming MBC sageuk Queen Seon-deok. These photos were actually taken at the prayer ceremony held on the 8th, and captures Go in character as the ambitious, powerful woman who is Queen Seon-deok’s (Lee Yo-won) biggest political... More »
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Open Thread #78
Open Thread day! Have at it. SONG OF THE DAY Maximo Park – “Books From Boxes” [ Download ] [Audio clip: view full post to listen] RELATED POSTS Open Thread #77 Open Thread #76 Open Thread #75 Open Thread #74 No tags for this post.... More »
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Point-counterpoint: Pursuing beauty in 200 Pound Beauty
In last week’s Open Thread, a back-and-forth developed between two commenters that caught my eye, because it dealt with a point that had been at the back of my mind for a while. Ever since I first saw the smash 2006 romantic comedy 200 Pound Beauty [미녀는 괴로워], in fact. The comments dealt with 200... More »
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Iris takes temporary break between overseas shoots
Actress Kim Tae-hee is taking advantage of a brief break to focus on getting (more) into shape for her role in the big-budget spy-action series Iris [아이리스]. She’s not a stranger to action shoots, having done wire work and fight scenes in some of her previous projects (Nine-Tailed Fox, Fight), but is taking care to... More »
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Six Months and Seon-deok pray for success
Often, you’ll see the cast and crew of a drama holding a prayer ceremony as their production nears airtime, as a ritual to ask for future success and smooth sailing. Two upcoming drama productions just held their ceremonies this week on their respective sets — KBS’s Six Months (above) on the 7th, and MBC’s Queen... More »
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