Archive for June, 2009
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Newest posters for Friend, Our Legend
Are you excited for the new drama Friend, Our Legend? If you’re not, that’s okay. I’m not, either, despite (or perhaps because of) all the hype. But there are a lot of dramas that I didn’t expect to like initially that I did in the end, so I won’t make a call until it’s aired.... More »
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Triple: Episode 5
Another cute episode with a lot of cute scenes. I think Triple is starting to settle into its groove — it’s not all the way there yet, but storylines are starting to flow a little more, I think. It’s also a pleasure to watch a drama that is refreshing and breezy, with a little bit... More »
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Ryu Shi-won rides in Style
SBS’s Style is a fashion drama, but somehow they’ve managed to shoehorn in lead actor Ryu Shi-won‘s well-known penchant for all things racing and cars. These photos were shot on June 23 in the city of Seogwipo in Jeju Island, in which Ryu’s character goes to cover an ATV event. Originally, he was to be... More »
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Strike Love’s chopped ending will get more development overseas
MBC’s weekend sports drama Strike Love unfortunately got cut off early due to flagging ratings — its initial 20-episode run was cut to 16, even though the production had by that point nearly finished filming all 20. That meant that the last week of the series was rushed to cram in content and left out... More »
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Yoon Sang-hyun storms the Lady Castle
Ohhhhhh! This was not expected! Queen of Housewives hottie Yoon Sang-hyun (the “thirtysomething Gu Jun-pyo”) has scored big with his follow-up project: acting opposite Yoon Eun-hye in the upcoming romantic comedy series Lady Castle. A lot of name actors had been mentioned as possibilities for this role — I’d heard murmurs of Kang Dong-won and... More »
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Yonsama and Ji-woo-hime together in Tokyo
Bae Yong-joon and Choi Ji-woo, appearing together in Japan for a Winter Sonata-related event? Will the Tokyo Dome be able to contain the excitement? Choi’s management announced on June 23 that the pair would appear at a special event in Japan on September 29 in advance of the Japanese broadcast of the animated Winter Sonata.... More »
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Ask javabeans…
Um. So I’ve been really bad with emails lately, folks. Well, I’m always prone to being bad with emails, but lately stuff is taking over my offline life and I’ve been really awful, and my inbox is overflowing, and I feel stressed out about that and guilty, but most emails ask for stuff and responding... More »
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Seo Woo takes on a Lolita role in Paju
Lee Seon-kyun, Seo Woo I guess the sexy schoolgirl is never going out of style, but the plot of the upcoming melodrama/romance film Paju [파주] seems like it may have an interesting take. Seo Woo (who won some awards for best new actress at the end of last year for her role in Crush and... More »
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Joo Ji-hoon receives his sentencing
On the morning of June 23, Joo Ji-hoon appeared in court to receive his sentencing after pleading guilty to drug use of ecstasy and ketamine, and his fans can relax, since he got off pretty lightly. His punishment is six months of jail with one year of probation (a suspended sentence) and 120 hours of... More »
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Prime-time battle of the ex-FinKL stars
Sung Yuri, Lee Jin Former ’90s pop group FinKL kick-started a couple acting careers, namely with Sung Yuri and Lee Jin, who are set to star in competing dramas this summer. (Fellow FinKL member Ok Joo-hyun has had a successful career as a musical actress, while Lee Hyori — well, no explanation needed for her.)... More »
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