Archive for June, 2009
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Kim Bum for Kia’s Koup
Kim Bum adds to his growing list of his endorsement deals with this gig pushing a new car for auto company Kia. (Too bad most of his fans can’t drive yet?) The young Boys Before Flowers actor is promo rep for the Forte Koup, which debuted its 2010 line at the New York International Auto... More »
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Joo Jin-mo comes back in Dream
A lot of attention has been paid to the younger actors of the upcoming SBS drama series Dream (such as F4′s playboy Kim Bum and pop singer-dancer Sohn Dam-bi), but let’s take a look at the manly-man heading the cast, shall we? Joo Jin-mo (Frozen Flower, 200 Pound Beauty) is taking on the role of... More »
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Into the White Night marks Go Soo’s screen comeback
I first heard of Into the White Night (literally Baekyahaeng: Walk Into the White Darkness or 백야행 — 하얀 어둠속을 걷다) last year, when lead actress Sohn Ye-jin was cast, and filed it away as something to look forward to. I like Sohn, but it was the plot that caught my attention: It’s based on... More »
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Lee Dong-wook is a playboy and a snob
Law drama Partner really is promoting itself strongly, isn’t it? I suppose it doesn’t hurt that it’s got such good-looking actors (although, really, what kdrama doesn’t?). Here we see some more photos of lead actor Lee Dong-wook as his playboyish, sarcastic lawyer character Tae-jo. Naturally he’ll clash with the quick-tempered but well-meaning Kim Hyun-joo, his... More »
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Hyun Bin and Kim Min-joon are friends again
Hyun Bin, Kim Min-joon (Cute.) With baseball drama Strike Love winding down on MBC, its replacement series is getting ready to air: Friend, Our Legend [친구, 우리들의 전설], which is the television remake of the immensely successful 2001 film Friend. The series stars Hyun Bin (The World They Live In) and Kim Min-joon (Tazza) as... More »
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Panda ambassador Song Hye-gyo
Sometimes you hear about people like the guy who got hurt after trying to hug a panda bear and you think, “Oh, people are so stupid, they’re called panda BEARS for a reason!” And then you see pictures like this of Song Hye-gyo (The World They Live In, Full House) hugging a panda and it... More »
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Kim Hyun-joo puts up her dukes
More new stills are out from law drama Partner, and feature main star Kim Hyun-joo (as an “ajumma lawyer”) getting into the boxing ring — with a middle school student. In this particular episode, Kim’s character takes on a physical bout with disorderly young students. And no, it’s not a Dal Ja-like fantasy sequence; a... More »
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Joo Ji-hoon seeks 1 year in prison
Joo Ji-hoon arrives at court on June 9 Correction: Apologies, I read further to see that the punishment is not final. The prosecutors sought the stated prison terms for the accused, but the official sentencing comes in two weeks. Joo Ji-hoon appeared at the Seoul Central District Court on June 9 for a hearing after... More »
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Kang Dong-won and Song Kang-ho are sworn brothers
Kang Dong-won, Song Kang-ho Song Kang-ho and Kang Dong-won playing friends? (Or frenemies?) Ooh, I like this pairing. In the upcoming action movie Sworn Brothers [의형제], Song Kang-ho, an ex-agent of the National Intelligence Service who acts before he thinks, is paired with Kang Dong-won, who plays a cool-headed spy kicked out from the north.... More »
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