Archive for July, 2009
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DBSK’s Yunho to make acting debut
Ha! Just days after refuting the rumors, it has been announced that 23-year-old DBSK singer U-Know Yunho is indeed making his acting debut in the soccer drama Heading to the Ground [맨땅에 헤딩]. The singer, born Jung Yun-ho, takes on the character of “Cha Bong-kun,” a role recently vacated by Kim Rae-won because of Kim’s... More »
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Triple: Episode 10
There’s an odd quality about Triple for me, because as I’m watching (and writing about) the episodes, I enjoy them and the way certain relationships are being expressed. However, on the whole, I feel like the drama is losing some steam, and I’m not sure why that is. I wonder if it’s because despite the... More »
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Big openings for films Haeundae, Chaw
Disaster movie “Haeundae,” horror-action film “Chaw” Korean movies are doing well this week at the box office, with the just-released tsunami movie Haeundae [해운대] selling more than 166,000 tickets in its first day alone, beating out Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince in the latter’s second week out. (Granted, Harry Potter is most certainly going... More »
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Kwon Sang-woo looking to make Hollywood debut in Green Hornet
WHAT????? OMGOMG. Hallyu heartthrob Kwon Sang-woo is looking to make his Hollywood film debut… in a Michel Gondry film??? I’m trying not to get too excited about this because they’re still negotiating… but this is Really Big Stuff. I don’t mean that it’s big that Kwon Sang-woo is trying to make his Hollywood debut, like... More »
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A Star’s Lover is a hit in Japan
SBS’s drama A Star’s Lover was not a hit in Korea, but (as expected) it’s doing well in Japan, thanks in no small part to Choi Ji-woo‘s immense popularity there. A Star’s Lover was broadcast on Japanese satellite and cable channel WOWOW TV starting in May, and will follow that with a run on a... More »
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City Hall: Episode 8
(written by Samsooki, editing, layout, design and “CSW is ours” by 0timelost, cleown, and mead33) City Hall: Episode 8 – “Wonder Woman” or “The Other Woman”? What a beautiful opening scene, with flower petals and budding crushes in the air. Smells like spring love, perhaps. As Episode 8 begins, we see Jo Gook giving Mi... More »
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Singles director back with Loveholic
Kim Heung-soo, Jung Chan The director of movies Singles and I Like It Hot, Kwon Chil-in, is back for another movie titled Loveholic [러브홀릭]. (Speaking of which, can we have a moratorium on things called “Loveholic” now?) The movie focuses on a “normal married couple” and features four main leads (two men and two women)... More »
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Ara eyes lead role in soccer drama
Go Ara After a brief rocky period for the producers, Go Ara‘s name has risen as top contender to lead MBC’s soccer drama Heading to the Ground [맨 땅에 헤딩 -- and if anyone has a better translation, I'm all ears!]. The drama production had been imperiled once its lead star Kim Rae-won had to... More »
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Choi Ji-woo for Vidi Vici
It’s almost hard to remember that Choi Ji-woo rose to fame portraying an innocent image when she’s been gravitating more toward chic, refined characters and looks in recent years. She poses here for a new photo shoot called “Vidi Vici by Lee Kyung-min,” which is basically a photo shoot promoting the makeup of cosmetic brand... More »
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Jung Ryeo-won says goodbye to Ja Myung Go
SBS’s sageuk Ja Myung Go was supposed to be a 50-episode fusion historical extravaganza, but, as we know, it’s had its share of troubles. The drama took too long to introduce its adult stars (six weeks), including headliner Jung Ryeo-won, and never really caught on. Once the storyline got going in earnest, competitor Queen Seon-deok... More »
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