Archive for August, 2009
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Japanese broadcast set for Tamra the Island
MBC’s manhwa-adapted drama Tamra the Island [탐나는도다] hasn’t gained much ground in the viewership ratings, but regardless of its low numbers in Korea, it has been sold for a broadcast in Japan. This is probably aided by the fact that Tamra is produced by Group Eight, the same producers behind Boys Before Flowers, which has... More »
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Yun-ho and Ara’s romantic (drama) date
The MBC soccer drama Heading to the Ground [맨땅에 헤딩] recently released its first stills from the set, and follows with these latest shots of the two leads on a romantic date. The scene shows Jung Yun-ho and Go Ara‘s characters — a humble soccer player and a rich team owner’s daughter — walking by... More »
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Go Soo models outerwear brand Merrell
I became a fan of actor Go Soo from his thriller drama series Green Rose, but that was a 2005 drama and he has been out of the public eye for several years as he fulfilled his military service. Although he was released more than a year ago, he has kept a low profile since... More »
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Legend to be remade for movie audiences
Kind of. The “Yonsama”-led (Bae Yong-joon) 2007 drama Legend [태왕사신기] will be getting a newly edited version to be released in Japanese cinemas. This “New Edition” will be cut into four movie-length parts and given a theatrical run. If each movie is approximately two hours long, the total eight hours will yield a condensed version... More »
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Yoon Sang-hyun puts out a digital single
Actor Yoon Sang-hyun, now in KBS’s trendy drama My Fair Lady, is releasing a digital single that goes on sale today, August 25. Yoon Sang-hyun shot to fame as “Tae-bong” in Queen of Housewives, where viewers fell for his boyish charm and also his singing skills, which he displayed in that drama (see clip below).... More »
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Unreleased poster belatedly revealed for horror film
(Ow. A bit more frightening than a similar poster for Yoga School, isn’t it?) The horror film Faithless Hell [불신지옥, also called Faith] opened on August 12 to general praise for its premise (religion) and strong directing. Yet it’s not till now, two weeks after its premiere, that the film starring Nam Sang-mi (Gourmet) and... More »
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Lee Young-ae marries quietly
Wow, this is a surprise. One of Korea’s premier actresses, Dae Jang Geum and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance‘s Lee Young-ae, got married in a quiet ceremony in the States on August 24, attended only by a small group of family and very close friends. The announcement was made on the 25th through Lee’s legal rep.... More »
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More gifts for the staff of My Fair Lady
You’ll often hear about actors (usually the headliners) giving out surprise gifts to drama and film crews. The gifts are often small but given as an expression of gratitude, and usually come in the form of food, clothing, cosmetics, and the like. Jung Il-woo is the latest to do so, having given 150 T-shirts to... More »
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Daniel Henney’s Three Rivers role due to Samsoon
We kdrama fans know that it was 2005′s mega-hit drama My Name Is Kim Samsoon (aka My Lovely Samsoon) that catapulted American model-actor Daniel Henney to stardom in Korea, but it’s also apparently the reason for his U.S. television debut four years later. Henney has landed a leading role playing “David Lee,” a Korean-American doctor,... More »
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Kim Myung-min: “In the end I was so exhausted it was difficult to act”
“With Lou Gehrig’s disease, your conscious mind remains active while your muscles deteriorate, but for me, I found that as I kept losing weight, my consciousness became equally paralyzed.” Actor Kim Myung-min recently took on the challenge of portraying a patient gradually worsening from ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, in the upcoming melodrama film My... More »
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