Archive for August, 2009
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Jung Il-woo seeks acting advice
What do you do if you’re a hot young actor about to take on a potentially career-boosting role in a highly anticipated new drama? If you’re Jung Il-woo — which means you’re hard-working (some might say over-working), obsessive about learning the art of acting and script analysis, and blessed with well-known actor friends — you... More »
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Triple: Episode 12
It’s funny how I’ve actually enjoyed watching the individual episodes of Triple — and found myself smiling through a few scenes in this one, for example — but in the larger context, it all kind of blurs together. How can something be pleasant and yet also dull? Or be refreshing and yet fail to make... More »
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And the Seon-deok juggernaut rolls on
Dream, Hometown of Legends I knew Queen Seon-deok was doing well, but it’s positively crushing the competition. I wouldn’t really use the word “juggernaut” for a drama under 40% ratings (20% is popular, 30% is a wild success, and 40% — well, a 40% in this drama climate is a phenomenon). While Seon-deok‘s 30% ratings... More »
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Press conference for Itaewon Murder Case
Jang Geun-seok‘s new movie Itaewon Murder Case [이태원 살인사건] is scheduled to release next month, and the actors came out on August 11 for the film’s press conference. In this thriller, which is based on a real-life 1997 murder, Jang plays a Korean-American murder suspect (named “Pierson”) in an Itaewon stabbing, while Jung Jin-young is... More »
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Eugene takes on new drama role
Eugene has announced her next acting project, a drama tentatively titled Creating Bonds or Making Fate [인연만들기]. The series is an MBC weekend drama and will follow the just-premiered comic fusion drama Tamra the Island. (That means it airs at an earlier hour and will likely be more family-friendly than the later prime-time shows.) Based... More »
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Tamra the Island: Episode 1
Let’s get this out of the way: The first fifteen minutes or so are crap. They’re silly, questionably acted, and a little embarrassing with all the rough English (although the scenes are necessary in a strictly plot-related way). But the rest of the episode (once the story moves to Korea) has its charm, and is... More »
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Trailer for Su Ae’s historical action film
Su Ae and Jo Seung-woo‘s new epic historical romance has a new trailer and posters out; the film, whose Korean title translates to Like Fireworks, Like a Butterfly [불꽃처럼 나비처럼], also goes by the English title Sword With No Name. Based on the trailer, it looks like the movie will be as much action as... More »
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Style abounds with star cameos
Kim Hye-soo with 2NE1′s Park Bom As announced, weekend drama Style has some upcoming star cameos in the works, and it looks like they’re using them all up in the same episode. The crew shot the scene (a party for the fictional Style magazine’s 200th issue) on August 10 and has released some behind-the-scenes images.... More »
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Hometown of Legends adds to a horror-filled August
I have the feeling that the summer horror trend already has its winner in MBC’s drama Hon, but KBS’s Hometown of Legends is trying to catch up when it premieres today for its short (eight-episode) run this month. Here’s its newest poster, featuring new actress Lee Sae-na as a ghost. The two dramas take pretty... More »
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Kang Ji-hwan cameos on Style
Aww, craaaap. Now I have to keep watching Style! I’d pretty much decided to put SBS’s Style on the back burner — not because it sucks, but because I’m just not interested enough to invest that many more hours into it — but I may have to stick around long enough to catch Kang Ji-hwan‘s... More »
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